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EIGHT, AND COUNTING The Nuggets are becoming synonymous with the postseason as they are part of the NBA Playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. Besides Denver, only two other teams in NBA are making their eighth straight postseason appearance since 2003-04 – those being Dallas and San Antonio. The last time the Nuggets earned eight straight playoff berths was from 1981-1990, when Doug Moe coached the Nuggets to a franchise record nine straight postseason appearances. This also marks the Nuggets eighth straight winning season, which continues the longest streak of non-losing seasons in team history. Prior to this eight-year streak, Denver had twice recorded three straight non-losing seasons (1976-79 and 1987-90), but had never managed more than four straight since joining the NBA in 1976. SPREADING THE WEALTH One of the major things that stood out about the new look Nuggets is their scoring balance and that it seemed a different player led the team in scoring each night. In fact, the Nuggets had nine different players pace the team in scoring in their 25 games since the All-Star break. Furthermore, the Nuggets had eight players averaging double-figures since the All-Star break, more than any other team in the league (Phoenix is second with seven players). The rest of the league has an average of 4.8 players per team averaging 10-plus points per game since the all-star break. OH WHAT A NIGHT The Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 130-106 on 4/9, and set a number of milestones in the process. For starters, the Nuggets drained 19 three-pointers in the contest, setting a new Nuggets franchise record for most threes in a game (was previously 18 on 3/12 vs. Detroit). Coming into the 2010-11 season, the Nuggets’ franchise record for threes in a game was 16, which had been done four times in the team’s history. This season alone, Denver has made 16-or-more threes on four separate occasions. But the story of the game was Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, who scored a career-high 37 points and was 10-of-11 (.909) from beyond the arc. Lawson became the first player in NBA history to ever start a game with 10-consecutive made three-pointers. His 10 three-pointers is tied for third most in NBA history (along with six others), and his seven made threes in the third quarter is tied for second most in a quarter in league history. Additionally, the Nuggets had eight players score 10-plus points, the second time since the All-Star break they have accomplished this. The Nuggets also handed out a season-high 35 assists in the game, 14 of which came from Raymond Felton. Felton’s 14 dimes (seven of which led to threes by Lawson and J.R. Smith) sets a new Denver season-high and is the most by a Nugget since Chauncey Billups on 12/2 vs. Toronto (also had 14). MAGNIFICENT MARCH The Nuggets experienced an excellent March, going 10-3 overall and 6-0 at home during the month. Five of the Nuggets’ 10 wins came against teams with a winning record. Denver averaged 108.4 ppg while holding their opponents to 95.6 ppg in March. They also outrebounded their opponents 45.0 to 38.0 in their 13 games. Additionally, their 10 wins came by an average of 18.0 points, while their three losses came by an average of 4.7 points. With the 10-3 month, the Nuggets have now registered 24 consecutive winning months dating back to March 2007. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT Since Denver’s much-publicized trade on February 22, the Nuggets saw major improvements in a number of statistical categories across the board. The first thing that jumped out was the Nuggets improvement on the defensive end -- while not missing a beat on offense either. Denver allowed only 97.1 points per game in their last 25 contests, compared to giving up 105.2 per game before the trade. In fact, the Nuggets held their opponent to 90-or-fewer points in nine of their final 25 games after doing so only seven times in their previous 57 games. Denver also hit the boards and outrebounded their opponents 44.4 to 40.1 post-trade, after being outrebounded 41.9 to 40.9 before the trade. Lastly, the Nuggets created more steals, more points off turnovers and got out on the break at a much more impressive rate. Denver averaged 12.9 fast break points prior to the trade, and bumped that up to 17.2 points off the break since -- which would have been good for fourth in the NBA compared to being ranked 22 nd pre-trade. NUGGETS AVG. 10+ PPG (Since 2/22) PLAYER PPG Danilo Gallinari 14.7 J.R. Smith 14.5 Ty Lawson 14.4 Nene 13.5 Wilson Chandler 12.5 Arron Afflalo 11.5 Raymond Felton 11.5 Kenyon Martin 11.1 COMPARING STATS PRE & POST-TRADE PRE-TRADE CATEGORY POST-TRADE 32-25 (.561) Record 18-7 (.720) 107.6 Points 107.2 105.2 Points Allowed 97.1 .474 FG% .480 .464 Opp. FG% .445 21.2 Assists 24.1 40.9 Rebounds 44.4 6.86 Steals 8.56 12.9 Fast Break Pts 17.2 14.9 Points off TOs 19.4 J.R. ON FIRE Nuggets guard J.R. Smith lit it up after the All-Star break, particularly from three-point range. Before the break, Smith was averaging 11.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.22 steals while shooting 42.5% (213-501 FG) from the field and 34.2% (63-184 3FG) from three-point range. In the 25 games after, J.R. is averaging 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.04 steals while shooting 45.2% (128-283 FG) from the field and 45.5% (61-134 3FG) from long range. His numbers were off the charts from 3/12 thru 3/16, where he averaged 21.3 points on 50% (22-44 FG) shooting from the field and a scorching 58.6% (17-29 3FG) from beyond the arc in those three games.
TY THE STARTER Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson stepped into the starting role after the departure of Chauncey Billups, and he has not disappointed. Lawson started 31 games this season, including each of the past 25. Overall, Lawson is averaging a solid 11.7 points, 4.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.00 steals in 26.3 minutes, but all those numbers have taken substantial jumps when he is in the starting lineup (chart to right). Additionally, the Nuggets are 22-9 (.710) with Lawson in the starting lineup compared to 27-22 (.551) in the games he has played but come off the bench. Ty has scored 20-plus points 11 times this season (nine coming as a starter), including a career-high 37 (10-11 3FG) vs. Minnesota on 4/9 and a then career-high 28 vs. Oklahoma City on 4/5. Lawson has also registered the first six 10+ assist games of his career, the first four doubledoubles of his career and his first two career 20-point/10-assist games, all within his last 25 games (all starts). A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY Over the last four and a half seasons, the Nuggets have been tough to beat…especially tough to beat in consecutive games. With the Lakers’ fourgame losing streak earlier this season, Denver is now the only team in the NBA to have not suffered a losing streak of 4+ games since the 2006-07 season. Since 2/26/07 to be exact, the Nuggets have played 355 regular season games without losing four in a row. During this stretch, Denver has dropped three straight games – on 11 separate occasions – but never four straight. As a comparison, the Nuggets have registered 21 winning streaks of 4+ games during this 355-game stretch, including three streaks of eight wins in a row. Suffering consecutive defeats has also been rare for the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in recent years. Since the start of the 2007-08 season, only twice has Denver dropped back-to-back home games – against Dallas and Philadelphia in 2009-10 (12/27-1/3) and most recently against Utah and Houston this season (2/4-2/7). That’s a total of 161 regular season home games with only two sets of consecutive losses among them. Individual teams haven’t had much luck beating the Nuggets in consecutive games lately either. The longest active losing streaks for the Nuggets against a single NBA opponent are currently a mere three games (Philadelphia) and two games (L.A. Clippers). MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME It didn’t take long for forwards Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari to get comfortable with their roles on their new team. In 21 games (19 starts), Chandler averaged 12.5 ppg and 5.0 rebounds on .419 (101-241) in 30.6 minutes per contest. Gallinari averaged 14.7 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 30.9 mpg in his 14 appearances as a Nugget (12 starts). Chandler scored 10+ points in 14 of his 21 games, including 27 at Utah on 4/13, 20 points and five boards at Orlando on 3/18, 21 points, seven boards and four threes at New Orleans on 3/14 and 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks at Portland on 2/25. Chandler also rejected a career-high six blocks in the win over San Antonio on 3/23 … After a quiet debut (two points), Gallinari exploded for 30 points (15-17 FT) and nine rebounds in the overtime loss to the Trail Blazers on 2/25. He then posted 17 points at Orlando on 3/18 after missing eight straight games, registered 23 points at Miami on 3/19 and scored a team-high 22 at L.A. Lakers on 4/3. Gallinari’s 30-point performance was actually something extremely rare for the Nuggets. The Rooster became only the third player in team history to score 30+ in one of his first two games with the Nuggets – including the first to do so since Orlando Woolridge in 1990-91 (37 in his debut vs. Golden State on 11/2/90). For all you trivia buffs out there, the only other to do so was Walter Davis in his second game with Denver on 11/5/88 at Seattle (33). While this type of play is nothing new from Chandler and Gallinari, it’s refreshing to see them not miss a beat with their new team. On the season, Chandler scored 20+ points 22 times, including one 30+ scoring effort. Gallinari recorded 20+ points 18 times this season (30+ twice), including eight times in his last 24 outings. A HOMECOURT HAVEN Nuggets coach George Karl says it again and again to his team: WE MUST WIN OUR HOME GAMES. With one of the best homecourt advantages in the entire NBA, the Nuggets have been taking care of business in recent year. Under Karl’s watch, Denver has gone an impressive 201- 65 (.756) at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets have been especially good at home over the last 92 home games, dating back to 2008-09 (see right). Denver wrapped up this season with a 33-8 record at home, which is currently the secondbest home record in the Western Conference. The Nuggets rattled off streaks of 10 straight home wins on two separate occasions (from 2/10-3/30 and from 11/5-12/14), representing their third and fourth home winning streaks of at least 10 consecutive games since George Karl took over the helm midseason in 2004-05. LAWSON COMPARISON BENCH START Record 27-22 22-9 Scoring 9.8 14.6 Rebounds 2.1 3.5 Assists 3.4 6.7 Steals 0.78 1.35 Minutes 22.6 32.1 FG Percentage .497 .509 3FG Percentage .365 .442 FT Percentage .702 .851 PREVIOUS 91 HOME GAMES CATEGORY STATISTICS Record 76-15 (.835) Points Per Game 111.3 (10132) OPP Points Per Game 99.7 (9073) FG Percentage .489 (3625-7418) 3FG Percentage .377 (693-1838) Assists Per Game 24.4 (2217) Average Margin of Victory 13.6 The best opportunity for the Nuggets to pick up home wins is when their opponents are on the second leg of a back-to-back. Playing in Denver the night after a game has proven rough on teams in the past, with the famed Mile High elevation and the fact that Denver International Airport is a mere 24.6 miles away from the nearest team hotel. Fifteen of the Nuggets 41 home games in 2010-11 come against teams on a backto-back set, with Denver having gone 14-1 in those games. In 2009-10, the Nuggets went 15-3 (.833) at the Pepsi Center against opponents playing under those circumstances.
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