1) New Orleans posted an impressive 115-90 road victory over eighth-place Denver last night, improving to 31-42 with nine games remaining on the schedule.
2) Watch postgame reaction from Alvin Gentry, Anthony Davis, Alexis Ajinca and E’Twaun Moore. Also, listen to Monday's Black and Blue Report for a recap of Pelicans-Nuggets with radio broadcasters Sean Kelley and Victor Howell.
3) The Pelicans helped themselves in the Western Conference standings by pulling within four games of the Nuggets (35-38), but didn’t get help on the scoreboard when Portland (35-38) defeated the Lakers. Portland has now moved into eighth place, at least temporarily, by virtue of its tiebreaking advantage over Denver.