GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 102
DETROIT 103 1:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 106
DETROIT 109 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 20 34 25 27 106
DETROIT 29 34 16 30 109 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DEN - ANTHONY ROBERSON 22, BOBBY JONES 17, VON
WAFER 16
DET - JARVIS HAYES 24, TAYSHAUN PRINCE 19, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 16</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DENVER 106
DETROIT 109 FINAL</div>

 

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons had justenough to defeat the shorthanded Denver Nuggets.


Jarvis Hayes scored 24 points and Jason Maxiell added 16 pointsand 11 rebounds as the Pistons held on for a 109-106 victoryover the Nuggets on Sunday.


Denver played without Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, who didnot make the trip to Detroit, as well as Nene (calf strain),Kenyon Martin (knee), Anthony Carter (hand) and Eduardo Najera(back).


Detroit led, 101-92, with 4:48 remaining, but an 8-0 run broughtthe Nuggets within one point with 2:00 left.


Denver trailed by three points with 20 seconds left, but AnthonyRoberson's 3-point attempt was off the mark.


Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey sank two free throws with eightseconds remaining to seal the win.


Roberson scored 22 points while Marcus Camby added 10 points and16 rebounds for the Nuggets.


Tayshaun Prince scored 19 points and Chauncey Billups added 16for Detroit.


Pistons guard Richard Hamilton left the game with 6:37 left inthe third quarter with a left ankle injury.

 

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- The Detroit Pistons had justenough to defeat the shorthanded Denver Nuggets.


Jarvis Hayes scored 24 points and Jason Maxiell added 16 pointsand 11 rebounds as the Pistons held on for a 109-106 victoryover the Nuggets on Sunday.


Denver played without Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, who didnot make the trip to Detroit, as well as Nene (calf strain),Kenyon Martin (knee), Anthony Carter (hand) and Eduardo Najera(back).


Detroit led, 101-92, with 4:48 remaining, but an 8-0 run broughtthe Nuggets within one point with 2:00 left.


Denver trailed by three points with 20 seconds left, but AnthonyRoberson's 3-point attempt was off the mark.


Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey sank two free throws with eightseconds remaining to seal the win.


Roberson scored 22 points while Marcus Camby added 10 points and16 rebounds for the Nuggets.


Tayshaun Prince scored 19 points and Chauncey Billups added 16for Detroit.


Pistons guard Richard Hamilton left the game with 6:37 left inthe third quarter with a left ankle sprain, but the injury isnot being considered serious.

 

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">DENVER (106) AT DETROIT (109)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J SMITH 25:15 4-14 5-8 1 2 3 2 6 0 4 13
A ROBERSON 31:54 9-16 0-0 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 22
V WAFER 27:36 7-14 2-2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 16
L KLEIZA 17:36 4-6 1-1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 9
S HUNTER 20:48 2-2 3-4 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 7
S AUGMON 22:46 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 4
C ATKINS 10:00 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
Y DIAWARA 28:57 2-7 1-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 6
B JONES 27:56 7-11 1-2 2 4 6 4 3 0 2 17
M CAMBY 27:12 3-9 4-4 2 14 16 1 2 2 1 10
A IVERSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J MCCOY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
E NAJERA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
K MARTIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C ANTHONY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B STRICKER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 40-86 19-25 7 36 43 19 22 6 12 106
(.465) (.760) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 12 (4 PTS)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R MURRAY 23:10 1-6 4-4 2 4 6 3 4 0 2 6
J HAYES 33:57 6-14 8-8 0 4 4 1 1 1 3 24
J MAXIELL 20:48 5-9 6-8 4 7 11 1 5 0 4 16
A MCDYESS 26:03 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 2
R STUCKEY 16:23 1-5 3-4 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 5
R HAMILTON 18:13 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 1
L HUNTER 7:37 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
T PRINCE 30:01 8-13 2-2 1 7 8 1 0 0 0 19
R WALLACE 24:00 2-10 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 5
C BILLUPS 24:00 5-11 4-5 0 4 4 4 2 0 3 16
A AFFLALO 15:48 2-5 3-3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 8
R DUPREE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G FITCH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S MEJIA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C SAMB DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-83 31-35 10 38 48 25 22 2 15 109
(.410) (.886) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 16 (10 PTS)

DENVER 20 34 25 27 - 106
DETROIT 29 34 16 30 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - S HUNTER 2, S AUGMON, M CAMBY. DETROIT - T PRINCE 4,
R MURRAY 2, R WALLACE, J HAYES, J MAXIELL, C BILLUPS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 7-25 (.280), J SMITH 0-4, A ROBERSON 4-8,
V WAFER 0-3, L KLEIZA 0-1, C ATKINS 0-1, Y DIAWARA 1-5, B JONES 2-
3. DETROIT 10-26 (.385), R MURRAY 0-1, J HAYES 4-6, L HUNTER 1-2, T PRINCE 1-
3, R WALLACE 1-6, C BILLUPS 2-5, A AFFLALO 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - S HUNTER, S AUGMON, Y DIAWARA.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, LEON WOOD, MARAT KOGUT.
A - 16,182. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">DENVER (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Smith 25:15 4-14 5-8 1-3 2 6 13
A Roberson 31:54 9-16 0-0 1-4 4 3 22
V Wafer 27:36 7-14 2-2 0-3 2 1 16
L Kleiza 17:36 4-6 1-1 0-2 2 2 9
S Hunter 20:48 2-2 3-4 1-4 0 2 7
S Augmon 22:46 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 1 4
C Atkins 10:00 0-3 2-2 0-0 2 0 2
Y Diawara 28:57 2-7 1-2 0-3 1 2 6
B Jones 27:56 7-11 1-2 2-6 4 3 17
M Camby 27:12 3-9 4-4 2-16 1 2 10
A Iverson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J McCoy DNP - COACH'S DECISION
E Najera DNP - COACH'S DECISION
K Martin DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Anthony DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Stricker DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 40-86 19-25 7-43 19 22 106
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Percentages: FG-.465, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
7-25, .280 (J Smith 0-4, A Roberson 4-8, V
Wafer 0-3, L Kleiza 0-1, C Atkins 0-1, Y
Diawara 1-5, B Jones 2-3). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:4 (S Hunter 2, S Augmon, M
Camby). Turnovers:12 (J Smith 4, A Roberson
3, B Jones 2, M Camby, Y Diawara, S Hunter).
Steals: 6 (S Augmon 2, M Camby 2, C Atkins, V
Wafer).


DETROIT (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Murray 23:10 1-6 4-4 2-6 3 4 6
J Hayes 33:57 6-14 8-8 0-4 1 1 24
J Maxiell 20:48 5-9 6-8 4-11 1 5 16
A McDyess 26:03 1-5 0-0 1-4 4 2 2
R Stuckey 16:23 1-5 3-4 1-4 2 3 5
R Hamilton 18:13 0-0 1-1 0-1 5 2 1
L Hunter 7:37 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 7
T Prince 30:01 8-13 2-2 1-8 1 0 19
R Wallace 24:00 2-10 0-0 0-4 2 0 5
C Billups 24:00 5-11 4-5 0-4 4 2 16
A Afflalo 15:48 2-5 3-3 1-2 0 3 8
R Dupree DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G Fitch DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Mejia DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Samb DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-83 31-35 10-48 25 22 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.410, FT-.886. 3-Point Goals:
10-26, .385 (R Murray 0-1, J Hayes 4-6, L
Hunter 1-2, T Prince 1-3, R Wallace 1-6, C
Billups 2-5, A Afflalo 1-3). Team Rebounds:
9. Blocked Shots:10 (T Prince 4, R Murray 2,
R Wallace, J Hayes, J Maxiell, C Billups).
Turnovers:15 (J Maxiell 4, C Billups 3, J
Hayes 3, R Murray 2, A McDyess, R Wallace, R
Stuckey). Steals: 2 (R Wallace, J Hayes).

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DENVER 20 34 25 27 - 106
DETROIT 29 34 16 30 - 109
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Technical fouls: Denver - 3 (S Hunter, 7:22
2nd; S Augmon, 0:55 3rd; Y Diawara, 8:37
4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,182. T: 2:18.
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Leon Wood,
Marat Kogut.</div>