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Nets vs. Nuggets final score: Evan Fournier leads Denver to 109-87 win

Nuggets rookie shines in blowout win over the Nets.

by Patrick Hayes
USA TODAY Sports

Rookie Evan Fournier scored a career-high 19 points for the Denver Nuggets (50-24) in a 109-87 win over the Brooklyn Nets (42-30) Friday.

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Fournier shot 6-for-9 and also played a career-high 20 minutes. He was one of six Nuggets in double figures. Wilson Chandler scored 16, Kosta Koufos and Corey Brewer scored 13 points each, Andre Miller scored 12, Danilo Gallinari 11 and Andre Iguodala had nine points and eight assists.

Brooklyn's stars both had bad shooting games. Deron Williams scored 19 points, but shot just 5-for-13. Brook Lopez scored 11 points, but shot just 4-for-15. Reggie Evans had 15 points and 16 rebounds and Andray Blatche scored 16 points off the bench for the Nets.

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