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Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:25:27 PST

Late last season, Nuggets coach George Karl anticipated J.R. Smith would be his starting shooting guard this season. But that's not going to happen, at least not right away.

Karl said Smith, second last season in voting for the NBA Sixth Man Award, will come off the bench Tuesday at Chicago when he returns from a seven-game NBA suspension.

"Right now, I'm not a big believer that starting him is as important as some people are writing," Karl said.

Several things changed for Smith during the offseason. He was involved in several situations that resulted in his maturity still being questioned. That included a 23-day stint in jail, although that came after pleading guilty to reckless driving due to a 2007 accident that killed a passenger in his car.

But mainly...

Crawford, Smith help Hawks rout Nuggets (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:29:59 PST

Josh Smith had a night to remember, especially after one he and the rest of the Atlanta Hawks would like to forget. Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in the Hawks' 125-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Heat deal Nuggets 1st loss of year, 96-88 (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:58 PST

By the time Dwyane Wade got rolling, the Miami Heat were already in control. That's just fine with the reigning NBA scoring champion. Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Quentin Richardson added 13 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds...

Suicide lines: LeBron to skip Yankees' parade; Kevin Martin's wrist (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:44 PST

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your Asian brined pork loin...

Warriors' Jackson moving to Charlotte Bobcats? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:34:48 PST

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets both would apparently love to have Stephen Jackson on their squads...

Billups, Anthony keep the Denver Nuggets unbeaten (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:59 PST

Down by a point after sub-par first-half performances by Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets become the latest team to take advantage of the New Jersey Nets' woes in the third quarter. Billups and Anthony woke up the Nuggets by leading a 44-point third-quarter assault that carried unbeaten Denver to its fifth straight win, a 122-94 decision over the victory over the...

Nuggets rout Pacers to remain unbeaten (AP)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:35:44 PST

Carmelo Anthony got a little help from his teammates to lift Denver to its best start in 24 years. Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 as the Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night to improve to 4-0. Nene had 16 points and 13 rebounds and reserve Arron Afflalo added points 15 for the Nuggets.

Grizzlies, Iverson off to rocky start (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:56:00 PST

After one game, Allen Iverson is already angry about his playing time. The Grizzlies should have seen it coming.

Anthony leads Nuggets past Grizzlies and Mayo (AP)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:19:40 PST

After a taste of playoff success, Carmelo Anthony has a voracious appetite for more. He's polished up his game and is averaging 37.6 points in the Denver Nuggets' 3-0 start after leading the NBA with a 23.6 average in the preseason. The Nuggets outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies in a 133-123 shootout Sunday night because Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points, negating a career-best...

Nuggets sign Balkman to contract extension (PA SportsTicker)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00:18 PST

The Denver Nuggets have signed backup Renaldo Balkman to a contract extension and also exercised the fourth-year option on guard Arron Afflalo, who was acquired from Detroit last summer.

Carmelo Anthony scores 19 of 41 in fourth as Nuggets beat Blazers 97-94 (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:38:40 PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. - Carmelo Anthony almost couldn't miss and Greg Oden missed when it mattered most.

Anthony scores 41 points to help Denver win (AP)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:49:54 PDT

Carmelo Anthony almost couldn't miss and Greg Oden missed when it mattered most. Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets were helped by Portland's trouble at the free-throw line for a 97-94 victory Thursday night. Oden missed a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left, squandering a chance for Portland to go ahead.

Suicide lines: Dwight's one millionth follower; Raps hold off Cavs (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:05 PDT

Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your fish and...

Anthony scores 30 as Nuggets beat Jazz, 114-105 (AP)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:20:44 PDT

Ty Lawson may be dusting off an old nickname. Back before his days at North Carolina, the rookie was called "Sparkplug" for his ability to come into a game and provide instant energy. Lawson did just that Wednesday night, scoring seven of his 17 points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run to help the Denver Nuggets to a season-opening 114-105 win over the Utah Jazz.