Game recap
Impact player
Wilson Chandler, Denver
The kind of guy who'd look awfully good in a Wolves uniform, he scored a team-high 19 points off the bench, including eight in the fourth quarter.
By the numbers
3 Nuggets' consecutive victories after they started 1-4.
0 Points for Ricky Rubio. He went 0-for-5 from the field, but had 12 assists, eight rebounds, three steals and five turnovers and fouls each. .
7 Nuggets in double figures, led by Chandler's 19 points. Andre Miller scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter.
JERRY ZGODA
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