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Nuggets vs Bucks
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Nuggets vs Bucks Highlights..
DENVER(AP) The high-flying, high-scoring Denver Nuggets
didn't leave town with Allen Iverson, after all.
Although the new model features a stingy
defense and an effective halfcourt offense engineered by Chauncey Billups, there's still
some pop left in the lineup to light up the scoreboards.
Linas Kleiza scored 25 points,
Carmelo Anthony had 17 in limited duty and the Nuggets whipped Milwaukee 114-105 Tuesday
night with their starters sitting out the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets got double-digit
scoring from all their starters, plus Kleiza and Renaldo Balkman, and they beat their
season high in total points, 113 in overtime against the Clippers on Oct. 31.
This was
Denver's sixth win in seven games since acquiring Billups, the classic point guard that
Detroit gave up to get A.I. back East.
"We're not all the way out of the woods,'' Billups
said. "But we've made a lot of strides in such a short time and the thing that's really
been impressive is that we haven't had a lot of practice time. A lot of times, we're
practicing during games. And that in itself has been the most impressive thing for
me.''
Aside from a big win at Boston last week, those victories with Billups running the
show have come against sub-.500 teams still searching for an identity in the young season,
and truer tests are coming, starting Wednesday night at San Antonio and then Friday night
against the Lakers in Los Angeles.
"It was a solid win, and we have a great opportunity
on the road against two of the best teams in the NBA,'' Nuggets coach George Karl said.
"And we fought hard to get here and I think you'll see us continue to fight hard. And it
seemed like there was a little better flow offensively.
"It's good stuff. It wasn't
beautiful but it's good stuff.''
Although they won three of them, the Nuggets, hadn't
topped 100 points in four straight games, a stark contrast to the two years Iverson wore a
Nuggets uniform and Denver ran up and down the court trying to just outscore their
opponents.
The Bucks, who got 25 points from Charlie Bell, played their eighth straight
game without star Michael Redd (ankle) and their third straight without starting power
forward Charlie Villanueva (hamstring). Richard Jefferson got into early foul trouble, and
the Nuggets took advantage, building a 64-50 halftime lead.
They piled up an 18-2
advantage in fast breaks in the first half, including a rim-rattler by Balkman on a
steal-and-slam that had the Pepsi Center rocking just like it used to during Iverson's
short stint in the Rockies.
Balkman left the game in the fourth quarter after aggravating
a right ankle sprain. He's day-to-day but questionable for San Antonio.
Denver got 48
points and a dozen assists from its bench, which had its best workout yet.
"Having
Chauncey and everybody, we're trying to figure each other out,'' Kleiza said. "I think
we're doing a great job; everybody's getting involved.''
The Nuggets were 40-for-48 from
the free throw line, Milwaukee 19 of 24.
"We're in a good place,'' Karl said. "We're
playing good basketball.''
The Bucks aren't in a good place and they aren't playing good
basketball.
"We were just incredibly soft and noncompetitive pretty much from beginning
to end,'' Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles said. "From the moment the ball went up we didn't
have anything from a lot of guys. We've got to have a lot from a lot of guys to win a
game. We went to the bench, tried to find some combinations, but that didn't work,
either.''
Despite the disparity in fouls, Skiles wasn't about to pin this one on anybody
but the Bucks themselves.
"On a really rare night you can be aggressive defensively and
still commit a lot of fouls and the other team gets to the line, but it's usually because
you're a step slow,'' Skiles said. "You're slapping instead of moving your feet, you're
soft on somebody and they take it right into your body and draw fouls.
"I certainly
didn't have a problem with the way the game was called. We were fouling all over the
place. We deserved exactly what they got.''
Notes: Denver G Chucky Atkins made his debut
after missing the first 10 games with a right knee injury. He missed 50 games last season.
... In the first quarter, Denver had 12 field goal attempts and 19 free throws.
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Author : AEBD85
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Spurs 81, Nuggets 91 (Game #11, 5-6)
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Another loss :-(
Author : JWayShox
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Allen Iverson "The Evolution"
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The 1st mix of my favorite basketball player Allen Iverson. It's called "The Evolution"
because of how he entered the NBA dealing with a lot of criticism and is now known as one
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Linkin Park Madden 09 Trailer
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Momentous Phenom is a place where you will get fan made trailers mixed in with
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Steal of the Night:Chauncey Billups Great Steal And Great Pass to Carmelo Anthony
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Chauncey Billups lives in the passing lane, and swipes this one to head the other way.
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Mark Cuban heads off to prison
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The Dallas Mavericks lose to Chauncey Billups and the Denver Nuggets and Mavs owner Mark
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LeBron James of the Clevland Cavaliers gets a pass from Mo Williams and dunks vs. the
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Allen Iverson Top 10
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AI Top 10
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The Chauncey Billups Video
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This is a video of my favorite NBA player, Chauncey Billups.
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Denver Nuggets!
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Denver Nuggets vs Boston Celtics Nov 14 2008 part 13
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nuggets vs celtics full game in parts
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