Julian Champagnie has put up a terrific 4.0 defensive boards per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 2.2 defensive boards per game last year.Relative to last year's 19.9 rate, Julian Champagnie's playing time has spiked this year to 27.9 minutes per game.The Nuggets have played at the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games, which should boost possessions for the Spurs.
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