Nuggets' Will Barton: Strong all-around performance

Barton collected 24 points (10-16 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, four assists and two steals across 36 minutes in a 134-119 victory over the Pistons on Tuesday.

After a rough finish to March during which he averaged 5.3 points on 19.4 percent shooting from the field over the last four games of the month, Barton has caught fire with the calendar flipping to April. Over the first three games of the new month, Barton has pushed his scoring average back up to 19.3 points while converting 53.7 percent of his field-goal attempts and half of his three-point tries. In addition to the improved scoring production, he's averaging 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.7 triples and 1.3 steals so far in April.