Anthony scored 24 points to lead Nuggets past Timberwolves 129-100
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points, and Arron Afflalo added 20 to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 129-100 preseason win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
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ESPN’s E:60 will feature Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony, the former Syracuse University basketball star, will be featured in a segment on ESPN’s newsmagazine E:60 tonight at 7 p.m. A release from ESPN’s media relations department reads: Anthony’s off the court life often receives more attention than his playing.
Oden has 16 in Blazers’ 98-96 victory over Nuggets
Greg Oden had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-96 in a preseason game Sunday night.
Upcoming Chat and Other Denver Nuggets Links
There is quite a bit of writing I need to do before the regular season starts, but for now, just a few links.
NUGGETS Players step it up back at home
Carmelo Anthony , jersey off, explained that “I fought my way through this one.” And coach George Karl described Tuesday’s practice as if it were the “fourth game in five nights.” After an eventful and exhausting week in Asia, the Nuggets returned to Denver - and the altitude.
Pacers’ defense stressed again
The Indiana Pacers easily could chalk up Sunday’s defensive debacle against the Denver Nuggets as simply being a meaningless preseason game 6,000 miles from home.
Hochman: Nuggets’ Anthony shows accuracy after offseason work
In this October of Josh McDaniels’ fist pumps, Carlos Gonzalez’s hit parades, Tyler Hansen’s redshirt-pulling and Matt Duchene’s hype-believing, it’s easy to forget about Carmelo Anthony, who plays forward for the Nuggets.
Anthony leads Nuggets to 128-112 victory in China Games
Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 128-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Sunday’s second meeting of the 2009 NBA China Games here.
Carmelo Anthony Reintroduces Himself to China with 45-Point Performance
Dwight Howard is now famous not only for his great basketball play, but his constant tweeting of “Heyyyy World!” Tonight, that tweet would be more appropriate for Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony as he brought his all star play back to Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympics where Melo was a star in his own right earning a gold medal with Team …
NUGGETS Hibbert leads Pacers to win Beijing up next for Denver, Indiana
The Pacers outscored Denver 32-24 in the first quarter and 30-20 in the third, a disturbing fact since Denver’s starters were on the floor most of those quarters.
Pacers beat Nuggets 126-104 in 1st game in Taiwan
“We’re probably about 35 percent ready for the season,” Pacers coach Jim O’Brien said.
Miles, Williams lead Jazz past Nuggets
C.J. Miles and Deron Williams scored 16 points apiece and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 103-87 on Thursday night in an uneventful debut for replacement referees in the NBA preseason.
Nuggets head overseas for challenging addition to preseason
Last preseason, the Nuggets visited mesmerizing metropolises such as Bismarck, N.D., and Edmonton .
Nuggets’ season opener leaves lot to be desired
The Nuggets knew foes weren’t going to underestimate them, not after reaching the conference finals last season.
Smith’s days in jail provide sobering experience
J.R. Smith is pledging more maturity this season, a promise he’s made in the past.