The Nuggets extended their winning streak to 15 with a 101-95 win over Sacramento. The Nuggets were again without Ty Lawson which meant Andre Miller got the start. Miller did not play well although he did have a nice and 1 to seal the game. He was only 4-12 from the field and shot entirely too much. Without Wilson Chandler, Julyan Stone got some playing time and played very well. He had 5 points to go along with a rebound and an assist. Although I do not care for the +/- stat it has to be noted that he was +10 in 14 minutes of playing time. I really like Stone and think he could be the solution at backup point guard in the future.
Kenneth Faried fell one rebound away from a double double, but he had a good scoring game, 17 points, and he shot well from the field, 7-12. Koufos has a solid game with 13 points and 9 rebounds. He also played decent defense although DeMarcus Cousins did go off with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Cousins is a very talented player, but does not "turn it on" all of the time, but he did today. Corey Brewer only finished with 2 points after setting a career high last night, but he did other things like getting 3 steals, 2 blocks and 4 assists. He will not score every night so it is encouraging to see him stuff the stat sheet.
Gallo seemed to break from his two week slump, notching 19 points and 8 rebounds, but it will be interesting to see what he does when Ty and Chandler come back. I hope he can get on track and find his way back to scoring 17 points per game.
This was a tough win that should have been won by more. It is evident that Andre Miller cannot be a starter on this team and that is why Ty needs to come back as soon as possible. They are also missing consistent scoring off of the bench because of Chandler being gone, but once Ty comes back he can shoulder a bigger role off of the bench.
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