Lawson ties season high : Denver guard Ty Lawson tied his season high on Saturday night in Indiana, as he scored 27 points. Lawson shot 10 for 17 from the floor and nailed two 3-pointers. He also converted 5 of his 7 foul shots for the Nuggets. Lawson added two steals, three boards and had just two assists in his 36 minutes of action. The Nuggets would win the game, 113-109. (Updated 02/11/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Lawson has been playing extremely well for the Nuggets. His assist total was very low on Saturday, but he contributed in other ways. Over his last five games, Lawson is averaging 16.6 points, 6.8 assists and 2.4 boards per game. Lawson is excelling in his first year as a starter and should be considered a solid guard option in all Fantasy leagues. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/09/2012 23:35 Curry nets 36 as Warriors top Nuggets
Stephen Curry scored a season-best 36 points and the Golden State Warriors handed the fading Denver Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 109-101 on Thursday night.
02/05/2012 00:36 Batum, Blazers thump Nuggets
Nicolas Batum set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-97 Saturday night.
02/04/2012 01:29 Lakers start road trip by edging Nuggets
Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
02/03/2012 01:49 Gallinari, Nuggets shoot down Clippers
Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, including all five of his 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Clippers 112-91 on Thursday night, ending Los Angeles' season-high four-game winning streak that included a victory against the Nuggets last weekend.
01/31/2012 23:24 Grizzlies win after rallying to force OT
O.J. Mayo scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 35 seconds left in overtime, as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 100-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.
Lawson played in 80 games for Denver last season as the team got younger and traded Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks mid-season. That put Lawson in the spotlight as the team’s new starting point guard, with Raymond Felton playing a reserve role. With the team swapping out Felton for veteran Andre Miller, the onus falls even more on Lawson’s shoulders to provide leadership at the point for George Karl’s Nuggets. Karl won’t hesitate to move Miller into a starting role should Lawson falter, but the former UNC standout will get every opportunity to shine. And shine he did in the second half of last season. He put up 14.4 points, 6.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, not to mention shooing 42 percent from 3-point range, over his final 25 games of 2010-11. Lawson will look to carry that momentum into this season as he’ll begin the year as the starting PG for Denver. That alone should have him targeted just inside the top 25 Fantasy guards. He’s worthy of a mid-round pick on Draft Day. (Updated 8/28/11)
