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| Jackson, Anthony earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
01/19/2010 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Charlotte Bobcats forward Stephen Jackson and Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending January 17. Jackson paced the Bobcats to a 3-0 week with an average of 29.3 points and 3.3 steals per game. His point total ranked second in the East during the period, highlighted by a 43-point effort in a 102-94 win over Houston on January 12. The Nuggets also won their three games last week th |
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| Enigmatic Nuggets finally at full strength |
NBA Basketball |
01/18/2010 |
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DENVER (AP) -The Denver Nuggets keep losing to the bad teams and whipping the good ones. Coach George Karl is stumped over his inability to find the right mix when one of his front-line starters such as Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin or Carmelo Anthony is wearing a suit on the sideline next to him. He isn't too worried, though - and here's why: Denver is 22-5 when Billups, Martin, Anthony and Nene all play. And with rookie sensation Ty Lawson back from an ankle injury that cost him four games, the N |
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| Nuggets host rival Jazz at Pepsi Center |
NBA Basketball |
01/17/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets will wrap up a three-game homestand Sunday versus the rival Utah Jazz at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets are just one game ahead of Portland and 2 1/2 games in front of Utah for Northwest supremacy. They have won two in a row overall and four of five games, including Wednesday's 115-97 triumph versus Orlando in the second test of this residency. Carmelo Anthony posed 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Chauncey Billups added 24 poin |
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| Blazers wrap up homestand by hosting Magic |
NBA Basketball |
01/15/2010 |
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| resume a four-game western road trip tonight, when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers from the Rose Garden. Orlando had a brief two-game winning streak stopped and evened its mark on the trek at 1-1 following Wednesday's 115-97 loss against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. Matt Barnes led the Southeast Division-leading Magic with 28 points and nine rebounds, while J.J. Redick finished with 13 points in defeat. "Well our turnovers were awful and we couldn't play their post-ups, and that I'll take t |
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| Nuggets pull away from Magic in second half |
NBA Basketball |
01/14/2010 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Carmelo Anthony poured in 27 points, pulled down seven rebounds, and dished out five assists, as the Denver Nuggets used a big second half to handle the Orlando Magic, 115-97, at the Pepsi Center. Chauncey Billups added 24 points and five assists for the Nuggets, who improved to 17-3 at home this season. J.R. Smith donated 17 points while Nene chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds for Denver, which has won two in a row and four of five overall. Matt Barnes ended with 28 points |
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| Howard, Magic visit 'Melo's Nuggets |
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01/13/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Two of the NBA's young stars collide this evening in the Rocky Mountains, where Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets play host to Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic from the Pepsi Center. Orlando has won two in a row since a four-game slide and opened a four-game western road trip with Tuesday's 109-88 victory at Sacramento thanks to a season-high 30 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks from Howard. "We came out with a great defensive effort as a team," Howar |
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| Magic open road trip in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
01/12/2010 |
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| a after he suffered a mild separation of his left shoulder in Friday's loss at Washington. He's considered day-to-day. Orlando has dropped three in a row on the road. Sacramento put the brakes on a five-game losing streak with a 102-100 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday at ARCO Arena in the opener of a short two-game homestand. Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and hit the winning jump shot with 0.7 seconds remaining. Spencer Hawes added 17 points, while Omri Casspi tallied 16 points and eight reboun |
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| Anthony returns, helps Nuggets top Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
01/12/2010 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Carmelo Anthony returned from a five-game absence to score 24 points and lead the Denver Nuggets to a 105-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony had missed time with a right knee contusion, but started and shot 9- for-17 in a little more than 34 minutes. He also made 3-of-5 three-pointers to help the Nuggets take their third win in their last four games. Denver was 3-2 without Anthony in the lineup. "When you come back and you're on the sideline, you really don't wa |
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| Nuggets' Anthony returns |
NBA Basketball |
01/12/2010 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony returned to the lineup Monday against Minnesota after missing the last five games with a right knee contusion. Anthony was in the starting lineup and scored 24 for the Nuggets, who won 105-94. Denver was 3-2 in his brief absence. In 32 appearances prior to Monday's game, he averaged 30 points to rank among the NBA leaders. |
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| Anthony says he'll play Monday against Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
01/11/2010 |
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DENVER (AP) -The Denver Nuggets will have All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup against Minnesota. Anthony, the league's leading scorer, said after the morning shootaround that his bruised right knee is healed enough to play Monday night. Anthony, who is averaging 30 points a game, banged up his knee Dec. 28 at Sacramento and has missed the last five games. Denver was 3-2 in his absence. The injury-plagued Nuggets are beginning to return to full strength. The only player questionable fo |
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