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Nikola Jokić and Emmanuel Mudiay Visit First Responders

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Summer League: Denver vs. Washington

With an 82-73 victory, the 14th-seeded Atlanta Hawks became the second squad Thursday to knock off a previously unbeaten team in the championship bracket of the Samsung NBA Summer League 2015.

Atlanta (3-2) staked itself to an early 5-0 lead behind a 3-point play by Lamar Patterson and a jumper by Mike Muscala. From there, the Hawks never trailed against the No. 3 Denver Nuggets (3-1) at UNLV's Thomas &amp; Mack Center.

The Hawks pushed their lead to seven on three occasions in the opening quarter only to see the Nuggets chip away and cut the deficit to only one score with 24 seconds left on the clock.

Denver pulled within one twice more in the second and drew even at 32-all with 55 seconds remaining in the first half. Unfortunately, a 3-pointer by Terran Petteway and a jumper by Patterson extended the Hawks' advantage to five points at intermission.

Atlanta's lead ballooned to double digits for the majority of the third quarter, but dipped back to only three points twice midway in the fourth.

With the two separated by only one possession at 71-68, the Hawks reeled off a 9-0 run over a span of 3:31 to put 12 points between themselves and the Nuggets. Brandon Ashley, who played at Arizona from 2012-15, was the primary catalyst for the scoring outburst with seven of his game-high 18 points during this stretch.

Patterson and Stephen Holt contributed 17 apiece in the win, while Petteway and Muscala added 14 and 10, respectively.

Denver's Joffrey Lauvergne had the games only double-double behind a combination of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Gilvydas Biruta led the team in scoring with 17 points. Ian Clark chipped in 13, while Roscoe Smith had 10 more.

The Nuggets will return to action Friday in the consolation bracket, while the Hawks advance to Saturday's quarterfinals.

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Summer League Playoffs: Nuggets vs. Hawks

In addition to having the ability to create his own shot, Denver point guard Emmanuel Mudiay already has proven his court vision is good as anyone's at the NBA Summer League.

The seventh overall pick continued to show his passing ability Monday, dishing out a game-high eight assists in the

Nuggets' 86-83 win over the Miami Heat at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.

Mudiay found teammate Ian Clark, a Belmont product, on the wing on an inbounds play for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds to give Denver an 84-83 lead. The Nuggets, who trailed most of the game and by as many as 13 points, then got two free throws from Erick Green before Miami guard Shabazz Napier missed an off-balance 3-pointer as time expired.

Mudiay, who also had 10 points and three rebounds, bumped up his assist average to 7.3 per game, which ranks second in the NBA Summer League behind Portland's Tim Frazier (8.0 assists).

His shooting didn't come as easily Monday, as the 6-foot-5-inch standout finished 4-for-13 from the floor and 1-for-5 from the 3-point line. He also had five turnovers while playing a game-high 33 minutes.

Clark led five Nuggets in double figures with 19 points, and Gary Harris added 12 points before leaving early in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury.

Green and forward Joffrey Lauvergne each had 11 points for the Nuggets. Lauvergne, who played in 24 games for Denver a year ago, also pulled down nine boards for the Nuggets, who shot 29 of 64 (45.3 percent) from the field and 19-for-27 (70.4 percent) from the free-throw line.

Napier, the 24th pick in the 2014 draft, led the Heat with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He added six assists, three steals and one turnover in 24 minutes in front of team president Pat Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra, who sat together in the stands.

Justise Winslow, the 10th overall pick, only played 12 minutes and finished with three points. He was nursing a leg injury by using a heating pad most of the game.

Greg Whittington had 16 points, and teammate Tyler Kalinoski scored 11 for the Heat, who went 32 of 67 (47.8 percent) from the floor.

Miami returns to action Tuesday against the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. ET, while Denver awaits their seeding for the single-elimination play.

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Summer League: Nuggets vs. Heat

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Summer League: Denver vs. Miami

If the Denver Nuggets' first two games of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas are a sign of things to come this season, it's going to be a very productive year for rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay.

Mudiay, the seventh overall pick in this year's draft, followed an 11-point NBA debut on Friday with game-highs of 19 points and 10 assists on Sunday, adding three rebounds in a 98-76 win over the Sacramento Kings.

The 19-year-old, who played professionally in China last season, has been anything but trigger-shy in his first two NBA games. Mudiay has attempted a total of 30 shots from the field, converting 12 of them. After hitting just one free throw on Friday, Mudiay went 4-for-7 from the foul line on Sunday.

Sacramento center Willie Cauley-Stein, who was picked sixth overall in this year's draft, had 15 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor. The 21-year-old 7-footer played 22 minutes, but recorded just one rebound.

Third-year guard Ian Clark added 19 points for Denver on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor and a perfect 5-for-5 from 3-point range. Erick Green, who appeared in 43 games for the Nuggets last year, had 16 points. Seven Nuggets players finished with double-figure scoring totals on Saturday.

After close first half, Denver pulled away early in the third quarter. Leading 51-44 at the break, Denver got 11 points, including three triples from Clark in the third, and another from starting guard Gary Harris to build a 17-point lead by the end of the quarter.

Denver (2-0) faces Miami on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. Sacramento (0-2) plays Golden State on Monday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Summer League: Nuggets vs. Kings

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Summer League: Denver vs. Sacramento

Denver point guard Emmanuel Mudiay proved his fearlessness last year by forgoing college ball to play overseas in China as a fresh-faced, 18-year-old kid.
The No. 7 overall pick showed he wasn't afraid to put up shots, either, on Friday afternoon in his NBA debut.

Mudiay went 5-for-15 from the field and scored 11 points in three quarters of work to help the Denver Nuggets to an 86-71 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Mudiay, a consensus top-five recruit in the nation out of high school, also had five rebounds and four assists despite sitting the entire fourth quarter. The former SMU commit did, however, finish with two turnovers and was 0-for-4 from the 3-point line.

Gary Harris, who was selected 19th overall in the 2014 draft by the Chicago Bulls but later traded to Denver, scored a team-high 15 points. The Michigan State alum shot 6-for-11 from the field and added four rebounds and three assists for the Nuggets, who led 43-36 at halftime.

Atlanta forward Lamar Patterson led all scorers with 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He added four rebounds and three assists in only 19 minutes.

Brandon Ashley, who joined the Hawks after going undrafted out of Arizona, added 15 points and five rebounds for Atlanta, which got 11 points from former Nebraska standout Terran Petteway.

Two second-round picks from the 2013 draft supplied big contributions to help the Nuggets get an opening-day win. Guard Erick Green (Virginia Tech), the 46th pick to the Grizzlies, and forward Jamaal Franklin (San Diego State), the 41st pick to the Jazz, scored 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Green also contributed four assists, and Franklin added three steals for Denver, which finished 33 of 70 (47.1 percent) from the field and 18-for-20 (90.0 percent) from the free-throw line. At one point, the Nuggets led by as many as 21 points.

Atlanta, which traded its first-round pick to acquire Tim Hardaway Jr. from the Knicks, went 29-for-70 (41.4 percent) from the field. The Hawks did outrebound the Nuggets, 37-28, but only shot 6 of 22 (27.3 percent) from long distance.

Both teams will return on Sunday, with Denver taking on the Sacramento Kings at 5 p.m. and Atlanta facing the Golden State Warriors at 5:30 p.m.

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Summer League: Nuggets vs. Hawks

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