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| Jazz host Nuggets in key Northwest matchup |
NBA Basketball |
01/02/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The reeling Denver Nuggets travel to Salt Lake City tonight to face Northwest Division rival Utah at EnergySolutions Arena. A groin injury to star point guard Chauncey Billups has coincided with Denver's recent skid. Most recently, Andres Nocioni scored a season-high 21 points off the bench, and the Sacramento Kings grabbed a 106-101 win over the Nuggets on Monday. Carmelo Anthony had 34 points to pace Denver, which has lost five of six in the continued absence of Billups, who sat for the |
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| Mavs, Rockets square off in Houston |
NBA Basketball |
12/31/2009 |
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| inst in-state rival Houston at the Toyota Center. The Mavs, who lead the Rockets by 3 1/2 games in the division, have been one of the NBA's top road teams this season, improving to 11-4 as the visitor with a 104-96 win over the Chauncey Billups-less Denver Nuggets in the opener of their current trek on Sunday. Drew Gooden led a balanced Mavericks attack in that one with 19 points. Of the eight players to see the floor for Dallas, only Jason Kidd failed to reach double-digit scoring. Kidd, though, dished out n |
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| Kings top reeling Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
12/29/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (MySportsbook) - Andres Nocioni scored a season-high 21 points off the bench, and the Sacramento Kings grabbed a 106-101 win over the reeling Denver Nuggets at Arco Arena. Donte Greene and Beno Udrih each added 17 points for the Kings, who finally got a win on their four-game homestand (1-2). They had lost their two previous games in overtime to Cleveland and the Lakers, respectively. Jason Thompson added 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Omri Casspi had 11 points in the win. "We knew how clo |
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| Durant, Westbrook getting it done for Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
12/28/2009 |
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| ter hosting the Washington Wizards on Monday, the up-and-coming Grizzlies will hit the road for four games against the Pacers, Suns, Blazers and Jazz. NUGGETS NEED THEIR HEART AND SOUL With the lead in the Northwest Division hanging by a thread, the Denver Nuggets could really use the services of perhaps their most valuable player, injured point guard Chauncey Billups. Billups is as valuable to the Nuggets as Peyton Manning is to the Indianapolis Colts. The nation saw what happened Sunday when Manning rested |
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| Nuggets, Kings clash at ARCO Arena |
NBA Basketball |
12/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Denver Nuggets hope to right the ship without All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups Monday when they meet the improved Kings in Sacramento. The Nuggets fell to 1-3 without Billups, who is battling a pesky groin problem, on Sunday when Drew Gooden led a balanced Dallas attack with 19 points as the Mavs captured a 104-96 win over Denver, Kenyon Martin paced the Nuggets with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 16 and 12. Rookie Ty Lawson also scored 16 while Arr |
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| Mavericks deal Nuggets rare home loss |
NBA Basketball |
12/28/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Drew Gooden led a balanced Mavericks attack with 19 points in a 104-96 win over a struggling Denver Nuggets team. Of the eight players to see the floor for Dallas, only Jason Kidd failed to reach double-digit scoring. Kidd, though, dished nine assists while Josh Howard checked in with 17 points and nine rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki posted 13 points and 11 boards for the Southwest Division- leading Mavericks, who have three wins in their last four games. Jason Terry and Juan Barea als |
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| Billups will sit out 2 games with strained groin |
NBA Basketball |
12/27/2009 |
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DENVER (AP) -Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups will miss two games to give his strained left groin time to heal. Billups injured the groin on Dec. 16 against Houston and sat out three straight games. The All-Star point guard returned on Christmas Day at Portland, but didn't play in the second half. The Nuggets said in an injury update report Sunday that the move was ``not a setback'' and the goal was to avoid a ``lingering problem.'' Denver hosts Dallas on Sunday and then travels to Sacramento th |
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| Division-leading Nuggets, Mavs clash in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
12/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Western Conference powerhouses get together tonight in the Rocky Mountains, as the Denver Nuggets play host to the Dallas Mavericks at the Pepsi Center. Denver leads the Northwest Division by one game over the Portland Trail Blazers, but has lost three of its last four games. In a 107-96 setback to the Blazers on Friday, Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and nine rebounds, while J.R. Smith added 20 points in defeat. "They had urgency to their game and (Brandon) Roy led them at a very |
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| Nuggets face rival Blazers at Rose Garden |
NBA Basketball |
12/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of division rivals collide Christmas Day in the Pacific Northwest, as the Denver Nuggets pay a visit to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Denver is two games ahead of Portland for the top spot in the Northwest Division and put the brakes on a two-game losing streak with Wednesday's 124-104 triumph versus the Atlanta Hawks at the Pepsi Center. J.R. Smith buried 10-of-17 shots from three-point range and finished with a season-high 41 points for the Nuggets, who have won f |
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| Smith keys Nuggets to win over Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
12/24/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - J.R. Smith went 10-of-17 from beyond the arc, on his way to a season-high 41 points, as the Denver Nuggets continued their strong play at home with a 124-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Carmelo Anthony added 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Nuggets, who are an NBA-best 13-1 on their home floor this season. Ty Lawson had 16 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Nene ended with 15 points and eight boards while Kenyon Martin chipped in 14 and eight boards for |
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