The Denver Nuggets made a couple of key trades for their future yesterday, adding JaVale McGee in one move and both Aaron Gordon and Gary Clark in another. Tonight is about the players they already had, however, as the Nuggets suit up without Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and Isaiah Hartenstein as they face the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Pelicans will likely be without Lonzo Ball but otherwise are on a 3-game home winning streak and the Nuggets could not muster the effort against Toronto that was necessary to win.