Heading into the Denver Nuggets ' matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, Aaron Gordon wound up being a late scratch due to a hamstring injury that left head coach David Adelman tasked to elevate someone in his place within the starting five.

Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets, November 21 game updates, including prediction, probable starting lineups, and Injury reports.

Denver Nuggets held their nerves to edge out in a close victory over bottom-sided New Orleans Pelicans by 118-125. Peyton Watson had a career night with scores of 32 points on 13-of-19 (from field) and 5-of-9 (from three).

On a night Nikola Jokic recorded his ninth triple-double of the season, one of his teammates stood out in his own right.

The Houston Rockets will host the Denver Nuggets in an important NBA Cup Group Play game at Toyota Center on Friday, November 21.

-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.

New Orleans Pelicans rookie center Derik Queen earned the nickname "Baby Jokic" during his college career at Maryland. He showed why on Wednesday night.

The Denver Nuggets are back in the thick of the Western Conference elite once again after the 2025-26 NBA season started recently, and their All-Star center Nikola Jokic has given basketball fans another reason to see why he is one of the most dominant players in basketball history.

www.si.com/nba/nuggets/onsi Historic NBA Trend Suggests Nuggets Could Be On Path to Championship New York Jets star Kris Boyd was in critical condition after a shooting in New York City early Sunday morning, according to reports.