Kenneth Faried scores career-high 34 as Nuggets blow out New Orleans

Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 34 points and added 13 rebounds to lead Denver to a 137-107 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

The Nuggets raced to a 40-26 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back, making 15 of 27 3-pointers compared to 2 of 9 for New Orleans, a 39-point difference. The 137 points tied the Nuggets' season scoring high.

Reserve Aaron Brooks scored 24 points for Denver, going 6 of 8 from beyond the arc.