Pelicans Defeat Nets, Nuggets Overcome Hornets

The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Brooklyn Nets 112-85, with CJ McCollum scoring 16 points and Herb Jones and Jose Alvarado each adding 14 points. The Pelicans led by as many as 32 points and the Nets shot a season-worst 35.7%. In another game, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Charlotte Hornets 111-93. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 and 25 points respectively, and Nikola Jokic scored 13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out six assists. The Hornets' Miles Bridges scored 26 points, but his team suffered their 11th consecutive loss.