Behind 26 points from Jahlil Okafor, a return to the floor by Jrue Holiday, who contributed 19 points, and Frank Jackson erupting for 21 points off the bench, the New Orleans Pelicans picked up its first win of the 2019-20 season, beating the Denver Nuggets in convincing fashion, 122-107.
Holiday missed Monday night’s lopsided loss to the Warriors with a knee injury, but he returned to the court for New Orleans on Thursday evening and made an immediate impact. Holiday had, as his general manager David Griffin said over the summer, “permission to dominate” especially in the game’s first few minutes.