National Basketball Association
Charlotte 100, Denver 98
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#36 David Jones, # Marat Kogut, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
15737
By SportsDirect Inc.
Stephen Jackson and D.J. Augustin combined for five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the host Charlotte Bobcats held off the Denver Nuggets, 100-98, on Tuesday and denied coach George Karl his 1,000th victory.
Denver's Chauncey Billups, who scored 25 points, had a chance to the game but missed a jumper with two seconds left. The Nuggets had a seven-game winning streak snapped.
Jackson had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Bobcats (8-13), who have won three straight at home.
Augustin, who had 18 points and six assists, hit consecutive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. The first put Charlotte ahead for good, 86-83, with 6:41 to go.
Gerald Wallace had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Bobcats, who led by 11 in the first half and nine in the third quarter before falling behind in the final period.
Carmelo Anthony had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets (13-7). Anthony is 22-of-72 from the field (30.6 percent) in his last four games.
Wallace had 17 points and five rebounds in the first half, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Bobcats a 52-47 lead.
Top Game Performances
Denver |
|
Charlotte |
Chauncey Billups 25 |
Scoring |
Stephen Jackson 23 |
Chauncey Billups 5 |
Assists |
Stephen Jackson 7 |
Carmelo Anthony 7 |
Rebounds |
Stephen Jackson 9 |
Chauncey Billups 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Gerald Wallace 5 |
Chauncey Billups 4 |
Steals |
Boris Diaw 3 |
Arron Afflalo 3 |
Blocks |
D.J. Augustin 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Denver
|
98 |
42.5 |
11-27 |
25-32 |
17 |
31 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
Charlotte
|
100 |
50.0 |
9-20 |
13-20 |
22 |
37 |
5 |
8 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .143 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .857 after a loss.