The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns continued to battle in the third quarter of their match up on Friday night, with a late Al Harrington three pointer giving the Nuggets a 78-75 lead after three quarters. The Nuggets have ridden another huge game from guard Arron Aflalo, who exits the third with 27 points on 10-16 shooting including 4-7 on three pointers.
The other Nuggets in double figures are Al Harrington (with 17 points) and rookie Jordan Hamilton (11), as the team has battled hot shooting from Suns Jared Dudley and Channing Frye, as well as Shannon Brown, who leads Phoenix with 18 points albeit on 7-16 shooting from the field.
The Nuggets evened the rebounding battle a bit in the third, grabbing two more boards than the Suns after getting outworked to the tune of nine rebounds in the first half.
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