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Nuggets Earn Sixth Seed

The Nuggets earned the 6th seed after a Thursday stomping of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The final, in Minnesota, was 131-102 as the Nuggets exploded offensively. The Nuggets have been a team that has shown they can put up big numbers and beat quality basketball teams. They will look to take this success in the playoffs and hope to surprise some people. They are a team that does not get much publicity, but would like to make their mark this season. On Thursday they made a statement against the Wolves that showed they are ready to give their all.

McGee led the scoring fest for the Nuggets as he dropped in 19 points. Koufos contributed to the win with 11 rebounds while Miller added 10 assists to help the team reach another win. The Nuggets scored 29 in the first quarters, which they followed up with 30 plus points each quarter after. This included a fourth quarter show of 38 points to put the game to rest with an exclamation mark. The Nuggets end the season with a 38-28 overall mark, and improve their road record to 18-15.

The Timberwolves end the year 26-40 with just 13 wins coming at home compared to their latest 20th home loss. Barea led the team, and game, with 20 points scored. He also led the way in assist with 5 Pekovic grabbed 10 rebounds as well to try and contribute. In the end, their solid offensive performance was not enough as they gave up 131 points to the Nuggets. The team was outscored in every quarter despite having performances of 25 points or more in 3 of the games 4 quarters. They were even outscored in the fourth when they put up 33 points.

Nuggets Eye playoffs After Win Against Strong Thunder Team

The Nuggets won on Wednesday and look to the playoffs now as they await a 6th or 7th seed. The team’s latest W came against the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Although this seems like a major win that could propel them deep in the playoffs, it came against a lot of the Thunder 2nd teamers at times. The Starters for the Thunder did get plenty of play though and the Nuggets should certainly look at this game as a stepping stone. The team won 106-101 in the end, and are now 37-28 overall on the season.

Lawson led the Nuggets offense with 25 points scored. Faried added 10 rebounds to help contribute to the win while Miller led Denver with 6 assists. The Nuggets started the game by scoring 36 points in the first quarter. From there, they outscored the Thunder in ever quarter but the third. The Nuggets scored over 25 points in each quarter, but the third, as well. The team should take a close look at this game and hang their hats on it through the playoffs as it was just the 7th time the Thunder have fallen at home.

Durant led the Thunder’s offense with 32 points scored as he was trying to seal up the NBA scoring title. Westbrook also contributed a team leading 9 assists to the Thunder. The Thunder held a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but were unable to hold on as they were outscored 26-19. The team is now 47-19 following the loss while dropping their home record to 26-7.

Nuggets Survive Magic in Orlando

The Nuggets just got by the Magic on Sunday. The Magic were without their star Dwight Howard in the contest and ended up losing 104-101 against Denver in Orlando. The Nuggets are now 29-24 on the season following the win while improving their road record to 14-12. The team has just one more win and the same number of losses while playing at home this season, which really shows that there is no home court advantage when it comes to the Nuggets.

Lawson led Denver as he scored 25 points. He also had 9 assists, which led the team. Faried contributed to the victory by adding 9 rebounds. The team got out to an early lead when they outscored the Magic 27-19 in the first quarter. From there, they were able to hang on to get the win. The team scored well and was over 25 points in three of the game’s quarters including back-to-back 28-point quarters in the second half.

The Magic are now 32-21 with the victory and drop their home record to 18-10 this season. The team was without Howard, but did get 27 points from Nelson in his absence. The Magic started off the game horribly scoring just 42 points in the first half. The team then tried to come back by scoring 59 in the second, but just came up short. The team unity and performance has been in question ever since Howard decided he would wait to make a decision on his future with the team.

Nuggets Fail to Strike Gold in Toronto

The Nuggets lost 105-96 on Wednesday against the Raptors in Toronto. The game was close throughout until the fourth quarter when the Raptors sprinted out in front of the Nuggets to earn the victory. The Nuggets and Raptors score going into the fourth quarter was all tied up 85-85. The Nuggets are now 27-24 on the season and have dropped their road record to an even 12-12 record. The Raptors showed that they are yet to give up this season despite their record.

Lawson led the Nuggets with 26 points on the evening. Lawson also topped the team by adding 9 assists to his box score on the night. Chandler tried to help the team as he added 8 rebounds which led all. In the end, it was the Nuggets fourth quarter play that ultimately cost them. The Nuggets scored just 11 points in the fourth after staying shot for shot with the raptors through three quarters. The team started off a bit slow scoring just 22 in the first. They followed that up with back-to-back 30 plus quarters in the second and third to get back into the contest before blowing things in the final quarter.

The Raptors are now 17-34 overall following the win Wednesday. They also improve their home record to 9-16 on the season. Bargnani led the way scoring 26 points. Forbes collected 10 rebounds while Calderon had 10 assists to contribute to the win as well. The Raptors were great offensively and scored 27 plus points in three of the game’s four quarters.

Nuggets Lose to Love and Wolves

The Nuggets fell to The Timberwolves 117-100 in Minnesota on Sunday. The Nuggets had their hands full with the Wolves Kevin Love who went off for a huge double-digit double-double. He was unstoppable and nearly single-handily beat the Nuggets. The Nuggets are now 26-23 on the season and are an even 11-11 in road games this season. The Nuggets will look to try and get past this game as they still have plenty to play for.

Kenneth Faried led the Nuggets with just 17 points. McGee added 11 rebounds to try and help the team get a win, but it simply was not even close to enough. The Nuggets did have a decent night shooting especially in the second half when they scored 57 points. They actually outscored the Timberwolves in the second half, but simply shot too poorly in the first half of the game. In the first half the Timberwolves outscored them 68-43. In the end, this is what cost them the game.

Kevin Loved led the way for the Timberwolves as he had a career game. Love scored 30 points to lead all scorers. He also added an amazing 21 rebounds to record a double-double on the night. The Timberwolves scored 25 or more in each quarter but the fourth when they scored 24. They scored back-to-back 30 plus quarters in the first and second, which made it easy to cruise to a win. The team is now 24-26 overall this season.

Nuggets Squeak by in High-Scoring Affair

The Nuggets won a very close high-scoring game in Denver on Wednesday against the Pistons. The team ended up winning 116-115 thanks to the play of their big two Lawson and Chandler. The team moves to 26-21 on the season with the win and are 15-12 in home games this season. They have played great this season with their young stars and hope to get into the playoffs. The team has been a surprise to many this year but continue to show that they are the real deal.

Lawson led the team in points as he scored 25 on the night. Chandler grabbed 10 rebounds to help the team to victory as well while Miller helped the cause with 7 assists. The team flew out of the blocks outscoring the Pistons 40-18 in the first. They let the team slowly get back into the contest, but ultimately had enough to escape with the victory. Following the 40-point first the struggled a bit as they failed to reach even 30 points in a quarter the remainder of the game.

The Pistons slow start really hurt them as they were able to explode on offense following the first. They had back-to-back 30 plus quarters to end the first half and start the second. This evened the game up going into the fourth where the Nuggets outscored them 25-24 to get the one-point victory. This was all despite an enormous 45-point performance by Gordon. Now that is what you call adding insult to injury.

Manning Gallops Fast Towards Chance to Play for Elway in Denver

Well Bronco’s fans, you have your quarterback without a doubt and without question. I am sure you did not plan on putting up billboards asking for a different QB now that Manning will be at the helm and should consider yourself very lucky. Manning decided on playing for the Broncos, which seemed to come down to mainly one thing. Denver certainly does not have the best offense out of the teams vying for Peyton. They do not have the best run game or line either, but they do have one man that seemed to be the difference maker in all of this.

Denver team president John Elway was critical in getting Manning to Denver. Peyton is known to have idolized John Elway growing up and will now have an opportunity to play for him this year. In Manning’s press conference, introducing him to the team, Manning spoke very highly of Elway and what he stands for. Manning, most likely, made this decision a long time ago and for several reasons other than just the fact that Elway was his idol.

Manning is trying to win a championship despite his older age and questions about injuries. This is something Elway is very familiar with as he was able to walk away from the game after winning two championships in his late thirties despite surgeries on his arm at the time. This, undoubtedly, was cause for much consideration into the team despite their lack of offensive talent. Manning, most of all, would like to win another championship and go out riding into the sunset just like his hero John Elway did. More incredibly, he will get that chance while taking John for the ride in the process.

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Manning Gallops Towards Chance to Play Under Elway

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Denver Gets Clawed by Grizzlies in the Rocky Mountains

The Nuggets lost 94-91 in Denver against the Grizzlies on Sunday. Both teams shot poorly, but in the end Denver was that much worse leading to the Grizzlies first season sweep of Denver. The Nuggets are now 23-19 on the year and 12-10 in games at home. The team attempted to come back in the second half in a game that was close throughout. Going into the half, the teams were separated by just 3 points. This ended up being the difference in the end, however the Nuggets were the ones up at the half. This was until a particularly poor third quarter that ended up costing them the game.

The Nuggets leading scorers all had 15 points in the contest. There were 3 players in all that shared that number. Miller led the team in assist with 7. The Nuggets outscored the Grizzlies 53-50 in the first half before putting up just 17 pathetic points in the third quarter. This ended up to be the 6-point swing that ended up in Denvers 19^th loss of the year. They were unable to scored over 25 points in either second half quarter.

Mayo, who scored 22 in the game, led the Grizzlies. His point total was the most by any player in the game. Mayo also led the team in assist with 8. The Grizzlies scored poorly in the second half as well, scoring just 44 points in the half. In the end, it was enough to get their record to 24-16.

Denver Beats First Place Spurs

The Nuggets won 99-94 on Sunday against the Spurs in Texas. The win was very impressive as it was both away from home and against a first place team. The Nuggets move to 21-17 on the year and improve their away record to 11-9 this season. The team would probably be more talked about if not so behind in the division merely because the first place team has been abnormally successful, which has made the Nuggets look bad in many ways. The team is a team to watch out for and is anything but an easy victory.

Lawson, who led the team in every statistical category, led the Nuggets to the victory. The young player led the team in points with 22 while adding 11 assists to get a double-double. He was just one rebound shy of earning a triple-double as he ended the game with 9. The kid has been explosive for the team, and with any added talent would really make the Nuggets a team to be scared of. The team scored nearly 25 in each quarter and was only outscored in one quarter, 28-24, by the Spurs.

The Spurs have been great this year and still hold on to first place with their 25-12 record. They had been great at home and this was just their 3^rd loss of the year at home compared to their 14 home wins. Parker led the team with 25 points scored while collecting 7 assists, which also led the squad. Duncan added 9 rebounds to lead the team as well.

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