Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
14
22
36
3174
3505
25
7
28
86
39
45
17
14
82
27
11
38
3
25
7
13
17
99
4
37
12
32
1825
138
8
73
62
85
76
24
100
00
86
14
11
3320
6060
87
22
25
2320
810
35
70
60
86
86
23
109
12
56
20
47
2422
6060
3
1
33
18
13
72
7
6
86
7
2
9
0
8
1
1
33
60
7
2
29
25
8
32
3
2
67
6
4
10
0
6
4
1
20
60
8
2
25
23
8
35
7
6
86
8
2
10
1
5
2
4
24
60
7
2
29
20
10
50
0
0
0
6
3
9
2
6
0
7
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
28
4
10
40
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
1
2
0
8
-18
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
27
5
13
38
1
3
33
4
4
100
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
15
-5
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
27
8
10
80
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
6
11
5
1
0
3
2
19
-9
double
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
26
3
11
27
1
4
25
1
2
50
1
0
1
5
1
0
1
1
8
-15
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
True
19
5
8
62
2
4
50
1
1
100
1
3
4
0
0
1
0
1
13
-12
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
24
5
10
50
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
6
7
2
0
1
1
2
11
-10
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
22
3
8
38
1
4
25
1
1
100
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
8
-25
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
20
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
5
6
0
0
0
1
4
7
-19
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
19
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
2
3
-10
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
14
2
6
33
0
1
0
3
3
100
0
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
7
-5
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
-6
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
-6
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
7
January
2017
Saturday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
29
7
36
3419
3420
24
12
50
90
51
57
17
13
76
34
7
41
8
34
5
7
15
127
4
87
34
39
2222
1312
59
01
01
100
311
23
334
04
117
00
14
2929
6060
72
32
44
2521
1313
52
412
39
9
137
11
148
31
88
23
20
3237
6060
8
3
38
22
13
59
0
0
0
3
2
5
0
11
0
1
29
60
7
4
57
22
12
55
1
1
100
11
3
14
4
7
0
4
29
60
7
3
43
25
13
52
4
3
75
13
1
14
3
8
2
2
32
60
2
2
100
21
13
62
12
9
75
7
1
8
1
8
3
0
37
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
9
19
47
3
6
50
3
4
75
1
5
6
5
0
2
1
2
24
26
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
34
7
8
88
1
1
100
2
3
67
1
8
9
4
0
2
1
3
17
27
none
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
32
11
18
61
1
1
100
5
6
83
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
28
13
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
25
2
7
29
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
0
6
16
none
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
True
23
10
11
91
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
9
0
0
1
1
21
15
none
Manu
Ginóbili
Manu Ginóbili
False
18
4
10
40
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
1
0
3
11
-1
none
Patty
Mills
Patty Mills
False
18
2
6
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
1
5
7
none
Jonathon
Simmons
Jonathon Simmons
False
13
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
10
none
Dewayne
Dedmon
Dewayne Dedmon
False
12
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
8
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
6
8
none
Dejounte
Murray
Dejounte Murray
False
6
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
6
none
David
Lee
David Lee
False
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
0
1
1
0
0
6
none
Dāvis
Bertāns
Dāvis Bertāns
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
none
7
January
2017
Saturday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Hornets
Charlotte
True
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Denver Nuggets , 127 - 99 , at Pepsi Center on Thursday . The Spurs were expected to win this game according to recent results and they left very little doubt who the better team is . The second and third quarters is when they took control , as San Antonio outscored Denver , 61 - 44 in that 24 - minute stretch . Shooting was the clear difference , with the Spurs shooting 56 percent from the field and 50 percent from three - point range , while the Nuggets hit just 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from three - point range . San Antonio also dominated the assist - to - turnover ratio , recording nine more assists than Denver , while committing six less turnovers . The Spurs ( 29 - 7 ) had a tough task in altitude here , but they made it look easy in a blowout win . LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio in scoring , as he dropped 28 points on 11 - of - 18 from the field . Kawhi Leonard was second on the team , collecting 24 points , six rebounds and five assists . Tony Parker tallied 21 points , three rebounds and nine assists on 10 - of - 11 shooting . Pau Gasol totaled 17 points , nine rebounds , four assists and three blocks . Manu Ginobili came off the bench to provide 11 points , three rebounds and three assists . On deck for the Spurs is a home matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday . The Nuggets ( 14 - 22 ) were recently called out for their poor defense and a 127 - point outing allowed here wo n't quiet those notions . Nikola Jokic was easily Denver 's best player , as he led the team with 19 points , 11 rebounds and five assists . Danilo Gallinari went just 5 - of - 13 from the field , but finished second on the team with 15 points . Wilson Chandler led the bench in scoring , amassing 11 points and seven rebounds . The Nuggets will look to get out of this slide on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder . Denver has allowed at least 120 points in three - straight losses and they added to that total here . San Antonio 's offense was efficient all night , as they shot 56 percent from the field and 50 percent from three - point range . They also held Denver to just 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range on their end . LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game - high 28 points on 11 - of - 18 from the field . Tony Parker finished with 21 points and nine assists on an incredible 10 - of - 11 shooting . Kawhi Leonard collected 24 points , six rebounds and five assists . Pau Gasol fell one rebound shy of a double - double , accruing 17 points , nine rebounds , four assists and three blocks in the win . Nikola Jokic was the only Nuggets starter to play well , as he amassed 19 points , 11 rebounds and five assists in the defeat . The Spurs starters outscored the Nuggets starters , 96 - 63 .
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Denver Nuggets, 127 - 99, at Pepsi Center on Thursday. The Spurs were expected to win this game according to recent results and they left very little doubt who the better team is. The second and third quarters is when they took control, as San Antonio outscored Denver, 61 - 44 in that 24 - minute stretch. Shooting was the clear difference, with the Spurs shooting 56 percent from the field and 50 percent from three - point range, while the Nuggets hit just 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from three - point range. San Antonio also dominated the assist - to - turnover ratio, recording nine more assists than Denver, while committing six less turnovers. The Spurs (29 - 7) had a tough task in altitude here, but they made it look easy in a blowout win. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio in scoring, as he dropped 28 points on 11 - of - 18 from the field. Kawhi Leonard was second on the team, collecting 24 points, six rebounds and five assists. Tony Parker tallied 21 points, three rebounds and nine assists on 10 - of - 11 shooting. Pau Gasol totaled 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Manu Ginobili came off the bench to provide 11 points, three rebounds and three assists. On deck for the Spurs is a home matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The Nuggets (14 - 22) were recently called out for their poor defense and a 127 - point outing allowed here won't quiet those notions. Nikola Jokic was easily Denver's best player, as he led the team with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Danilo Gallinari went just 5 - of - 13 from the field, but finished second on the team with 15 points. Wilson Chandler led the bench in scoring, amassing 11 points and seven rebounds. The Nuggets will look to get out of this slide on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Denver Nuggets, 127 - 99, at Pepsi Center on Thursday. The Spurs were expected to win this game according to recent results and they left very little doubt who the better team is. The second and third quarters is when they took control, as San Antonio outscored Denver, 61 - 44 in that 24 - minute stretch. Shooting was the clear difference, with the Spurs shooting 56 percent from the field and 50 percent from three - point range, while the Nuggets hit just 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from three - point range. San Antonio also dominated the assist - to - turnover ratio, recording nine more assists than Denver, while committing six less turnovers. The Spurs (29 - 7) had a tough task in altitude here, but they made it look easy in a blowout win. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio in scoring, as he dropped 28 points on 11 - of - 18 from the field. Kawhi Leonard was second on the team, collecting 24 points, six rebounds and five assists. Tony Parker tallied 21 points, three rebounds and nine assists on 10 - of - 11 shooting. Pau Gasol totaled 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Manu Ginobili came off the bench to provide 11 points, three rebounds and three assists. On deck for the Spurs is a home matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The Nuggets (14 - 22) were recently called out for their poor defense and a 127 - point outing allowed here won't quiet those notions. Nikola Jokic was easily Denver's best player, as he led the team with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Danilo Gallinari went just 5 - of - 13 from the field, but finished second on the team with 15 points. Wilson Chandler led the bench in scoring, amassing 11 points and seven rebounds. The Nuggets will look to get out of this slide on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Denver has allowed at least 120 points in three - straight losses and they added to that total here. San Antonio's offense was efficient all night, as they shot 56 percent from the field and 50 percent from three - point range. They also held Denver to just 45 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range on their end. LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game - high 28 points on 11 - of - 18 from the field. Tony Parker finished with 21 points and nine assists on an incredible 10 - of - 11 shooting. Kawhi Leonard collected 24 points, six rebounds and five assists. Pau Gasol fell one rebound shy of a double - double, accruing 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks in the win. Nikola Jokic was the only Nuggets starter to play well, as he amassed 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the defeat. The Spurs starters outscored the Nuggets starters, 96 - 63.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 January 2017 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 22 <QTRS> 33 20 24 22 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Spurs <CITY> San Antonio <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 127 <WINS-LOSSES> 29 7 <QTRS> 29 29 32 37 <TEAM-AST> 34 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 51 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 7 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 11 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 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<REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <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> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 28 <FG> 11 18 61 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Parker <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 21 <FG> 10 11 91 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 8 88 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Manu Ginóbili <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonathon Simmons <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patty Mills <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dejounte Murray <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dewayne Dedmon <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dāvis Bertāns <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David Lee <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none