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new coach, the Denver Nuggets still love to push the basketball. Thats exactly
what they did best Sunday night against short-handed Sacramento. Ty Lawson
scored 27 points and Wilson Chandler had 20 for the Nuggets, who used their
fast-paced philosophy to beat the struggling Kings 125-117. Following an
emotional home win over Indiana on Saturday and a late-night flight to
Sacramento, the Nuggets played the up-tempo game that was encouraged for years
by George Karl and has continued under rookie coach Brian Shaw. Denver shot
nearly 52 per cent, made 10 3-pointers and bothered the Kings enough at the
defensive end to force 16 turnovers — many of them contributing to Denvers 33
fast-break points. It was a season high allowed by the Kings, who have had
trouble all season slowing down opponents. The Nuggets are 12-2 this season when
scoring at least 110 points. "We come out and run and play with energy, thats
our game," Lawson said. "If we dont do that, were not going to win many games."
It was the second consecutive victory for the Nuggets, who went ahead late in
the third quarter and never trailed again. Denver was coming off a 109-96
victory over the Pacers, who have the best record in the NBA. The Nuggets
(22-21) now return home for games against Charlotte, Toronto, the Los Angeles
Clippers and Milwaukee. "Its the first time this year we have followed up a good
win with another one," Shaw said. "If we take care of business at home we can
really build some momentum." The Kings, who have dropped three straight and five
of six, played their second consecutive game without leading scorers
DeMarcus Cousins (ankle sprain) and Rudy Gay (Achilles strain). The two combine
for nearly 43 points per game and are day to day. Chandler scored seven points
in the fourth quarter and Kenneth Faried finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds
for the Nuggets. Timofey Mozgov added 14 points, while Nate Robinson and
Randy Foye had 12 apiece. "Were starting to come around as a team," said
Chandler, who made three 3-pointers and added five of Denvers 28 assists. "Were
getting used to each other. We have 10 or 11 guys who can play and we dont lose
a thing, no matter who is on the court." Isaiah Thomas had 22 points and eight
assists for Sacramento, and Marcus Thornton scored 19. Ben McLemore added 18
points, Jason Thompson had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Derrick Williams
scored 12. "We never got defensive in the game tonight," Kings coach Michael
Malone said. "Both teams shot the ball the exact same field goal percentage
(51.9 per cent). We were not going to outscore that team. We put up 117 points
and yet everyone is worried about Rudy Gay and DeMarcus being out. I havent been
worried about our offence once this year." Denver didnt have a field goal in the
final 3:30 of the game, but stayed on top thanks to its foul shooting. The
Nuggets made 14 of 19 free throws down the stretch, most of them in the final 3
minutes. A pair of free throws by J.J. Hickson gave Denver a seven-point lead.
Robinson made one of two attempts at the line with 1:02 left, putting the
Nuggets up 119-113. Lawson hit two free throws and Chandler made four straight,
increasing the lead to 10. "We just couldnt get any consecutive stops in the
fourth quarter," McLemore said. "We would get a stop here, but not
consecutively. What happened was that we turned the ball over too much tonight.
Thats what allowed them to score 125 points and 58 points in the paint. It was
us not defending and turnovers." Leading by two points, the Nuggets opened the
fourth quarter with a surge, taking a 111-102 lead on a 3-pointer by Robinson.
But Denver went scoreless for more than 3 minutes before Lawson scored for a
113-107 advantage. Lawson gave the Kings all sorts of trouble in the third
quarter, scoring 12 points to help Denver take a 95-94 lead into the fourth.
Thornton scored 10 for the Kings. The Nuggets ran off eight unanswered points to
open an eight-point lead in the third. But the Kings countered with a 15-2 run,
including seven points from Thomas and six from Thornton, to pull ahead 80-75 at
the 4:36 mark. Foye had 12 first-half points and Lawson 11 for Denver, which led
65-59 at halftime. McLemore scored 10 off the bench for the Kings, who had 12
turnovers that led to 20 points. NOTES: Thomas made a 3-pointer midway through
the third quarter to extend his streak to 37 games, the second-most in franchise
history. Mitch Richmond holds the team record with 39 consecutive games with a 3
during the 1996-97 season. ... In a fast-paced opening half, the Kings shot 59.5
per cent and Denver was at 54.5 per cent. ... Denver made 31 of 40 free throws.
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has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather. A makeup date for the
game has yet to be announced. Esmil Rogers was expected to make the start for
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