Ty Lawson

Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Nene added 17 and the Denver Nuggets dealt the New Jersey Nets their 14th straight loss to start the season with a 101-87 win Tuesday night. Arron Afflalo had 15 points, helping the Nuggets win their 16th straight regular-season home game, including all six this season. At 0-14, the Nets are creeping closer to the NBA record of 17 consecutive losses to start a season, which is held by Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers. New Jersey will play in Portland on Wednesday night, the second leg of a grinding four-game trip out West. With another torrid shooting night, ... Read Full Story

Ryan Houston ran for a career-high 164 yards and Jheranie Boyd scored the clinching touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to help North Carolina beat Duke 19-6 on Saturday. Charles Brown also came up with a key interception late in the third quarter as part of a dominating defensive performance for the Tar Heels (6-3, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shut down Thad Lewis and the prolific passing attack that had carried the Blue Devils (5-4, 3-2) to three straight victories. Duke finished with 125 total yards and had to fight for every one of them. The Tar Heels didn't have much offensive success, ... Read Full Story

Ty Lawson #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after making a basket late in the second half against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at the Dean E. Smith Center on March 8, 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ty Lawson (Getty Images) more pics » Career Stats Height 6'0'' Weight 195 lbs. Per Game Averages Points - 12.7 Assists - 5.7 Rebounds - 2.8 Free Throw Percentage: 78.2% Ty Lawson is a junior point guard for the University of North Carolina. Nickname: Teleport Strengths: Lawson is good on his feet and ... Read Full Story

2009 NCAA Champion & current Denver Nuggets rookie point guard, Ty Lawson will stop by to discuss many topics including his UNC career, and why he won't be asking Chris Paul for an autograph anytime soon. Also on the show, Carl Berman and Chris Denker from "NetScouts -- The International Basketball Connection" will talk about what up and coming collegiate and European players we should keep an eye on. It'll be a fun time as always! The NBA Breakdown -- for hoops talk, the way it should be! Denver Nuggets | NBA | Basketball | NetScouts Basketball | Comedy Read Full Story

Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 30 points and rookie Ty Lawson scored seven of his 17 points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a season-opening 114-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Chauncey Billups finished with 25 while Kenyon Martin added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Deron Williams led Utah with 28 points and 13 assists. Andrei Kirilenko and Ronnie Brewer each contributed 16 on a night when two-time All-Star Carlos Boozer struggled, finishing 3 of 14 and scoring 12 points — most coming late. He also had 11 rebounds. Lawson ignited a 9-0 run to open the ... Read Full Story