National Basketball Association
Denver 130, Minnesota 106
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 9, 2011
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #9 Derrick Stafford, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
19155
By SportsDirect Inc.
Ty Lawson had the best game of his career and nearly made his way into the history books by going 10 of 11 from 3-point range while collecting 37 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 130-106 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
Lawson exploded in the third quarter as the Nuggets put it away, scoring 24 points and going 7 of 8 from 3-point range in the frame. The 23-year old established his previous career high of 28 last Tuesday and came in averaging 11.4 points. He finished 11 of 16 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line in 29 minutes.
J.R. Smith added 18 points on six 3-pointers and Raymond Felton collected 11 points and 14 assists as eight players reached double figures for Denver (49-31).
Lawson’s 10 3s were one off the franchise record set by Smith on April 13, 2009. He nearly bested the NBA mark for most 3-pointers made in a game without a miss of nine, held by Latrell Sprewell and Ben Gordon.
The Timberwolves actually led, 35-28, early in the second quarter before the Nuggets closed the half on a 37-16 burst to take a 65-51 lead at the break. Minnesota (17-63) is tied with Cleveland for the NBA's worst record.
Lawson drained three 3-pointers in the final 3:39 of the second and stayed hot in the third, making seven more in a row before his lone miss on a 28-foot heave as time ran out in the period. Denver led 101-69 after the third and Lawson watched the fourth from the bench.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Denver |
|
Lazar Hayward 15 |
Scoring |
Ty Lawson 37 |
|
Jonny Flynn 9 |
Assists |
Raymond Felton 14 |
|
Anthony Tolliver 7 |
Rebounds |
Kenyon Martin 8 |
|
Wayne Ellington 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Forbes 6 |
|
Luke Ridnour 2 |
Steals |
Nene 4 |
|
Wesley Johnson 2 |
Blocks |
Nene 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
106 |
45.9 |
11-32 |
17-20 |
22 |
38 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
| Denver
|
130 |
52.3 |
19-38 |
19-34 |
35 |
49 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .688 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .235 after a win and .206 after a loss.
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