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| Nuggets, Blazers try to improve playoff status in Rose City |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A dizzying number of playoff scenarios are still on the plate as the Northwest Division champion Denver Nuggets finish the regular season in Portland against the playoff-bound Trail Blazers. The Nuggets have already secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 21 years and now hope to clinch the second- best record in the Western Conference and set a franchise record with their 55th win tonight. The Blazers, meanwhile, would earn home-court advantag |
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| Nuggets shoot for Northwest title vs. Kings |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets hope to clinch the Northwest Division title and inch closer to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs tonight when they host the lowly Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center The Nuggets will secure their sixth division title with a win over the Kings tonight and can earn the second seed in the West with a triumph tonight and a win at second-place Portland in their season finale on Wednesday. If they stumble against the Kings, Denver could still clinch the divisi |
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| Surging Nuggets face road test with Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The two top teams in the Western Conference clash at Staples Center tonight as the surging Los Angeles Lakers play host to the red- hot Denver Nuggets. The Lakers have already captured the Pacific Division crown and the No. 1 seed in the West but still have plenty to play for. Los Angeles is just one game behind idle Cleveland for the NBA's best record. LA owns the tiebreaker over the Cavaliers and will secure home-court advantage throughout the playoffs if it can catch the Central Divisio |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/09/2009 |
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| ornets have four games left in the season, starting with a pair against Dallas, then road games at Houston and San Antonio. Final Score: Denver 122, Oklahoma City 112 Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony posted 31 points to pace the red-hot Denver Nuggets in a 122-112 final against Oklahoma City for their eighth consecutive win and ninth straight at the Pepsi Center. Nene had 23 points and 10 rebounds while Chauncey Billups scored 18 and handed out nine assists. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith came off t |
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| Nuggets win eighth straight, top Thunder |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony posted 31 points to pace the red-hot Denver Nuggets in a 122-112 final against Oklahoma City for their eighth consecutive win and ninth straight at the Pepsi Center. Nene had 23 points and 10 rebounds while Chauncey Billups scored 18 and handed out nine assists. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith came off the bench to score 17 and 14 points, respectively as the Nuggets moved one step closer to securing a division title and the Western Conference's No. 2 seed. Denver mai |
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| Former NBA player Webster dies |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2009 |
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| s of hepatitis, and that a preliminary cause of death might be coronary artery disease. The paper also quotes Tulsa police, who have ruled that the death was not the result of anything suspicious. Webster, a center, began his career in 1975 with the Denver Nuggets, then of the ABA, and spent two seasons with the club. He moved on to Seattle for the 1977-78 campaign and helped the Sonics to the NBA championship with 14 points and 12.6 boards per game, but Seattle lost to Washington. Following that season, Webs |
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| Red-hot Nuggets host Thunder at Pepsi Center |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Denver Nuggets shoot for their eighth consecutive win tonight and hope to inch closer to the Northwest Division crown when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder. Denver, which is 2 1/2 games ahead of Portland in the Northwest with just four games to play, is also aiming for its ninth consecutive victory at the Pepsi Center and a season sweep of Oklahoma City. The Nuggets can secure the division title with a win tonight coupled with a Portland loss at San Antonio. Most recently th |
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| Wolves, Clippers square off in LA |
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04/07/2009 |
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| aying out the string tonight when the Minnesota Timberwolves pay a visit to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Wolves were drubbed in Minneapolis on Sunday when Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead a balanced attack, as the Denver Nuggets inched closer to a Northwest Division crown with a 110-87 rout of Minnesota. The Wolves were paced by Shelden Williams, who had 14 points and 12 boards off the bench. Sebastian Telfair poured in 18 points for the Timberwolves, who were coming off an |
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| Anthony leads Nuggets in rout of T'Wolves |
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04/05/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead a balanced attack, as the Denver Nuggets inched closer to a Northwest Division crown with a 110-87 drubbing of the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Chauncey Billups added 17 points and seven assists for the Nuggets, who have now won seven straight games for the first time since earning eight in a row from April 1-13, 2007. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith ended with 14 and 12 points, respectively, off th |
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| Streaking Nuggets battle Wolves in Twin Cities |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Denver Nuggets continue their quest to capture the NBA's Northwest Division in the Twin Cities Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nuggets will be shooting for their first seven-game winning streak since earning eight in a row from April 1-13, 2007. Denver, which has also won eight straight over the Wolves, increased its Northwest lead over idle Portland to two games on Saturday when J.R. Smith scored a game-high 34 points, as the Nuggets notched an easy 120-104 win |
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