F Kenneth Faried had season highs in points (20) and rebounds (15) for Denver in a win over Phoenix on Wednesday.

F Kenneth Faried collected 18 points and 14 rebounds for Denver.

F Kenneth Faried, coming off the bench, steadied the Nuggets in the fourth quarter when the Pelicans cut an eight-point deficit to two. Faried made all three field goal attempts -- a short hook, a driving layup and a rebound follow -- and grabbed three rebounds and two steals. He also took a pair of charges from Dante Cunningham and Lance Stephenson. He finished with nine points and 14 rebounds. "Kenneth Faried off the bench was a difference-maker," coach Michael Malone said.

F Kenneth Faried did not play again Sunday because of general soreness. Faried did not play Friday, but he was available off the bench.

F Kenneth Faried has not looked like the energetic player who gives other teams fits. Since missing four games with a sore back, Faried is averaging just 8.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in the last four games. On Saturday against Sacramento, he played just 16 minutes, none in the fourth quarter when the Kings rallied to beat the Nuggets.

F Kenneth Faried, who missed the previous four games with lower back soreness, finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.

F Kenneth Faired missed his fourth game in a row on Wednesday night because of low back soreness.

F Kenneth Faried missed his third game Monday with a sore back.

F Kenneth Faried sat out Thursday night because of lower back stiffness. The team's leading rebounder played just 14 minutes in Tuesday's 116-110 loss at Orlando. "It's been bothering him for a couple of weeks," coach Mike Malone said. F Darrell Arthur started in place of Faried.

F Kenneth Faried came into the game having made 38 of 57 shots (66 percent) in his previous five games. He was 3-for-5 on Tuesday.

F Kenneth Faried came into the game having made 38 of 57 shots from the field (66 percent) in his previous five games.

F Kenneth Faried of Denver had 24 points and 11 rebounds in just 26 minutes Monday at Miami. Even though Denver lost, Faried did all he could do, shooting 11-of-11 from the floor, dishing two assists and blocking one shot. Five of his rebounds were on the offensive glass. He notched his 20th double-double of the season."He was phenomenal," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of Faried. "My decision to take him out in the fourth quarter had nothing to do with how he was playing."

F Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 11 rebounds in just 26 minutes Monday. He was 11-of-11 from the floor and added two assists and a blocked shot.

F Kenneth Faried is finding a new gear late in the season. He followed his 25-point, 20-rebound performance against Dallas on Sunday with 24 points and 10 rebounds in a win over New York on Tuesday. Faried has six double-doubles in the past seven games and is averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds in that span.

F Kenneth Faried played Wednesday with a sore lower back that had threatened to keep him out of the game.

F Kenneth Faried had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets (23-37), who were playing their first game without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari.

F Kenneth Faried scored 21 points on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, six of them on the offensive end, in Denver's 87-81 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday. Faried did all of his damage in three quarters as Nuggets coach Mike Malone decided not to use Faried in the fourth quarter because the Clippers went small.

F Kenneth Faried played Tuesday after leaving Sunday's game with an illness, and he had 13 points and seven boards. Faried didn't attempt a shot in 13 minutes and had only one rebound Sunday.

F Kenneth Faried played Tuesday after leaving Sunday's game with an illness. Faried didn't attempt a shot in 13 minutes and had only one rebound Sunday.

F Kenneth Faried struggled through is second straight game. After scoring just six points against Sacramento on Friday, Faried went scoreless against Boston on Sunday. He only played 13 minutes, didn't attempt a shot or a free throw and had just one rebound. Faried came into Sunday Denver's third leading scorer at 12.4 points a game.