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Red-Hot Pistons Outlast Nuggets

All Detroit starters in double digits in 98-93 victory

(Newser) - Though the Nuggets put up more resistance than the Pistons may have expected, Detroit still had enough horsepower to win the 98-83 contest, the Free Press reports. Three Pistons scored 20 points and every starter hit double digits to make Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony's combined 51 points appear moot.... More »

Beasley's 44 Not Enough for Kansas State

Freshman sets Big 12 record, but Baylor wins game down stretch

(Newser) - No. 24 Kansas State got 75 points from its freshman duo of Michael Beasley and Bill Walker, but the Wildcats still couldn't beat Baylor tonight, reports the Associated Press. Curtis Jerrells scored 24 points to lead the Bears to a 92-86 Big 12 win. Beasley had a conference-record 44 points... More »

Denver Holds On to Beat Boston 124-118

Celtics' 5-game win streak snapped, KG's return spoiled

(Newser) - Kevin Garnett’s return to the Celtics’ lineup was ruined by a superb offensive effort from the Nuggets. Denver shot over 51 percent from the field against Boston, the league’s best defensive team. Allen Iverson scored 28 points to go along with seven rebounds and nine assists in Denver’... More »

LeBron Nets MVP as East Wins

Boston's Allen has game-high 28 points in 134-128 East victory

(Newser) - Ray Allen, only on the NBA All-Star roster to replace an injured Caron Butler, proved himself more than worthy of his slot by scoring a game-high 28 points to help the East to a 134-128 victory. Despite Allen's five three-pointers and red-hot fourth quarter, it was LeBron James hoisting the... More »

Cavaliers' Body Count Rises

LeBron's sidekicks look on helplessly as Carmelo, Nuggets romp

(Newser) - The short-handed Cavaliers not only got gobsmacked by the Nuggets, eventually losing 113-83; they may have lost two more key players to injury. Starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed the fourth quarter with back spasms, and mouthy sharpshooter Damon Jones sustained a sprained ankle. Cleveland already had four integral players benched... More »

Carmelo's 49 Push Nuggets Past Wizards

Sonics put up a fight but Nash's Suns prevail, Jazz can't touch Kings

(Newser) - Carmelo Anthony had his career-best game with 49 points and Marcus Camby grabbed 17 rebounds in a one-two punch against a Wizards team that never knew what hit it. Used to playing without Gilbert Arenas but now missing Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels, Washington gave up its sixth straight game,... More »

Utah Dances Past Denver in OT

Jazz run winning-streak to 10 games, increase division lead over Nuggets

(Newser) - Deron Williams buried a long 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to pull the Utah Jazz even with the Denver Nuggets at 106 and force overtime. Kyle Korver had six of his 27 points in the extra period, including four clutch free throws in the final 20 seconds to seal a... More »

Iverson Nails OT Buzzer Beater

Nuggets down Blazers 105-103 on AI's last-second jumper

(Newser) - Allen Iverson wasn't the highest-scoring Denver player last night—that honor goes to a still-fragile Carmelo Anthony with 28 points and 15 rebounds—but his 25 points came at the right times to secure the Nuggets a 105-103 overtime victory in Portland. Iverson, who shot 10-for-28, had only six points... More »

Paul, Hornets Rout Denver

Southwest Division leaders win their ninth straight game

(Newser) - Chris Paul must have heard the "M-V-P" chants and certainly played like one with 23 points and a whopping 17 assists as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, the New Orleans Hornets, crushed Denver 117-93, reports AP. The Hornets had six players score in double-figures, including Tyson... More »

Double Trouble for Nuggets: Anthony Hurt in Big Loss

Kobe hands out assists to Lakers, injury to 'Melo in 116-99 Denver loss

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant's foot is as dangerous as his jumper, apparently—when Denver's Carmelo Anthony came down on it in the second period of last night's 116-99 loss to the Lakers, he got up with a sprained ankle. Kobe's contribution to the Lakers was a pass-first offense, with 17 points and... More »

In a Change, Bobcats Win a Close One

Wallace's 40 points, Denver's miscues outweigh Carmelo's 35

(Newser) - After two wrenching overtime losses, Charlotte rallied to beat Denver at its own game, winning a 119-116 thriller heavy on dunks and light on defense. The Nuggets were ahead 108-102 in the middle of the fourth quarter, but Jason Richardson started hitting from long distance, and two Denver mistakes sealed... More »

Nuggets, Anthony Trump Magic

Nuggets have big fourth quarter, win 113-103

(Newser) - Denver's Carmelo Anthony had 32 points, and got help from unexpected places to beat Orlando 113-103, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Anthony Carter and Linas Kleiza had 21 and 18 points respectively, including Carter's 14 during a fourth-quarter surge in which the Nuggets broke open a close game after trailing Orlando... More »

Marbury, Knicks Extend Losing Streak to Six

Meanwhile, Nuggets and Nets get wins over weaker opponents

(Newser) - New York was pesky last night, hanging with San Antonio all game long, but just couldn't get over the hump, losing 97-93. Tim Bowen, known more for his all-league defensive prowess, scored 15 points for the Spurs and picked up some slack for Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, who had... More »

Lakers Demolish Nuggets 127-99

LA turns 17-point deficit into win after coach signs contract extension

(Newser) - A few hours after Lakers coach Phil Jackson secured a two-year, $24 million contract extension, his team put together a performance that quelled the boos that have been echoing recently in the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant put up 24 points and seven assists in three quarters, and Sasha Vujacic contributed... More »

Fouls Fail to Sink Pacers, Dunleavy

Indiana holds on as Nuggets miss final free throw to lose 112-110

(Newser) - Mike Dunleavy scored 30 points for the Pacers but almost gave the game away to Denver with a questionable foul of J.R. Smith in the dwindling seconds. Indiana had a three-point lead when Dunleavy committed what Pacers coach Jim O'Brien called "not a foul," but Smith bounced... More »

Pistons Rally, Defeat Warriors

Nuggets defeat Trailblazers; McGrady hurt in loss to Lakers

(Newser) - The Pistons battled back from 22 down to defeat the Warriors 111-104 last night. Rasheed Wallace, Tayshawn Prince and Richard Hamilton all scored 22 points each. Despite Baron Davis' 29-point, 10-assist effort, the Warriors remain the league's only winless team at 0-6. More »

Stars Have Huge First Half For Celtics

Pierce, Garnett and Allen all lead Boston to rout of Nuggets

(Newser) - Boston's big three made it look easy last night, pounding Denver for a 77 point first half on their way to a 119-93 victory. None of Boston's big stars finished with less than twenty points, with Paul Pierce putting up 26 and Kevin Garnett 23, with 13 rebounds. The Celtics... More »

Fresh Blood Can't Push Wolves Past Nuggets

Anthony and AI lead rally in 99-91 win

(Newser) - The Timberwolves' lineup looks awfully reminiscent of last year's Celtics, and Minnesota's defeat at the hands of the Nuggets last night was a reminder of how awful that Boston team could be. The Wolves looked impressively solid for such a youthful team—until the fourth quarter saw Denver outscore them... More »

James Revives Dream Team

James Leads US to Victory at FIBA; Raises Hopes for Beijing

(Newser) - Basketball phenom LeBron James made a team-record 31 points during the 118-81 victory against Argentina in the FIBA Americas championship last night. Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, was missing key players including Manu Ginobili, but still secured a place in Beijing. The American team won 10 games in 12 days,... More »

Carmelo Leads US to Another FIBA Win

Mexico puts up best fight so far, but US prevails, 127-100

(Newser) - The US continued its domination of the FIBA Americas Tournament last night, beating Mexico, 127-100, despite holding only a 15-point lead—its smallest so far—at halftime. The Mexican team, led by former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, outscored the US in the second quarter. "They just played every second... More »

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