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Nuggets Nab 50th Win

Denver tops Memphis for first 50-plus-win season in 20 years

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Apr 16, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken driving charge, and the Denver Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time in 20 years with a 120-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. The Nuggets learned in the first half that Dallas had beaten New Orleans.

Dallas's win clinched the seventh seed and relegated Denver to a first-round playoff series with the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Even without a chance of moving up from the eighth seed in the rugged Western Conference, the Nuggets were intent on cracking 50 wins for the first time since Doug Moe's 1987-88 team went 54-28.

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, right, goes up for a shot over Memphis Grizzlies forward Jason Collins.
Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, right, goes up for a shot over Memphis Grizzlies forward Jason Collins.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Kyle Lowry, front, reaches out for a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Kyle Lowry, front, reaches out for a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, left, picks up a loose ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley, right, comes in to cover.
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, left, picks up a loose ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley, right, comes in to cover.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson, left, pulls in a loose ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Kyle Lowry comes in to cover.
Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson, left, pulls in a loose ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Kyle Lowry comes in to cover.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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