Denver coach Mike Malone decided the Nuggets should not, in fact, do whatever it takes to stop Anthony Davis. Instead, the Nuggets stuck to their usual defensive principles against the Pelicans, and it paid off -- barely. Jusuf Nurkic scored 23 points, Will Barton added 22 and the Nuggets survived a dominant performance by Davis to defeat the Pelicans 107-102 in both teams' regular-season opener on Wednesday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899388