National Basketball Association
Denver 119, Sacramento 116
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, March 5, 2012
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, #65 Sean Wright, #69 Ben Taylor
Attendance:
14823
By SportsDirect Inc.
NUGGETS 119, KINGS 116: Ty Lawson hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left in overtime and Arron Afflalo scored a career-high 32 points to help host Denver extend its winning streak to four games.
Afflalo hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation to bring Denver within 106-105. After Sacramento's Isaiah Thomas made two free throws with seven seconds to go, Marcus Thornton fouled Afflalo while attempting a 3-pointer with six-tenths of a second left. Afflalo hit all three free throws to complete Denver's comeback from five down with 14 seconds remaining.
Denver has won five in a row versus Sacramento, which is mired in a four-game losing skid and has lost eight of its last nine road tilts.
Lawson finished with 16 points and 13 assists for his third straight double-double.
Thornton finished with 27 points, including six 3-pointers. Backcourt mate Tyreke Evans also scored 27 points, including a slick drive to the basket to tie the game at 116-116 with 24 seconds left in overtime.
Nuggets rookie forward Kenneth Faried finished with a season-high 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver returned forwards Danilo Gallinari and Nene, who played limited minutes off the bench.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Denver scored 24 points off 18 Sacramento turnovers. … Denver, which is second in the league in bench scoring, got 35 points from its reserves. … Denver's Corey Brewer celebrated his 26th birthday.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Denver |
Tyreke Evans 27 |
Scoring |
Arron Afflalo 32 |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Assists |
Ty Lawson 13 |
Jason Thompson 8 |
Rebounds |
Kenneth Faried 12 |
Tyreke Evans 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Arron Afflalo 10 |
Isaiah Thomas 3 |
Steals |
Arron Afflalo 2 |
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Blocks |
Chris Andersen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
116 |
45.9 |
12-27 |
14-21 |
28 |
49 |
7 |
8 |
18 |
Denver
|
119 |
45.5 |
11-27 |
28-35 |
33 |
47 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .682 after a win and .412 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Kings have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .280 after a loss.