SPURS VS NUGGETS SCORE FULL

San Antonio was bolstered by Doug McDermott’s 20 points and 5 rebounds and Sandro Mamukelashvili’s 11 points and 4 rebounds off the bench.

SPURS VS NUGGETS SCORE FULL

McDermott’s fourth three and San Antonio’s continued attack of the Nuggets’ soft middle gave it a 98-93 lead after three.ĭenver’s potential 3-time MVP candidate Jokic poured in 37 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, and found support from his running mate Jamal Murray (24 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals).Ī Spurs squad finally approaching full strength had Keldon Johnson (23 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists) and Jeremy Sochan (19 points and 8 rebounds) lead the way in the enthralling triumph. Denver used the stoppage to mount a 7-0 run while the teams re-settled into a rhythm. The Spurs extended their lead to as much as eight in the third before the above altercation and ejections occurred.

San Antonio earned a one-point lead at the half. Nikola Jokic displayed his MVP dominance in the opening frame as he wrung up a dozen points and set up his hot-shooting teammates and put San Antonio in an immediate double-digit deficit in a 38-26 first.Īny questions about the home team’s competitiveness were answered by Keldon Johnson and Doug McDermott’s and the Spurs’ 42-point detonation in the second period, despite Jokic’s continued dominance all around the court and Jamal Murray waking from a first half slumber. midway through the third period that resulted in their ejections. The high-quality cleanly-contested game was marred briefly by an altercation between Zach Collins and Michael Porter, Jr. The Spurs leveraged a 50-33 rebounding advantage and hotter shooting (54% to 49%) to secure the win. A late 10-0 run by the hosts gave the squad the necessary space to salt away its most impressive win of the season.

On Military Appreciation Night, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets 128-120 behind what Bill Land described as a ‘fanatical effort’ in a high-scoring affair that entertained a grateful throng of service people.

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