Denver Nuggets

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Tonight's game between the Rockets and Nuggets is going to be more mental than physical. Both teams played, won, and traveled last night, but it's the Rockets will have to find a way to yet again to compensate for the loss of a star, Tracy McGrady, who will not play in his third str...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) The Minnesota Timberwolves can not beat the Nuggets sans Kevin Garnett as last night's, 106-97, thumping proved yet again. In fact, it has been since February 14th, 2007 that the T-Wolves haven't chalked up a W against the Nuggets and for those keeping track that's seven straight games Mi...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Nene and Al Jefferson is going to be a battle to behold, Carmelo Anthony and Randy Foye are always entertaining, and Mike Miller's hair is always good for a laugh! Be sure to head over to TWolves Blog for everything Timberwolves, and as always... Go Nuggets!

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Once the final twelve minutes of regulation were put on the clock, Denver jumped all over the Hornets by way of an 11-2 run that gave Denver back the lead, 80-78, with 8:41 to play. Credit J.R. Smith for opening up the throttle with a quick jumper to start the run and Carmelo Anthony, Smith (again...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) The preview I'll set the table with is actually quite simple and it involves, in my opinion, the best player in the league, Chris Paul. Chris "The Triple-Double Machine" Paul is amazing! If the Nuggets are going to win tonight they have to somehow slow the Hornet point guard down as he has rec...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) It was really nice to Marcus Camby dishing out hugs to all his old mates and Coach George Karl before the game. Despite being sold garage sale style his summer, I still have a soft spot for The Captain after six years of holding the Nuggets down in the middle. Happy Thanksgiving and Go Nuggets!

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Oh Captain, my Captain what has become of you? The Denver Nuggets meet a familiar foe tonight as they have traveled to the city of angels to take on "The Captain", Marcus Camby, and the new look Clippers. Unfortunately, the new look Clippers are up to their old tricks despite spe...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Good news, Nuggets Nation, in the footnotes of Chris Dempsey's article in The Denver Post it is mentioned that Chris Andersen could be back in action by Saturday agaisnt the Minnesota Timberwolves. Go Nuggets!

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Perhaps sensing the uneasiness of the Pepsi Center faithful, the Nuggets kicked their defense into high gear as Kenyon Martin personally raised his level of intensity to accept the challenge of guarding Ben Gordon in the fourth quarter. Gordon, who up to this point had scored 25 points on...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) The Chicago Bulls are in town tonight to take on the Nuggets and I'm anticipating a huge bounce back after Friday's let down in L.A. In particular, I'm expecting a huge game from Carmelo Anthony. To say 'Melo has struggled as of late would be an understatement. Anthony is coming off...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) This quote taken from George Karl on Carmelo Anthony's shot selection in today's ESPN's preview of tonight's game,"Right now we're not getting a lot of opportunities for him. He's taking a lot of tough shots and getting frustrated over the shot selection. I think he's got to be...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Finally, it was clear to me that the Nuggets personnel situation has to change for this team to compete with teams of like caliber to the Lakers if the Nuggets are truly going to emerge as a contender in the Western Conference. Go Nuggets!

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) I was hoping last night's Lakers vs. Suns game would go into quadruple overtime so Kobe wouldn't have had the luxury of watching the fourth quarter from the bench. Unfortunately, L.A. blackened out the Suns easily, 105-92. The Lakers are now 9-1 and can still boast the league's lar...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) 96- With the Los Angeles Clippers’ 105-94 loss at Dallas, Bill Fitch became the first NBA coach to record 1,000 career loses. '01- The Denver Nuggets called up Chris Andersen of the Fayetteville Patriots, who became the first NBDL player to be called up to the NBA. Enjoy your day!

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) Boulder-CO) The Denver Nuggets Chauncey Billups has been named the Western Conference Player of the week for games played Monday, Nov.10, through Sunday, Nov. 16. In his first full week with Denver, Billups led the Nuggets to a 3-1 record, including two road wins, averaging 21.5 points and 5....

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) Boulder-CO) As the Nuggets continue to roll up the victories the bar continues to be raised higher. Just how good did the Nuggets become after trading Allen Iverson to the Pistons for hometown hero, Chauncey Billups? Well, good enough to beat the perennial Western Conference powerhouse...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) The 7-4 Denver Nuggets travel to San Antonio tonight to take on the badly depleted Spurs. San Antonio will be without All-Star guards Manu Ginobili AKA "The Flopper" and Tony Parker. Please, give me a moment while I pity them.... San Antonio has struggled this year since starting th...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) After the break the rest of the game became a formality. Denver continued to abuse Milwaukee in transition on their way to out scoring the Bucks 29-10 in fast break points. In total, Denver finished with all five starters, and reserves Linas Kleiza and Renaldo Balkman, in double-figure sco...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Although the Milwaukee Bucks are 5-6 overall, they should not be taken lightly. The Bucks have been without their star, Michael Redd, for the last seven games due to an ankle sprain, but have still managed to win three of the seven while missing over 20 points per game. Compoundi...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Chris Andersen broke a rib last Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies when he was barrelled into trying to draw a charge. The injury is expected to keep the Birdman cooped up for at least three weeks to give the rib ample time to heal, but could keep Andersen on the injured list for...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) If there was any doubt in my mind about how different this year's Nuggets are from seasons past they are all gone now. In recent years, if Denver didn't score over a hundred points there was a very good chance they would lose the game. As for holding a team under 90 points... Please, I wo...

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) The key to beating the Timberwolves is slowing down Al Jefferson. The entire Minnesota offense revolves around the big man who is averaging 22.6 and 10.1 rebounds per game. In fact, there is not another T-Wolf averaging more than 14 points or grabbing at least five rebounds per game. Furthermo...

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) 93- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets had his consecutive free throw streak end at 81 in a game against San Antonio. Abdul-Rauf’s streak was the second longest in NBA history, trailing only the record 97 established by Minnesota’s Micheal Williams one week earlier.

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) The well-balanced boxscore includes six Nuggets reaching double digits in scoring led by Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups each with 18 points. 'Melo added a season and game-high 13 rebounds and Mr. Big Shot a game-high seven assists. Kenyon Martin finished with 16 points and four boar...

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) Boulder-CO) Let me go on record right now as saying I don't like anything about tonight's match-up with the Celtics. Compounding my position is the way Denver played in the second half last night. The first half against the Cavaliers was marvelous, but in the second the entire ball of yarn un...

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) Boulder-CO) For the Denver Nuggets it was the story of two halves in Ohio. In the first half, the Nuggets were good. In the second half, the Nuggets were bad. In the end, things got down right ugly as the Nuggets lost to the Cavaliers, 110-99.

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) The shorthanded Nuggets will face their first of two extremely difficult, back-to-back tests of this season when they take on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight and the defending champion Boston Celtics tomorrow. And as if the order wasn't tall enough, the De...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Today's date is November 12th, and on this day: '80- Denver Nuggets center Dan Issel hit a fourth quarter layup during a 118-111 loss at New Jersey, lifting his career point total to 20,000 as he became the 12th man in pro basketball history to reach that plateau.

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) The Nuggets are now winners of three-straight games, above .500 for the first time this season, and will now face their first pair of major tests on the road. Up next are the 6-2 Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night before Denver faces reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics on Friday.

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) In all honesty, I really did want to see Antonio McDyess in a Nuggets' uniform this season. Call me nostalgic, but Antonio was one of my favorite Nuggets back in those days. However, despite McDyess' agent saying that he has no resentment towards the Nuggets, I think some bygone...

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By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Tonight, the Nuggets match-up with a team very similar to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Charlotte Bobcats. Both teams are similar in the fact that both teams struggle to put points on the board, yet both have players individually very capable of putting up big numbers in the boxs...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) 90- The host Phoenix Suns routed the Denver Nuggets 173-143 to tie a record held by the 1959 Boston Celtics for the most points scored in a non-overtime game. The Suns had 107 points in the first half, breaking the mark of 90 set by the Nuggets three days earlier in a 161-153 loss to San Antonio. S...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Up next for the Nuggets is a three-game road trip that starts in Charlotte on Tuesday night when the Nuggets take on Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace, and the rest of Larry Brown's Bobcats. Here's to hoping that the Denver honeymoon with Chauncey Billups can last an extra week as Denver is now...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) If Saturday's game was the second marriage between Chauncey Billups and the Nuggets then tonight is the second honeymoon. The Memphis Grizzlies pay the Nuggets a visit tonight, but shouldn't be taken lightly. Memphis is a stout 3-3 overall and has two quality wins over Golden...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) With Chauncey at the helm, the Nuggets only turned the ball over just eleven times while forcing the Mavericks into a season-high 17 turnovers of which resulted in 22 Denver points. Former Nugget Allen Iverson also made his debut last night for the Detroit Pistons. The Answer scored a team-...

By Nugg Doctor(scallywg31@aol.com) Boulder-CO) All bets are off for tonight's game against the Mavericks. Chauncey Billups making his return to Denver marks the true beginning of a new era in Nuggets history and as to what we can expect out of the new Nuggs is a treat yet to be seen. I have a feeling it's going to be great, but befor...

By scallywg31@aol.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Reports are that Antonio McDyess may still be bitter with the Nuggets for trading him back in 2002. Fair enough, he has every right to be upset. It's his prerogative to hold a grudge just as long as it doesn't end up costing the Nuggets (and him) an arm and a leg to do so. However, it app...

By noreply@blogger.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Well, this is it. This is the last Player Report Card of the season and it belongs to Allen Iverson. Bubba Chuck had another tremendous season this year for the Nuggets while coming in tops in the league in minutes played at 41.8 minutes per game, third in the league in scoring at 26.4...

By Nugg Doctor M: Melo was POSITIVE they would win the division. What does this do to Nuggets team chemistry and will this affect next years lineup? M: Who do Nuggets fans consider to be their biggest rival? M: Who's blue is better? Jazz blue or Nuggets blue? Go Nuggets!

By Nugg Doctor 92-New York’s 91-87 win over Miami at Madison Square Garden gave Knicks Coach Pat Riley his 600th career victory, the 12th coach in NBA history to reach that mark. '06- Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first round draft pick...

By Nugg Doctor All you need to know about last night’s game was that the Portland Trailblazers mopped the Pepsi Center floors with our beloved Nuggets from opening toss to final buzzer. In the first, the Nuggets were outscored 30-25. In the second, the Nuggets were bullied, 31-24. In the third, the Nuggets...

By Nugg Doctor Denver will also have to share the ball somewhere in the vicinity of 25-30 assists to defeat the Spurs. The Nuggets are 17-1 when AI double-doubles with assists and points and if he can give Denver 10-12 assists with at least one other person, ehh hmm Anthony Carter or Carmelo Anthony, recor...

By Nugg Doctor Anthony scored the next eight straight Nugget points and with the game tied at 99 Marcus Camby grabbed two offensive rebounds with the second being tipped back in to give the Nuggets enough to win a very hard fought game against a very good New Orleans Hornets team. Go Nuggets!

By Nugg Doctor Boulder-CO) The Minister of Defense is now writing his own blog. Marcus has three posts so far and they are actually pretty good. There is a lot of sound basketball analysis and Marcus is very detailed in his explanations. Go check it out! I'll also be adding a permanent link to Camby's blog in t...

By Nugg Doctor Boulder-CO) The Nuggets are currently the third highest team payroll in the NBA with three of their four highest individual salaries all running through the 2010-11 season. Eduardo Najera is in a contract year. He is set to make $4.9 million this season and then he will be a free-agent, but in...