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Short-handed New Orleans Pelicans nearly pull off comeback before succumbing to Denver Nuggets in final minutes, 116-111

That’s the sentiment echoing all across the Pelicans organization as New Orleans dropped their second consecutive game and first of the five-game West Coast road trip to the Denver Nuggets, 116-111.

It appeared as though New Orleans had found some answers without Davis, Elfrid Payton and Darius Miller as the Pelicans opened the game with a 24-20 lead after the first quarter. But Denver stormed back in the second quarter, aided largely by hitting five of ten three-pointers in the frame, and the Nuggets built a comfortable 58-45 lead at the break.