{"id":130133,"date":"2017-11-10T02:24:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130133"},"modified":"2017-11-10T02:24:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:24:28","slug":"mudiays-21-points-leads-nuggets-past-thunder-102-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/10\/mudiays-21-points-leads-nuggets-past-thunder-102-94\/","title":{"rendered":"Mudiay’s 21 points leads Nuggets past Thunder 102\u201494"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emmanuel Mudiay (Photo by TonyTheTiger – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DENVER \u2014 Emmanuel Mudiay scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 3-pointer midway through the period, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-94 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Paul Milsap added 17 points and Nikola Jokic had 15 points to go with 11 rebounds for Denver. The Nuggets snapped a five-game losing streak at home to the Thunder, including a 106-105 setback April 9 on a last-second 3-pointer by Russell Westbrook that eliminated Denver from playoff contention.<\/p>\n

Carmelo Anthony, who spent his first 7 1-2 years in the league in Denver before being traded to the New York Knicks in 2011, had 28 points to lead the Thunder, who acquired Anthony in a pre-season trade. Paul George and Westbrook each added 13 points for the Thunder, who lost their fourth in a row.<\/p>\n

Neither the Thunder nor the Nuggets were able to gain separation on the other in a tightly contested third quarter and the teams went into the final period tied at 75.<\/p>\n

The game was tied at 82 when Mudiay connected on a 3-pointer with 7:35 remaining, triggering a 7-0 burst by Denver.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City fought back to within 93-90 but Milsap answered by converting a three-point play with 2:09 left to rebuild Denver’s lead to six.<\/p>\n

The Thunder got no closer than four points the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Trailing by as many as 11 points earlier, the Nuggets closed to within 53-51 at the half on a driving layup by Milsap in the final seconds of the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Anthony had 15 of his points in the first half to help the Thunder maintain their early edge.<\/p>\n

TIP-INS<\/p>\n

Thunder: Westbrook was treated for a facial cut early in the game after taking an elbow to the face while guarding Nikola Jokic. The injury did not prevent him from continuing to play. … Beyond his impact on the floor, Anthony has proven to be a steadying influence in the locker room. \u201cHe’s got a world of experience and a world of wisdom to share with our guys,\u201d coach Billy Donovan said prior to the game.<\/p>\n

Nuggets: F Juancho Hernangomez remains sidelined indefinitely because of a bout of mononucleosis. He has missed the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

Thunder: Head home to complete a back-to-back Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n

Nuggets: Wrap up a season-long six-game homestand on Saturday night when they host Orlando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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