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Accusations of dirty play after Nuggets beat Warriors
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May 2, 2013, Thursday
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ACCUSATIONS of dirty play were exchanged after the Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 107-100 on Tuesday to avoid elimination from the NBA playoffs.
Needing a win to stay alive, the Nuggets played tough basketball, with fiery forward Kenneth Faried at the center of the action. Denver cut the series deficit to 2-3, sending it back to Oakland for Game 6.
Also, the Memphis Grizzlies won 103-93 at the Los Angeles Clippers to take a 3-2 lead in their series.
Denver slowed down Golden State's guards, jump started its transition game and got under Andrew Bogut's skin in Game 5, jumping out to a 22-point lead before weathering the Warriors' frenetic fourth-quarter rally. Warriors coach Mark Jackson accused the Nuggets of trying to hurt Stephen Curry, his injured sharpshooter who was just 1 for 7 from long-range and finished with a series-low 15 points.
"Some dirty plays early," Jackson said. "It's playoff basketball, that's all right. We own it. But make no mistake about it, we went up 3-1 playing hard, physical, clean basketball - not trying to hurt anybody."
Jackson mentioned Faried setting some "great screens and some great illegal ones, too."
"He did his job. Hey, I played with guys like that. They get paid to do that. Dale Davis, Anthony Davis, Charles Oakley. You get paid to do it. So give them credit," Jackson said. "As an opposing coach, I see it, and I'm trying to protect my guys."
Jackson complained about one screen in particular on Curry being "a shot at his ankle, clearly. That can't be debated." He added, "I got inside information that some people don't like that brand of basketball and they clearly didn't co-sign it.
"They wanted to let me know they have no parts in what was taking place. Let the best team win."
Needing a win to stay alive, the Nuggets played tough basketball, with fiery forward Kenneth Faried at the center of the action. Denver cut the series deficit to 2-3, sending it back to Oakland for Game 6.
Also, the Memphis Grizzlies won 103-93 at the Los Angeles Clippers to take a 3-2 lead in their series.
Denver slowed down Golden State's guards, jump started its transition game and got under Andrew Bogut's skin in Game 5, jumping out to a 22-point lead before weathering the Warriors' frenetic fourth-quarter rally. Warriors coach Mark Jackson accused the Nuggets of trying to hurt Stephen Curry, his injured sharpshooter who was just 1 for 7 from long-range and finished with a series-low 15 points.
"Some dirty plays early," Jackson said. "It's playoff basketball, that's all right. We own it. But make no mistake about it, we went up 3-1 playing hard, physical, clean basketball - not trying to hurt anybody."
Jackson mentioned Faried setting some "great screens and some great illegal ones, too."
"He did his job. Hey, I played with guys like that. They get paid to do that. Dale Davis, Anthony Davis, Charles Oakley. You get paid to do it. So give them credit," Jackson said. "As an opposing coach, I see it, and I'm trying to protect my guys."
Jackson complained about one screen in particular on Curry being "a shot at his ankle, clearly. That can't be debated." He added, "I got inside information that some people don't like that brand of basketball and they clearly didn't co-sign it.
"They wanted to let me know they have no parts in what was taking place. Let the best team win."
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