April 10, 2015 – Danilo Gallinari scores 47 points in double-overtime loss

NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets

Some people wanted to discount Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari’s 47-point effort in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks because the game went into double overtime. But the career-high for the Italian forward was his second 40-plus point effort in a 30-day span, a very good sign for Nuggets fans. After missing all of the 2013-14 season and half of 2014-15 with an ACL injury, Gallinari’s resurgence in the final months of a lost season gave Nuggets fans something to cheer about. His solid run to end the year was enough for Nuggets brass to reward him over the summer with a two-year contract extension that will keep him in Denver through the 2017-18 season.