Lawson's triple-double Lifts Nuggets Past Warriors
November 29th, 2012
The Denver Nuggets continued their fantastic season offensively Thursday with a 115-103 win over the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena.
It's safe to say the Nuggets (11-5) have been the Warriors' worst nightmare this season, as the Warriors (6-9) are 0-3 against them so far this season, being outscored 353-314. The two clubs will meet for the final time this season in January in Denver.
At the end of the first half, the Nuggets were leading by just one, but, like many games this season, the Warriors defense failed to produce in the second half as they allowed 38 points in the third quarter and 27 points in the fourth, spoiling several solid individual performances.
"As much as one player does, it doesn't count for the team, and that's what matters," said Harrison Barnes, who set a new career high with 20 points on 8-13 shooting. "Even if me and Steph [Curry] and Klay [Thompson] have good games, we didn't win and that's what we aim for every night. We just hope we can all repeat these performances in a win next time." As we near the end of the month, Barnes is making a run for for Western Conference Rookie of the Month as he had a very solid start to his career.
Ty Lawson and Andrew Iguodala carried the load for the Nuggets after Wilson Chandler fouled out early in the third quarter. Lawson had his first career triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists, and Iggy had 29 points on 13-26 shooting with 7 rebounds. Javale McGee also turned in a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Curry nearly had a triple-double of his own, with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in a season-high 38 minutes of action. Thompson had 15 points with 2 threes and Davis Lee dropped 9 points with 12 boards. Andrew Bogut had just 4 points but also helped out with 13 boards.
The Warriors finished up November with a 6-9 record, last in the Pacific Division. They take on the 7-8 Indiana Pacers on Saturday, December 1st in game three of their four game home-stand. They'll play the Orlando Magic on December 3rd before kicking off a seven-game road trip with stops in Detroit, Brooklyn, Washington, Charlotte, Miami, Orlando, and Atlanta.