Sunday, February 5, 2012

Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers (February 2, 2012)

Blake Griffin (#32) going up for a dunk.
This game was close at the half, being 54-51 Nuggets, but a stretch in the third quarter brought the score to 86-67 Nuggets. The final score was 112-91 Nuggets. Danilo Gallinari got 21 points, and made all of his 5 attempted 3-pointers. Ty Lawson had 18, Arron Afflalo had 15 and Timofey Mozgov had 11 points. For the Clippers, Blake Griffin had 18, Chris Paul had 15, and Caron Butler had 11. Griffin and Paul were both voted for the All-Star team, giving the Clips 2 players on the All-Star team for the first time since 1976. Chauncey Billups, who played great when the Clippers beat Denver 109-105, had only 8 points and 3 assists this game against his former team. Here are the finalists:

Finalists for Player of the Game
Danilo Gallinari: 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists
Blake Griffin: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal
Ty Lawson: 18 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal
Chris Paul: 15 points, 9 assists, 1 rebound, and 1 steal
It was tough between Griffin and Gallinari, but the player of the game is Danilo Gallinari 

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