DENVER - Kenneth Farieds little heart-to-heart talk with coach Brian Shaw is paying off for the Denver Nuggets. [url=http://www.

DENVER - Kenneth Farieds little heart-to-heart talk with coach Brian Shaw is paying off for the Denver Nuggets. Nike Vapormax Fake Kaufen .Faried had a career-high 25 rebounds to go along with 26 points, and the Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-102 on Friday night.Wilson Chandler scored 21 points for the Nuggets, who had lost two in a row. Ty Lawson finished with 16 points and 11 assists.Faried tied the NBAs highest rebounding total this season. Dallas centre Tyson Chandler also had 25 boards in a 109-102 victory over the New York Knicks on Nov. 26.It was Farieds best game since he had 22 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over Detroit on opening night, and it came three days after he had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a loss at Brooklyn.Farieds resurgence can be traced to a meeting with Shaw this month. They talked openly about what they expect from each other, and Faried has been a different player since.It helped me 110 per cent, Faried said. Now its eased my mind. I can just go out there and play my game and not look over my shoulder and wonder if hes going to take me out or if Im playing well enough. Its just play your game and everything else will follow.Minnesota coach Flip Saunders was impressed.They ran one play for him, the first play of the game, Saunders said. Everything else he got, 26 points, 25 rebounds, was just on his pure hustle, pure energy. He was fabulous tonight.Thaddeus Young scored 23 points and rookie Andrew Wiggins had 22 for the Timberwolves, who have lost seven straight and 13 of 14.Minnesota opened the fourth quarter by outscoring Denver 14-5 to take an 88-84 lead. It went up by five on a free throw by Robbie Hummel with 5:32 remaining when the Nuggets rallied.Chandler made a running jumper and Faried had a tip-in to spark an 8-0 run that gave the Nuggets a 94-91 lead.The Timberwolves tied it at 98 on a layup by Young with 1:49 left, but Lawson scored and fed Timofey Mozgov for a dunk to make it 102-100.A free throw by Gorgui Dieng cut the lead in half with 18.7 seconds left but Arron Afflalo sank two free throws to make it 104-101.Chase Budinger stepped out of bounds after a timeout, and Afflalo and Chandler each hit a free throw to close it out.Were a young team and sometimes it happens like that at the end of the game, Young said. You just cant find a shot or you cant make a free throw, something like that.The Nuggets led by 10 after Mozgovs dunk midway through the third quarter. But Wiggins hit a runner in the lane and a 3-pointer to help Minnesota close to 70-66.Lawson, who was quiet in the first half, then hit a couple of jump shots as Denver pushed the lead back to eight in the final two minutes of the period.Denver led 79-74 after three.EFFICIENT NIGHTFaried is the first player since 1951-52 to have at least 25 points and 25 rebounds while playing 30 minutes or less in a game, per Elias Sports Bureau.Thats one of the best games Ive seen him play, Lawson said. Hes playing his game like he was last year.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Guard Ricky Rubio missed his 23rd straight game with a sprained left ankle but has begun basketball activities. He did five-on-zero today, so it was the first day that he was actually able to go up and down the court, Saunders said. ... Saunders also said that centre Nikola Pekovic (sore right foot, sprained right wrist) has begun working out but is not close to returning.Nuggets: Mozgov had 11 points and 14 rebounds. ... Forward Danilo Gallinari is expected to miss about a month after undergoing surgery to repair torn meniscus in his right knee. He missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee. ... Darrell Arthur was active after missing four games with a lower left leg strain.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Visit Golden State on Saturday.Nuggets: Host Toronto on Sunday. Air Max 200 Herren . When a game is in the balance, however, they still have the personnel and the experience to end up with the two points. Nike Vapormax Damen Billig . -- The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a US$2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation. http://www.vapormaxkaufenschweiz.com/ . The 22-year-old slugger, who is no stranger to adversity, made up for it at the end.DORTMUND, Germany -- Borussia Dortmund is in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second consecutive season -- although it looks far less intimidating than the team that reached the final last year. Crippled by a series of injuries to key players and struggling at home this season, Dortmund was far from convincing in a 2-1 defeat to Zenit on Wednesday. However, the 4-2 victory in the first leg in St. Petersburg was enough for Juergen Klopps side to win 5-4 on aggregate and seal its place in Fridays draw. Hulk scored in the 16th for Zenit and captain Sebastian Kehl equalized for Dortmund in the 38th. Substitute Jose Rondon scored with a diving header in the 73rd to seal Zenits win on the night, though it was an empty victory. Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller turned away a late shot by Igor Smolnikov to prevent an even bigger defeat. In the nights other match, Manchester United advanced with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos, courtesy of a hat trick by Robin van Persie and a 3-2 victory on aggregate. "We surely didnt play a great game but we are in the quarterfinals," Kehl said. "That goal by Kehl allowed us to calm down," said Klopp, who acknowledged the quality of the Russian side. "They can really play and they gave us some problems." Dortmund will be without striker Robert Lewandowski for the first leg of the quarterfinals after he picked up his third yellow card of the competition for handling the ball. "I thought I had been pushed from behind and thats why handled the ball," Lewandowski said. &quuot;The main thing is that we went through. Air Max 97 Outlet. ." "The yellow card was laughable," Klopp said. With its comfortable lead from the first leg, Dortmund allowed Zenit to get into the match quickly, through a spectacular solo effort by Hulk. The Brazil striker shook off Kehl and cut inside past two defenders to blast a left-foot shot that swerved away from goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller on its way into the net. Zenit threatened a couple more times before Kehl got the equalizer. Marcel Schmelzer broke down the left flank and swung in a high cross. Kehl raced into the area and rose above the defence to send in a header that keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev got both hands to -- but could only push into the net. It was the captains first Champions League goal in 30 matches. "They have some good players up front but we didnt allow them too many chances," Kehl said. Early in the second half, Hulk unleashed a fierce free kick from about 30 metres (yards) that sailed high. Rondon scored Zenits second following a cross by Domenico Criscito from just outside the penalty area on the left -- evading defender Mats Hummels to head home from close range. Zenit, coached by Sergei Semak on an interim basis until Andre Villas-Boas takes over when the team returns home, kept up the pressure and Igor Smolnikov sent a low shot that Weidenfeller barely managed to turn away in the 88th. The last time Dortmund made it to the last eight in two straight seasons was 16 years ago. It won the title in 1997 and then reached the semifinals. ' ' '