Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) shoots for a basket over Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Nov. 10, 2024, in Denver. Murray and the Nuggets visit the New Orleans Pelicans Friday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets (7-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-9, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8.5; over/under is 227.5

BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Nuggets take on New Orleans.

New Orleans finished 49-33 overall, 30-22 in Western Conference action and 21-19 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.7 last season.

Denver finished 57-25 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Nuggets averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second-chance points and 29.4 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), CJ McCollum: out (adductor), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder ), Dejounte Murray: out (hand), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).

Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: day to day (ankle), Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Nikola Jokic: out (personal reasons)

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...