The Pelicans sit 0-2 against six teams through 51 games, but they’ll have a chance to improve upon that Friday.
There’s no changing the outcomes versus Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, as New Orleans has already been swept on the season, but opportunities remain against the Suns, Kings, and tonight’s opponent, the Nuggets.
The Pelicans have played Denver reasonable well. They fell by 11 points a week ago, but it’s surprising that the 116-105 margin wasn’t larger as New Orleans couldn’t throw it in the ocean (38.9 FG%, 14.7 3PT%) and Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas were sidelined.