1)      New Orleans plays on Christmas for just the third time in franchise history Wednesday, facing Denver at 9:30 p.m. Central. The game will be broadcast locally by Fox Sports New Orleans, with pregame coverage at 9, as well as on 100.3 FM. Nationally, Pelicans-Nuggets will air on ESPN, the last of five Christmas games on ESPN or ABC. In team history, the Pelicans are 0-2, having dropped games in Florida to Orlando (2008) and Miami (2015). New Orleans is one of four NBA teams that have never hosted a game on Christmas.

2)      Watch a Merry Christmas video from the Pelicans, featuring five highlights from this season.

3)      There were no updates to Tuesday’s injury report.

4)      Read an update from this morning’s shootaround in Colorado. Also watch post-shootaround video interviews with E’Twaun Moore and Kenrich Williams.

5)      In case you couldn’t stay up late Monday, the Pelicans improved to 2-1 on their road trip by beating Portland. Read more on the various contributions from across the roster vs. the Trail Blazers.