DENVER – New Orleans (15-14) and Denver (15-13) have already faced each other twice over the past four weeks, with the outcome swinging partly based on the health of key players for both teams. In mid-November, the Pelicans lost Anthony Davis mid-game and ended up losing to the Nuggets 146-114, NOLA’s worst performance of the regular season. Nine days ago in the Smoothie King Center, the Nuggets were without the injured Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap, unable to overcome those absences in a 123-114 defeat to the Pelicans.
While Millsap remains out long-term for Denver, Jokic told the local media at the Pepsi Center on Friday morning that he will play vs.