Nuggets beat Pistons 103-92
Will Barton scored 20 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 103-92.
Jusuf Nurkić’s dunk put the Nuggets ahead for good with 2:25 left in the third quarter.
The Pistons got within 83-82 on Anthony Tolliver’s corner 3-pointer with 7:34 to play, but Randy Foye answered with a 3-pointer, and the Pistons got no closer.
Barton scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Pistons, Marcus Morris Sr. had 19 points and 6 assists.
The Nuggets went 19 for 24 at the line to the Pistons’ 6 for 7 and outscored them 46-25 off the bench. The Pistons got 7 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets outscored the Pistons 19-9 in 5 minutes with Gallinari, Lauvergne, Harris, Jokić and Mudiay on the floor together.