Nuggets at Spurs 4/18/19 - NBA Playoffs Picks & Predictions

In Thursday night NBA playoff action, the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs will meet at the AT&T Center for Game Three of the best-of-seven first round series. The second-seeded Nuggets dropped the series opener, but rebounded for a 114-105 home victory on Tuesday. Denver outscored San Antonio by 16 points during the fourth quarter and shot 48 percent overall.

Jamal Murray led five Denver players in double figures with 24 points on 8-for-17 from the field. Nikola Jokic contributed 21 points to go along with 13 rebounds and eight assists for the Nuggets. The San Antonio Spurs won 32 of their 41 home games during the regular season and now have wrestled home court advantage away from Denver in this series. In Game Two, San Antonio led by as many as 19 points before faltering down the stretch. The Spurs outrebounded the Nuggets by a 55-49 margin and shot 45 percent from the field.

San Antonio G DeMar DeRozan tallied a game high 31 points on 11-for-19 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs.