With Sandro Mamukelashvili — yes, that Sandro Mamukelashvili — outscoring Nikola Jokic in the fourth quarter, the Spurs pulled off an upset of the West-leading Nuggets on Friday night.
Spurs big man Sandro Mamukelashvili, left, outscored two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic 11-6 in the fourth quarter Friday night in a stunning upset of the West-leading Nuggets.Even before the Denver Nuggets’ bus arrived at the AT&T Center on Friday, Spurs center Sandro Mamukelashvili was eager to see what all the fuss was about.
“One of the best European players ever to play,” Mamukelashvili said. “You can put him in that category already.”By the time he helped the Spurs put the finishing touches on an unexpected 128-120 victory, it became difficult to tell which European big man was the one headed toward a third straight MVP award.
Words were exchanged, and eventually hands. One of Porter’s found Collins’ throat as players and staff from both teams — including Spurs coach Gregg Popovich — worked to calm things down.And still, the Spurs persevered. Less than two minutes into his shift, Mamukelashvili finished a driving layup. He found Devin Vassell cutting baseline for a basket. He stepped up and buried a 3-pointer out of a timeout, and moments later followed a Sochan miss with a putback.
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