The last two times the Denver Nuggets faced the Brooklyn Nets, they wound up with frustrating one-point losses.If the Nuggets defend like they did in the second half Monday in Philadelphia, a last-second shot might not be a concern.Defending consistently is a question mark for a team that has allowed less than 100 points three times and is in the bottom 10th in points allowed and defensive rating.The Nuggets continue their East Coast road trip Wednesday night and look to snap a five-game losing streak to the Nets.Brooklyn is 6-2 in the last eight games in the series and the five straight wins equal its longest winning streak in the series (also Feb. 17, 2002 to March 10, 2004).On March 5, Brook Lopez hit the game-winning tip-in with four-tenths of a second left in overtime to give Brooklyn a 121-120 win in Denver. On Feb. 8 in Brooklyn, Joe Johnson hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Nets a 105-104 win.Denver assured there would not be any dramatics during Mondays 106-98 win the 76ers. The Nuggets stopped a three-game losing streak and won for the second time in seven games by forcing 14 turnovers in the second half.Besides the active hands, the Nuggets had multiple contributors offensively. Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 24 points, rookie Jamal Murray added 22 and Will Barton contributed 16 of his 22 in the fourth.I was just trying to be aggressive, Gallinari said after going to the foul line 11 times. So I thought I did a good job with that. Im just glad we got this W because we needed it more than anything.Gallinari is averaging 17.3 points in his last four games after missing three contests with a bruised thigh. Barton has posted consecutive 20-point games for the first time this season while Murray came alive after shooting 28 percent (7-of-25) in his previous four games.You have to take a deep breath, enjoy the win and understand why you win, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. When we win is when we defend at a high level for four quarters. We have lot of different guys that can step up and help you win. Its nice to get on that bus to New York City off a win.Since Lopezs overtime game winner in Denver, the Nets are 8-32 in their last 40 regular-season games. Brooklyn won three of its last 20 games last season and is 5-15 this season.The Nets were 4-5 on Nov. 12 but have lost 10 of their last 11 games. Brooklyn snapped a seven-game losing streak with last Tuesdays double-overtime thriller against the Los Angeles Clippers but has collapsed at various points in the second half in its last three losses.The latest instance might have been the worst. The Nets were handed a 118-113 loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday as they squandered a 15-point halftime lead, allowed 35 points off 22 turnovers and scored 15 times in the third quarter.The third quarters are kind of crazy, Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick said. It has to be a situation where everyone wants to take the third quarter seriously. We (get) lax in the third quarter and thats when teams come back and bite us.It was the 10th time this season the Nets have been outscored by double digits in a third quarter and the 16th instance they committed at least 15 giveaways.We show them a lot of film, Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. We have a phrase, play with the pass. Its real important when they do something, youve got to make that next pass and youre got to make that next read and its decision making.Eleven of those games with at least 15 turnovers have occurred since Jeremy Lin injured his left hamstring in the first half Nov. 2 against Detroit. 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Dropping De La Rosa from the rotation will enable German Marquez, a 21-year-old prospect, to make three starts, the last on the final day of the season.Marquez has made three relief appearances since being recalled earlier this month, and will make his first major league start Wednesday in the series finale against St. Louis.In lieu of De La Rosa, the Rockies will end the season with a rotation that includes Jon Gray, 24, Tyler Anderson, 26, Chad Bettis, 26, Tyler Chatwood, 26, and Marquez and might be the Rockies rotation when they begin the 2017 season.De La Rosa, 35, is making $12.5 million in the second season of his two-year, $25 million contract and can be a free agent after the season. His start Tuesday will be De La Rosas 200th with the Rockies.They acquired De La Rosa from Kansas City on April 30, 2008 for a player to be named or cash. At that point, De La Rosa was more about potential and stuff than consistency and results, but he became not just a reliable starter with the Rockies but a historically good one.He ranks first in franchise history with 86 wins, first in winning percentage (.589 with an 86-60 record), second in innings (1136 2/3), first in strikeouts (977), second in starts (199) and second in quality starts (102).De La Rosa also excelled at Coors Field, where he has won more games than any pitcher and has a record of 53-19 (.736).This season, De La Rosa is 8-8 with a 5.22 ERA. He lost his last outing Sept. 13 at Arizona, where he allowed six runs, five earned, in 3 1/3 innings. De La Rosa has yielded at least five runs in each of his past three outings.Hes 7-3 with a 4.18 ERA in 12 career starts against the Cardinals and 4-0 with a 4.01 ERA in four starts against them at Coors Field.Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu took over the lead Monday in the National League batting race with a .349 average, one point better thaan Washingtons Daniel Murphy.dddddddddddd.LeMahieu struck out 97 times in 2014 and a career-high 107 times when he hit a career-high .301 last year. This season, LeMahieu has a career-high 65 walks and 77 strikeouts, helping him compile a .420 on-base percentage.Ive been really impressed how hes cut down on his strikeouts, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. That was a conversation we had at the end of the year last year. For the type of hitter he was, he was striking out too much. We didnt have to tell him that. Hes a great self-evaluator. Hes the one that said it.The fact that hes cut his strikeouts way back just confirms that hes got great feel (for the game). Hes very adaptable. I think hes a superstar. He doesnt get a lot of play nationally, but I think hes a superstar.Adam Wainwright, who is 11-9 with a 4.51 ERA, will start Tuesday for the Cardinals. He lost his last start Thursday at San Francisco, allowing nine hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings as the Cardinals fell 6-2.Wainwright is 8-1 with a 1.31 ERA in 13 games, nine starts, against the Rockies and 2-0 with a 1.85 ERA in four games, three starts, at Coors Field.The Cardinals won their third straight game Monday, beating Colorado 5-3 to pull even with San Francisco in the race for the second wild-card spot. The New York Mets lead the Cardinals and Giants by one game for the first wild-card position.The Cardinals are in the midst of an 11-day, 10-game trip that began with four games against wild-card rival San Francisco and will conclude with three games against the arch rival Chicago Cubs.Before Mondays game, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny quickly dismissed the notion that the three-game set with the Rockies might be a trap series.Not to us, Matheney said. They all mean everything. I wouldnt say for a second that we put any more focus on San Francisco or any other series. Every game is the biggest game of the year, and thats just going to continue all the way through. 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