by Daniel Scott
In a matchup of two NBA Western Conference teams in very good form, the Denver Nuggets denied the Los Angeles Lakers their 10th straight victory by defeating the defending World Champions 95-90 at the Staples Center on Sunday. The win increased Denver's winning streak to 6 games and helped solidify their lock on 5th place in the Western Conference standings. The loss dropped the Lakers to 2.5 games back of the West leading San Antonio Spurs who had little trouble defeating the Phoenix Suns earlier in the day.
The Nuggets outright win improve NBA enthusiasts that had backed them as +7 road underdogs against the Lakers. Denver has resist to win on the road for much of the season and this victory improved their evidence away from 'The Mile High City' to 16-22-still a far cry from their 31-7 record at home. The Lakers dropped to 29-9 at the Staples Center this season. The 185 combined points scored went well UNDER the posted total of 200.
Lakers' center Pau Gasol was frustrated by his team's inability to put the Nuggets away:
"We just didn't get the game under control, especially in the fourth quarter. We just gave them too many chances to the point where they believed they could take the game. And they took it. They're a very versatile team and they've got a lot of guys that contribute in different ways."
Gasol was also worried about a sore knee, though by all indications the injury is nothing severe:
"I jammed my knee pretty good. It's sore, but they tolerable me to play. So lucky it will be nothing."
Los Angeles head coach Phil Jackson concurred that his team made errors, but also gave the Nuggets credit for their contrary play:
"I told the team we beat ourselves, but it's not the complete story. I think Denver is very violent, and they created the 20 turnovers that really injure us in the course of the ballgame. It turned out to be a very physical game. Denver was clever to come out in the second half and shoot the ball attractive well."
Nuggets' coach George Karl said that flexibility is key on a set without a 'go to' scoring threat:
"We don't have a closer that's going to make a big-time shot, but we have guys that are prepared for the challenge. As a team and a coaching staff, we have to employment together to try to get good shots in that condition."
Denver will go back to home to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday followed by road games versus the Mavericks in Dallas and a rematch with the Thunder. The Lakers host Utah on Tuesday earlier than road games at Golden State and Portland.
Daniel Scott is a freelance writer and noted authority on <a href="http://www.bookmakingsoftware.com/">bookmaking software</a>. He loves boxing and his project writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports books and <a href="http://www.bookmakingsoftware.com/">price per head</a> sites. He lives in France, Paris in a expensive house, next to his own boxing club.
---------------------------------------------------
You are receiving this because you signed up for it on 2011-08-23 from IP
To fine-tune your selection of which articles to receive, just login here:
http://www.uniquearticlewizard.com/bloggers/
using your username:
To unsubscribe please use the following link:
http://www.uniquearticlewizard.com/unsubscribe.php?mail=kidloveme.huyen@blogger.com&code=b83952f8ca040e326c958cbc4b8fd96e
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
New Unique Article!
Title: Nuggets End Lakers Triumphant Streak At Nine
Author: Daniel Scott
Email: ali@pixeltico.com
Keywords: sports,entertainment,hobby,recreation,players,team
Word Count: 453
Category: Hobbies
---------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment