by The Denver Post

He meant Rudy Fernandez, and in the fourth quarter, we found out why. With just six points so far that night, the Spanish sharpshooter was splendid, scoring 16 points in the final 12 minutes. He made all three field- goal attempts, including two 3s, and he got to the line eight times, sure enough, making all eight.

But he's possibly not even the third-best player on their bench. Former Nuggets point guard Andre Miller, the pass-first operator, doesn't start (for now). Rebound glutton Joel Przybilla always gives Denver fits with his aggressive low-post play; he notched six rebounds in 12 minutes against Denver, while battling foul trouble. And then there's Travis Outlaw, who has haunted the Nuggets at times in the past with his jump-shooting.

"He's probably one of the best 10-point quarter guys in Basketball," Karl said of Outlaw, the Nuggets' J.R. Smith notwithstanding. "He comes off the bench and gets 10 points, sometimes in five minutes."

Benjamin Hochman, The Denver Post

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