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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

(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... Read full story »

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