2nd half- I'm no fan of these late, west coast games. Something about cicadas with rhythm, but absolutely zero harmony; really "bugs" me. Nori is uncharacteristically somber in his half time interview, with good reason. Nuggets seem terrified of having their shots blocked. Harris has been heating up ever since I called him invisible. Jokic has thus far been invisible. Beautiful offensive rebound/water polo put back by Jokic. Nuggets finally getting some momentum, and have cut the lead to 12 with 6 to go in the 3rd. McLemore picks up his 4th, but that's not necessarily good for the Nuggets. Chandler picks up his 3rd foul. Nuggets definitely not getting the benefit of the whistle tonight. Jokic has two silly fouls in the 3rd, and now has 3 overall. I've inexplicably got the horrendous song "Razor's Edge", by A.C.D.C. stuck in my head. Boogie Cousins with a Kirilenko-like stat line, in his debut with the Pelicans tonight. Most of the bench checks in at the 1:30 mark down 15. We may need Murray to catch fire, in order to have any prayer tonight, of victory. 3rd qtr ends with a score of 87-70, Sac. Hell, it's worth a try, so why not. All Nuggets players are invisible. You'd think they would be very hard to defend with this super power, but thus far, not so. 2nd unit is picking up the d a bit. Chandler starting to pick it up on both ends. Nuggets over all meanwhile, are picking up so many ticky-tack fouls tonight. They could really use a pick me up of some sort. Nuggets cut it to 13 with 9 to play. Murray has still not scored. He simply does not have it tonight. Sac quickly expands the lead back to 18, and it's clear that we need to insert the starters after the commercial break. Of course Malone disagrees. Chandler has quietly picked up a 2d. Jokic and Gallo are FINALLY inserted a full 2 minutes of game time later, with 6:20 to go. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it would be wise to insert Jameer for Murray at this point. Murray is facilitating rather well and playing very good d, I'll give him that much. Barton finally getting going. Nuggets down 14 with 5 to go. All 4 bench players for Sac, who have played, are in double figures, lead by W.C.S. with an impressive and efficient 25 & 10. All starters + Barton are now in, with Faried still on the bench. Jameer is playing one of his better games, with a +11 TPM, on a night when most Nuggets are in the negative. Jameer is allowing Ty to run about 30 seconds of clock on an inbound, staring blankly at him before finally, and inexplicably fouling him. Rookie stuff right there. A clear indication of a player who is afraid of being blown by. Jokic goes out at 2 minute mark, and this one appears to be over. Such a disappointing loss, in this text book trap game. Mike "The Human White Flag" Miller checks in, confirming that the loss is nigh. That's a wrap. Sac wins this one 116-100