Lawson keeps it going for Denver: Denver guard Ty Lawson had a very good game on Wednesday but the Nuggets took the loss against New Orleans. Lawson scored a game-high 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting over 42 minutes. Lawson hit two 3-pointers and added six assists and two steals for the Nuggets. (Updated 04/04/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Lawson continues to play at an extremely high level. The point guard is averaging 22.4 points, 6.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 3-pointers and a steal per game over his last five contests. Lawson should be active in just about all Fantasy formats. (Updated 04/04/2012).
05/17/2012 17:39 Nuggets GM: Miller wants to remain in Denver
The Nuggets' three-pronged plan for the summer is to redo Ty Lawson's deal, sign restricted free agent JaVale McGee and keep veteran point guard Andre Miller in Denver.
05/13/2012 03:15 NBA Playoffs Report Card 5.12.12: Lakers, Celtics re-establish old world order
Each night, Eye on Basketball brings you what you need to know about the games of the NBA. From great performances to terrible clock management the report card evaluates and eviscerates the good, the bad, and the ugly from the night that was.
05/13/2012 01:32 Gasol, World Peace help Lakers outlast Nuggets, advance to Western semis
Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Denver Nuggets for a thrilling 96-87 victory in Game 7 on Saturday night to win their first-round series.
05/13/2012 01:24 Lakers advance to second round with 96-87 win over Nuggets
Metta World Peace returned from a seven-game suspension and helped the Los Angeles Lakers hold off the Denver Nuggets 96-87 Saturday night in Game 7 of their first-round series. The Lakers advanced to the conference semifinals to face the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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)
