Billups, Denver top Spurs for fourth straight win
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11/20/2008 -
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, doled
out six assists and hauled in five rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets in a
91-81 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
"We've just come in every night focused on the game plan and focused on what
we got to do to beat whatever team it is," Billups said. "We've played some
tough teams, and we've been successful, so we just got to continue to build on
what we've done."
Carmelo Anthony poured in 21 points, grabbed nine boards and dished out seven
helpers for the Nuggets, who have won four straight and seven of eight
overall. Kenyon Martin had 18 points and Nene 16 in the win.
"I think this team is really starting to feel good about what they are doing
on the basketball court," Nuggets head coach George Karl said. "I really feel
like we got things done as a team tonight. I really enjoyed the defensive
intensity in almost every possession."
George Hill scored 20 points for the Spurs, who saw their season-high three-
game win streak come to an end. Michael Finley gave 13 points, while Tim
Duncan had 12 points and 11 boards.
"It's very disappointing when you lose a game," Hill said. "You always go out
there to win. We learned from it. We learn from our mistakes. We made a couple
of bonehead mistakes down the stretch, and it hurt us. It just shows you, in
this league you can't make mistakes. You have to be successful at both ends of
the court."
The Nuggets held a slight 22-21 lead after 12 minutes but opened a 50-40 lead
at the break.
Denver led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, but a Duncan three-
point play made it 62-51 with five minutes left in the stanza.
With the Spurs still trailing by 11, the Nuggets closed out the quarter with
an 11-1 run to take a 75-54 lead into the final stanza. Billups had seven
points on the run, with Anthony pouring in two technical free throws off a
Duncan foul, while Martin's dunk closed it out.
A Roger Mason layup and Anthony Tolliver three-pointer brought the Spurs to
within 14 points, 85-71, with 5 1/2 minutes left.
The home team failed to close within the final margin the rest of the way, as
the Nuggets cruised to an easy victory.
Game Notes
The Spurs went 2-for-17 from three-point range. The Nuggets were 6-of-13 from
behind the arc...San Antonio was 29-of-75 from the field, as Denver hit 30-
of-65 shots from the floor...Denver improved to 5-1 since acquiring Billups in
a trade for Allen Iverson with Detroit.
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