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.
| Final - 3.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 18 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 115 |
| Denver Nuggets | 40 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 116 |
Ben Gordon scored 45 points, but the Pistons lost the Nuggets on Wednesday night, 116-115.
Rodney Stuckey is a game-time decision against the Nuggets on Wednesday.
Basketball is a fluid game with a variety of different interactions, inherent randomness, and nuances that aren't immediately obvious from only looking at statistics or only watching games. In this piece we'll look at the lineup data and some game tape to understand why Andre Miller is important to the Nuggets.
Nuggets injuries continue to pile up
| 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) | |||||||