Overview
- Denver won for the eighth time in nine games after erasing an early 19-point deficit.
- Nikola Jokic finished with 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for another triple-double.
- Peyton Watson posted a career-best 32 points on 13-of-19 shooting with five threes and 12 rebounds, including 11 points early in the second half.
- Jamal Murray scored 14 and sank two free throws with 31 seconds remaining to help secure the win.
- Zion Williamson returned from an eight-game hamstring absence with 14 points in 29 minutes as the Pelicans slid to 0-3 under Borrego, with rookie Derik Queen scoring 30 and Trey Murphy III adding 23.