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| Nuggets welcome Bucks to Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets complete a short two-game homestand Tuesday when they welcome Milwaukee to the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won their second straight contest Sunday when Chauncey Billups scored a game-high 26 points, including a critical three-pointer in crunch time, to seal Denver's 90-84 victory over the reeling Minnesota Timberwolves. Billups, acquired in a November 3 trade that sent Allen Iverson to Detroit, added five assists and five rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won five of six |
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| James, Billups earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
11/17/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending November 16. James is garnering the award for a second consecutive week having posted a league-high 33.7 points per game, also the second straight week he has accomplished that particular feat (34.5 ppg last week). The Cavs finished the week a perfect 3-0 after going 4-0 the week prior and now |
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| Nuggets, T-Wolves square off at Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to town this evening for a showdown at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets have won four of their last five games, including Friday's 94-85 victory over the defending champion Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden. Carmelo Anthony finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, which wrapped up a three-game swing with a 2-1 record. Chauncey Billups also had 18 points and added seven assists while Kenyon Martin had 16 points in the wi |
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| Jazz wrap up trek against surging Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
11/15/2008 |
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| ams had returned for two games after missing the first six with a sprained ankle. He and Kirilenko are both questionable for tonight. The Cavs have won six in a row and will conclude a three-game homestand Saturday night versus Utah. They handed the Denver Nuggets a 110-99 loss on Thursday, as Mo Williams netted a team-best 24 points and handed out six assists. James chipped in 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Daniel Gibson scored 15 points off the bench and Ben Wallace ended with 11 points and six r |
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| Celtics, Bucks square off at Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics will hit the road tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Boston went 2-1 on a three-game homestand and had a six-game winning streak stopped with Friday's 94-85 loss to the Denver Nuggets at TD Banknorth Garden. Carmelo Anthony finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Denver. Ray Allen led all scorers with 26 points in Boston's first home loss of the season. The defending champion Celtics had won their first five in Beantown. Paul Pierce added |
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| Nuggets halt Celtics' six-game win streak |
NBA Basketball |
11/15/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds, as the Denver Nuggets wrapped up a three-game road trip with a 94-85 win over Boston, ending the Celtics' six-game win streak. Chauncey Billups also had 18 points and added seven assists for the Nuggets, who went 2-1 on the trip. Denver has won four of five overall. Kenyon Martin had 16 points in the win, as six Nuggets players finished in double digits. "I don't know if they realize it, but it's a huge win," Billups said. |
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| Nuggets' Hunter has knee surgery |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Denver Nuggets center Steven Hunter is expected to miss at least 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Friday on his inflamed right knee. Hunter had a similar procedure done in November of last season, when he was limited to playing in 19 games for the Nuggets. He averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in a little more than six minutes per contest. In seven NBA seasons with Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Denver, the 27- year-old Hunter owns averages of 4.7 points and |
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| Bobcats welcome Jazz to Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2008 |
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| y. The big man is currently in his fifth season with the Jazz and is averaging 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. Charlotte will continue a six-game homestand on Friday and is 1-2 on the residency after losing two in a row. In Tuesday's 88-80 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Jason Richardson had 23 points for the Bobcats, who have lost four of their last five games. Richardson, though, is expected to miss a week of action after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday. He is averaging 17.6 points this season. Ada |
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| NBA Southeast: Youth movement paying off in Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2008 |
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| s. Charlotte has lost two straight and four of five games, and is 1-2 on a six-game homestand. Brown may have lost some more hair on his head when he learned that leading scorer Jason Richardson is expected to miss some time. In an 88-80 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Richardson had 23 points. However, he is expected to miss a week of action after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday. Richardson is averaging a team-high 17.6 points this season. Charlotte will also host Utah, Orlando and Dallas on the r |
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| Nuggets try to cool off Celtics in Boston |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics will wrap up a three-game homestand tonight versus the Denver Nuggets at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston is 8-1 on the season and has won six straight since its only loss of the season on November 1 at Indiana. The defending champion Celtics kept their winning streak intact in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, as Paul Pierce buried a fade-away jumper with 0.5 seconds to play and scored 34 points in a 103-102 victory over the hard-charging Atlanta Hawks. The game marked the firs |
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