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| Nuggets roll over Nets |
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11/05/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Rookie Ty Lawson scored a game-high 23 points and Carmelo Anthony donated 22, as the Denver Nuggets cruised to an easy 122-94 win over the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center. Kenyon Martin went for 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Nene added 16 points and nine boards for Denver, which improved to a perfect 5-0 this season. It is the Nuggets best start since the 1985-86 squad won its first six contests. Arron Afflalo logged 15 points. Chris Douglas-Roberts had 19 points |
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| Pacers, Knicks tangle in MSG |
NBA Basketball |
11/04/2009 |
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| sit the New York Knicks tonight at Madison Square Garden. Indiana lost its first nine games of the 1988-89 campaign and just matched the 1996-97 squad with its third straight setback to start the season. In Tuesday's 111-93 setback versus the mighty Denver Nuggets, Dahntay Jones scored 20 points off the bench and Granger added 18 points in defeat. Hibbert netted 14 points and grabbed a career-high 12 boards in the setback. "We did not win the ball game," said Hibbert. "Personal stats have a very good meaning |
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| Nuggets resume road trip against winless Nets |
NBA Basketball |
11/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony and the high-flying Denver Nuggets will resume their six-game road trip tonight against the winless New Jersey Nets from the IZOD Center. Anthony leads the NBA with 34.5 points per game for the 4-0 Nuggets, who are second in the league in scoring so far this season. Anthony scored a game-high 25 points in Tuesday's 111-93 victory at Indiana to kick off the trek, while Chauncey Billups recorded 24 points, as Denver improved to 4-0 to start a season for the first time since t |
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| 'Melo leads sizzling Nuggets into Indiana |
NBA Basketball |
11/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets will try to remain unbeaten on the season when they commence a six-game road trip Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Denver is 3-0 so far thanks to the red-hot play of Anthony, who leads the NBA in scoring with 37.7 points per game. Anthony compiled 42 points and seven rebounds in Sunday's 133-123 victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies at the Pepsi Center. It was his second straight game with 40 or more points, as he pumped in 41 |
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| Howard, Anthony earn first weekly honors of 2009-10 |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony were selected as the NBA's top players for the first week of the 2009-10 season, ending on November 1. Howard was quite simply a force for the season's first seven days, leading the defending Eastern Conference champions to a 3-0 record. He posted averages of 21.7 points, 16.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks for Orlando, posting a double-double in each contest. His best performance came on October 30 at New |
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| Anthony scores 42 as Nuggets outlast Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
11/02/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony ended with 42 points and seven rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets out-gunned the Memphis Grizzlies, 133-123, to stay undefeated. Anthony recorded his second consecutive 40-point game for the Nuggets, who moved to 3-0 this season. Chauncey Billups contributed 22 points and 12 assists, and Nene added 18 points, nine boards and six assists in the victory. "My body feels good, my stamina feels great," Anthony said. "I just feel good all around. My confidence is up. I've |
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| Anthony, Nuggets take on Memphis at Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Current NBA leading scorer Carmelo Anthony will lead the Denver Nuggets versus the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at the Pepsi Center. Anthony is averaging 35.5 points per game in two contests for the unbeaten and Northwest Division-leading Nuggets, who improved to 2-0 with a 97-94 triumph at Portland the last time out on Thursday. Anthony registered 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and Chauncey Billups ended with 22 points and six assists for Denver, which pulled out a tough win over |
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| Nuggets extend Balkman; exercise option on Afflalo |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets agreed to a contract extension with forward Renaldo Balkman and also exercised the fourth-year option on the contract of forward Arron Afflalo on Saturday. The Denver Post cited an NBA source as saying Balkman signed a three-year contract extension for a $1.67 million base salary with bonuses. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged a career-high 5.0 points in his first year with Denver last season after spending two years with the Knicks. In 186 career games, Balkman h |
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| Blazers, Rockets go at it again in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2009 |
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| opener for both teams on Tuesday at The Rose Garden in Portland, Travis Outlaw scored 23 points off the bench and Greg Oden added two points and 12 rebounds in a 96-87 Blazers victory over the Rockets. Portland then dropped its next game versus the Denver Nuggets, 97-94, on Thursday. Brandon Roy drained 16-of-18 from the foul line en route to a 30-point effort for Portland, which got 22 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, from Rudy Fernandez. Oden was sent to the line with 4.6 seconds remaining and t |
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| Blazers host Nuggets in matchup of Northwest heavyweights |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Northwest Division heavyweights duel in the Rose Garden Thursday night when the Portland Trail Blazers play host to the reigning division champion Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets and Blazers both finished with 54 wins last season but Denver sewed up the Northwest crown thanks to a superior record against division opponents. Portland got its season started on a positive note Tuesday when Travis Outlaw came off the bench to pour in 23 points and Greg Oden was a force defensively in the |
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