Pelicans (13-12), Nuggets (13-11)
New Orleans hasn’t had the services of the NBA’s eighth-leading scorer for three consecutive games, but you wouldn’t know it from scanning the point totals since Anthony Davis was sidelined by injury on the weekend. For a third straight game, the Pelicans tallied 115-plus points, this time tying a season high in offense by piling up 123 points. Davis’ All-Star frontcourt partner, DeMarcus Cousins, registered one of the best games of his NBA career, finishing with 40 points and 22 rebounds, the only player to post those numbers this season.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
New Orleans built a 20-point lead at the midway point of the fourth quarter, going up 117-97.