Nuggets on right side of wild night
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Once again at the Pepsi Center, the defense was dismal, the shots were wild and crazy and the crowd had seen enough to stream for the exits midway through the fourth quarter. For once, Denver coach George Karl could laugh it all off.
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Following a lackluster loss to Cleveland earlier this month, Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik questioned whether his players were in shape and said he was losing sleep because of the Nuggets&#39; inconsistent play.
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Michael Cooper emerged victorious on  his coaching debut after Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points in  his first game in two weeks to lead the Denver Nuggets to a  97-92 triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.
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It was not the best way to start off the night. With three first-half fumbles and several early scoring opportunities gone to waste, there were a lot more glamorous games going on in the area.
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DENVER Earl Boykins picked up the slack for Carmelo Anthony by scoring 22 points in Denver&#39;s 76-to-67 win over New Orleans. Boykins shot 9-for-16 from the field, including 3-for-5 from three-point range.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points to help the Denver Nuggets pull away in the fourth quarter and beat the Hawks 100-87 for a rare win in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points, Eduardo Najera outworked Minnesota's post players for a double-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 106-92 on Friday night.
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The Nuggets needed a record-breaking defensive night to make up for a rim- breaking offensive one Monday night in their 76-67 win over the down and depleted New Orleans Hornets at the Pepsi Center.
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Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik nearly had Carmelo Anthony come off the bench against Detroit. It's a good thing he didn't. Playing with the kind of aggressiveness and enthusiasm that had been missing, Anthony broke out of his early season slump with 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to help the Nuggets beat Detroit 117-109 on Thursday night.
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The Nuggets didn't need Carmelo Anthony early, but could've used him late. With their leading scorer starting a 15-game suspension, the Nuggets nearly blew a huge lead but held on to beat the Washington Wizards 117-108 win over the Wizards on Monday night.
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(Sports Network) - The Nuggets fell 107-105 to the red-hot Phoenix Suns at the Pepsi Center on Monday. Denver&#39;s fate was sealed on a Quentin Richardson tip-in at the buzzer.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd were named the National Basketball Association players of the week.
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BOSTON (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony made only one basket in the fourth quarter, but it was a big one. Anthony&#39;s jumper with 3.6 seconds remaining proved to be the difference as the Denver Nuggets ended a two-game skid by edging the Boston Celtics, 100-99.
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Carmelo Anthony had 24 points in his first game in two weeks and the Denver Nuggets made Michael Cooper a winner in his NBA coaching debut, ending a six-game losing streak with a 97-92 victory over visiting Philadelphia last night.
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The plan seemed simple Thursday for the Denver Nuggets in their home opener: make someone other than Kevin Garnett beat them. It worked until the fourth quarter.
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The Knicks lost last night to the Nets&#39; A Team, the one with Jason Kidd in the lineup for 21 minutes, 40-32. They beat the B Team, the one without Kidd, for 27 minutes, 55-39.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, left, jokes with guard Andre Miller during a break in the team&#39;s practice on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in Denver.