Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Andre Iguodala scored a team-high 17 points and
pulled down 10 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets earned their first win of the
season with a 109-97 triumph over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday at Pepsi
Center.
JaVale McGee scored 16 points off the bench, Ty Lawson added 15 points and
nine assists and Kenneth Faried netted 15 points to go with eight rebounds for
the Nuggets, who avoided starting 0-4 for the first time since the lockout-
shortened 1999 season.
Kosta Koufos and Corey Brewer contributed 14 and 11 points, respectively in
the victory.
Greg Monroe dropped in a game-high 27 points and grabbed 10 boards, while
Rodney Stuckey added 17 points in the setback for the Pistons, who are 0-4 for
the second time in the last three seasons.
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