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Built Ford Tough Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) The star-less Denver Nuggets won another game with defense and balanced scoring. Danilo Gallinari led five players in double figures with 23 points and the Nuggets held the Hornets without a point for more than five minutes in a 19-0 run spanning the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth, beating New Orleans 96-88 on Friday night. The Nuggets scored the last eight points of the third quarter and took the lead for the first time, 64-63, on Andre Miller's shot in the lane to start the fourth. They scored on their first five possessions of the fourth while the Hornets did not get off a shot, committing four consecutive turnovers. "When we play really good defense, our offense is easy and we usually win games," Gallinari said. "We have to be focused every time." Al Harrington had 14 points off the bench for the balanced Nuggets, who won their fourth in a row. Andre Miller and Arron Afflalo added 13 points, with Ty Lawson contributing 12 points and eight assists. Denver has won 24 of 33 regular-season games since trading Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks last February. The Nuggets scored 34 points in the fourth quarter, but all coach George Karl wanted to talk about was defense. Exhibit A was backup center Kosta Koufos, who had eight points on 4-of-4 shooting, all in the second half, but also blocked three shots. "Kosta was active on the ball and turned the tide," Karl said. "He turned the hammer with a couple of them (blocked shots) at a crucial time. It was a tough game, but actually we won fairly easily because of plays like that." Reserve Greivis Vasquez had 16 points for the Hornets, who lost their fifth in a row. New Orleans played without Eric Gordon, who scored 22 points in Wednesday's loss to Philadelphia but will be out two to three weeks after experiencing swelling in the same right knee that forced him to miss four consecutive games before that. Forward Trevor Ariza sat out his second straight game with a right groin strain. http://www.nba.com/games/20120106/DENNOH/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0021100104#nbaGIboxscore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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