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Nate Robinson leads Nuggets past Warriors
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OAKLAND (AP) — Nate Robinson scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, J.J. Hickson grabbed a season-high 24 rebounds and the streaky Denver Nuggets outlasted the Golden State Warriors 123-116 on Wednesday night.Wilson Chandler added 22 points and six rebounds, and Ty Lawson finished with 22 points and 11 assists to give Oakland native and first-year Nuggets coach Brian Shaw a victory in his hometown.Denver outshot Golden State 54 to 43 percent.David Lee had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Stephen Curry scored 24 points for the well-rested Warriors, who took the lead with 1:13 remaining before the Nuggets pulled away again. Golden State, which had won 11 of its past 12 games, hadn’t played since beating Boston on Friday night.Both teams pushed the pace from the start in a back-and-forth game with incredible scoring and little defense.Robinson, who played 51 games with the Warriors during the 2011-12 season, stole the show for most of the fourth quarter. He made consecutive 3-pointers, a driving layup, a long jumper and a step-back shot during a scintillating display of offense that put Denver ahead 113-105 with 3:44 to play.The Warriors kept on coming, though, getting contributions from all over — Curry hit a 3-pointer, Lee followed with a dunk and Klay Thompson made a pull-up jumper to bring the Warriors within one.