The Denver Nuggets couldn’t return to their winning ways with a 120-112 loss against the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night at Pepsi Center.
Denver (42-20) started the game on an 11-3 run and went up a dozen near the 6:00 mark of the first on a 3-pointer from point guard Jamal Murray.
The Nuggets held a 12-point lead going into the second quarter but their second-straight poor showing in the second quarter, saw that margin trimmed down to four by the half. Things would fall apart even more in the fourth, when the when the Pelicans put together a 9-0 run to lead by as many as five with 2:55 remaining in the quarter.