Nuggets will rest trio of starters vs Grizzlies

After winning a double overtime thriller last night at New Orleans, the Nuggets will be resting some of their starters tonight when they travel to Memphis to face the Grizzlies.

Three #Nuggets to be rested tonight: Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari. They will NOT play vs Grizzlies

— Chris Dempsey (@dempseypost) March 16, 2015

 

All three players played at least 42 minutes in Sunday night’s win over the Pelicans, Lawson leading the team with 49 minutes played.

Expect Nuggets new spark plug Will Barton to get plenty of court time tonight.

Wow. That was awesome! AND a career-high for Will Barton  #Nuggets infographic: http://t.co/FJx27yWfnipic.twitter.com/rtA091vQ7R

— Denver Nuggets (@denvernuggets) March 16, 2015

The Nuggets are now 6-2 in the Melvin Hunt era, and have earned victories over the top seeded teams in each conference.