Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
18
20
38
471
635
19
4
21
82
41
50
35
28
80
40
11
51
7
25
6
16
25
114
4
53
20
38
1826
913
50
96
85
89
119
25
144
30
78
32
63
2831
6060
74
20
27
2216
136
6
416
312
75
1010
13
1023
22
73
01
16
3124
6060
5
2
40
18
9
50
9
8
89
11
2
13
3
7
3
6
28
60
3
0
0
26
13
50
6
5
83
9
5
14
0
8
2
3
31
60
7
2
29
22
13
59
4
3
75
10
1
11
2
7
0
1
31
60
4
0
0
16
6
38
16
12
75
10
3
13
2
3
1
6
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
44
10
18
56
0
3
0
9
13
69
1
4
5
12
0
0
3
1
29
12
double
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
39
6
13
46
1
5
20
2
4
50
1
9
10
6
0
0
2
3
15
3
double
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
30
4
11
36
2
6
33
2
2
100
0
3
3
3
3
0
2
5
12
0
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
29
7
12
58
0
0
0
8
8
100
4
10
14
0
0
2
3
2
22
2
double
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
24
3
8
38
0
0
0
1
1
100
2
7
9
2
1
2
1
4
7
13
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
21
6
9
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
3
5
8
1
0
1
2
1
13
5
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
20
2
5
40
0
2
0
4
4
100
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
8
-7
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
14
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
3
5
5
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
11
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
1
7
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
-5
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
January
2015
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
27
13
40
473
635
37
9
24
100
41
41
20
16
80
29
10
39
5
24
8
8
25
107
4
77
11
14
2822
1110
39
17
15
88
76
31
107
03
57
32
42
2426
6060
815
34
4
2426
911
38
84
73
87
88
42
130
11
66
03
11
2829
6060
7
1
14
28
11
39
1
1
100
7
3
10
0
5
3
4
24
60
7
1
14
22
10
45
7
5
71
6
1
7
3
7
2
2
26
60
8
3
38
24
9
38
8
7
88
8
4
12
1
6
0
1
28
60
15
4
27
26
11
42
4
3
75
8
2
10
1
6
3
1
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
True
29
6
13
46
4
9
44
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
1
1
0
4
16
-10
none
Raymond
Felton
Raymond Felton
True
28
4
12
33
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
5
1
1
0
0
10
-13
none
Chandler
Parsons
Chandler Parsons
True
28
6
13
46
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
13
-10
none
Monta
Ellis
Monta Ellis
True
21
1
11
9
0
2
0
3
4
75
0
4
4
0
1
0
3
2
5
-19
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
True
16
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
4
5
1
0
1
0
2
1
-10
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
28
5
8
62
0
1
0
1
2
50
3
2
5
2
0
1
1
6
11
-1
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
26
5
13
38
0
6
0
3
4
75
0
2
2
4
1
0
0
2
13
6
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
False
21
6
15
40
1
5
20
4
4
100
1
2
3
6
0
0
2
2
17
9
none
Al-Farouq
Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu
False
19
4
7
57
1
2
50
1
1
100
2
3
5
2
2
1
0
3
10
10
none
Charlie
Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
False
18
4
7
57
2
5
40
1
1
100
0
4
4
1
1
0
1
2
11
3
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
January
2015
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Nuggets
Denver
True
The Denver Nuggets ( 18 - 20 ) defeated the Dallas Mavericks ( 27 - 13 ) 114 - 107 on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center in Denver . Coming out of the third quarter , the Nuggets racked up a 90 - 78 lead . The Mavericks made a run in the fourth quarter though , out - scoring the Nuggets 29 - 24 , but their comeback came up just short and the Nuggets were able to secure a surprising victory in front of their home crowd . Denver shot much better in this game , going 50 percent from the field , while the Mavericks shot just 41 percent . The Nuggets also out - rebounded the Mavericks 51 - 39 . Ty Lawson was a force in this game , going 10 - for - 18 from the field and 9 - for - 13 from the free throw line to score 29 points , while also adding 12 assists . The 13 free throw attempts were a season - high for Lawson , as he continually drew fouls on Maverick defenders who could n't keep up with him . Kenneth Faried had a strong showing as well , finishing with 22 points ( 7 - 12 FG , 8 - 8 FT ) and 14 rebounds . It was the fifth time in his last six games recording 12 or more rebounds . Wilson Chandler was the third Nugget to record a double - double , adding 15 points ( 6 - 13 FG , 1 - 5 3Pt , 2 - 4 FT ) and 10 rebounds . It was his fifth double - double of the season . Coming off the bench , J.J. Hickson was able to provide a nice boost with the second unit . Hickson went 6 - for - 9 from the field to record 13 points , while also adding a eight rebounds in 21 minutes . The only other Nugget to reach double figures was Arron Afflalo , who finished with 12 points ( 4 - 11 FG , 2 - 6 3Pt , 2 - 2 FT ) . Despite the loss , the Mavericks saw a ridiculous eight players reach double - digits in points . Somewhat unheard of , all five players who came off the bench were included in those eight who reached double figures . Jose Barea was the scoring leader from the bench , scoring 17 points ( 6 - 15 FG , 1 - 5 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) and handing out six assists in only 21 minutes . He was very efficient in his time on the court , matching a season - high in points . Moving into the starting lineup with Dirk Nowitzki sitting out for rest , Richard Jefferson took advantage of the extra playing time , going 6 - for - 13 from the field and 4 - for - 9 from the three - point line to score 16 points , while grabbing six rebounds . Like Barea , it was a season - high in points for him as well . Chandler Parsons finished with 13 points ( 6 - 13 FG , 1 - 5 3Pt ) in 28 minutes . He 's a combined 3 - of - 14 from the three - point line over the last three games , as he 's struggled to hone in on his shot . Monta Ellis also had a brutal night from the field , scoring only five points ( 1 - 11 FG , 0 - 2 3Pt , 3 - 4 FT ) in 21 minutes . Rajon Rondo ( Achilles ) and Tyson Chandler ( ankle ) sat out with injuries . These two teams will play each other again on Friday in the second of their back - to - back , home - and - home series .
The Denver Nuggets (18 - 20) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (27 - 13) 114 - 107 on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Coming out of the third quarter, the Nuggets racked up a 90 - 78 lead. The Mavericks made a run in the fourth quarter though, out - scoring the Nuggets 29 - 24, but their comeback came up just short and the Nuggets were able to secure a surprising victory in front of their home crowd. Denver shot much better in this game, going 50 percent from the field, while the Mavericks shot just 41 percent. The Nuggets also out - rebounded the Mavericks 51 - 39. Ty Lawson was a force in this game, going 10 - for - 18 from the field and 9 - for - 13 from the free throw line to score 29 points, while also adding 12 assists. The 13 free throw attempts were a season - high for Lawson, as he continually drew fouls on Maverick defenders who couldn't keep up with him. Kenneth Faried had a strong showing as well, finishing with 22 points (7 - 12 FG, 8 - 8 FT) and 14 rebounds. It was the fifth time in his last six games recording 12 or more rebounds. Wilson Chandler was the third Nugget to record a double - double, adding 15 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 2 - 4 FT) and 10 rebounds. It was his fifth double - double of the season. Coming off the bench, J.J. Hickson was able to provide a nice boost with the second unit. Hickson went 6 - for - 9 from the field to record 13 points, while also adding a eight rebounds in 21 minutes. The only other Nugget to reach double figures was Arron Afflalo, who finished with 12 points (4 - 11 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). Despite the loss, the Mavericks saw a ridiculous eight players reach double - digits in points. Somewhat unheard of, all five players who came off the bench were included in those eight who reached double figures. Jose Barea was the scoring leader from the bench, scoring 17 points (6 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and handing out six assists in only 21 minutes. He was very efficient in his time on the court, matching a season - high in points. Moving into the starting lineup with Dirk Nowitzki sitting out for rest, Richard Jefferson took advantage of the extra playing time, going 6 - for - 13 from the field and 4 - for - 9 from the three - point line to score 16 points, while grabbing six rebounds. Like Barea, it was a season - high in points for him as well. Chandler Parsons finished with 13 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt) in 28 minutes. He's a combined 3 - of - 14 from the three - point line over the last three games, as he's struggled to hone in on his shot. Monta Ellis also had a brutal night from the field, scoring only five points (1 - 11 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT) in 21 minutes. Rajon Rondo (Achilles) and Tyson Chandler (ankle) sat out with injuries. These two teams will play each other again on Friday in the second of their back - to - back, home - and - home series.
The Denver Nuggets (18 - 20) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (27 - 13) 114 - 107 on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Coming out of the third quarter, the Nuggets racked up a 90 - 78 lead. The Mavericks made a run in the fourth quarter though, out - scoring the Nuggets 29 - 24, but their comeback came up just short and the Nuggets were able to secure a surprising victory in front of their home crowd. Denver shot much better in this game, going 50 percent from the field, while the Mavericks shot just 41 percent. The Nuggets also out - rebounded the Mavericks 51 - 39. Ty Lawson was a force in this game, going 10 - for - 18 from the field and 9 - for - 13 from the free throw line to score 29 points, while also adding 12 assists. The 13 free throw attempts were a season - high for Lawson, as he continually drew fouls on Maverick defenders who couldn't keep up with him. Kenneth Faried had a strong showing as well, finishing with 22 points (7 - 12 FG, 8 - 8 FT) and 14 rebounds. It was the fifth time in his last six games recording 12 or more rebounds. Wilson Chandler was the third Nugget to record a double - double, adding 15 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 2 - 4 FT) and 10 rebounds. It was his fifth double - double of the season. Coming off the bench, J.J. Hickson was able to provide a nice boost with the second unit. Hickson went 6 - for - 9 from the field to record 13 points, while also adding a eight rebounds in 21 minutes. The only other Nugget to reach double figures was Arron Afflalo, who finished with 12 points (4 - 11 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). Despite the loss, the Mavericks saw a ridiculous eight players reach double - digits in points. Somewhat unheard of, all five players who came off the bench were included in those eight who reached double figures. Jose Barea was the scoring leader from the bench, scoring 17 points (6 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and handing out six assists in only 21 minutes. He was very efficient in his time on the court, matching a season - high in points. Moving into the starting lineup with Dirk Nowitzki sitting out for rest, Richard Jefferson took advantage of the extra playing time, going 6 - for - 13 from the field and 4 - for - 9 from the three - point line to score 16 points, while grabbing six rebounds. Like Barea, it was a season - high in points for him as well. Chandler Parsons finished with 13 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt) in 28 minutes. He's a combined 3 - of - 14 from the three - point line over the last three games, as he's struggled to hone in on his shot. Monta Ellis also had a brutal night from the field, scoring only five points (1 - 11 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT) in 21 minutes. Rajon Rondo (Achilles) and Tyson Chandler (ankle) sat out with injuries. These two teams will play each other again on Friday in the second of their back - to - back, home - and - home series.
<GAME> <DATE> 14 January 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 20 <QTRS> 28 31 31 24 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 28 <TEAM-REB> 51 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 16 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 27 13 <QTRS> 24 26 28 29 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 16 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 29 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 9 13 69 <REB> 5 <AST> 12 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <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> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chandler Parsons <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Charlie Villanueva <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al-Farouq Aminu <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raymond Felton <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Monta Ellis <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 11 9 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <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