January 12th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Denver Nuggets - 23-15

[Pelicanidae]

McCollum, Ingram, Murphy III, Williamson all questionable for Nuggets game on Friday.#Pelicans | @MorrisBartLLC https://t.co/byJI5t06A9

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 11, 2024

Frankly, I'm not surprised at all about this slate of questionable players. This is a game that's starting late, in Denver altitude, when we play a divisional game against Dallas tomorrow night. If there was ever game they were going to sit people for rest, it's this one.

That said, I have no clue who will or will not actually play. Even those who do play will probably get semi-limited minutes. Oh well.

Tonight's a game. Denver are 26-13, but are only 3-3 in their last 6 and haven't been quite as perfect this year as in previous seasons. That said, Jokic is still the best player in the league in my opinion and is liable to completely control a game on any given night, so even if everyone is playing it's not the kind of game people can take lying down.

I'll be interested to see who plays and what they can manage against a very good Denver squad.

Let's go.

[Mrakar]

I would rest everyone tonight and go all-in for tomorrows game @Dallas but sadly they are all updated to probable.

[donato]

I would've just sat them too. Oh well. Maybe we'll win the next three games in a row!

[donato]

The Mavericks say Luka Dončić (right ankle) will remain out Saturday night against New Orleans but have upgraded both Dereck Lively II (left ankle) and Maxi Kleber (right toe) to questionable.

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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 12, 2024

[P_B_&_G]

All 4 of the questionable players have been upgraded to probable. So, looks like were pretty much at full strength again.

[AussieHornet]

You don’t mess with momentum and form. If they can play you play them

[hornetsrebirth]

Doesnt look like this has the makings of a Jonas game. Going to need the other guys to step up

[hornetsrebirth]

Thats why we should play fast, if zion runs full speed down the court and catches the ball in stride, good luck stopping his momentum to the basket

[hornetsrebirth]

BI sprinted out of the way of Jokic's dunk, guess he didnt want to be on a poster

[6warddude]

i hope those 8 easy points so far dont come back to hurt us..........zion look like he on a mission to score 35-40 tonight...

[6warddude]

zion goes out and here they go with doubling ingram..

[6warddude]

jokic and gordon are too physical for our second unit...

[hornetsrebirth]

Wow Zion got clobbered and no foul call... that looked severe

[6warddude]

i dont know what has to happen for zion to get his foul calls smdh..

[As I See It]

Wow Zion got clobbered and no foul call... that looked severe

Yeah, that would have been upgraded to a flagrant 1 if his name was LeBron.

[hornetsrebirth]

Defense sucked!!!

Thats what happens when you play team that is actually elite on offense.

[Fedupfan]

No energy either.

[WhyHornetsWhy]

Defense sucked!!!

so then, why not trade Herb Jones and draft picks for another elite offensive scorer?

What is the point of having players that plays great defense when it is ultimately useless against top offensive teams

[donato]

Could've used some Hawkins firepower. Idk why he doesn't get in more when we are down big. Anyway, bad half. If we're down by 15 after 3q I hope they rest the starters.

[boot318]

Coach should've just rested the starters like they were thinking about. I knew these guys were going to come out flat/no energy and I want to win that game tomorrow against the Mavs.

[PaKwAn]

If we don't show any fight at the start of the 3rd quarter, i would just start resting the guys and prepare for that Dallas game.

[donato]

No Doncic tomorrow, remember. Should be tough to lose that one. Though we all have seen such things happen.

[PaKwAn]

No Doncic tomorrow, remember. Should be tough to lose that one. Though we all have seen such things happen.

Can't say that, the Mavs just beat the Knicks the other day without Luka and Lively.

[hornetsrebirth]

how we respond in this 3rd quarter will be a big deal. The Pelicans need to show that they have the heart and the will to battle and not just when things are going well.

[djrnno]

The first half was F-ugly!!! Worst half of basketball since the IST Semi-Final.

I will say this an his behalf...#197 is getting mauled.

Would like to see Jordan Hawkins get some run.

Can't match 'em, it's gotta be.....

DEFENSE...DEFENSE...DEFENSE,,,

from here on out.

#3 offense against the #5 defense , Offense wins almost everytime
SHOOTING SHOOTING SHOOTING