National Basketball Association
Denver 107, L.A. Clippers 92
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 7, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#74 Curtis Blair, #8 Marc Davis, #33 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
18857
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Nuggets 107, Clippers 92: Ty Lawson had 21 points and 11 assists and host Denver extended its winning streak to seven with an impressive victory over Los Angeles.
Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and Kenneth Faried added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which led 85-75 after shooting 77.8 percent in the third quarter. The Nuggets recorded their 13th straight home win while shooting 55.8 percent overall.
Matt Barnes scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Blake Griffin had 17 points to lead Los Angeles, which trailed by eight with 8:26 remaining before Denver took a commanding 14-point lead with 6:33 left. Chris Paul chipped in 16 points and 10 assists.
Denver, which shot 11-of-23 from 3-point range, secured the tiebreaker over the Clippers after winning the season series 2-1. The Nuggets have won 17 of their last 21 to move 2 1/2 games behind No. 3 seed Los Angeles.
Andre Iguodala had 14 points and Andre Miller and Wilson Chandler scored 12 apiece off the bench for the Nuggets, who snapped the Clippers’ five-game road winning streak.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clippers G Jamal Crawford is listed as day-to-day after missing the game with a sore left ankle. … The Nuggets improved to 27-3 at the Pepsi Center. … Los Angeles, which was playing the back end of a back-to-back after beating Milwaukee on Wednesday, was 7-of-22 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
L.A. Clippers |
|
Denver |
Matt Barnes 19 |
Scoring |
Ty Lawson 21 |
Chris Paul 10 |
Assists |
Ty Lawson 11 |
Lamar Odom 10 |
Rebounds |
Kenneth Faried 10 |
Matt Barnes 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenneth Faried 3 |
Matt Barnes 1 |
Steals |
Danilo Gallinari 2 |
DeAndre Jordan 2 |
Blocks |
Kenneth Faried 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers
|
92 |
42.4 |
7-22 |
13-16 |
21 |
36 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
Denver
|
107 |
55.8 |
11-23 |
10-12 |
33 |
38 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.