The Denver Nuggets lost their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it was an overall disappointing performance. After controlling the first half, the Nuggets collapsed, being outscored by 16 points in the second half. Now, they are 0-1 and heading into their home opener against the New Orleans Pelicans with a favorable chance to earn their first win of the season.

The Nuggets obviously want to avoid consecutive losses to start the season, especially against a Pelicans team on the second night of a back-to-back. In order for them to win, though, here are three things we need to see from this Nuggets team that they failed to show against the Thunder.

More offense

Against the Thunder, the Nuggets scored just 84 points, which is their lowest mark in a game since January 2024.…