Warriors Vs. Nuggets recap: Faried, Nuggets avenge losses to Warriors ... and then some!
Kenneth Faried - aka The Manimal - ensured that the Denver Nuggets wouldn't lose the season series to the lowly Golden State Warriors via a sweep.
| Final - 4.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors | 13 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 84 |
| Denver Nuggets | 37 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 123 |
Kenneth Faried - aka The Manimal - ensured that the Denver Nuggets wouldn't lose the season series to the lowly Golden State Warriors via a sweep.
The Nuggets showed some pride today and came out sharp and destroyed the Warriors early on. Links, postgame videos.
The Nuggets got their tales kicked in Golden State by the Warriors 112-97. You know, the same Warriors team looking forward to a fruitful NBA lottery ...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 13 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 84 |
| Denver | 37 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 123 |
| Golden State | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorell Wright | 19 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| David Lee | 23 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-0 | 3 |
| Klay Thompson | 28 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Charles Jenkins | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Brandon Rush | 23 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Andris Biedrins | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Nate Robinson | 18 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Dominic McGuire | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Mickell Gladness | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Chris Wright | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Andrew Bogut | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Stephen Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-84 | 12-25 | 10-14 | 27-7 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 26-0 | 84 | |
| .369 | .480 | .714 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 1 (17 pts) | |||||||
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 30 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Kenneth Faried | 24 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 17-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 27 |
| Kosta Koufos | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Arron Afflalo | 36 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Ty Lawson | 20 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Andre Miller | 27 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Al Harrington | 11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| JaVale McGee | 22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Corey Brewer | 22 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Julyan Stone | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hamilton | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Chris Andersen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Rudy Fernandez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Wilson Chandler | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 48-88 | 9-18 | 18-24 | 60-16 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 13-1 | 123 | |
| .545 | .500 | .750 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (20 pts) | |||||||