NUGGETS PROBABLE STARTERS POS. NO. PLAYER HEIGHT WEIGHT PPG RPG APG NOTABLE [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3706.jpg[/imgl] F 15 Carmelo Anthony 6-8, 230 30.5 6.0 4.3 Had 34 points (14-23 FG, 6-8 FT), six rebounds, three assists and three steals in 41 minutes at Dallas on 2/24. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3605.jpg[/IMGl] F 31 Nene 6-11, 260 10.7 5.8 1.0 Is shooting .579 (88-152) over his last 16 games. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3084.jpg[/IMGl] C 23 Marcus Camby 6-11, 235 11.6 11.8 3.2 Had his 21st double-double with 10 points, 17 boards, seven assists and a season-high-tying four steals on 2/24. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/4199.jpg[/IMGl] G 5 Yakhouba Diawara 6-7, 225 5.0 2.0 0.9 Ranks 4th among rookies in three-point makes (43) and 6th among qualifying rookies in minutes per game (20.2). [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3094.jpg[/IMGl] G 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 28.2 2.8 7.3 Registered 26 points (8-9 FT), a season-high-tying five rebounds, four assists and two steals at Dallas on 2/24. GRIZZLIES PROBABLE STARTERS Position Number Player Height Weight Last Game Highlights Season Averages [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3404.jpg[/IMGl] F 33 Mike Miller 6-8 218 LAST GAME: 19 points (8-20 FG, 2-9 3FG, 1-1 FT), 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 45 minutes (2/23 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 18.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.4 apg, 39.9 mpg [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3981.jpg[/IMGl] F 44 Lawrence Roberts 6-9 240 LAST GAME: 8 points (3-6 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 24 minutes (2/23 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 5.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.6 apg, 19.9 mpg [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3513.jpg[/IMGl] C 16 Pau Gasol 7-0 260 LAST GAME: Team-high 23 points (6-12 FG, 11-12 FT), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocks in 43 minutes (2/23 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 20.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 35.2 mpg [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/4136.jpg[/IMGl] G 22 Rudy Gay 6-6 210 LAST GAME: 10 points (4-9 FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 33 minutes (2/23 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 9.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.1 apg, 24.3 mpg [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3009.jpg[/IMGl] G 20 Damon Stoudamire 5-10 174 LAST GAME: 8 points (3-6 FG, 1-2 3FG, 1-2 FT), 2 rebounds and a game-high 8 assists in 29 minutes (2/23 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.9 apg, 23.9 mpg NUGGETS RED CROSS REPORT OUT: Kenyon Martin underwent successful surgery on his right knee on 11/15 and will miss the remainder of the season OUT: J.R. Smith suffered a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee at San Antonio on 2/20 and had arthroscopic surgery on 2/21. He is expected to be out of the lineup for three to four weeks. GRIZZLIES RED CROSS REPORT KYLE LOWRY ? Fractured left wrist (OUT, Inactive); BRIAN CARDINAL ? (OUT, Inactive); SCOTT PADGETT ? (OUT, Inactive) THE MATCHUP BY THE NUMBERS KEY FOR TEAM STATISTICS: PPG Points Per Game (measures offense) OPG Opponents Points Per Game (measures defense) FG% % of All Shots Made (2's and 3's) 3PT% % of 3-Point Shots Made FT% % of Free Throws Made RPG Rebounds Per Game APG Assists Per Game SPG Steals Per Game BPG Blocks Per Game TO Turnovers Per Game ................PPG.. OPG. FG% 3PT% FT% RPG APG. SPG. BPG. TO NUGGETS. 104.9 104.1 .458. .325 .743 43.7 23.3 8.30 4.89 16.8 GRIZZLIES 101.1 106.1 .460. .385 .760 38.9 20.8 6.84 4.93 16.4
phew, I'm relived they won tonight! A scoring trio of Melo, Iverson and Nene was just good enough to beat Memphis, Denver escaped with the win and broke their losing streak.
