Nuggets 116, Pistons 115: Hey! Ben Gordon scored 45 points, but Detroit loses
Ben Gordon scored 45 points, but the Pistons lost the Nuggets on Wednesday night, 116-115.
Detroit
Pistons
115
Denver
Nuggets
116
Detroit
Pistons
115
| Final - 3.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 115 |
| Denver Nuggets | 40 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 116 |
116
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 18 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 115 |
| Denver | 40 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 116 |
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 28 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Jason Maxiell | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Greg Monroe | 29 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Ben Gordon | 41 | 13-22 | 9-9 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 45 |
| Brandon Knight | 32 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Will Bynum | 21 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Damien Wilkins | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 26 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 6-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Ben Wallace | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 1 |
| Charlie Villanueva | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Rodney Stuckey | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Walker Russell Jr. | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Austin Daye | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vernon Macklin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-79 | 14-18 | 21-30 | 30-7 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 17-0 | 115 | |
| .506 | .778 | .700 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (26 pts) | |||||||
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Chandler | 33 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 10-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Kenneth Faried | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Arron Afflalo | 34 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 23 |
| Ty Lawson | 37 | 10-12 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 25 |
| Al Harrington | 24 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 8-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Corey Brewer | 19 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 5 |
| JaVale McGee | 24 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-0 | 15 |
| Andre Miller | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Julyan Stone | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Andersen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Kosta Koufos | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Danilo Gallinari | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Rudy Fernandez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jordan Hamilton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 46-79 | 9-17 | 15-22 | 47-11 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 26-0 | 116 | |
| .582 | .529 | .682 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (20 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Marc Davis, Derrick Collins, Kevin Scott
Duration:2:16
Officials: - Marc Davis, Derrick Collins, Kevin Scott
Duration:2:16
