Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
10
14
24
914
709
16
8
50
83
34
41
21
15
71
30
15
45
4
20
10
21
29
91
4
53
12
23
2518
95
4
30
30
100
89
61
150
21
42
33
48
2212
6060
44
41
93
1723
911
53
810
57
7
76
35
111
10
86
22
54
2730
6060
5
1
20
25
9
36
3
3
100
8
6
14
2
4
3
4
22
60
3
2
67
18
5
28
0
0
0
9
1
10
1
2
3
8
12
60
4
4
100
17
9
53
8
5
62
7
3
10
1
8
2
5
27
60
4
1
25
23
11
48
10
7
70
6
5
11
0
6
2
4
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
40
12
20
60
4
6
67
3
3
100
1
4
5
1
0
0
6
4
31
-3
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
38
2
10
20
0
1
0
2
4
50
0
2
2
10
1
0
4
3
6
-6
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
36
6
10
60
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
5
14
-9
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
23
4
12
33
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
8
13
0
0
2
0
0
11
0
double
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
True
16
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
4
6
0
0
1
1
1
4
-9
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
21
3
7
43
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
3
0
0
3
8
0
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
18
3
7
43
0
0
0
4
5
80
3
5
8
1
1
1
3
4
10
-11
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
17
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
5
5
-4
none
Nate
Robinson
Nate Robinson
False
14
1
7
14
0
4
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
-3
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
13
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
2
1
0
5
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
December
2014
Wednesday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Rockets
Houston
True
Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
17
7
24
953
1120
16
5
31
74
34
46
35
26
74
32
11
43
11
26
9
13
20
99
4
43
21
49
1819
88
5
410
28
7
98
23
121
34
86
14
53
2025
6060
54
11
20
2215
117
5
318
313
98
69
42
111
31
84
04
23
2628
6060
4
2
50
18
8
44
4
2
50
9
2
11
3
8
1
5
20
60
3
1
33
19
8
42
10
8
80
8
3
11
4
6
4
3
25
60
5
1
20
22
11
50
3
3
100
6
4
10
3
8
0
2
26
60
4
1
25
15
7
47
18
13
72
9
2
11
1
4
4
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
36
6
14
43
0
2
0
6
6
100
2
6
8
4
5
6
1
3
18
13
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
35
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
6
6
3
2
0
2
2
5
6
none
Tim
Duncan
Tim Duncan
True
32
5
14
36
0
0
0
5
6
83
3
6
9
4
1
3
2
2
15
14
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
True
32
6
7
86
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
3
13
5
none
Tiago
Splitter
Tiago Splitter
True
19
5
7
71
0
0
0
1
4
25
2
4
6
3
0
1
1
2
11
4
none
Manu
Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili
False
24
4
9
44
1
3
33
6
7
86
1
0
1
6
0
0
4
3
15
8
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
22
2
6
33
1
2
50
5
8
62
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
10
-7
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
14
0
2
0
0
2
0
3
4
75
1
3
4
2
1
0
2
0
3
-4
none
Matt
Bonner
Matt Bonner
False
13
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
-4
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
7
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Austin
Daye
Austin Daye
False
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Jeff
Ayres
Jeff Ayres
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
15
December
2014
Monday
Moda Center
Portland
Trail Blazers
Portland
False
The San Antonio Spurs ( 17 - 7 ) defeated the Denver Nuggets ( 10 - 14 ) 99 - 91 on Sunday . San Antonio has lost two of their last four games , with both recent losses coming against non - playoff teams , the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers . Sunday 's win over the Nuggets was accomplished with Tony Parker sitting out with a lingering hamstring issue that has caused him to miss four of the last five games . Kawhi Leonard ( hand ) returned from a two - game absence to record a team - high 18 points in 37 minutes . The Spurs forced the Nuggets into 21 turnovers that resulted in 30 easy points for the Spurs , using the Nuggets ' inability to protect the ball to gain an advantage . San Antonio will conclude their two - game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday . Denver has lost six of their last seven games . While they are traversing a rather difficult part of their schedule , the Nuggets ' regression over the last two weeks seems more of a regression to the mean than merely a poor stretch . Kenneth Faried sat out the game with an ankle injury , and the team continues to ride the hot hand from game to game , showing little faith in most of their players to account for a poor start and make adjustments . Coach Brian Shaw tends to yank anyone he deems to be underperforming in favor of throwing his bench players into the fray in wild attempts to find an elixir for their problems within a given game . Arron Afflalo scored a game - high 31 points to keep them in Sunday 's game , but Afflalo also committed six of the turnovers that proved to be their undoing . The Nuggets will host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday .
The San Antonio Spurs (17 - 7) defeated the Denver Nuggets (10 - 14) 99 - 91 on Sunday. San Antonio has lost two of their last four games, with both recent losses coming against non - playoff teams, the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. Sunday's win over the Nuggets was accomplished with Tony Parker sitting out with a lingering hamstring issue that has caused him to miss four of the last five games. Kawhi Leonard (hand) returned from a two - game absence to record a team - high 18 points in 37 minutes. The Spurs forced the Nuggets into 21 turnovers that resulted in 30 easy points for the Spurs, using the Nuggets' inability to protect the ball to gain an advantage. San Antonio will conclude their two - game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver has lost six of their last seven games. While they are traversing a rather difficult part of their schedule, the Nuggets' regression over the last two weeks seems more of a regression to the mean than merely a poor stretch. Kenneth Faried sat out the game with an ankle injury, and the team continues to ride the hot hand from game to game, showing little faith in most of their players to account for a poor start and make adjustments. Coach Brian Shaw tends to yank anyone he deems to be underperforming in favor of throwing his bench players into the fray in wild attempts to find an elixir for their problems within a given game. Arron Afflalo scored a game - high 31 points to keep them in Sunday's game, but Afflalo also committed six of the turnovers that proved to be their undoing. The Nuggets will host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
The San Antonio Spurs (17 - 7) defeated the Denver Nuggets (10 - 14) 99 - 91 on Sunday. San Antonio has lost two of their last four games, with both recent losses coming against non - playoff teams, the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. Sunday's win over the Nuggets was accomplished with Tony Parker sitting out with a lingering hamstring issue that has caused him to miss four of the last five games. Kawhi Leonard (hand) returned from a two - game absence to record a team - high 18 points in 37 minutes. The Spurs forced the Nuggets into 21 turnovers that resulted in 30 easy points for the Spurs, using the Nuggets' inability to protect the ball to gain an advantage. San Antonio will conclude their two - game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver has lost six of their last seven games. While they are traversing a rather difficult part of their schedule, the Nuggets' regression over the last two weeks seems more of a regression to the mean than merely a poor stretch. Kenneth Faried sat out the game with an ankle injury, and the team continues to ride the hot hand from game to game, showing little faith in most of their players to account for a poor start and make adjustments. Coach Brian Shaw tends to yank anyone he deems to be underperforming in favor of throwing his bench players into the fray in wild attempts to find an elixir for their problems within a given game. Arron Afflalo scored a game - high 31 points to keep them in Sunday's game, but Afflalo also committed six of the turnovers that proved to be their undoing. The Nuggets will host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
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J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nate Robinson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 6 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Manu Ginóbili <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Duncan <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 7 86 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tiago Splitter <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Bonner <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Ayres <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Austin Daye <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none