DENVER -- Denvers deep roster just keeps the Nuggets rolling. Charles Woodson Raiders Jersey . Kenneth Faried had 17 points and nine rebounds, Randy Foye and Evan Fournier scored 18 points apiece, and Denver had seven players score at least 13 points in a 120-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. Quincy Miller had 16 points and 11 rebounds -- both career highs -- and J.J. Hickson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won five straight after losing eight in a row. "I think theyre handling it well right now," coach Brian Shaw said of the winning streak. "Theyre staying hungry and staying active. Our defence is off the charts. We dont seem to be getting too full of ourselves. " The Nuggets have scored at least 120 points three times in the five-game winning streak, and theyve done it despite attrition to their deep roster. First, Andre Miller was excused from the team after yelling at Shaw during a loss to Philadelphia on Jan. 1. Since then, forward Wilson Chandler (left groin strain) and Anthony Randolph (sprained left ankle) have gone down. The Nuggets have answered the adversity with a renewed focus. "What happened with Andre, everybody realized we have to get together to win games," Fournier said. Other players have stepped up, and Saturday it was Quincy Millers turn. The second-year pro looked comfortable in his second start, two nights after checking NBA leading scorer Kevin Durant. "That helped me a lot," Miller said. "KD is one of the best scorers ever and I held him to 30 after he scored 48." Miller has impressed Shaw with his defence more than his offence, and with his ability to respond to playing time. "Hes getting opportunities and hes making the most of it," Shaw said. "He is getting more and more confident the more time that he gets out there on the floor. This is great for him." Tobias Harris had 22 points and nine rebounds and Glen Davis scored 20 points for the Magic, who have dropped seven straight. The Magic have lost the first four games on their five-game Western Conference road trip. They havent scored 100 points in the last seven games, and things got tougher with the absence of leading scorer Arron Afflalo. Afflalo, who played four seasons in Denver before being dealt to Orlando in the summer of 2012, strained his right foot in Fridays loss to Sacramento. He entered Pepsi Center wearing a walking boot, depriving Orlando of much-needed offence. "Its real frustrating just because weve been losing," Harris said. "A lot of our guys are hurt right now. We have to stay together as a team. Stay positive." Without Afflalo, the Magic didnt have enough firepower to match the suddenly rolling Nuggets. It was apparent from the start. Denver jumped out to a 34-19 lead in the first quarter with a 14-2 run. Ty Lawson and Fournier hit consecutive 3-pointers to push the advantage to double digits. The Nuggets used a 10-2 run in the second quarter to go up 56-33. Orlando got within 15 twice, but Foye made it 69-47 at halftime. Davis hit two early buckets in the third quarter to get the Magic within 16, but Foyes 3-pointer made it 81-60 and Hicksons hook shot gave the Nuggets an 86-60 lead with 4:20 to go in the period. "It was a challenge the entire night," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. "Their ability to get downhill and get in transition provided problems for us." Bad went to worse when guard Jameer Nelson left the game in the second half with a hand injury and didnt return. "Well mend our bodies tomorrow and be ready for Dallas," Vaughn said. Denver led 92-66 heading into the fourth. With most of the starters on the bench for fourth, Denver led by as many as 36 points in the quarter. NOTES: Chandler missed his second straight game. ... Vaughn said there is no timetable for Afflalos return. ... Nuggets F Darrell Arthur left the game in the third quarter with a left groin strain and didnt return. Jim Otto Womens Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt. Edmonton will close out a four-game homestand this evening and is in the midst of playing seven of its first nine games on home ice. Kenny Stabler Womens Jersey . Louis Blues offence got a shot in the arm Saturday by locking down one of the organizations top prospects. TORONTO -- If Jesse Litschs arm was feeling tired after pitching his third game in four days, he wouldnt say. After walking two batters and giving up the decisive three-run homer in the seventh inning to Tampa Bays B.J. Upton, Litsch said it was a misplaced fastball rather than a fatigued right arm that led to the Toronto Blue Jays third straight loss. Toronto fell 6-5 to the Rays on Saturday after the Jays reliever walked Sam Fuld and Evan Longoria then hung a fastball over the plate that Upton batted in for his 18th home run of the season. "You know, fatigue, you are usually up in the zone, but I was down in the zone," said Litsch. "I was missing low. Thats a sign of, Im strong, Im just over top of the ball too much. I left the one ball up that Upton hit. You know, it just cut right back over the middle of the plate. It was a heater and I pulled it." Litsch could be forgiven for being tired. He was used two days in a row against Kansas City, then given a day off Friday before returning to the mound. After he walked Longoria, Litsch struck out Ben Zobrist and gave Jays bench coach Don Wakamatsu hope the pitcher could make it out of the inning unscathed. Wakamatsu, who filled in for manager John Farrell for the second straight game as Farrell recovers from pneumonia, blamed Litschs error on the teams over reliance of the red-bearded reliever this week. "Last three out of four days and its been an inconsistent, up and down year, and all of a sudden now hes having to fill some spots because we havent gone seven, eight innings as a starter," he said. The home run was vindication for Upton, who thought he had a home run in the sixth inning when his hit was lost in the air near the left-field foul pole. "The foul pole is so light that you cant really tell," Upton said. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon came out to argue it was a homer, and the umpires went to an instant-replay review before ruling the hit stood as a foul. "I wasnt sure," Upton said. "It looked fair from where I was, although it hooked very hard late. I dont think it hurt to check it out." Upton only had to wait for his next at-bat to get a home run, which put the Rays (72-59) ahead for good at 6-2. "I congratulated him on keeping that ball fair," quipped Maddon. Eric Thames and Edwin Encarnacion each added solo homers in the eighth inning to rally the Jays to within one run in front of a crowd of 24,052 at Rogers Centre, but Tampa Bay closer Joel Peralta shut down the Jays in the ninth for his second save of the season. Tampa Bay starter Jeff Niemann (9-5) earned the win after allowing three runs on five hits with six strikeouts through 6 1-3 innings. Luis Perez, pitching in his second major-league start for Toronto (66-66) since being moved from the bullpen, was steady on the mound despiite needing several visits from catcher J. Sebastian Janikowski Jersey. P. Arencibia, who put on a defensive show by throwing out three Tampa Bay base stealers. After loading the bases in the fifth inning, the 26-year-old lefty struck out Zobrist to strand the Rays runners. That ended the day for Perez, who gave up two runs on five hits with four strikeouts. He was replaced by Shawn Camp (1-3) in the sixth with the score tied 2-2. Wakamatsu said he thought Perez kept his composure even though he fell behind in pitch counts. "I think with Perez, his tempo was a little bit slower, he was a little bit excited going into the ball game and I think (Arencibia) did a nice job of calming him down and getting through it even though he went five innings. I thought he battled through it," said Wakamatsu. Camp did little to impress when he first gave up Uptons disputed foul ball then hit Upton on the next pitch. After a pretty defensive play by Toronto to catch runners at third and first base, the Rays took a 3-2 lead on second baseman Elliot Johnsons RBI single. Jose Bautista opened the scoring for Toronto in the first with a double to drive in a speedy Thames from first base. But the Rays broke through against Perez in the fourth when Sean Rodriguez hit a ground-rule double just inside the left-field line to score Longoria and Zobrist to give Tampa a 2-1 lead. The Jays evened the game after a costly mistake by Johnson. After Torontos Kelly Johnson grounded out to first, Tampa Bay attempted to catch Encarnacion sliding into second. Elliot Johnson made the tag but dropped the ball, leaving Encarnacion safe and Elliot Johnson debating the call with second-base umpire Marty Foster. The dropped ball turned into a run later in the inning when a ground-rule double by Arencibia scored Encarnacion to tie the score 2-2. Notes: A moment of silence was held before the game for late NDP leader Jack Layton, whose funeral was being held a few blocks away at Roy Thomson Hall. ... Farrell remains day-to-day. "We want to be safe with it right now and let him catch up on some rest and get better," said Wakamatsu. ... Bautista declined to comment on his ejection from Friday nights 6-1 loss to the Rays. He was tossed after yelling at umpire Bill Welke following his third strikeout in the sixth inning. "Hes an emotional player," said Wakamatsu, who was sitting near a large dent in the dugout wall where Bautista had swung his bat in frustration. ... Newly acquired Dewayne Wise, who arrived at 2 a.m. ET before the game, replaced centre-fielder Colby Rasmus, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore wrist. Wise went hitless with one strikeout in four at-bats. ... Brandon Morrow (9-8, 4.65 earned-run average) gets the start for Toronto on Sunday. Tampa Bay counters with ace David Price (11-11, 3.53 ERA). ' ' '
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