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Chandler scores 24, Lawson has 18 and 13 assists as Nuggets hold off Bucks, 110-100

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    Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, front left, of Greece, goes up to shoot as Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov, of Russia, front right, covers in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Nuggets guard Evan Fournier, back left, of France, and forward Darrell Arthur look on. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

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    Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, front, of Greece, has his shot blocked by Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov, of Russia, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (The Associated Press)

DENVER – Wilson Chandler scored seven of his 24 points in the final 1:52 and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-100 on Wednesday night.

Ty Lawson had 18 points and 13 assists and Randy Foye scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who avoided another embarrassing home loss to a sub-.500 team.

Denver has played well against good teams and struggled against losing clubs this year, especially at home. The Nuggets, who were 38-3 at Pepsi Center last season, watched Utah, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Charlotte leave Denver with unlikely victories.

Larry Sanders had 25 points and 15 rebounds for short-handed Milwaukee, and Khris Middleton also scored 25.

The Bucks had nine available players and then lost guard Luke Ridnour to back tightness in the second quarter.

Even with the short bench, Milwaukee stayed right with Denver for much of the game. Sanders tipped in a missed shot to give the Bucks a 57-53 lead early in the third quarter.

The Nuggets then buckled down. Five straight points by Lawson sparked a 14-3 run that lifted Denver to a seven-point lead. Kenneth Faried and J.J. Hickson combined for the Nuggets' next 10 points as the lead grew to 77-65 midway through the third.

Hickson finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Foye hit a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to give the Nuggets an 82-70 after three.

Quincy Miller scored five quick points at the start the fourth, helping increase the lead to 18. Milwaukee went on a 17-5 run to get within 99-96 with 2:13 remaining but Chandler scored four straight to make a seven-point game with 1:28 left.

Sanders had 15 points in the first half as the Bucks rallied late in the second quarter to take a 52-51 lead at intermission. His 19-foot jumper with 25.6 seconds left in the first half gave Milwaukee the lead.

NOTES: Foye had a career-high four blocked shots. ... Milwaukee G Gary Neal (back spasms) did not play. ... The Nuggets did not hold a shootaround Wednesday morning because of extremely cold temperatures and an extended team event Tuesday. ... Milwaukee F Caron Butler (sprained left ankle) did not make the trip to Denver.