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A pained expression With Camby hurt and Anthony out, Denver gets drilled.(Sports)

Article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Article date: January 29, 2008 Author: Tomasson, Chris

Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News

How quickly things change in the wacky West.

The Nuggets were No. 4 in the conference when they stepped on the court Monday night at New Orleans Arena. But when they wake up this morning and pick up a newspaper, they'll see they're No. 9 and out of playoff position.

The 117-93 setback to the Hornets wasn't even that close. New Orleans led by 23 points at halftime while dismantling the Nuggets, who played their fourth straight game with forward Carmelo Anthony out with a ...

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