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DENVER -- Tony Parker scored 24 points, Tim Duncan had 17 and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-94 on Tuesday night. Javy Guerra Jersey . Kawhi Leonard added 14 points and Tiago Splitter 12 for the Spurs, who beat the Nuggets for the fifth time in the last eight meetings at the Pepsi Center. Ty Lawson had 20 points to lead Denver, which is still seeking its first win of the season under first year coach Brian Shaw. Kenneth Faried scored 15 points and had eight rebounds in his return to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in Denvers first two games while dealing with a sore hamstring. Trailing by nine at halftime, the Spurs scored nine of the first 11 points opening the fourth quarter, going in front 81-80 on Splitters three-point play with 9:06 remaining. But Denver backup centre Timofey Mozgov fouled out with 8:22 remaining and starting centre JaVale McGee, who was on the bench with five fouls, didnt re-enter the game until there were about five minutes left. The Spurs took advantage, putting together an 11-2 burst that Parker culminated with an 18-foot jumper giving San Antonio a 92-84 lead with 5:30 remaining. A dunk by Faried pulled the Nuggets to 94-88 with 3:28 left to play. But again, Parker connected on a mid-range jumper and Leonard, after a steal, shook free for a fast-break dunk as the Spurs opened a 10-point lead with 2:23 left. That was more than enough to hold off the Nuggets the rest of the way. After Splitter made one of two free throws tying it 29-all, the Nuggets pulled back in front with a 12-0 run, starting with consecutive baskets by Faried, including a breakaway dunk following a steal. The Spurs got back to 48-43 as Matt Bonner hit a 3-pointer and Parker made a pair of free throws but the Nuggets closed the second quarter with a 3-pointer by Andre Miller and a free throw by Lawson for a 52-43 halftime lead. NOTES: The Spurs Bonner sat out the second half because of tightness in his left calf. ... The first-half point total for the Nuggets represented a season high. ... Denvers Anthony Randolph, who has been hampered by an ankle sprain, was held out of the game. Jayson Werth Nationals Jersey . The Canadian Football Leagues all-time passing leader said he has not made a final decision, but he will discuss his future with Montreal Alouettes owner Bob Wetenhall on the weekend. Juan Soto Jersey . Not that Durant cared. The only streak he cares about is still intact. https://www.cheapnationals.com/ . The 12th-ranked Haas served well throughout the match at the Ibirapuera arena, allowing only one break point to the 152nd-ranked Italian. Both players held serve until the first-set tiebreak, when Haas stepped up his game to easily clinch the set.Mobile, AL - The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Greg Olson as offensive coordinator. Olson, the Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator the past two seasons and the Jaguars quarterbacks coach in 2012, replaces Jedd Fisch, who was fired after two lacklusteer seasons. Adam Eaton Jersey. The 51-year-old Olson also served as the offensive coordinator in Detroit (2005), St. Louis (2006-07) and in Tampa Bay (2009-11). Olson becomes the Jaguars fourth offensive coordinator in the last five seasons. ' ' '