National Basketball Association
Denver 131, Detroit 101
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 12, 2011
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#43 Dan Crawford, #67 John Goble, # Josh Tiven
Attendance:
19155
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Sixth man J.R. Smith hit nine 3-pointers and scored 31 points as the Denver Nuggets pulled away in the second half for a 131-101 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
Nene had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Ty Lawson added 15 points as Denver (39-27) put eight players in double figures and received 68 points from its bench in improving to 7-2 since trading Carmelo Anthony.
Chris Wilcox had a team-high 21 points for the Pistons (23-44), who allowed the Nuggets to shoot 56.8 percent (46 of 81) while capping an 0-3 road trip.
Denver seized control by netting the last 14 points of the third quarter as part of a 21-2 run to take a 93-74 cushion into the final quarter.
Raymond Felton buried a pair of 3-points and Lawson and Smith also connected from deep in the decisive spurt.
Smith finished 9 of 15 from beyond the arc – most coming after the game was well in hand – to help the Nuggets nail 18 of 37 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Denver |
|
Chris Wilcox 21 |
Scoring |
JR Smith 31 |
|
Will Bynum 10 |
Assists |
Ty Lawson 11 |
|
Austin Daye 6 |
Rebounds |
Nene 11 |
|
Will Bynum 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Andersen 6 |
|
Greg Monroe 3 |
Steals |
Ty Lawson 4 |
|
Charlie Villanueva 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Andersen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Detroit
|
101 |
50.0 |
6-16 |
7-7 |
24 |
33 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
| Denver
|
131 |
56.1 |
18-37 |
21-29 |
33 |
44 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.