From: grubin@virga.rap.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Subject: BOXSCORE: Nuggets 125  Spurs 121  Nov.07.92
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Keywords:  MIGHTY NUGGETS win first game for The Horse, DT 
Reply-To: grubin@virga.rap.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Organization: Research Applications Program/NCAR, Boulder, CO
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:43:33 GMT



The MIGHTY NUGGETS won coach Dan Issel's first game as a professional
coach, in 2 overtimes against San Antonio.  Chris Jackson and LaPhonso
Ellis played well (and alot) for the Nuggs; for San Antonio it was
Lloyd Daniels who took advantage of mismatches and played really well --
his passing is fairly amazing.


san 121, den 125   07nov92

san ( 0- 2)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
wood,dan          28   2   6   0  1   8  8   2  5   1  6  1  0  0  0  0  0   12
elliot,sean       53   4  17   0  2   7  9   0 11   2  4  1  4  2  0  0  0   15
robinson,david    46  12  25   0  0   6 11   3 11   2  6  2  3  4  0  0  0   30
ellis,dale        50  11  22   2  7   3  6   3  6   0  5  2  6  0  0  0  0   27
delnegro,vinnie    4   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    0
daniels,lloyd     45  11  19   1  1   3  7   6  8   6  4  3  6  3  0  0  0   26
smith,larry       22   0   0   0  0   0  0   6 10   1  5  0  1  1  0  0  0    0
green,sidney      14   2   6   0  0   0  0   1  5   1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0    4
othick,matt       19   1   1   0  0   0  0   0  1   4  4  1  1  0  0  0  0    2
bedford,william    7   2   2   1  1   0  0   0  1   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    5
mack               2   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
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san totals       290  45  98   4 12  27 41  21 58  17 36 12 23 11  0  0  0  121
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .459   .333   .659       team rebs 14

den ( 1- 0)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
ellis,laphonso    51   5  18   0  0   0  0   5 14   5  5  2  4  3  0  0  0   10
liberty,marcus    34   8  13   0  0   4  5   3  5   2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0   20
mutombo,dikembe   42   6  11   0  0   2  6   7 15   6  6  1  2  3  0  0  0   14
jackson,chris     48  13  24   2  3   4  4   0  6   6  4  1  3  1  0  0  0   32
williams,reggie   46   7  23   0  2   6  8   2  7   4  6  3  4  1  0  0  0   20
stith,bryant      29   6  13   0  0   8 11   4  6   0  1  4  1  2  0  0  0   20
pack,robert       10   1   3   0  0   0  2   1  2   1  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
hastings,scott    15   0   1   0  0   0  0   1  2   1  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    0
brooks,kevin       9   2   4   0  0   0  0   0  0   0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    4
lichti,todd        6   1   1   0  0   1  1   0  0   2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    3
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den totals       290  49 111   2  5  25 37  23 57  27 32 13 16 10  0  0  0  125
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .441   .400   .676       team rebs 12

san   23  33  23  21  11  10  -  121
den   29  29  23  19  11  14  -  125

attendance 17022, time 3:15, officials: PMihalak,BFryer,GToliver


This was a tight game all the way, the Nuggies youthful enthusiam keeping
them in it, despite a period in the 4th quarter where it was clear that
they are a young team -- quick shots, not back on defense, nobody to rebound.
But they hung tough, played some good halfcourt defense (a welcome return!),
and even after Dikembe Mutombo fouled out, continued to stay tough on the
boards and defense.

Denver had a chance to win it in regulation, but got off a bad shot.  In
the first overtime, with Mutombo out, Ellis, with five fouls, guarded David
Robinson and held his own.  Bryant Stith came on and, as usual, his offense
was good, and even better, his defense is really coming around.  He wasn't
beat off the dribble and made a couple of good weakside steals.  Ellis played
well enough inside to get Robinson to foul out in the first overtime.

The second overtime belonged to Chris Jackson, who scored 11 of Denver's 14
points.  He hit a 3ptr when it was close, and an off-balance leaner over
Daniels to put the Nuggs up for good.  Tough defense on Sean Elliot down the
stretch sealed it for the Nuggies.

Other highlights: the halftime retirement ceremony for David Thompson's #33
jersey.  Taped from Julius Irving (sic), Larry Brown, and Doug Moe were good.
A letter from Commissioner Stern noting him as one of the first players to
change the way the game was played -- above the rim.  Visits from former
Rocket/Nugget Byron Beck, who helped hoist the jersey to the rafters, and
Monte Towe, DT's partner in some of the amazing alley-oop dunks.  There was
also a highlight film, showing some of his great dunks and quick two-step
moves before rising up over defenders to hit a jump shot.  And of course
mention of his 73-pt day in Detroit in 1978, the second highest point total
ever in an NBA game.  This was really deserving for DT.

Lastly, it was great to hear Big Mac loud again, even though heaps of pansy
fans left with the Nuggs down 11 in the 4th quarter.  They would've been
louder if JExby had been able to take his chance at hitting a shot blindfolded
for two airline tickets.

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Rick Grubin     grubin@ncar.ucar.edu