AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Denver Nuggets have watched this scenario play out a few times already this season -- just from the opposite viewpoint. Ty Lawson had 26 points, seven assists and five rebounds to lead Denver to a 101-94 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Corey Brewer added 15 points and Andre Iguodala had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who rallied from a slow start in which they trailed by as many as 17 in the first quarter. JaVale McGee also had 12 points for Denver. "Weve had about four or five close games and didnt win," Lawson said. "Weve lost a bunch of times when teams came back on us when we were up 17 or 18 points." This time, the Nuggets trailed 21-4 a little more than five minutes into the game. "They were the better team the first 7-8 minutes and we couldnt make a shot," Denver coach George Karl said. So he brought McGee, Brewer and veteran Andre Miller off the bench. "Our starters, they werent trying to get good shots. They were kind of going through the motions," Karl added. The reserves helped Denver pick up the pace and the Pistons couldnt keep up. "The bench came in and gave us a big lift," Lawson said. "JaVale was dunking, Corey was stealing the ball and getting easy layups and Andre was running the show." The Nuggets led 48-42 at the half after outscoring the Pistons 31-17 in the second quarter -- including 20-6 in the final seven minutes of the first half. "It can be very frustrating. But I thought we came out and played very well, but youve got to play all four quarters and youve got to give Denver credit," Detroit rookie guard Kyle Singler said. "They played well, kept with it. They fought. It was a good game. We just came up short at the end." Brandon Knight had 20 points and five assists for the Pistons. Jason Maxiell added 18 points, six blocks and six rebounds, and Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points. "We got off to a great start. Youre not going to win a game 150-14," Detroit coach Lawrence Frank said. "I think the key is, when they made their run, even the last four minutes of the first quarter, the key is this: a teams going to make a run. Its the mistakes we made and how they got them. With that, the mistakes, they multiplied, they came in succession so they become a little bit deflating." The Nuggets maintained a six- to nine-point lead for most of the second half. After Stuckey pulled the Pistons within two on a layup with 7:27 remaining, Millers three-point play with 7:11 left and Brewers 3-pointer with 6:45 to go put the Nuggets up 82-74. Danilo Gallinari hit a 3-pointer with 1:48 left to give the Nuggets a 96-89 lead before Lawsons driving layup with 1:15 remaining pushed it to 98-89. McGees breakaway dunk in the first half tied it at 41 with 3:17 left in the second and Lawson hit a layup with 2:12 remaining in the first half to give Denver its first lead of the game, 43-41. Detroit raced off to fast start and led 21-4 with 5:22 left in the first quarter after Greg Monroe hit a pair of free throws. NOTES: It was the fourth game of a five-game road trip for Denver, which has also played seven of its last eight on the road. "It seems like it has been a six-week road trip," Nuggets coach George Karl said before the game. "Might have been." ... The stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills were less than half full and the crowd was announced at 10, 265. ... 90s Hip Hop trio "Naughty By Nature" performed at halftime. wholesale jerseys china .C. - World champion Glenn Howard defeated Brad Jacobs 3-1 on Sunday to win the Canadian Open of Curling. Cheap Jerseys . Jamal Crawford led a fourth-quarter rally with 13 of his 21 points, and Los Angeles beat Phoenix 117-99 on Saturday, winning its fifth in a row while sending the Suns to their season-worst sixth straight loss. http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale... . Kaepernick earned the offensive honor after throwing a career-high four touchdown passes in the 49ers 41-34 win at New England. He threw for 216 yards overall and added 28 yards rushing as San Francisco snapped the Patriots 20-game home winning streak in the month of December. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale.us.com/]wholesale jerseys .C. -- The San Antonio Rampage are the latest team to play giant slayer in Abbotsford. wholesale nfl jerseys . Humber gets an $800,000 salary next year. There is a club option for $3 million in 2014 with a $50,000 buyout. The 29-year-old Humber pitched a perfect game in a 4-0 win over the Seattle Mariners last April 21.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Wide receiver Donald Driver is hinting he has a deal in place to return to the Green Bay Packers. In a post on his Twitter account Tuesday night, Driver said, "When I said I will be a Packer for life. It is now true. Packer for life." Driver has a year left on his contract, but his return to the team was not considered likely unless he restructured his deal. Drivers ageent, Jordan Woy, did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.dddddddddddd The Packers will hold workouts Wednesday. Driver is the teams all-time leader with 735 catches for 10,060 yards. He said after the Packers playoff loss to the New York Giants that he wasnt sure if the team would bring him back. Driver won ABCs "Dancing With the Stars" last week. ' ' '