Denver!!!

[sparky]

So what did you guys think of the new Nuggets team? They beat the Spurs like they have been winning before. What did you guys think of the game that Carmelo Anthony and Andre Miller played?

[lal4l]

They are GONNA be good this year man!!Not playoffs i dont think

BUT they will eventually

[awefullspellare]

W00T W00T

if Camby keeps this up we WILL make the playoffs :cool:

[Baseball Guru]

Melo was just ok, could have shot better but hey, Nuggets won....


They play on ESPN tonight so I cant wait to see him play...

GO CARMELO!!!!

[Tigers#1]

I watched that game last night against the Rockets, and i actually liked the way they looked. I see them finishing 11th in the confrence, but looking good while doing it. If Camby stays healthy, they'll problably do better. I'm very suprised though on how Melo and LeBron have looked so far.

[renuszm]

Originally posted by Tigers#1
I'm very suprised though on how Melo and LeBron have looked so far.
I figured at least one of them would falter, but it looks like they'll battle all season long.

[sparky]

Yep, the Nuggets will be good this year but probably wont make the playoffs.

Lebron and Melo will battle for the rookie of the year honors all season. Who do you think are outsiders of the rookie of the year?

Cant wait for the game between Melo and Lebron. I know its coming up pretty soon. Just have to look at the sched.

:D :D :D

[Baseball Guru]

Denver 109, Sacramento 88

By JOHN MOSSMAN, AP Sports Writer
November 2, 2003

DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets got a complete game out of Carmelo Anthony in only his third game as a pro.

Anthony had 23 points, six rebounds and five assists in his best showing of a young season, leading the Nuggets to a 109-88 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.

Anthony, who shot 9-for-29 in his first two games, was 9-for-14.

``I was edgy my first two games just to get out there and start my career,'' said Anthony, the No. 3 pick overall in the NBA draft who led Syracuse to the NCAA championship as a freshman last spring. ``You saw me settle down more than I did the first two games.''

Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik said his prize rookie ``is doing great. Let's face it, he's a young man. There is a lot of pressure. Opening night it was (San Antonio's) Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan (defending him). The next night, Houston had the long arms and is very athletic. He's playing great.''

Voshon Lenard had 15 points, and Chris Andersen and Rodney White came off the bench to score 12 apiece for the Nuggets, who placed seven players in double figures. Andersen also had 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. Marcus Camby had 10 points and 12 rebounds.


Denver, 17-65 a year ago, has now beaten two of the NBA's best teams. The Nuggets defeated the defending champion Spurs on Wednesday night.

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 19 points. Mike Bibby added 15 points and 10 assists, and Brad Miller had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Denver pushed the pace, getting a number of fast-break baskets and easy layups.

``We had the tempo the way we wanted it,'' Bzdelik said. ``It was a great win against a great opponent.''

Sacramento shot just 36 percent compared to Denver's 49 percent.

``They outplayed us, they outhustled us, they wanted it,'' Kings coach Rick Adelman said. ``They took it to us in every phase of the game. They were pushing it up the court and being very aggressive.

``We played at a frantic pace instead of the way we wanted to play. We quick-shot it, we turned it over -- we just fueled whatever they were trying to do. We have to be a smarter team than that.''

Asked to compare Anthony with Cleveland's LeBron James, whom the Kings played Wednesday, Adelman said, ``They are both very good young players with skills. No matter what their age is, if they are talented and they have some confidence, they are going to do well.

``Anthony struggled the first two games, but he got it going tonight. That's going to be the big thing -- when they have the bumps in the road, how they keep it going. It helps Anthony the way the Nuggets play. He can be a little freewheeling.''

The Nuggets, leading 87-78 after three quarters, scored the first five points of the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer by White.

Earl Boykins' rebound basket made it 98-81, and Boykins' driving layup and Lenard's jumper put the Nuggets up 102-83 with 4:58 left.

Anthony added a three-point play with 3:27 to go.

The Kings scored just 10 points in the final period on 4-of-21 shooting.

Anthony scored eight points in the first quarter and the Nuggets used runs of 9-2 and 10-2 to jump out to a 34-25 lead.

The Nuggets led 66-55 at intermission.

Nene's three-point play pushed the lead back to 12 points early in the third quarter.

Sacramento trimmed the deficit to 76-68 midway through the period on layups by Doug Christie and Stojakovic. But Denver responded with a 12-4 flurry, including back-to-back slam dunks by Anthony and Francisco Elson, for an 87-72 lead with 2:31 left in the period.

The Kings scored the last six points of the quarter, including four byGerald Wallace, to make it 87-78.

Notes

Sacramento's Chris Webber (knee) and Lawrence Funderburke (Achilles' tendon) remain on the injured list following surgery. ... The win snapped Denver's eight-game losing streak to Sacramento. ... Andersen had seven blocked shots, a career high. His previous best was five, on April 9, 2002, at Memphis.... Denver's bench outscored Sacramento's bench 46-26.

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by sparky

Cant wait for the game between Melo and Lebron. I know its coming up pretty soon. Just have to look at the sched.

:D :D :D


That should be fun to watch...

They play Wed night:clap2:

[uj4l]

Originally posted by Baseball Guru
That should be fun to watch...

They play Wed night:clap2:

Yes, it will be. cant wait:cool: rookie showdown:clap2:

[sparky]

Originally posted by uj4l
Yes, it will be. cant wait:cool: rookie showdown:clap2:

I hope the game would be a great one.

[uj4l]

Cavs have home court. Make ur predictions now, who will hve a better game? Carmelo or LeBron

[Fragmentsofme]

Carmelo

[sparky]

Nuggets will win and Melo will have a better game. :D

[Steffo]

Nuggets win, LeBron has the better game.

[renuszm]

I think Carmello will have a better game, but that decision comes because the Nuggets win.

[Baseball Guru]

Take into consideration that it is the 2nd game of back to back games for Melo and the Nuggets while the Cavs have 3 days off going into that game....

[uj4l]

I say Nuggets, LeBron doing better...

[Special_K19]

Originally posted by Baseball Guru
Take into consideration that it is the 2nd game of back to back games for Melo and the Nuggets while the Cavs have 3 days off going into that game....
And it's Cleveland's home opener. I say both of them do amazingly well, but the Cavaliers win.

[sparky]

I dont care if the the Cas is at home and they have three days off. The Nuggets are the better team and they will the game. :D

[sparky]

Another great game by Melo and the Nuggets. :clap2:

[bd811]

damn they are one tough team. They are a great rebounding team. Melo and Miller have been carrying them.

[sparky]

Originally posted by bd811
damn they are one tough team. They are a great rebounding team. Melo and Miller have been carrying them.

They are a great rebounding team. With Nene and Camby doing all the rebounding. This team is gonna be a force to be reckoned with in the following years.

[lal4l]

I like cAMBY