February 2012

Nuggets Beat Wolves in OT

The Nuggets won in overtime Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets win brings their record to 18-15 this season while improving their home record to 9-7 in Denver games. The team is really showing a lot of promise this season and seems to have some pieces to move forward into the future with. The Timberwolves lost on a crucial mistake by one of their teammates. Denver somehow finds themselves in second place in the division behind the Thunder. They seem to have too much space between them though as they are currently back 7.5 games.

Nuggets Lose Close Game Against Thunder

The Nuggets lost to the Thunder 124-118 on Sunday in Oklahoma. The Nuggets played hard and got the game into overtime against the great Thunder squad, but fell short in the end. Regardless, Denver has really shown some drive lately as they have played very competitively against tough competition. The loss brings their record to 17-15 on the year while their away record falls to 9-8. The Nuggets shot great throughout the game, but unfortunately just came up short.

The Nuggets were led by Afflalo who scored 27 in the contest. Harrington scored 11 rebounds to lead the team as well while Miller added 10 assists to lead the team. The Nuggets shot great and scored more than 25 points in each quarter of the game. This included a game high 31 in the 2nd quarter. The team was up just 5 going into the second half, but lost that lead in the third and ultimately ending up in overtime.

Lakers Win Despite Scoring Just 86 Points

The Lakers won in a low scoring affair at home against the Atlanta Hawks. The game consisted of some poor shooting performance and ended 86-78 on Tuesday in LA. The Lakers move to 17-12 with the win and improve their home record to a remarkable 12-2 this season. The team’s ten losses away from home are what they must be most scared of as they know legitimate playoff teams must win on the road. The team is still in second in the division behind the LA Clippers.

Denver Breaks 5-Game Skid

The Nuggets defeated the Suns 109-92 on Tuesday in Denver. The win moves their record to 17-12 on the year while improving their home record to 8-7. Prior to the game, they were on a 5-game losing streak at home. They were able to break that streak thanks to a very good scoring performance by their offense. The team scored 25 or more points in each quarter until the fourth when they eased up a bit and began to run the clock out. If not for the poor performances at home lately, the team would really be in contention in the division.

Nuggets Win Close One in Indiana.

The Nuggets won 113-109 on Saturday against the Pacers in Indiana. The game’s score was as close as it should have been given how well these two match-up. The two teams are almost identical all the way down to their records. The Nuggets win ended a 5-game losing streak they were on and moved their record to 16-12 on the year. It also improved their away record to 9-5 this season.

The Nuggets were led by Ty Lawson who scored 27 points in the contest. They scored more then 25 in each quarter and scored a very impressive 34 points in the second quarter. After falling behind 35-26 in the first, they were able to come back in the second outscoring the Pacers 34-25. Kosta Koufos led the team in rebounds while Andre Miller led in assists with 4. The Nuggets would really be a team a lot of people would watch out for if not for the recent lose streak. Hopefully, this win will propel them to make people think twice.

Nuggets Fall to Warriors

The Denver Nuggets lost 109-101 to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday in Denver. The Nuggets outscored the Warriors in all quarters except the third, which ended up being the difference in the contest. The loss for the Nuggets brings their overall record to 15-12 this season. Their home record is now an even .500 percent at 7-7. In the third, the team was outscored 37- 20. This proved enough to end them up on the losing side of things Thursday.

The Nuggets were led by Arron Afflalo who scored 26 points. Kenneth Farried led the team in rebounds with ten while Lawson added ten assists to lead all. The Nuggets outscored the Warriors 81-72 in all quarters minus the third. The loss was the 5th straight for the team as they move further out of contention. They are currently 5.5 back of the first place Oklahoma City Thunder. They are still in 2nd in the division, but with the losing streak are beginning to widen the gap.

Denver Blows Lead, Loses In OT

The Grizzlies won in overtime, thanks in large part to a late three. The win snapped a recent loss streak that is better left forgotten. The win came after a late surge in the 2^nd half by the Grizzlies. They were outscored 49-37 in the first half, but came back by outscoring Denver 54-42 to get the game to OT. The loss hurt even more for Denver due to them dropping to 2.5 games back of the Thunder. Despite Memphis’ 11-10 record, they are also in second place just 2.5 games back as well.

Denver was led by Al Harrington who had a double-double in the contest. Harrington scored 23 points, to lead all scorers, and added 10 rebounds. The Nuggets allowed 31 points in the fourth to let the Grizzlies back into the game and were unable to do any better in the OT period. Andre Miller also added 6 assists, which led the team. The Nuggets are now 14-7 on the season while the loss, in Memphis, brings their away record to 7-4.

The Grizzlies are now 7-3 at home after the victory in Memphis. Rudy Gay and Gasol both scored 20 points to lead the team. Two players also tied in the contest with 13 rebounds, while Mike Conley led the team in assists with 6. The biggest score of the game came in the closing seconds of overtime when Mayo hit a big three that would prove to be the difference. Mayo ended the game with 18 points of his own.

Denver must win these kinds of games. Away games against average opponents cannot end in a loss especially when they led most of the contest.

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