Chants of "Nole, Nole" broke out as Djokovic saved two break points and held for 2-1.
The Serb converted three of nine break points on the way to victory inside 90 minutes.
Denver's 33 fast-break points are a season-high, the Lakers' 3 fast-break points a season-low.
We had to labor for opportunities, think we might have had two fast-break points.
But in a mammoth sixth game, which involved 11 deuces, Suarez Navarro squandered five break points.
He improved to 55-1 at Roland Garros despite committing 40 unforced errors and facing 11 break points.
The Thunder also outscored the Grizz 44-30 in the paint, with a 23-7 edge on fast-break points.
But the turning point came in the ninth game as Lopez earned two break points against serve.
Sampras said he had to convince himself of his own ability to save the three break points.
It took 47th-ranked Chardy just 88 minutes to dispatch Tsonga, who could not convert on three break points.
Federer saved two break points to go 3-2 behind and the momentum was now crucially in his favor.
The American then saved five break points in a spectacular following game and the belief surged through him.
Roddick earned four break points in game five but could not convert, netting a forehand on his best opportunity.
The Swiss was pegged back but broke again for 6-5 and saved four break points before finally sealing victory.
Lin's team owned a 13-2 edge in fast-break points in the opening half.
That run continued on Thursday after Ferrer failed to covert three break points on Federer's serve in the opening game.
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Murray's backhand looks phenomenal but then he powers one into the net to waste the first of two break points.
The last was to limit Michigan in transition, and the Wolverines ended up with two fast-break points in the entire game.
She then earned two break points in the next game but could not convert them and the match went into a tie-break.
All told, Sharapova benefited from eight double-faults by the No. 29-seeded Vesnina, and erased eight of the nine break points she faced.
Granville broke at the start of the second set and Hingis failed to convert any of four break points at 3-2 down.
The Swede had nine break points in the first set, but could take only one - when he drew level at 4-4.
The six-time Grand Slam winner was not his usual sprightly self and faced break points in the fourth game of the second set.
The crowd briefly came to life in the third set as Murray bravely fought off two break points at 2-2, roaring his approval.
Nadal required just 65 minutes to defeat Ferrer, winning 81% of his first serve points, while saving both of the break points he faced.
Henman saved four break points in the ninth game and was back on level terms after Nadal double-faulted at break point in the next.
Murray broke serve four times and saved all six break points he faced in the final as he completed the tournament without dropping a set.
Chardy did have break points in the fifth and seventh games but failed to take them as Murray served out to take a one-set lead.
Soderling, who has now lost all of his 10 matches against Federer, had nothing to lose and engineered break points in games four and 10.
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