National Basketball Association
Denver 105, Oklahoma City 103
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#42 Eric Lewis, #49 Tom Washington, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
19521
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Nuggets 105, Thunder 103: Ty Lawson drained the game-winning 23-footer with 0.2 seconds remaining and Wilson Chandler tied a career-high with 35 points as Denver defeated Oklahoma City for its 10th straight home victory.
Corey Brewer and Andre Miller each added 14 points for the Nuggets, who won their fourth consecutive contest and improved to 25-3 at home.
Russell Westbrook scored a season-high 38 points for the Thunder, who had a three-game winning streak halted. Kevin Durant had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Serge Ibaka added 17 points and eight rebounds.
Oklahoma City trailed by 10 entering the final quarter and caught the Nuggets at 91 on Westbrook’s basket with 5:52 to play. Chandler’s layup with 22.4 seconds left gave Denver a two-point lead and Durant tied the contest with 17.6 seconds left before Lawson connected on the pull-up jumper over the defense of Thabo Sefolosha on the decisive shot.
Denver rolled off 16 consecutive points and had a 37-29 lead with 9:30 left in the first half after Chandler hit one of his six 3-pointers. The Nuggets had a 12-point advantage late in the stanza before taking a 56-47 lead into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Nuggets F Danilo Gallinari had seven points in 22 minutes after missing the previous two games with a thigh injury. … The Thunder blocked 12 shots with Durant, Ibaka and Sefolosha rejecting three apiece. … Denver’s bench scored 71 points while Oklahoma City’s reserves totaled 11.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma City |
|
Denver |
Russell Westbrook 38 |
Scoring |
Wilson Chandler 35 |
Thabo Sefolosha 5 |
Assists |
Ty Lawson 7 |
Kevin Durant 14 |
Rebounds |
Kosta Koufos 13 |
Russell Westbrook 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Andre Miller 4 |
Kevin Durant 2 |
Steals |
Corey Brewer 5 |
Kevin Durant 3 |
Blocks |
Kosta Koufos 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma City
|
103 |
43.4 |
7-20 |
24-34 |
19 |
50 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
Denver
|
105 |
45.3 |
7-21 |
12-17 |
26 |
43 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .676 after a win and .565 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Thunder have a W/L % of .698 after a win and .800 after a loss.