Last night The Manimal lived up to his nickname, scoring 22 points on an ultra-efficient 11-for-15 performance and also gobbling up 12 rebounds (including 7 on the offensive end). Sadly, his heroic efforts were not enough to propel the Nuggets to victory, as they fell to the reigning champion Miami Heat and improved their losing streak to three.
The spider that has taken up residence on Faried’s head had three assists and a steal in 36 minutes on the floor, which is coincidentally the same amount of time that Faried got himself.