Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 26 points (9-of-14 FGs), eight rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and one three-pointer in a 116-108 win over the Pelicans on Saturday.

It was a slow start to the year for Jokić, but he is starting to pick things up, especially over the last three games, where he has averaged 26.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game while shooting 58.8 percent from the floor. The main improvement has been in his shooting percentage, as he is still at 51 percent on the season, which is well below his mark in recent years. This was the third time they’ve played the Pelicans this season, and while they did win all three, this was the only game where Jokić didn’t finish with a triple-double. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, they don’t play New Orleans again until April.