Denver Nuggets Basketball

Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Andrew Bogut added 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 10 rebounds for Denver. Jennings, who also had nine assists, had already played his best game to date before Denver whittled a 10-point deficit with 10 minutes to play down to 91-90 on a layup by Chauncey Billups. Jennings answered with consecutive 3-pointers, dribbling aimlessly on the second for most of the shot clock before slowing down and stepping back ... Read Full Story

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Pepsi Center. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Andrew Bynum tossed in a double-double with 26 points and 15 rebounds to help the Lakers defeat the Suns 121-102 on Thursday. The Lakers covered the 7.5-point spread, and the 223 points made it OVER the posted total of 221. Kobe Bryant added a game-high 29 points in that win. The Nuggets were defeated 108-102 by the Bucks last time out, as ... Read Full Story

Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night. The win was the fifth straight for Denver, one shy of the 85-86 start, and it handed the Nets their fifth straight loss, tying the worst start in franchise history, set in 1996-97. Ironically, New Jersey led 51-50 at intermission until Denver put on an offensive show in the third quarter, hitting 17 of 25 shots and outscoring the Nets 44-26. Billups scored the first seven points to ... Read Full Story

The Denver Nuggets and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at United Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Nuggets listed as 2-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nuggets were defeated 125-100 by the Hawks last time out as 3-point underdogs. That game's 225 points sailed OVER the posted total of 210.5. Carmelo Anthony collected a game-high 30 points, and Chauncey Billups added 27 in a losing effort. Joakim Noah poured in 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for a double-double, helping the Bulls pull out ... Read Full Story

BEIJING (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony rained in 45 points to give the Denver Nuggets a 128-112 win over the Indiana Pacers in an NBA exhibition game in Beijing on Sunday. While the Nuggets' victory was assured well before the final buzzer, the near sellout crowd of some 15,000 remained enthusiastic to the end, a testament to the NBA's goal of building global support while the league suffers declining revenues in the United States. The two teams had played in Taipei three days earlier, with the Pacers coming out on top 126-104. "After the game in Taiwan ... we really wanted to come back and ... Read Full Story