From: grubin@rap.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Subject: BOXSCORE  Denver 97  Cleveland95  Jan.23.93
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Keywords: Nuggs 2nd straight win
Organization: Sasquatch, Inc.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:51:43 GMT



The MIGHTY NUGGETS got their 2nd straight win with an exciting victory
over Cleveland.  With 10sec left and the ball in Cleveland's end of the
court, Chris Jackson took the inbounds pass and drove the length of the
floor, past Larry Nance at the goal, for the winning layup.  Just a few
seconds earlier, Jackson hit the game-tying 3ptr in front of Terrell
Brandon.  Cleveland's last shot was a prayer by John Battle, who found
Dikembe Mutombo in his face on a defensive switch.  He shot an air-ball.

At a crucial stage in the 4th quarter, with the Nuggies coming back from
8-9pt deficits, Mark Price drove the lane and was fouled, having his shot
swatted by Mutombo after the foul, and getting knocked to the ground. 
Price came up swinging and Mutombo pushed him away, saying after the game,
"I'm glad I was tall so he couldn't reach me."  Price should've been
nailed with a technical foul for throwing punches but slid by.  Mutombo
got a T for physically removing Price from his space.  Denver coach Dan
Issel got another T for "creative complaining."

A good win for Denver at home, their 2nd straight win.  Up next is Dallas,
at home, should be the first 3game win streak for Issel as coach.  Also,
Bryant Stith begins practicing with the team again on Tuesday Jan.26,
returning from a broken foot.  Mark Macon is still day-to-day with a
sprained right wrist.


cle 95, den 97   23jan93

denver  technical foul dikembe mutombo 4:46 fourth quarter
denver  technical foul head coach dan issel 4:29 fourth quarter

cle (24-16)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
ehlo,craig        22   0   3   0  0   0  0   0  1   1  1  0  2  0  0  0  0    0
nance,larry       44   8  16   0  1   4  4   2 14   3  4  0  1  5  0  0  0   20
daugherty,brad    39   5  10   0  0   2  3   1  5   2  5  1  2  0  0  0  0   12
wilkins,gerald    33   8  13   1  1   2  2   2  3   3  1  1  1  1  0  0  0   19
price,mark        32   5  12   2  4   8  9   0  2   4  2  0  2  0  0  0  0   20
brandon,terrell   27   4  10   0  0   0  0   1  4   2  3  0  2  1  0  0  0    8
battle,john       16   1   6   0  0   0  0   0  1   1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0    2
ferry,danny       27   6   8   0  0   2  2   2  6   1  3  0  3  0  0  0  0   14
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cle totals       240  37  78   3  6  18 20   8 36  17 19  2 14  8  0  0  0   95
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .474   .500   .900       team rebs 12

den (12-25)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
ellis,laphonso    41   9  17   0  1   3  3   5 14   3  2  2  1  1  0  0  0   21
williams,reggie   45  10  22   0  1   4  5   6 11   3  2  3  0  1  0  0  0   24
mutombo,dikembe   38   4   8   0  0   2  2   5 12   2  3  1  2  0  1  0  0   10
jackson,chris     38  13  22   2  3   0  0   0  1   2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   28
liberty,marcus    20   2   8   0  1   0  0   0  3   3  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    4
lichti,todd       17   1   6   0  0   0  0   0  1   2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
pack,robert       29   4   8   0  0   0  0   0  1   4  4  2  1  1  0  0  0    8
plummer,gary       5   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
brooks,kevin       7   0   5   0  0   0  0   1  1   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
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den totals       240  43  97   2  6   9 10  17 44  19 19  8  6  3  1  0  0   97
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .443   .333   .900       team rebs  6
bench technicals: DIssel 4:29 4th quarter

cle   26  24  26  19  -   95
den   23  27  20  27  -   97

attendance 17022, time 2:08, officials: HEvans,RNunn,MCallahan

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