(My Sportsbook) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets will wrap up a four-game road trip Friday against the lowly Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center. The Nuggets are 2-1 on the trek and are coming off a 114-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points and Chauncey Billups added 18 and seven assists for the Nuggets, who are 10-8 as the guest this season and have won three of four overall. Nene had 21 points and seven rebounds, while J.R. Smith had 16 points and Kenyon Martin ended with 15 points and seven boards to help Denver head coach George Karl earn his 900th NBA win. The Thunder will shoot for back-to-back wins for the first time this season tonight, as they resume a four-game homestand. The Thunder ended a five-game losing and improved to 1-1 on the residency following Wednesday's 107-100 victory versus Golden State. Jeff Green had 26 points and Kevin Durant added 25 to lead Oklahoma City, which is 3-14 at home in 2008-09. Durant also had 10 rebounds and six assists. Chris Wilcox chipped in 23 points and nine boards, while Russell Westbrook and Earl Watson had 11 points apiece for Oklahoma City. The Thunder will also host the New York Knicks. In injury news for Oklahoma City, center Nick Collison (thumb) and forward Joe Smith (knee) are both questionable against Denver. Denver went 3-1 against the Seattle/Oklahoma City franchise a year ago and has won six of the previous eight matchups. The Nuggets have won three of the last four as the visitor in this series.
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