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Hickson scores 21 points as Nuggets end Clippers' 11-game win streak with 110-100 victory

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Denver Nuggets guard Randy Foye, front, pursues a loose ball with Los Angeles Clippers guard Willie Green in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Monday, March 17, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, left, pursues a loose ball with Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Monday, March 17, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

Reserve J.J. Hickson had 21 points and Ty Lawson scored eight of his 19 in a late fourth-quarter run, helping the Denver Nuggets end the Los Angeles Clippers' 11-game winning streak with a 110-100 victory Monday night.

The Clippers' streak was tied for second-longest in franchise history. Their longest, 17 in a row last season, also was snapped by Denver at Pepsi Center.

Kenneth Faried added 18 points and 16 rebounds in a duel in the paint against Blake Griffin, who finished with 26 points and 12 boards.

Down 98-96 with 4:21 remaining, Lawson hit a 3-point to give the Nuggets a lead they wouldn't relinquish. It was part of a 14-2 run to close out the game. The Clippers didn't score again after DeAndre Jordan's dunk at 3:31.