Ronald Tillery: Nuggets playing with a chip on their shoulder
The Denver Nuggets have manhandled the Los Angeles Lakers twice. They are 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Denver Nuggets have manhandled the Los Angeles Lakers twice. They are 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
When the Denver Nuggets routed the Lakers by 26 points Nov. 13, the defending champions shrugged it off as one of those games.
Chauncey Billups had 37 points and nine rebounds, Carmelo Anthony added 27 points and Denver beat Golden State 127-112 on Thursday night in the Nuggets’ first game without coach George Karl since he revealed he has throat cancer.
The Golden State Warriors decided to key in on defending the paint Thursday night with the Denver Nuggets in town.
Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves , 8 p.m. A pair of teams trying to get back into the win column square off tonight in the Twin Cities, as the Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Golden State Warriors at the Target Center.
Atlanta Hawks at Golden State Warriors , 8 p.m. The Atlanta Hawks will continue their four-game road trip out west this evening, when they take on the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena.
Carmelo Anthony works against the Celtics’ Kevin Garnett in the second half of the Nuggets’ 114-105 victory Sunday at the Pepsi Center.
Nuggets point guard Anthony Carter on Tuesday demonstrated dribbling techniques for a group of Special Olympic athletes, coaching them to keep their heads up and their basketballs low.
Without question, the Denver Nuggets are one of the five most talented teams in the NBA.
Denver Post sports writer Benjamin Hochman posts his Nuggets Mailbag on Tuesdays during the 2009-10 NBA season.
PUSH AND PULL: Mike Bibby of the Atlanta Hawks is defended by Chris Hunter of the Golden State Warriors during NBA game at Oracle Arena.
It’s that time of year again, as NBA teams are jockeying for position with the playoffs right around the corner.
Kenyon Martin, above, averaged 18.7 points and 11.3 rebounds in the three games the Nuggets played this season without both Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups.
They’ve manhandled the Lakers twice. They’re 2-0 against Cleveland. They’ve slayed Orlando and Boston.
DENVER The Denver Nuggets seek to win their first NBA title. Meanwhile, coach George Karl seeks to defeat throat and neck cancer.