The Denver Nuggets (14 - 20) beat the Memphis Grizzlies (24 - 9) 114 - 85. Zach Randolph (knee) missed his seventh consecutive game, and teammate Beno Udrih (leg contusion) was a late scratch. Nate Robinson was limited to five minutes after spraining his right wrist. Rookie Jusuf Nurkic recorded his second straight double - double (11 points, 10 rebounds) in just 23 minutes. He also blocked a career - high five shots and earned a technical foul. Arron Afflalo scored 14 of his 23 points in the penultimate quarter, and Ty Lawson paced the Nuggets with 25 points (10 - 14 FG, 3 - 4 3Pt, 2 - 3 FT), 11 assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 37 minutes. Eleven different Grizzlies played at least 15 minutes but no more than 27 in the route. Marc Gasol scored 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter, and Jordan Adams scored 12 points (5 - 6 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) in just six minutes off the bench. Jon Leuer was the only starter to play in the fourth quarter. The team finished 2 - of - 14 from downtown. The Grizzlies return home Monday from a two - game road trip to take on the New York Knicks (5 - 30), losers of ten straight. Denver will travel to Minnesota (5 - 27) on Monday to face the team with a league - leading eleven straight losses.
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