경기결과 [Review] RS 54/66, @ New Orleans → Nuggets Stumble in Big Easy(H/L)

[Colorado-Denver]

(29-25, Northwest 2위) 92-94 (14-40, Southwest 5위) → 2-2(END)

http://www.nba.com/games/20120404/DENNOH/gameinfo.html?ls=gt2hp0021100805

Gordon returns, Hornets beat Nuggets, 94-92

고든 복귀전, 호네츠가 너게츠 제압, 94-92 승!

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -

Eric Gordon's rustiness from a three-month layoff showed up in the form of two early air balls and misses on his first four shots.

Too bad for the Denver Nuggets that Gordon maintained his knack for scoring in the clutch.

Gordon scored 15 points in his long-awaited return from a right knee injury, capping the performance with two free throws in the final seconds to lift the New Orleans Hornets to a 94-92 victory over the Nuggets on Wednesday night.

"It feels good," said Gordon, who had not played since Jan. 4 because of a right knee bruise that required arthroscopic surgery. "I just looked forward to winning and my individual game will come as far as stat wise."

Trevor Ariza scored 15 points, and Chris Kaman added 14 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans. The Hornets had six players score in double figures, including all five starters.

"That's good team basketball right there. You really can't script it much better than that," said Hornets forward Jason Smith, who had 10 points and made a steal on the final play to prevent Denver from getting off one final shot for the win or tie. "Tonight was an overall team win."

Ty Lawson scored 22 points for Denver, which tied it at 92 on Al Harrington's 3 from the corner with 10 seconds left, only to see Gordon bait Arron Afflalo into a foul on an up-fake near the lane with 2 seconds left.

Although Gordon was 3 of 11 from the field, he said there was no doubt in his mind he would find a way to put the Hornets back in front.

"I knew I was going to get the ball at the top of the key. It was just all about making a play," Gordon said. "(Afflalo) was guarding me pretty good, but when I was obviously getting ready to attack the basket, he was so close up to me I knew a pump-fake would probably have him up in the air."

Afflalo finished with 15 points and a career-high seven assists, and Harrington scored 14 points, but Denver was outrebounded 41-32 and allowed New Orleans to shoot 52 percent (35 of 67).

"Our defense broke down in the second half," Denver coach George Karl said. "Protecting the paint was very poor."

New Orleans surged into the lead, never to trail again, when Kaman hit a jumper and Smith scored twice during a 6-0 run to open the third quarter.

Soon after, Gordon hit a 3 and added a free throw to give New Orleans a 55-48 lead.

Denver pulled as close as 59-58 on Harrington's fast-break layup after one of New Orleans' 19 turnovers, but the Hornets wound up making nine of their first 11 shots in the quarter, including Gordon's driving layup and 3 in succession that made it 68-59.

The Hornets matched their largest lead when Gordon's free throw made it 86-75 with 6:51 to go, but New Orleans then went into a shooting slump, missing nine of its last 11 shots.

Afflalo started Denver's comeback, scoring inside as he was fouled for a three-point play. Kenneth Faried dunked and followed that with a three-point play of his own on a reverse layup.

Denver closed to 89-87 on Jordan Hamilton's reverse layup before Ariza's free throw and Kaman's putback gave New Orleans a late 92-87 lead.

"It was a tough loss, but we fought back," Hamilton said. "We just came up short."

The Nuggets played most of the fourth quarter without Andre Miller, who was ejected when he was called for a flagrant-2 foul on Carl Landry. Miller threw a forearm into Landry's ribs under the basket as the New Orleans forward tried to finish a fast break.

"Andre getting thrown out of the game was a big (problem) for us," Karl said. "He had a very good game going."

Landry, who remained in the game, stayed down on the baseline for several minutes while officials confirmed the call on video review.

"I'm fine," Landry said. "It was a hard foul and I just took my time getting up."

Landry finished with 12 points, while Greivis Vasquez had 11 points and 10 assists.

Faried had 13 points for the Nuggets.

After making only two of their first 16 shots and falling behind by 11 in the first quarter, the Nuggets shot 17 of 24 for the rest of the first half.

Lawson scored twice and Afflalo hit a 3 as Denver used an 11-0 run to tie it at 18 late in the first quarter.

Denver would up taking lead in the second quarter, though never by more than 3 points, and led 46-45 going into halftime.

Notes: The Hornets had their NBA-high 22nd starting lineup of the season. ... Denver closed out its seven-game road trip with a 3-4 record. ... The Hornets scratched point guard Jarrett Jack with a sore right ankle and replaced him with Vasquez. Denver's Wilson Chandler missed his second straight game with a strained left groin and Corey Brewer started for him. ... The teams split their four meetings this season. ... Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz, sitting in courtside seats, were among the announced attendance of 15,020.

Denver Nuggets(29-25, 18-28-21-25/92)

T. 로슨-A. 아프랄로-C. 브루어-K. 페리드-J. 맥기

[A. 밀러-A. 아프랄로-J. 해밀턴-A. 해링턴-K. 쿠포스]

[T. 로슨-A. 아프랄로-C. 브루어-K. 페리드-J. 맥기]

[T. 로슨-A. 밀러-C. 브루어-A. 해링턴-K. 쿠포스]

타이 로슨(42:16) - 22(7/15, 2/5, 6/7)-1(1/0)-6A-2ST-2TO-3PF

아론 아프랄로(40:10) - 15(4/14, 1/4, 6/7)-3(0/3)-7A-1ST-1TO-4PF

알 해링턴(33:9) - 14(6/15, 3P: 2/6)-3(0/3)-3A-1ST-3TO-4PF → TF(4Q)

케네스 페리드(26:44) - 13(5/8, FT: 3/7)-8(5/3)-1A-1ST-1BS-1TO-5PF

저베일 맥기(14:31) - 8(4/8)-4(2/2)-2ST-1TO-3PF

코스타 쿠포스(21:33) - 7(3/4, FT: 1/1)-5(1/4)-1PF

조던 해밀턴(16:12) - 7(3/8, 3P: 1/3)-5(1/4)-3A

안드레 밀러(20:32) - 6(3/4)-2(1/1)-5A-2PF → FF(4Q/Type 2=Ejection)

코리 브루어(24:53) - 0(0/7, 3P: 0/2)-1(1/0)-1TO

* FG: 35/83(42.2%)-3P: 6/20(30%)-FT: 16/22(72.7%)-32(12/20)-25A-7ST-1BS-9TO-22F(팀리바운드 12, 총 실책 9, 속공 점수 8, 페인트존 점수 54)

New Orleans Hornets(14-30, 20-25-30-19/94)

G. 바스케스-E. 고든-T. 아리자-J. 스미스-C. 케이먼

[X. 헨리-M. 벨리넬리-A.-파록 아미누-C. 랜드리-G. 아욘]

[G. 바스케스-E. 고든-T. 아리자-J. 스미스-C. 케이먼]

[G. 바스케스-X. 헨리-M. 벨리넬리-C. 랜드리-J. 스미스]

에릭 고든(33:43) - 15(3/11, 2/3, 7/9)-4(0/4)-4A-1ST-4TO-3PF

트레버 아리자(31:18) - 15(5/10, 1/2, 4/5)-6(1/5)-1A-1ST-3TO-2PF

크리스 케이먼(33:19) - 14(6/11, FT: 2/3)-10(3/7)-2A-1ST-5BS-2TO-3PF

칼 랜드리(26:33) - 12(4/8, 0/1, 4/8)-5(2/3)-2A-1BS-2TO-3PF → TF(4Q)

그레이비스 바스케스(37:6) - 11(4/5, 1/1, 2/2)-5(0/5)-10A-2TO-4PF

제이슨 스미스(25:15) - 10(5/6)-4(3/1)-1A-1ST-1BS-3TO-3PF

자비어 헨리(16:15) - 8(4/7)-3(1/2)-1A-1BS-1PF

마르코 벨리넬리(18:12) - 5(2/7, 3P: 1/3)-1(0/1)-2A-1ST-2PF

알-파록 아미누(7:30) - 2(1/1)-1(0/1)-1BS-2TO

구스타보 아욘(10:50) - 2(1/1)-2(1/1)-1BS-2PF

* FG: 35/67(52.2%)-3P: 5/10(50%)-FT: 19/27(70.4%)-41(11/30)-23A-5ST-10BS-18TO-23F(팀리바운드 9, 총 실책 19, 속공 점수 7, 페인트존 점수 38)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/den

제이슨 스미스(New Orleans #14)와 타이 로슨(Denver #3)

트레버 아리자(New Orleans #1)와 저베일 맥기(Denver #34)

마르코 벨리넬리(New Orleans #8), 자비어 헨리(New Orleans #4)와 저베일 맥기, 조던 해밀턴(Denver #1, R)

칼 랜드리(New Orleans #24)와 알 해링턴(Denver #7), 안드레 밀러(Denver #24)

그레이비스 바스케스(New Orleans #21)와 케네스 페리드(Denver #35, R)

칼 랜드리와 코리 브루어(Denver #13)

에릭 고든(New Orleans #10)과 아론 아프랄로(Denver #6), 저베일 맥기

에릭 고든과 케네스 페리드

트레버 아리자와 코리 브루어

그레이비스 바스케스와 알 해링턴, 코스타 쿠포스(Denver #41)

칼 랜드리와 코스타 쿠포스

제이슨 스미스, 그레이비스 바스케스

알 해링턴과 트레버 아리자

자비어 헨리와 코스타 쿠포스

에릭 고든과 케네스 페리드

칼 랜드리와 코스타 쿠포스

에릭 고든과 케네스 페리드

자비어 헨리와 타이 로슨, 코스타 쿠포스

알 해링턴과 크리스 케이먼(New Orleans #35)

타이 로슨과 트레버 아리자, 구스타보 아욘(New Orleans #15, R)

아론 아프랄로와 크리스 케이먼

자비어 헨리, 칼 랜드리와 코리 브루어

조던 해밀턴과 크리스 케이먼, 트레버 아리자, 그레이비스 바스케스

크리스 케이먼, 구스타보 아욘, 트레버 아리자와 케네스 페리드

에릭 고든과 코스타 쿠포스, 아론 아프랄로

몬티 윌리엄스 New Orleans Hornets 감독

아론 아프랄로와 자비어 헨리

영화배우 레오나르도 디카프리오

제이슨 스미스(ST), 그레이비스 바스케스

* Next Game: RS 55/66, vs. Phoenix Suns: 한국시간 2012.4.7(土), 오전 10시!

[Colorado-Denver]

그냥, 1월 이후로는 쭉 실망입니다.

부상자가 매 시즌 적지 않게 나오지만, 부상자 없는 팀 없으니, 핑계 밖에 안되고!

왜 이렇게 매년, 어정쩡하고 기복 심한지 모르겠네요. 올 시즌만 봐도 기껏 6연승 해놓은 거, 5연패 하면서 다 까먹고. 이게 대체 뭔지;

질 수 있지만, 하위권 팀에게 정도껏 져야지.

* 안드레 밀러가 피닉스전 못나올텐데, 베테랑 없이, 베테랑 스티브 내쉬가 있는 상승세의 피닉스 어찌 상대할지; 홈경기지만, 걱정입니다.