AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Augsburg will miss out on European football next season after losing at home to Stuttgart 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday.
A win would have kept Augsburg hopes alive with one game remaining but it never looked like beating a team that has already qualified for next season’s expanded Champions League.
Augsburg was in ninth place, one point behind Hoffenheim, which is at Darmstadt on Sunday.
Stuttgart went to second, a point above Bayern Munich, which faces Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen has already been crowned champion.
The only goal came from Serhou Guirassy a minute into the second half. His composed finish was the Guinean striker’s 26th goal of the season.
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Stuttgart's Chris Fuhrich, left, and Augsburg's Tim Breithaupt in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart at WWK-Arena, Augsburg, Germany, Friday May 10, 2024. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
Stuttgart's Chris Fuhrich, right, and Augsburg's Kevin Mbabu battle for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Frosinone and Inter at the Frosinone Benito Stirpe stadium, Italy, Friday May 10, 2024. (Alfredo Falcone LaPresse via AP)
Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart at WWK-Arena, Augsburg, Germany, Friday May 10, 2024. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
DENVER (AP) — Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered after blowing a 24-point lead to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.
Playing without Luka Doncic, Dallas built a 20-point halftime lead by was down by five before Washington scored nine points in the final 2:41 to improve to 2-1 in the West Group C. Denver was eliminated from the knockout round.
Doncic will be out at least four games with a right wrist sprain.
Nikola Jokic returned from a three-game absence to notch his sixth triple-double of the season. Jokic, who didn’t go on the three-game road trip while he and his wife waited for the birth of their second child, finished with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.
Russell Westbrook scored 16 points.
Dallas led 77-53 early in the third quarter but the Nuggets rallied to take a 113-108 lead late in the fourth. The Mavericks went on an 11-2 run to lead 119-115 with 50 seconds left.
Mavericks: Showed their depth without their best player. Seven players scored in double figures.
Nuggets: Christian Braun had 17 points and is the only player to score in double figures in every game this season. Jokic has scored at least 10 points in every game he has played.
With the game tied at 113 with 1:52 remaining, Dereck Lively II blocked layups by Jokic and Westbrook in a span of 30 seconds.
Westbrook entered Friday night shooting 30.4% from 3-point range in his career and made 4 of 6, including all three in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks visit the Miami Heat on Sunday night while the Nuggets head to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Saturday night.
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Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy (1) is fouled by Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther (3) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) drives to the basket against Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) shoots against Denver Nuggets forward Dario Saric (9) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) tangles with Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber, right, during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks guard Quentin Grimes dunks against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy reacts after a foul call during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) goes up to shoot against Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, bobbles the ball against Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) pressures Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) dunks against Denver Nuggets forward Dario Saric (9) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
