Getting your player ready...
First-half finishing.
The Nuggets missed 15 layups or short shots in the paint in the first two quarters.
Melo and Iverson.
The Nuggets’ all-star duo began the game 1-for-10 combined from the field, and it didn’t get much better from there.
Najera as enforcer.
The Nuggets forward mixed it up with Luke Walton and picked up a foul when he elbowed Sasha Vujacic in the throat.
Third quarter.
The Nuggets were done for the game after the third, during which they were outscored 30-18.
Chris Dempsey, The Denver Post
