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NEW ORLEANS -- Step by step, the New Orleans Pelicans are beginning to hit some of the significant benchmarks that coach Monty Williams believes are an important part of becoming a young, talented team with a championship future. In beating the Denver Nuggets 105-89 Friday night at the New Orleans Arena -- the Pelicans' third consecutive solid performance and second straight victory -- New Orleans beat a team with a winning record for the first time this season. "We're not going to get happy on the farm," Williams said after handing the Nuggets their fifth consecutive defeat, Denver's longest losing streak since February 2012. The Pelicans (13-14) did it with offensive balance -- without the help of shooting guard Eric Gordon, who is nursing a sore hip -- and with defensive pressure that held the Nuggets to 40.2 percent shooting and just 64 points over the final three quarters.
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