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OAKLAND, Calif. Dwayne Bowe Jersey . —Denvers hopes of
moving up in the Western Conference standings took another serious hit, and
guard Ty Lawson is concerned the Nuggets are losing sight of the goal at hand.
Lawson had some harsh words for his teammates following Denvers 112-97 loss to
Golden State on Saturday—and for good reason. It marked the third time in the
last two weeks that the Nuggets fell to a sub-.500 team and dropped them into
the No. 8 seed in the West with Phoenix and Utah only a game behind. Instead of
enhancing its playoff position, Denver is now on the fringe of the playoffs as
the regular season winds down. “Its getting ridiculous at this point,” said
Lawson, who had 21 points and six assists. “Were losing to teams we should never
... that we shouldnt lose to, especially with the magnitude of whats going on in
the season with the playoff run and where were at. We cant be losing these
games.” A day after a 105-99 victory over Phoenix, Denver came out fast but
finished flat against a Warriors team that had lost 12 of its previous 15 games
and is playing without Stephen Curry. This one is bound to stick with the
Nuggets for a bit. They jumped out to an early lead behind Aaron Afflalo and had
the Warriors on their heels before Golden State rallied to win at home for just
the third time since March 1. “Whatever flow we had going in the first, we didnt
have for the last two or three quarters,” said Afflalo, who finished with 16
points. “We need to string some games together simply for our playoff
positioning and hopes. Its almost a must. We kind of have to.” David Lee had 17
points and nine rebounds, and the Warriors got a big lift from their reserves to
put the dent in Denvers playoff hopes. Brandon Rush added 20 points,
Nate Robinson had 14 points and seven assists, and Richard Jefferson scored 10
points to help Golden State, which also outrebounded the Nuggets and scored 58
points in the paint. “Were trying to continue to be aggressive,” Lee said. “We
know that jumpshots come and go but Nate got in the paint a bunch tonight, as
did Charles (Jenkins). I tried to be an inside threat as well. I think it really
feeds into our overall game.” Nuggets coach George Karls team has dropped both
of its games with Golden State this season and doesnt have much time to find a
solution. The teams play again in Denver on Monday. Coming off a 30-point night
Friday, Afflalo had 13 in the first quarter, including a leaning 19-footer with
the Warriors Klay Thompson draped over him as the shot clock buzzer sounded.
That was about as good as it got for the Nuggets. After Rushs 32-footer as time
expired in the opening period pulled Golden State within 27-26, Lee and
Dominic McGuire combined for 15 points in the second quarter to help the
Warriors go up by seven at the break. The Nuggets trailed by as much as 17 and
looked nothing like a team in the thick of a playoff hunt before making their
best run of the night in the third behind Al Harrington. The former Warrior
scored eight points in just over two minutes, raising his arms to the booing
crowd at Oracle Arena after his fourth 3-pointer of the night cut Golden States
lead to 79-71. Harrington later earned a delay of game penalty that resulted in
a technical foul. Denver, still playing without injured forward
Danilo Gallinari, got within 92-87 on Andre Millers reverse layup with 7:32 left
in the fourth but managed only four buckets the rest of the way. “Its exciting
to peek every now and that at what we will be,” Warriors coach Mark Jackson
said. “But we have to make sure that we stay true to the process and continue to
do the things that put us in position to one day be real good.” NOTES: Denver,
which tied a franchise record with only five turnovers in Fridays victory, had
eight in the first quarter alone against Golden State and finished with 16
overall. ... Nuggets G Wilson Chandler underwent a second MRI on his strained
groin but results were not disclosed. Chandler, who missed his fourth straight
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third with a 2-1 win at Fulham, while Everton, Portsmouth and Aston Villa also
won on New Years Day. ATLANTA —Brandon Beachy learned an important lesson in
his first career shutout: The ninth inning is a blast. Beachy improved his major
league-best ERA with a five-hitter and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins
7-0 Thursday night. The shutout came in the first career complete game for
Beachy (5-1), who hadnt lasted longer than 7 1-3 innings. The right-hander said
he went straight to Braves closer Craig Kimbrel after the game. “I told Craig Im
jealous. You get to do this all the time,” Beachy said. “I got pumped up there
in the last inning. Thats a lot of fun.” Beachy had two strikeouts in the ninth
to cap Atlantas first shutout of the season. He has won five straight decisions
since losing his first start. He had no walks and six strikeouts and lowered his
ERA from 1.60 to 1.33. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez and pitching coach Roger
McDowell allowed Beachy to remain in the game after throwing 110 pitches through
eight innings. “Roger and I were hanging on every pitch,” Gonzalez said. “You
want the kid to be successful. You want him to have the complete game. You want
him to have the shutout, but you want to keep him healthy.” Beachy finished with
122 pitches. “The pitch count thing is irrelevant in my opinion,” said Braves
catcher Brian McCann. “Its how many stressful pitches you throw, and he didnt
throw very many.” Freddie Freeman homered and Chipper Jones, Michael Bourn,
Martin Prado and Tyler Pastornicky each had two hits as the Braves outhit the
Marlins 12-5 and split the two-game series. The Braves improved to 18-5 with
Jones in the starting lineup. They are 6-10 in games he did not start.
Ricky Nolasco (4-2) gave up four runs on seven hits in four innings as he was
denied his bid for sole possession of the Marlins record for career wins.
Nolasco, who is tied with Dontrelle Willis at 68 wins, has lasted less than five
innings in two straight losses. “He threw better than what he showed,” said
Miami manager Ozzie Guillen, who removed Nolasco for a pinch-hitter in the fifth
inning. “Thats what I hate about the National League; you have to take the
pitcher out for offence,” Guillen said. Nolasco said he “couldnt catch a break”
even though he said he &qquot;made a lot of good pitches,” even on Freemans
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finding holes and stuff,” he said. “Theres nothing I can do there. Thats
baseball.” Bourn led off the first with a single and scored on Prados triple
just beyond the reach of centerfielder Emilio Bonifacio. The Braves added two
runs with two outs in the third. Freeman launched a high homer, his seventh, to
right field. Dan Uggla walked and scored on Brian McCanns double past a diving
Logan Morrison in left field. The ball skipped past Morrison and bounced to the
wall, allowing Uggla to score easily. Jason Heyward was caught stealing after he
was hit by a pitch to open the fourth. The Braves still had a productive inning
as Pastornicky singled, moved to second on Beachys sacrifice and scored on
Bourns single up the middle for a 4-0 lead. With dark clouds hovering and
lightning flashing over Turner Field, the Marlins stranded runners on second and
third in the fifth. After singles by Gaby Sanchez and pinch-hitter
Austin Kearns, Jose Reyes lined out to right field to end the inning. The Braves
added three runs in the fifth off Chad Gaudin, who walked freeman and Uggla to
start the inning. Jones, Heyward and Beachy had run-scoring singles. The Marlins
had another scoring opportunity when Giancarlo Stanton led off the seventh with
a double. Stanton was left standing on second as Beachy struck out Brett Hayes
to end the inning. Notes: Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn,
watched the game from a seat near the Braves dugout. ... Beachys previous
longest start was 7 1-3 innings in two games, most recently on April 20 at
Arizona. ... Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he may use Jones and McCann as
the designated hitters in the teams first interleague series at Tampa Bay,
beginning Friday night. Gonzalez said it will be a good way to give two of his
top hitters a break while keeping their bats in the lineup. ... Morrison is the
possible DH for the Marlins three-game series at Cleveland. Manager Ozzie
Guillen said Kearns may be the DH if the Marlins face a left-hander. ... RHP
Tommy Hanson will start for Atlanta against Tampa Bays James Shields on Friday
night. Marlins RHP Carlos Zambrano will face Indians RHP Justin Masterson. ’ ’ ’
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