Anthony Davis picked up the workload with superstar DeMarcus Cousins on the bench nursing an ankle injury, as the Nuggets were unable to find efficient shots and the Pelicans bench ran away with the game late. Davis finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc. E'Twaun Moore and Jordan Crawford were strong in their 27 minutes and 24 minutes, respectively, and combined for 25 points and nine assists. Nikola Jokic finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes. Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting, while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss.
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