Carmelo Anthony News

Posted by Brent Blaze Published: February 14, 2008 - 12:23 PM Great news Nugget fans, your team is just 4.5 games out of first place in the Western Conference. via Wizbang Sports

“Journalists for decades have enjoyed interviewing Karl because he is colorful and detailed in his analysis of players”

Denver Post sports writer Benjamin Hochman posts his Nuggets Mailbag every Wednesday during the 2007-08 NBA season on DenverPost.com. To drop a Nuggets- or NBA-related question into the Nuggets Mailbag click … via Denver Post

J.R. Smith made a career-best eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Denver Nuggets edged the Miami Heat 114-113 in overtime. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“I don’t think we ever think about that as a playoff series”

If the Nuggets win eight of the 15 games they play without Carmelo Anthony, coach George Karl vows not to complain. via Denver Post

Almost three years after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is proud to be hosting one of the greatest - and in my opinion - the most entertaining winter sporting events: the 2008 NBA All-Star game . via PRspeak

LeBron James was spreading the word about Carmelo Anthony long before either hit the national scene. via The Morning Journal

The Denver Nuggets open a three-game road trip, as they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. via Press of Atlantic City

“Vlosich is a very talented artist who works in multiple media but he is most well known for his remarkable ability to create highly detailed images using an Etch a Sketch.”

I introduced 20 Second Timeout readers to George Vlosich during the 2007 NBA Finals. via 20 Second Timeout

The slumping Washington Wizards attempt to halt a five-game losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Center. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“The way this league is, people get caught up in numbers — steals, blocks, things like that”

Oft-injured Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin has become a physical presence again, especially in the past five games. via Denver Post

Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony had 28 points, 15 rebounds and five assists Monday at Portland in his second game back after being out with an ankle injury. via CBS Sportsline.com

Camera staff report Wednesday, February 6, 2008 TODAY: The Denver Nuggets host the Utah Jazz at 7 p.m. at the Pepsi Center. via Boulder Daily Camera

The main players offered to the Kings for Artest are the ever-improving Lithuanian Linas Kleiza and the expiring $5 million contract of Eduardo Najera. via BleacherReport

Northwest Division rivals meet tonight, as the Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Denver Nuggets to the Rose Garden.

This is the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the squads. The teams split a pair at the Pepsi Center, while the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets, 99-96, on December 21 at the Rose Garden.

Denver has dropped two straight at Portland after winning its previous four games there.

The Nuggets will try to extend their winning streak to three games. Linas Kleiza came off the bench to score 23 points — including 16 in the fourth quarter — as Denver rallied past Charlotte, 117-101, on Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Read more

“Winning both would be a tremendous advantage.”

By Chris Tomasson , Rocky Mountain News Originally published 02:16 p.m., February 3, 2008 Updated 02:16 p.m., February 3, 2008 There’s plenty of talk in the Nuggets locker room about the team not wanting to … via Denver Rocky Mountain News