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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

9:00 PM ET - Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

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Preview | Recap

Pistons-Nuggets Preview

By JACK CASSIDY
Posted Oct 28 2014 6:09PM

Injuries contributed to the Denver Nuggets dropping from a 57-win team in 2012-13 to 11th place in the Western Conference last season.

Now fully healthy, the Nuggets look to return to their winning ways starting Wednesday night against the visiting Detroit Pistons.

Denver plummeted to a 36-46 record last season due to a rash of health problems. Danilo Gallinari missed all of 2013-14 with a knee injury, JaVale McGee played in only five games and J.J. Hickson and Nate Robinson suffered ACL injuries, leaving point guard Ty Lawson and forward Kenneth Faried as the focal points of the offense.

"When we're (a) top three (seed) in the West, they're going to know who we are," Lawson said.

Lawson took on an expanded role due to the absences last season, averaging 17.6 points, 8.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals - all career highs. However, he also finished with 200 turnovers and the worst shooting percentage of his career at 43.1.

"Ty Lawson has All-Star ability," coach Brian Shaw said. "Whether he takes that next step or not is completely and utterly up to him. That's going to come down to his commitment every day in practice."

Shaw has similar expectations for Faried, who averaged 13.7 points and 8.6 rebounds last season before representing the United States in the World Cup, during which he shot 63.3 percent and was named to the All-Star Five. Denver rewarded him with a four-year, $50 million extension.

"He will be a point of emphasis for other teams to game plan against, whereas before maybe he wasn't," Shaw said. "It's what every player goes through that reaches that level.

"Star players, once they have an effective season, the next season, teams start double-teaming them and game-planning specifically for the strengths you bring to the floor. He has to learn how to negotiate through that."

To complement Lawson and Faried, Denver traded for Orlando shooting guard Arron Afflalo, who made 42.7 percent from 3-point range last season to rank sixth in the league.

"We played at a fast pace last year," Shaw said. "We'll play an even faster pace this year."

The Nuggets will present an immediate challenge to Detroit (29-53), which ranked 27th in the NBA last season with 104.7 points allowed per game.

The Pistons added Caron Butler, Jodie Meeks and D.J. Augustin in the offseason, but enter 2014-15 with largely the same core group. Detroit's top three scorers in Josh Smith, Greg Monroe and Brandon Jennings return, as does Andre Drummond, second in the league with 13.2 rebounds per game last season.

Monroe will miss the first two games due to a suspension stemming from a DUI arrest in February.

Detroit's most notable addition is Stan Van Gundy, who takes over as coach and president. He's posted a 371-208 record in nine seasons with Miami and the Magic.

"We can win," Van Gundy said. "We can, but we have to do the things that it takes to win every night.

"It's not easy and sometimes we don't do those things and we give too many possessions away just from not competing hard enough or playing tough enough. There are habits to change. When you've lost for a long time, you get into losing habits."

Van Gundy and his .641 winning percentage provide hope for a Pistons franchise that has posted back-to-back 29-win seasons.

"This is the most important decision we have made as an organization," owner Tom Gores said. "Not only did we hire a coach and president of basketball, we are resetting the culture of the franchise. I'm so confident that this is going to work."

The Pistons have lost seven of eight matchups with the Nuggets, including five in a row in Denver.

Nuggets open with 89-79 win over Pistons

By DENNIS GEORGATOS
Posted Oct 30 2014 1:28AM

DENVER (AP) With key players returning from injury and still rounding into form, the Denver Nuggets leaned on Kenneth Faried.

Faried had 22 points and 17 rebounds and the Nuggets opened the season with an 89-79 victory over Detroit, spoiling Stan Van Gundy's first game at the Pistons' coach on Wednesday night.

"He was huge for us right from the beginning of the game," Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said. "Aggressive, getting good position down low. Got their bigs in foul trouble. Once again it's a carryover from the way he played at the end of last season to the summer with the U.S. team, throughout training camp."

And it helped Danilo Gallinari, JaVale McGee and Nate Robinson, all coming off major injuries that cost them significant time last season, ease back into action.

"We're healthy but the guys coming back from injuries still need time to get back into the rhythm of the game," said Timofey Mozgov, who had in 13 points and 11 rebounds. "They're going to be better and we all will get better."

Arron Afflalo, in his second tour with Denver after being acquired in an offseason trade with Orlando, had 15 points. Gallinari had seven points on 1-of-8 shooting in limited action in his first game since suffering an ACL injury in April 2013.

"Physically, I feel good. There is no pain. I'm not scared. I'm ready to go," Gallinari said. "I was a little rusty, but we all knew it. First game, you want to get the `W,' and go on to the next one."

Josh Smith, Detroit's leading scorer last season, had 25 points to lead the Pistons. D.J. Augustin added 15 points.

The Pistons managed only one basket in the last three minutes.

"We didn't get good shots," Van Gundy sad. "I thought most of the shots we had, we took a lot of difficult shots. We were trying to do everything on one pass. It's going to be tough. I thought we drove the ball pretty hard, drew help and then tried to force shots. We did not do a good job moving the ball."

Brandon Jennings did not play in the fourth quarter and was held to four points.

"You go with the guys you think give you the best chance to win," said Van Gundy, opting to stick with Augustin in the late going.

Said Jennings: "A little surprising. It never happened before in my career. It is what it is. I just have to push through it. I thought D.J. did a good job."

Afflalo hit consecutive baskets, including a 3-pointer, as part of a 9-0 third-quarter burst that put Denver in front 64-59. But the Pistons responded with a layup by Jonas Jerebko and a pair of free throws by Augustin and trailed 65-63 going into the fourth quarter.

Detroit went in front 68-67 on a hook shot by Jerebko before Randy Foye and Alonzo Gee each hit 3-pointers on successive Denver possessions as the Nuggets regained the lead midway through the final period.

The Pistons pulled to within 79-77 on Augustin's 5-foot floater. Denver, though, pulled away with eight straight points in the closing minutes, including a tip-in by Mozgov. Lawson connected on a 17-foot step-back jumper with 6.5 seconds left in the second quarter, allowing the Nuggets to go in front 42-40 at halftime.

Neither team led by more than six points in the first half, and each squad scored 19 points in the second quarter.

TIP-INS

Pistons: Rookie guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who missed his final 18 games at Colorado last season because of a knee injury before being drafted by the Pistons, had an assist in limited action in his return to Colorado. ... Greg Monroe served the first of a two-game suspension stemming from an arrest last February on a DUI allegation.

Nuggets: Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson and JaVale McGee, all coming off major injuries, will be eased back into action. Coach Brian Shaw said before the game that they'll be limited to about 20 minutes of playing time early on in the season. ... J.J. Hickson served the first of a five-game suspension related to a violation of the NBA's anti-drug program.

PIVOTAL MOMENT

With Denver trailing 68-67, Randy Foye and Alonzo Gee hit successive 3-pointers to give the Nuggets a 73-68 lead with 8:49 left to play. Denver never trailed the rest of the way.

STAR POWER

Chauncey Billups, who led the Pistons to a title and also starred for the Nuggets during a standout 17-year NBA career before retiring in the offseason, watched the game from a courtside seat.

UP NEXT

The Nuggets head to Oklahoma City, where they went 0-2 last season, to play the Thunder on Saturday night.

The Pistons continue their opening trip Thursday night at Minnesota.

DET DEN

36.9% 35.3% 23.1% 25.0% 57.9% 74.2% FG % 3FG% FT %

	DET	DEN
Total Rebounds	45	51
Offensive Rebounds	8	14
Turnovers	15	15
Fast Break Pts:	6	11
Biggest Lead:	6	10
Points in the Paint:	38	34

	DET	DEN
p	Smith 25	Faried 22
rb	Drummond 9	Faried 17
a	3 players 3	Lawson 5
s	Drummond 2	2 players 2
b	Smith 2	Mozgov 2

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Detroit Pistons (0-1)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
K. Singler	F	29:53	3-7	2-4	0-0	-10	0	2	2	1	4	0	2	0	0	8
J. Smith	F	35:50	9-22	0-3	7-11	-13	1	4	5	3	5	1	2	2	0	25
A. Drummond	C	27:03	5-10	0-0	1-4	+3	3	6	9	1	6	2	1	1	0	11
K. Caldwell-Pope	G	35:39	3-19	1-8	0-0	-4	2	5	7	3	1	0	1	1	3	7
B. Jennings	G	19:48	2-4	0-0	0-0	-7	0	4	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	4
C. Butler		22:48	0-5	0-3	0-0	-3	1	5	6	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
S. Dinwiddie		07:40	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Anthony		20:57	1-1	0-0	0-0	-13	1	4	5	0	3	0	2	1	0	2
D.J. Augustin		28:12	5-10	2-6	3-4	-3	0	6	6	3	2	0	3	0	0	15
J. Jerebko		12:10	3-5	1-2	0-0	+3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	7
G. Datome	DNP - Coach's Decision
T. Mitchell	DNP - Coach's Decision
G. Monroe	NWT - NBA Suspension
Total		240	31-84	6-26	11-19		8	37	45	15	27	4	15	5	4	79
			36.9%	23.1%	57.9%		team rebs: 14			total to: 16

Denver Nuggets (1-0)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
D. Gallinari	F	18:18	1-8	1-5	4-4	+5	0	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	7
K. Faried	F	27:41	8-12	0-0	6-8	+4	7	10	17	4	4	0	3	0	1	22
T. Mozgov	C	25:27	5-11	0-2	3-5	+9	4	7	11	0	3	0	2	2	0	13
A. Afflalo	G	39:49	6-16	2-5	1-3	+19	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	15
T. Lawson	G	33:03	1-7	0-3	1-2	+10	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	0	1	3
J. Nurkic		12:58	2-4	0-0	1-2	+1	1	6	7	0	3	0	1	0	0	5
W. Chandler		23:42	1-6	1-4	4-4	-1	0	3	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	7
R. Foye		15:29	2-6	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	7
D. Arthur		16:23	1-7	0-1	0-0	+3	1	3	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	2
N. Robinson		06:07	1-4	0-1	1-1	-8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
J. McGee		09:03	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	2
A. Gee		12:00	1-2	1-1	0-0	+8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3
J. Hickson	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	30-85	6-24	23-31		14	37	51	17	21	7	15	4	5	89
			35.3%	25.0%	74.2%		team rebs: 14			total to: 15

inactive

Pistons: Martin, Meeks
Nuggets: Green, Harris

technical fouls

Pistons: --
Nuggets: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 18
Times Tied: 14

arena stats

Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Officials: #28 Zach Zarba, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 17136
Duration: 2:20

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Detroit Pistons (0-1)		Denver Nuggets (1-0)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Mozgov vs Drummond (Caldwell-Pope gains possession)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:38	Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25	Mozgov 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:23	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:23 [DEN 2-0]	Faried Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)	11:11 [DET 2-2]
	10:55 [DEN 4-2]	Faried Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:41	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:31 [DEN 6-2]	Mozgov Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
	10:16	Faried Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:16 [DET 3-6]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:16 [DET 4-6]
	09:55	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
	09:55	Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:55	Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Caldwell-Pope (1 BLK)
	09:55	Team Rebound
	09:51 [DEN 8-4]	Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Jennings Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:39 [DET 6-8]
	09:32	Faried Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:11	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:57	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:54
Drummond Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:32 [DET 8-8]
	08:10	Faried Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:09
Smith Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:56 [DET 10-8]
	07:42	Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:40
	07:39	Lawson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:31	Mozgov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	07:31	Team Timeout : Regular
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:31
Team Rebound	07:31
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:31
	07:29	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:19	Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:18
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
Team Rebound	07:08
Caldwell-Pope Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)	07:02
Team Rebound	07:02
Smith Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)	06:49 [DET 12-8]
Singler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:28
	06:28 [DEN 9-12]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:28 [DEN 10-12]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Drummond Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:10	Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:56 [DEN 12-12]	Faried Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Singler Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:36
	05:34	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Singler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:27
	05:27 [DEN 13-12]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Singler Substitution replaced by Butler	05:27
	05:27	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Nurkic
	05:27 [DEN 14-12]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Caldwell-Pope (1 AST)	05:13 [DET 14-14]
	04:49	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Caldwell-Pope Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Gallinari (1 BLK)	04:42
	04:40	Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:31	Lawson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:29
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gallinari (1 ST)	04:27
	04:25	Gallinari Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	04:25	Gallinari Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:25	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Chandler
	04:25	Lawson Substitution replaced by Foye
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	04:14 [DET 16-14]
Drummond Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:11
Caldwell-Pope Substitution replaced by Dinwiddie	04:11
	04:01 [DEN 16-16]	Afflalo Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)
	03:48	Faried Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:48 [DET 17-16]
	03:48	Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:48
	03:45	Nurkic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:26 [DEN 18-17]	Nurkic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arthur (1 AST)
	03:15	Arthur Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Drummond Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:15
Team Rebound	03:15
Drummond Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:15
	03:14	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Dinwiddie Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:08
Drummond Substitution replaced by Anthony	03:08
	02:56	Nurkic Hook Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:55
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:41	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:35 [DEN 21-17]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:13
Smith Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:09 [DET 19-21]
	02:00	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:58
Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Foye (1 ST)	01:52
	01:49 [DEN 23-19]	Afflalo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	01:49
Team Timeout : Regular	01:49
Jennings Substitution replaced by Augustin	01:49
	01:49	Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:46
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:24	Nurkic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:10	Chandler Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Augustin Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:52.8	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:41.9	Arthur 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:39.9
Smith Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Dinwiddie (1 AST)	00:26.0 [DET 21-23]
	00:04.8	Foye Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:03.8
End of 1st Quarter
Detroit Pistons (0-1)		Denver Nuggets (1-0)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:52	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:51
Augustin Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:35 [DET 23-23]
	11:17	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:15
	11:00	Nurkic Substitution replaced by McGee
Dinwiddie Jump Shot: Missed	10:55
	10:55	Team Rebound
	10:41	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:40
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:32	Arthur Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:31	Arthur Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Foye (2 ST)	10:16
	10:07 [DEN 25-23]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:52 [DET 26-25]
	09:26 [DEN 27-26]	McGee Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arthur (2 AST)
Augustin Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:12 [DET 28-27]
	08:53 [DEN 29-28]	Arthur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Jerebko Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)	08:32
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:31
	08:31
Dinwiddie Substitution replaced by Caldwell-Pope	08:31
	08:31	Jump Ball Arthur vs Butler
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:07	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:05
	07:51	McGee Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:51 [DET 29-29]
Butler Substitution replaced by Singler	07:51
Anthony Substitution replaced by Drummond	07:51
	07:51	Arthur Substitution replaced by Faried
Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:51
	07:49	Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:35 [DEN 31-29]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Faried (2 AST)
Jerebko Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	07:35
	07:35 [DEN 32-29]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Jerebko 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)	07:15 [DET 32-32]
	06:57	McGee Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	06:44	Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Drummond Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:44
Team Rebound	06:44
	06:44	Foye Substitution replaced by Lawson
	06:44	McGee Substitution replaced by Mozgov
Drummond Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:44 [DET 33-32]
	06:27	Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Drummond (1 ST)
Caldwell-Pope Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Drummond (1 AST)	06:22 [DET 35-32]
	06:09	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Singler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:07
Singler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Caldwell-Pope (2 AST)	05:59 [DET 38-32]
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:53	Robinson Substitution replaced by Afflalo
Jerebko Substitution replaced by Smith	05:53
	05:37	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:36	Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:31	Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	05:14
Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:14
	05:14	Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari
Augustin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:06
	05:06	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:06	Team Rebound
	05:06 [DEN 33-38]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Smith Running Hook Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:24	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:23	Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:20 [DEN 35-38]	Faried Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:50	Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Drummond (1 BLK)
	03:48	Faried Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	03:42	Afflalo Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:41
	03:39	Mozgov Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Drummond Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:21
	03:14	Faried Jump Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:12
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:05	Team Rebound
Drummond Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:05
Drummond Substitution replaced by Anthony	03:05
	02:50 [DEN 37-38]	Mozgov Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Faried (3 AST)
	02:41	Afflalo Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Caldwell-Pope Jump Shot: Missed	02:34
Team Rebound	02:31
Anthony Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	02:18
Anthony Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:18
	02:07	Mozgov Turnover : Illegal Assist Turnover (1 TO)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	01:55
	01:53	Faried Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	01:49	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:47
Singler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:41
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:39
Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:31
Smith Substitution replaced by Jerebko	01:31
Jerebko Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	01:13
	01:13 [DEN 38-38]	Mozgov Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	01:00 [DEN 40-38]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Singler Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	00:45.4
Singler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:45.4
Singler Substitution replaced by Butler	00:45.4
	00:30.9	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:28.9
Caldwell-Pope Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:26.9 [DET 40-40]
	00:06.5 [DEN 42-40]	Lawson Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jerebko 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Detroit Pistons (0-1)		Denver Nuggets (1-0)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:50	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:48
Drummond Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:32	Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:19	Faried Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:17
Drummond Hook Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:58	Faried Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Smith Foul: Personal (3 PF)	10:58
	10:41 [DEN 44-40]	Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	10:23
Drummond Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:22
Drummond Jump Shot: Missed	10:20
Team Rebound	10:20
	10:20	Mozgov Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
Singler Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:07 [DET 42-44]
	09:53	Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:52
Singler 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
Drummond Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:39
Drummond Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:35 [DET 44-44]
	09:27	Lawson Layup Shot: Missed
	09:26	Faried Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	09:26 [DEN 46-44]	Faried Putback Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Caldwell-Pope Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:02	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:52	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
	08:51	Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:45	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:44
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:35	Faried Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:21 [DEN 49-44]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Faried (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:21
Drummond Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	08:06 [DET 46-49]
Drummond Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	07:51
	07:51 [DEN 50-46]	Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	07:51	Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:49
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Singler (1 AST)	07:31 [DET 49-50]
	07:15 [DEN 52-49]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:51 [DET 51-52]
	06:42	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:41
	06:31	Faried Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:31 [DET 52-52]
Drummond Substitution replaced by Anthony	06:31
	06:31	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Chandler
	06:31	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Nurkic
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:31 [DET 53-52]
	06:22	Faried Foul: Offensive (4 PF)
	06:22	Faried Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	06:22	Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur
Caldwell-Pope Jump Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:03	Nurkic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:53 [DEN 55-53]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Arthur (3 AST)
	05:37	Arthur Foul: Personal Block (2 PF)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	05:24
Team Rebound	05:23
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:23
	05:13	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:11
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:57 [DET 55-55]
	04:57	Nurkic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	04:57 [DET 56-55]
	04:41	Chandler Dunk Shot: Missed
	04:41	Team Rebound
Caldwell-Pope Substitution replaced by Butler	04:41
	04:39	Nurkic Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	04:39	Nurkic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Singler 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	04:20 [DET 59-55]
	04:09	Nurkic Layup Shot: Missed
	04:07	Nurkic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:06 [DEN 57-59]	Nurkic Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	03:49
Butler Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:49
	03:38 [DEN 60-59]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	03:10
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:08
Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)	02:52
	02:46 [DEN 62-59]	Afflalo Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)
Jennings Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:27
	02:26	Nurkic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Butler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:23
	02:23	Team Timeout : Regular
Jennings Substitution replaced by Augustin	02:23
	02:23 [DEN 63-59]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:23 [DEN 64-59]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Nurkic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:59	Lawson Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	01:59	Lawson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:43
	01:42	Nurkic Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:31	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
Singler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:30
	01:20	Nurkic Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:20 [DET 60-64]
Smith Substitution replaced by Jerebko	01:20
Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:20 [DET 61-64]
	01:08	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:07
Singler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Afflalo (1 ST)	00:56.9
	00:52.0	Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
	00:51.0	Team Rebound
	00:41.9	Afflalo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Jerebko Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Augustin (2 AST)	00:20.1 [DET 63-64]
	00:01.7	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
	00:01.7	Team Rebound
Anthony Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:01.7
	00:01.7 [DEN 65-63]	Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:01.7	Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.1
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Detroit Pistons (0-1)		Denver Nuggets (1-0)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Augustin Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	11:58
	11:52	Arthur Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:50
	11:45	Gee Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:23	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:17	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:16
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:57	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Jerebko Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:54
Anthony Substitution replaced by Drummond	10:54
	10:47	Foye Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Drummond Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	10:46
Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	10:38 [DET 66-65]
	10:21	McGee Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	10:19	Arthur Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:11	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Drummond (2 ST)
Caldwell-Pope Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:04
Jerebko Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:56
	09:56 [DEN 66-66]	Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	09:56	Arthur Substitution replaced by Afflalo
	09:56 [DEN 67-66]	Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jerebko Jump Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Caldwell-Pope (3 AST)	09:35 [DET 68-67]
	09:16 [DEN 70-68]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Caldwell-Pope Layup Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:49 [DEN 73-68]	Gee 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:48
Jerebko Substitution replaced by Smith	08:48
Drummond Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:23 [DET 70-73]
	08:09	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:08
Smith Jump Hook Shot: Made (24 PTS)	07:56 [DET 72-73]
	07:37	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:36
	07:27	Chandler Violation:Kicked Ball
Augustin Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Gee (1 ST)	07:16
Caldwell-Pope Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:13
	07:13 [DEN 74-72]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	07:13	McGee Substitution replaced by Mozgov
	07:13 [DEN 75-72]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Caldwell-Pope Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:45	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
	06:44	Team Rebound
	06:44	Foye Substitution replaced by Lawson
	06:36	Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	06:34	Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:34 [DEN 77-72]	Mozgov Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	06:19	Chandler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:19
Team Rebound	06:19
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	06:19 [DET 73-77]
	06:04	Mozgov Hook Shot: Missed
	06:03	Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	06:00	Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:00	Team Rebound
Drummond Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF)	06:00
	06:00	Chandler Substitution replaced by Faried
	05:48 [DEN 79-73]	Faried Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	05:30
Drummond Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	05:25 [DET 75-79]
	05:13	Mozgov 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:11
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
Drummond Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:57
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:51	Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:43	Mozgov Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Drummond Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)	04:26
	04:15	Lawson Floating Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:14
Butler Substitution replaced by Singler	04:14
Drummond Layup Shot: Missed	03:52
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:51
Caldwell-Pope Tip Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:48	Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	03:42	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Caldwell-Pope Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:41
Augustin Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:19 [DET 77-79]
	03:00	Afflalo Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	02:59	Faried Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
Drummond Foul: Shooting (6 PF) (2 FTA)	02:58
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Drummond Substitution replaced by Anthony	02:58
	02:58 [DEN 80-77]	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	02:58 [DEN 81-77]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:37	Faried Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
	02:17	Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:16
Singler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	01:55
	01:55	Team Rebound
Smith Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:55
	01:55	Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:55	Team Rebound
	01:55 [DEN 82-77]	Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:42	Faried Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
	01:25	Afflalo Jump Shot: Missed
	01:25	Mozgov Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:25 [DEN 84-77]	Mozgov Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:25
Caldwell-Pope Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (2 BLK)	01:20
	01:18	Faried Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)
	01:12	Gee Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
	01:09	Faried Rebound (Off:7 Def:9)
Anthony Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:06
	01:06 [DEN 85-77]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:06	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:05
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.8
	00:49.8	Team Rebound
Singler Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:38.4
	00:38.4	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:38.4	Team Rebound
	00:38.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:38.4 [DEN 86-77]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:38.4
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:38.4
Augustin Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:37.8
	00:37.8	Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:37.8	Team Rebound
	00:37.8 [DEN 87-77]	Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Augustin (3 AST)	00:33.1 [DET 79-87]
Smith Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:32.3
	00:32.3 [DEN 88-79]	Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:32.3	Mozgov Substitution replaced by Foye
	00:32.3 [DEN 89-79]	Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.2
Team Rebound	00:21.2
	00:21.2	Foye Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Caldwell-Pope 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:15.9	Faried Rebound (Off:7 Def:10)
End of 4th Quarter

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