You need a superstar (or two!) to win a championship ...
Nuggets head coach George Karl said that you don't need a superstar to win a championship. He's wrong.
Denver
Nuggets
100
Denver
Nuggets
100
| Final - 5.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 100 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 104 |
Stories
Lakers Go Up 2-0, But What If The Nuggets Could Shoot?
The Lakers again led wire-to-wire to beat Denver and take a 2-0 series lead, but if Denver had made some of their open three pointers they easily could have stolen this game.
Off Topic Tuesday: Mavs in trouble, down 0-2 to Thunder
After Game 1 when the Thunder won on a last second jumper by Kevin Durant (a shot that needed a favorable bounce to find its home), I thought the Mavericks would be deflated in Game 2. Dallas came out last night and played very well, but still lost
Golden Nuggets: George Karl channeling Phil Jackson?
George Karl calls out officials; Andrew Bynum. Will this strategy work for the Nuggets' coach?
Nuggets At Lakers recap: Lawson, Afflalo combine for 16 points in loss
Well, it's back to the drawing board for George Karl and the Denver Nuggets. Karl could be heard on ESPN's "Wired" segment pleading with his team to push the pace and play with energy; his team ignored his pleas.
Golden Nuggets: Time to Coronate the Heat?
Golden Nuggets: Time to Coronate the Heat?
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 100 |
| LA Lakers | 32 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 104 |
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 26 | 5-18 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 13 |
| Kenneth Faried | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10-6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 14 |
| Kosta Koufos | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Arron Afflalo | 31 | 4-12 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Ty Lawson | 36 | 11-17 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 25 |
| JaVale McGee | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Al Harrington | 22 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Andre Miller | 30 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Corey Brewer | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Julyan Stone | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Andersen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Rudy Fernandez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Wilson Chandler | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jordan Hamilton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-91 | 4-19 | 16-22 | 52-19 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 23-1 | 100 | |
| .440 | .211 | .727 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (12 pts) | |||||||
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Ebanks | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Pau Gasol | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Andrew Bynum | 38 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 27 |
| Kobe Bryant | 39 | 15-29 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 38 |
| Ramon Sessions | 35 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 14 |
| Matt Barnes | 19 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Steve Blake | 25 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hill | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 6 |
| Troy Murphy | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Metta World Peace | DNP - Suspended | ||||||||||
| Josh McRoberts | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Christian Eyenga | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Andrew Goudelock | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darius Morris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 43-96 | 2-15 | 16-21 | 48-18 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20-0 | 104 | |
| .448 | .133 | .762 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (21 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher, Tom Washington
Duration:2:25
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher, Tom Washington
Duration:2:25
