Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Clippers 92-78, Clippers' team-record win streak ends at 17
Danilo Gallinari led six Nuggets with 17 points
Courtesy: Garrett W. Ellwood
Posted: 01/02/2013
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DENVER -
Danilo Gallinari led six Nuggets players in double figures with 17 points and Denver stopped the Los Angeles Clippers' franchise-record 17-game winning streak with a 92-78 victory on Tuesday night.
Kenneth Faried added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who won their eighth in a row at home.
The shot of the day came from JaVale McGee who hit his first three-pointer to beat the buzzard at the end of the third quarter.
The Clippers, whose point total was two above their season-low, were hurt by poor shooting from 3-point range (5 of 29, 17.2 percent) and the free throw line (13 of 29, 44.8 percent). They were led by Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe, who had 12 points apiece.
Andre Miller, starting in place of point guard Ty Lawson, had 12 points and 12 assists for the Nuggets. Lawson, the team said, has been bothered by tightness in his left Achilles' tendon for the past week, forcing him to miss a game for the first time this season.
The Nuggets continue their three-game home-stand Thursday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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