News Source: Star Phoenix
| about 1 month ago
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony were selected as the NBA's top players for the first week of the 2009-10 season, ending on November 1. Howard was quite simply a force for the season's first seven days,...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
Anthony has sprinted to the NBA scoring lead through the first week, with a league-best 37.7 scoring average. He's shooting 53 percent from the floor with 7.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists. His 42 points Sunday led the Nuggets to a win over visiting...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
nuggets Billups expands role to boost playmaking Posted: 11/01/2009 01:00:00 AM MST The last time Chauncey Billups played extensively at two-guard was in 2000, when he started at the position in Minnesota alongside point guard Terrell Brandon.
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
Smith will be back from his suspension and back in Denver's rotation. For now, coach George Karl continues to weather the storm by starting Anthony Carter in the backcourt with Chauncey Billups because "it's the most confident rotation." Carter...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
How about this — Anthony has just 12 40-point games, and two of them have been in the past two games...Kiki Vandeweghe?) It was Michael Adams, back in 1991. "Melo's awareness to how he's being covered is as good as he's ever been," said Nuggets...
News Source: Denver Post
| about 1 month ago
But it is still worth noticing that through three games, Carmelo Anthony has been the best player in the NBA. He leads the league in scoring at 37.7 points per game on .536 shooting. He is among the Nuggets' leaders in steals, rebounds and assists.