Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs Match Player Stats On Mar 04, 2019

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the visiting Denver Nuggets 104-103 on Monday to capture their third straight victory.

San Antonio led by 21 points in the second quarter and by 17 with 9:10 to go in the game, but Denver got within four points with 1:41 to play on a Will Barton 3-pointer.

Jamal Murray then canned a 3-pointer with 49.6 seconds left to cut the Spurs' lead to 104-103. DeRozan missed a driving layup with 29.3 seconds to play before Murray missed a 3-point try with 16.2 to play. The ball was knocked out of bounds off a Spurs player, giving the Nuggets a chance to win.

Murray missed again with 8.4 seconds to go, but the rebound bounced off the leg of San Antonio's Rudy Gay, allowing the Nuggets a third opportunity for victory. This time, the Spurs forced a turnover and Gay was fouled, but he missed both of the ensuing free throws, granting Denver a fourth opportunity at the victory.

Gary Harris missed a jumper at the buzzer, and the Spurs escaped with the win.

Gay hit for 14 points, and Derrick White tallied 11 for San Antonio, which has won seven in a row at home.

Murray led the Nuggets with 25 points, and Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has lost three games in a row. Malik Beasley added 15 points, Will Barton had 12, and Paul Millsap grabbed 11 rebounds for the Nuggets.

The Spurs assumed control in the early minutes and led 36-17 after the first quarter. San Antonio built its advantage to 21 points on a Marco Belinelli jumper a minute into the second period, but Denver slowly got back into the game, cutting the deficit to 58-48 at halftime.

Aldridge led all scorers with 17 points in the first half while DeRozan added 11 for San Antonio. Jokic paced the Nuggets with 14 points at the half on 7-of-9 shooting.

Denver made its run at the Spurs in the middle of the third quarter, pulling within 67-64 on a Harris 3-pointer with 6:06 to play.

--Field Level Media