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Recap: Denver Nuggets earn a 96-91 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans to close out Summer League

The Denver Nuggets played a truly meaningless game tonight. After being eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in tournament play in the Las Vegas Summer League, the Nuggets faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans in a consolation game. Their starting lineup which featured stalwarts such as Xavier Johnson and Howard Sant-Roos. Malik Beasley was held out because again...meaningless game. The main highlights on Denver’s active roster were Monte Morris and Torrey Craig. With strong play from Morris, Denver was able to get past Jalen Jones and the Pelicans and secured the victory to close out their trip to Las Vegas.