Nuggets Beat Thunder for first 13-Game Win Streak

Andre Miller scored 13 of his season-best 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-104 Tuesday night for their first 13-game winning streak since joining the NBA.
A big performance on his 37th birthday started with an inspirational speech and finished with Miller's play doing all the talking for him.
"He's a coach and a teacher and a veteran, and he does it every day in a very classy way, a very quiet way," coach George Karl said. "And then he can do what he did tonight, where he can take the most talented team maybe in the NBA and be the best player on the court for the last 6 minutes of the game."
The Nuggets trailed by one at halftime but took control in the third quarter and never let Oklahoma City reclaim the lead. Denver moved within three-and-a-half games of the Thunder in the Northwest Division and became the first team this season to beat Oklahoma City three times.
Denver's previous longest winning streak since the 1976 ABA-NBA merger was 12 straight in 1982. The club won 15 in a row in the 1969-70 ABA season.
"It's cool. I'm sure a lot of people didn't think we would get this game, but we talked about having some pride, working hard and practicing," Miller said. "We put in a lot of work to get to this point, so at least we came out and gave a good effort and it paid off."
Ty Lawson led Denver with 25 points. Miller also had nine assists and seven rebounds in 23 effective minutes.
Kevin Durant had 34 points and Westbrook chipped in 25 for Oklahoma City.
Elsewhere, the Kings had a 116-101 win over the Clippers, the Pacers beat the Magic 95-73 and the Bucks defeated the Trail Blazers 102-95.
At Sacramento, Marcus Thornton had 25 points and Toney Douglas scored 17 of his 19 in the fourth quarter as the Kings rallied from eight down in the final 11 minutes to stun the Los Angeles Clippers.
DeMarcus Cousins and Tyreke Evans added 17 points apiece for the Kings, who beat the Pacific Division-leading Clippers for the first time in more than two years.