Spurs-Nuggets Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Apr 09 2013 3:38PM

Both the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs are banged up heading down the stretch and hope their health improves before the postseason.

They also still have plenty to play for until then.

Denver seeks a franchise-record 21st straight home victory Wednesday night in its quest for home-court advantage versus San Antonio, which is in a tight battle for the Western Conference's top seed.

The Nuggets (53-24) have won 19 of 21 overall, but they've been forced to move forward without their two leading scorers. They lost Danilo Gallinari for the season due to a torn ACL suffered Thursday versus Dallas, and Ty Lawson has sat out four straight and seven of the last eight games with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.

Lawson is hoping to return before the playoffs as Denver holds a slim lead on Memphis for the third seed. With the Los Angeles Clippers locked into a top-four seed due as a division winner, Denver or Memphis will end up as the No. 5 seed.

"My team has been very good about meeting challenges, both schedule-wise and injury-wise and perseverance-wise," coach George Karl said. "They have a competitive spirit that for a young team is pretty strong."

That certainly showed in Saturday's 132-114 win over Houston, as the Nuggets set a season high for points scored. They improved to an NBA-best 35-3 at home, where they haven't lost since falling to Washington on Jan. 18.

"I've played with Gallo nearly my whole career. I kind of look at him as more than just a teammate," Wilson Chandler, who scored 21 points starting in place of Gallinari, told the team's official website.

"We have a very deep team and we have a lot of players step up."

Corey Brewer scored 22 points off the bench, while Andre Iguodala added 18 and a season-high 14 assists. The Nuggets, who have won four straight, forced 19 turnovers and rank near the top of the league forcing 15.9 per game.

"We pride ourselves on playing fast, and when you get into this altitude, you can't play the way we play," Brewer said.

The Spurs, who have won nine of the last 12 meetings, will attempt to keep up, though they may not have Tony Parker (neck) or Manu Ginobili (hamstring) because of injuries. Boris Diaw will sit out with a lumbar facet sprain.

Parker has missed two of the last three games and Ginobili the last five.

San Antonio (57-20) holds a slim lead on Oklahoma City for the West's top spot, though it had dropped three of four prior to Saturday's 99-97 win over Atlanta.

"We're not in a great rhythm right now," said Tim Duncan, who scored 31 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and added four blocks. "Honestly, the injuries are hurting us. We lost some close ones for a little while and that can push you over the top or that can set you back a little bit."

Duncan has stepped up of late, averaging 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds over his last 11, including a 23-point, 14-rebound performance in a 100-99 win over Denver on March 27.

"We're so lucky to have him here for as long as we have," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's an ultimate professional and he rose above a lot to do it."

Duncan scored 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 112-106 loss Dec. 18 at Denver, though the Spurs have won four of their last six at the Pepsi Center.

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Denver beats Spurs 96-86 for 21st home win in row

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Posted Apr 11 2013 2:31AM

DENVER (AP) The surging Denver Nuggets haven't gotten to the point of judging the quality of their wins. Coach George Karl knows a clunker when he sees one, though.

"It was an ugly, sloppy win," Karl said after watching the tired Nuggets' landmark 96-86 victory over the equally short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

"But we'll take it," Karl said.

Wilson Chandler scored 29 points and Corey Brewer had 28 as the Nuggets overcame a slow start to post their franchise-record 21st straight home win while also tying their franchise record of 54 wins in an NBA season.

They have four games left, including two at home, where they improved to a league-best 36-3, tying yet another franchise mark that was set in 1976-77.

Andre Iguodala recorded his first triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 assists and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets, who haven't lost at home since Jan. 18 against Washington, and JaVale McGee provided stellar defense on Tim Duncan (17 points).

"The team has a resilient attitude toward whatever has to happen in a game to win it," Karl said. "And tonight's game was very strange in a lot of ways. But our guys just kept fighting and things finally came our way offensively and we sustained our defensive effort for most of the game.

"They missed a lot of open 3s I thought early in the game. And we got the hot players. Wilson and Corey were the hot players on the court and they kind of never found that guy for them."

The Nuggets broke the old mark of 20 straight home wins set by Doug Moe's 1984-85 team. And they did it by overcoming a 14-0 deficit. Denver took a 38-37 lead into the locker room at halftime and atoned for its slow start by scoring the first 13 points of the fourth quarter.

That gave the Nuggets an 82-63 lead.

"They turned up their defensive intensity and turned it into some points," Duncan said. "We got back on our heels a little bit. Still stayed in the game. Did a great job of sticking around. We just couldn't make shots consistently and their pressure got to us."

Even with Duncan sitting out the fourth quarter, the Spurs fought back, pulling to 89-82 on Gary Neal's 3-pointer with 2:33 remaining. DeJuan Blair added 17 points and his three-point play with 1:33 left made it 91-86, but the Spurs didn't score again.

"We started out pretty well but then they made their run and at the end we couldn't hold it off," said Spurs guard Cory Joseph.

Point guards Ty Lawson and Tony Parker sat out the showdown, Parker with a sore back and Lawson with an ailing right heel, and their absences were felt when both teams shot just 36 percent in an ugly first half.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he didn't want to risk playing Parker in light of his team's injury epidemic. Popovich revealed that Boris Diaw will miss two to three weeks with a back injury, and Manu Ginobili has missed several games with a strained right hamstring. Parker also has been dealing with a balky left ankle.

With Parker out, the Spurs struggled from long range, missing 17 of 21 3-pointers.

Lawson has missed eight of Denver's last nine games and five straight. He has a torn right plantar fascia and returned to practice Tuesday. Karl, who lost starting forward Danilo Gallinari to a torn ACL last week, said he needs to see more progress from Lawson before he puts him back in the lineup.

"If it was a playoff game, he would have played," Karl said.

Kenneth Faried, the victim of Patty Mill's flagrant foul in the first half, walked gingerly from the court after the game with a dazed look, but Karl said he was fine.

"The one I kind of got a little nervous on was I thought Corey kind of tweaked his knee on that last play with about a minute to go. It seemed like his knee went the wrong way," Karl said. "I wasn't worried about Kenneth. Kenneth's pretty tough. I think he likes getting hit like that."

Neither Faried nor Brewer said anything afterward about being hurt. Faried said he wouldn't miss any games.

Denver took a 69-63 lead into the fourth quarter. By the time Blair scored San Antonio's next basket with 7:51 left, the Nuggets had gone on a 37-10 tear.

The Nuggets have two home games remaining, against Portland on Sunday and Phoenix on Wednesday night, to try to break the team record for home victories since joining the NBA 37 years ago. Denver went 36-5 at home under coach Larry Brown in 1976-77.

The Spurs scored the game's first 14 points, much to the chagrin of the Pepsi Center crowd, which was implored to stand until the Nuggets scored their first points. They finally sat when Chandler sank a running jump shot at the 6:45 mark.

The Nuggets shot several airballs in the first quarter, when they were just 5 for 23 from the floor and missed their only free throw.

"Our bench," Chandler said when asked what got them back into the game.

"We needed energy," said Brewer, who took a career-high 25 shots. "They came out firing on all cylinders. So, I just tried to come in and push the pace, get us running and it worked out for us."

The Spurs weren't immune from the shooting foibles, missing 20 of 24 during one stretch as the Nuggets clawed their way back into the game and finally took a 38-37 lead into the locker room. That marked the Spurs' lowest-scoring half of the season and only Chandler's bucket in the final minute of the second quarter prevented the Nuggets from tying their low of 36 points for a half this season.

"I thought the whole game had a lot of weirdness to it," Karl said. "... I don't know if it was the way the game was refereed, two good offenses struggling to score, I'm sure they missed their playmakers; we missed our playmakers."

Notes: Karl said his players complained about the two hard practices leading to the game and he thought that was why they walked the ball upcourt more than he'd like. So, he's giving them Thursday off yet hoping Lawson comes in for some work. ... The Nuggets went 54-28 in both 1987-88 and 2008-09. ... The Spurs' previous worst half was a 38-point effort at Minnesota on March 12. The Nuggets scored 36 points in each half against Memphis on Dec. 29.

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Notebook: Nuggets 96, Spurs 86

Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:28 AM - Updated Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:28 AM

THE FACTS: The 2012-13 Denver Nuggets are in the record books. Now they're aiming for a high seed and homecourt advantage in the Western Conference playoffs.

Wilson Chandler had a game-high 29 points, Corey Brewer came off the bench to score 28 and the Nuggets overcame a slow start to beat the San Antonio Spurs 96-86 on Wednesday night.

Andre Iguodala had a triple-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets (54-24), who set a franchise record with their 21st straight home win. The Nuggets also tied the franchise record for home wins (36) and overall wins (54) with four games left. They are sitting third in the Western Conference and have a chance to clinch the No. 3 seed by winning out. Tim Duncan and Gary Neal had 17 points apiece for the Spurs (57-21), who fell into a tie with Oklahoma City for the best record in the West.

QUOTABLE: "We need homecourt in the first round, so we're going to get every win we can get."

-- Corey Brewer

THE STAT: Denver made just two shots outside the paint in the first half, and both were 3-pointers by Brewer.

TURNING POINT: The game was close heading into the fourth, but with Duncan on the bench and Tony Parker not playing, the Nuggets took control. Chandler hit two free throws and a 3-pointer, while Iguodala and JaVale McGee had a steal and dunk each as Denver started the period on a 12-0 run to take an 82-63 lead.

QUOTABLE II: "I thought JaVale's 16 minutes were really good for us. A lot of emotion in those minutes. It was an ugly, sloppy win but we'll take it."

-- Nuggets coach George Karl

HOT: Brewer has turned up his game over the last month, but even more so the past three games. He has scored 20 or more points in each game and has provided a spark defensively with his speed and quick hands.

NOT: Neither team was good offensively in the first half despite being two of the top four scoring teams in the league this season. The Nuggets started the game by turning it over four times and missing their first six shots to fall behind 14-0. Then the Spurs, who hit six of their first eight shots, went 4-for-24 in one stretch, allowing Denver back in the game.

GOOD MOVE: Late in the third quarter the Nuggets started wresting control, and defense was a big part. On one San Antonio possession McGee blocked Duncan's shot. The Spurs got the offensive rebound and fed Duncan again but Chandler blocked his layup attempt to force a shot-clock violation.

QUOTABLE III: "JaVale got the block and then I saw Tim Duncan going up and I thought about it. I don't want to get dunked on so I went up and blocked it."

-- Wilson Chandler

BAD MOVE: The Spurs' 3-point shooting. They started missing early and never really got going. They finished 4-for-21 from behind the line and some misses led to easy fast-break points for Denver.

QUOTABLE IV: "When you don't make shots it's pretty easy fast break the way they did. I don't know what we were from 3 but it wasn't good. When you're that bad from the 3-point line and you turn it over at the same time people make runs."

-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

ROOKIE WATCH: Nano De Colo started for the sixth time this season in place of Parker, who was out with a sore neck. De Colo had only two points and played just 5:54 in the second half.

NOTABLE: The Nuggets last home loss was Jan. 18 to Washington. ... The Spurs' 37 points in the first half was their season low for one half. ... Iguodala's triple-double was his first this season and ninth of his career. He was three turnovers from a dubious quadruple-double.

UP NEXT: For the Spurs, Friday vs. Sacramento, Sunday @ L.A. Lakers, Monday @ Golden State. For the Nuggets, Friday @ Dallas, Sunday vs. Portland, Monday @ Milwaukee.

• Spurs: Diaw, Ginobili, Jackson
• Nuggets: Gallinari, Stone

• Spurs: --
• Nuggets: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #47 Bennie Adams, #63 Derek Richardson
• Attendance: 16651
• Duration: 2:14

San Antonio Spurs (57-21)		Denver Nuggets (54-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Koufos vs Duncan (Faried gains possession)
	11:56	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:39 [SAS 2-0]
	11:25	Miller Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
De Colo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:13 [SAS 4-0]
	10:54	Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Splitter (1 BLK)
Splitter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:53
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: De Colo (1 AST)	10:44 [SAS 6-0]
	10:24	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
De Colo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:23
Green Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
	10:09	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
De Colo Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:57
	09:51	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:49
Duncan Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (1 BLK)	09:41
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:40
Duncan Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:24 [SAS 8-0]
	09:12	Koufos Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:11
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	08:59 [SAS 10-0]
	08:36	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Leonard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Splitter (1 AST)	08:23 [SAS 12-0]
	08:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:08	Iguodala Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Duncan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)	07:55
	07:49	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:45
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	07:40
Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:38
Green Jump Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:21	Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Splitter (1 ST)
Splitter Jump Shot: Missed	07:18
De Colo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:17
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: De Colo (2 AST)	07:04 [SAS 14-0]
	06:42 [DEN 2-14]	Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:37	Koufos Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	06:37	Faried Substitution replaced by Brewer
	06:37	Koufos Substitution replaced by McGee
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:19	Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:07 [DEN 4-14]	Chandler Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Leonard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	05:50
	05:34	Iguodala Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	05:34	Iguodala Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Splitter Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:34
Duncan Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	05:11
	05:10	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:02	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:01
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	04:53
	04:51	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:34	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:33	McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Green Substitution replaced by Joseph	04:33
De Colo Substitution replaced by Neal	04:33
	04:29	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:28
	04:22	McGee Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Duncan Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Neal (1 AST)	04:12 [SAS 16-4]
	03:53 [DEN 6-16]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:17	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)
	03:16	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:14	McGee Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	03:13	Team Rebound
	03:13	Chandler Substitution replaced by Randolph
	03:13	Randolph Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	03:13	Randolph Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:13
Leonard Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:49	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:48
Joseph Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)	02:29
Leonard Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:28
Leonard Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)	02:27
Leonard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:26
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:25
Duncan Substitution replaced by Blair	02:25
	02:07	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:06
	02:04	Miller Substitution replaced by Fournier
Joseph Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:McGee (1 ST)	01:55
	01:49	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:47	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:45 [DEN 9-16]	Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)
Joseph Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	01:45
Leonard Substitution replaced by Mills	01:45
	01:45	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:43
Neal Jump Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:23	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:10	McGee Jump Shot: Missed
Mills Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:09
	01:05	Fournier Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:05
Team Rebound	01:05
Blair Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:05 [SAS 17-9]
	00:49.4	Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:48.9	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:46.9	Randolph Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Neal (1 ST)
Neal Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (3 BLK)	00:29.9
	00:28.6	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:26.4 [DEN 11-17]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	00:09.3	Brewer Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Joseph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:09.3
Team Rebound	00:09.3
Joseph Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:09.3 [SAS 18-11]
	00:03.2	Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.8	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:00.5	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (57-21)		Denver Nuggets (54-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Mills Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:39 [SAS 20-11]
	11:39	Fournier Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Mills Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:39
Team Rebound	11:38
Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (2 ST)	11:33
	11:27 [DEN 13-20]	Fournier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:10	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Mills Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:05
	10:59	McGee Jump Shot: Missed
Joseph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:58
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:25	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:24
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:13	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:06	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:05
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:55	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:50 [DEN 15-20]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: McGee (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:50
	09:50	Iguodala Substitution replaced by Faried
	09:50	McGee Substitution replaced by Chandler
Bonner Jump Hook Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:16	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Joseph (1 BLK)
Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Joseph 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)	08:59 [SAS 23-15]
	08:41 [DEN 17-23]	Randolph Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Blair Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:26
Neal Substitution replaced by Green	08:26
Bonner Substitution replaced by Splitter	08:26
	08:12 [DEN 19-23]	Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Joseph Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fournier (1 BLK)	07:58
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:42	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:41
Joseph Substitution replaced by De Colo	07:41
Splitter Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:28
Splitter Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:28
	07:28	Randolph Substitution replaced by Miller
	07:17 [DEN 21-23]	Brewer Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Splitter Jump Hook Shot: Missed	06:56
Team Rebound	06:55
	06:55	Chandler Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Blair Substitution replaced by Leonard	06:55
Splitter Layup Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:55	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Mills Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:36
	06:36	Faried Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 Missed
	06:36	Team Rebound
	06:36 [DEN 22-23]	Faried Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Mills Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:34
	06:26 [DEN 24-23]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fournier (1 AST)
Green Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:06 [SAS 25-24]
	05:49	Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	05:49	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:44 [DEN 27-25]	Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
De Colo 3pt Shot: Missed	05:29
Leonard Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	05:28
Leonard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:24 [SAS 27-27]
	05:18	Fournier Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)
	05:18
Mills Substitution replaced by Duncan	05:18
	05:18	Brewer Substitution replaced by Koufos
	05:18	Fournier Substitution replaced by Iguodala
	05:05	Koufos Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:05 [SAS 28-27]
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:05 [SAS 29-27]
	04:44 [DEN 29-29]	Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Leonard Jump Shot: Missed	04:26
	04:25	Koufos Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:22	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
	04:21	Faried Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Splitter Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	04:10
	03:52	Chandler Running Jump Shot: Missed
	03:51	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:51 [DEN 31-29]	Chandler Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:37	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:32 [DEN 33-29]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)
Splitter Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:18 [SAS 31-33]
	03:11	Chandler Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Leonard (1 ST)
Splitter Hook Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:54	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:51	Chandler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Splitter Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Duncan (1 AST)	02:37 [SAS 33-33]
	02:17	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:16	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:12	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed
	02:11	Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:11	Koufos Tip Shot: Missed
	02:09	Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:09 [DEN 35-33]	Koufos Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Splitter (2 AST)	01:47 [SAS 35-35]
	01:27	Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed
	01:26	Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:26	Koufos Tip Shot: Missed
De Colo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:24
Splitter Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: De Colo (3 AST)	01:18 [SAS 37-35]
De Colo Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:05
	01:05 [DEN 36-37]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:05	Faried Substitution replaced by Brewer
	01:05	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:04
Duncan Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:42.3	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:26.4 [DEN 38-37]	Chandler Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)
Duncan Layup Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.4	Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:01.0	Iguodala Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:De Colo (1 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (57-21)		Denver Nuggets (54-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Duncan Running Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS)	11:38 [SAS 39-38]
	11:16	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	11:15	Koufos Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	11:00	Miller Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	11:00	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:52	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Leonard (2 ST)
Leonard Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:46 [SAS 41-38]
	10:16 [DEN 40-41]	Miller Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Splitter (3 AST)	09:57 [SAS 43-40]
	09:32	Miller Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	09:31	Koufos Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
De Colo Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:20
	09:20 [DEN 41-43]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
De Colo Substitution replaced by Joseph	09:20
	09:20 [DEN 42-43]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Green Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Splitter (4 AST)	09:02 [SAS 45-42]
	08:43 [DEN 45-45]	Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)
Splitter Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Joseph (1 AST)	08:26 [SAS 47-45]
	08:06	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Splitter (2 ST)
Leonard Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	08:02 [SAS 49-45]
	07:44	Faried Jump Shot: Missed
	07:44	Team Rebound
Joseph Substitution replaced by De Colo	07:44
	07:39	Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Leonard (3 ST)
	07:35	Miller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Splitter Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:35 [SAS 50-45]
	07:35	Faried Substitution replaced by Brewer
Splitter Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:35 [SAS 51-45]
	07:22	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Splitter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:21
Splitter Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	07:13
	07:07	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	07:05
Leonard Layup Shot: Missed	06:59
Leonard Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	06:57
Team Timeout : Regular	06:55
Splitter Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)	06:51
	06:46 [DEN 47-51]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)
Splitter Jump Hook Shot: Missed	06:21
	06:21	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:13	Koufos Layup Shot: Missed
	06:12	Koufos Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)
	06:07 [DEN 50-51]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Koufos (1 AST)
Leonard Turnaround Bank shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Koufos Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	05:29	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Duncan (1 BLK)
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:27
Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: De Colo (4 AST)	05:21 [SAS 53-50]
	05:08 [DEN 52-53]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:59	Koufos Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	04:47 [DEN 55-53]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)
De Colo Substitution replaced by Joseph	04:30
Splitter Substitution replaced by Blair	04:30
Green Jump Shot: Missed	04:25
	04:24	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:18 [DEN 57-53]	Iguodala Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Leonard 3pt Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:48	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Green Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:44
	03:44	Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:44	Team Rebound
Green Substitution replaced by Neal	03:44
	03:44	Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Leonard Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	03:41
Neal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Joseph (2 AST)	03:30 [SAS 56-57]
	03:16 [DEN 59-56]	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Joseph Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:02	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:53	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Duncan Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:52
Blair Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Leonard (1 AST)	02:36 [SAS 58-59]
	02:17 [DEN 61-58]	Miller Jump Bank Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	02:04	Koufos Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	02:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:04	Koufos Substitution replaced by Fournier
	02:04	Miller Substitution replaced by McGee
Duncan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:04
Team Rebound	02:04
Duncan Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:04 [SAS 59-61]
	01:46 [DEN 63-59]	Brewer Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Fournier (2 AST)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:21 [DEN 65-59]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)
Neal Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Duncan (2 AST)	01:01 [SAS 61-65]
	00:46.6 [DEN 67-61]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Fournier (3 AST)
Duncan Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (4 BLK)	00:24.9
Joseph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:23.9
Duncan Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	00:22.9
Team Rebound	00:22.6
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:22.6
	00:05.4 [DEN 69-61]	Chandler Driving Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)
	00:00.1	Iguodala Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Joseph Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:00.1 [SAS 62-69]
Joseph Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:00.1 [SAS 63-69]
End of 3rd Quarter
San Antonio Spurs (57-21)		Denver Nuggets (54-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Bonner Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:53
	11:53 [DEN 70-63]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Leonard Substitution replaced by Mills	11:53
	11:53 [DEN 71-63]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	11:11 [DEN 73-63]	Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chandler (3 AST)
Joseph Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	11:04
	10:50 [DEN 76-63]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (8 AST)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	10:28
	10:28	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	10:15	Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:15
Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Iguodala (3 ST)	10:09
	10:04 [DEN 78-63]	Iguodala Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chandler (4 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:50	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	09:45	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:44
Joseph Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:McGee (2 ST)	09:27
	09:23 [DEN 80-63]	McGee Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)
Neal Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:55	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Blair Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	08:53
	08:53
	08:42	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Neal (2 ST)
Joseph Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:30
Mills Jump Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:25	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Blair Foul: Personal (2 PF)	08:24
	08:08 [DEN 82-63]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (9 AST)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	07:56
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:55
Blair Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mills (2 AST)	07:48 [SAS 65-82]
	07:25	Chandler Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:24
Neal 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	07:15 [SAS 68-82]
	06:55	Iguodala Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Mills (1 ST)
Neal 3pt Shot: Missed	06:49
	06:46	Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	06:40 [DEN 84-68]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (10 AST)
Neal Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Mills (3 AST)	06:26 [SAS 70-84]
	06:26	Fournier Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Bonner Substitution replaced by Baynes	06:26
	06:26	Chandler Substitution replaced by Miller
	06:26	McGee Substitution replaced by Faried
Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	06:26 [SAS 71-84]
	06:04 [DEN 86-71]	Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Baynes Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:26	Fournier Jump Shot: Missed Block: Baynes (1 BLK)
Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:25
Blair Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Neal (2 AST)	05:16 [SAS 73-86]
	04:51	Fournier Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mills (1 BLK)
Baynes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:50
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	04:46
Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:45
Baynes Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:45 [SAS 75-86]
Joseph Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:26
	04:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:26	Fournier Substitution replaced by Chandler
	04:26 [DEN 87-75]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:26	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:25
Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:08 [SAS 77-87]
	03:57	Faried Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Joseph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:57
Blair Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:53
	03:26	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
	03:25	Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Blair Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:23
	03:23	Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:23	Team Rebound
	03:23 [DEN 88-77]	Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Blair Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Mills (4 AST)	03:06 [SAS 79-88]
Baynes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:47
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
	02:47	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:47	Team Rebound
	02:47 [DEN 89-79]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Neal 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Joseph (3 AST)	02:33 [SAS 82-89]
	02:14 [DEN 91-82]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
	02:03	Chandler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:03
Team Rebound	02:03
Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:03 [SAS 83-91]
	01:41	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Baynes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:39
Blair Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Joseph (4 AST)	01:33 [SAS 85-91]
	01:33	Chandler Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Blair Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	01:33 [SAS 86-91]
Blair Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:21
	01:21 [DEN 92-86]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	01:21 [DEN 93-86]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Blair Jump Shot: Missed	01:06
Joseph Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:06
Joseph Jump Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)	01:03
	01:02	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Blair Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)	01:00
	01:00 [DEN 94-86]	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	01:00	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Blair Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:58.9
Neal Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:47.9	Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	00:24.9 [DEN 96-86]	Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Joseph Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Faried (2 BLK)	00:14.9
	00:13.9	Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
End of 4th Quarter