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 30.6 6.0 4.3 Has scored 30+ points in 25 of the 40 games he has appeared in this season (69 times for his career). [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3605.jpg[/IMGl] F 31 Nene 6-11, 260 11.1 5.9 0.9 Has scored 10 or more points in 12 of his last 14 games and 16 of his last 21. [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 Totaled eight points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three blocked shots and two steals at Memphis on 2/26. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/4199.jpg[/IMGl] G 5 Yakhouba Diawara 6-7, 225 4.9 2.0 0.9 Has started 14 games this season, the most by a Nuggets rookie since Carmelo Anthony in 2003-04. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3094.jpg[/IMGl] G 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 28.1 2.9 7.4 Finished with 25 points, nine assists, a season-high-tying five rebounds and two steals at Memphis on 2/26. MAGIC PROBABLE STARTERS Position Number Player Height Weight Season Averages Notes [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3415.jpg[/IMGl] Forward 15 Hedo Turkoglu 6-10 220 2006-07: 12.0 ppg., 3.6 rpg., 3.1 apg. Scored in double figures 31 times, including season-high 24 points on Jan. 20 @ New Jersey and on Feb. 14 vs. Portland...Hit game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left vs. Seattle on Nov. 8?Led (or tied) the team in scoring seven times, in rebounding once and in assists eight times. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3705.jpg[/IMGl] Forward 31 Darko Milicic 7-0 275 2006-07: 8.3 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 1.1 apg., 1.79 blkpg. Led (or tied) the team in scoring once, in rebounding six times and in assists once?Has four double-doubles?Scored in double figures 22 times, including career-best 21 points on Feb. 14 vs. Portland?Recorded career-high 16 rebounds on Feb. 26 @ Chicago?Has at least one blocked shot in 48 games. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3818.jpg[/IMGl] Center 12 Dwight Howard 6-11 265 2006-07: 18.0 ppg., 12.2 rpg., 1.7 apg., 1.86 blkpg. Led (or tied) the team in scoring 26 times, in rebounding 51 times and in assists four times?Scored in double figures 53 times, including career high 32 points on Feb. 7 @ Toronto?Has 41 double-doubles, including four 20-point/20-rebound games?Has at least one blocked shot in 50 outings?Threw down game-winning, alley-oop dunk with 0.2 seconds left on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/2626.jpg[/IMGl] Guard 33 Grant Hill 6-8 225 2006-07: 14.9 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 2.3 apg., 1.02 stlpg. Led (or tied) the team in scoring 10 times, in rebounding once and in assists seven times?Scored in double figures 36 times, including season-high/team-high 25 points (8-11 FG, 9-10 FT) on Nov. 3 vs. Philadelphia?Had 20-plus points 13 times?Scored the game-winning shot @ Portland on Dec. 1 with 0.3 seconds left. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3837.jpg[/IMGl] Guard 14 Jameer Nelson 6-0 190 2006-07: 13.3 ppg., 4.2 apg., 3.0 rpg., 1.00 stlpg. Led (or tied) the team in scoring nine times and in assists 25 times?Scored in double figures 35 times, including 10 20-point outings?Netted season-high/team-high 31 points on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio?Hit game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left on Dec. 4 @ Sacramento. 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 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. MAGIC RED CROSS REPORT Tony Battie ? fractured right thumb; doubtful 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 105.0 104.2 .459 .325. .743 43.7 23.3 8.29 4.87 16.8 MAGIC...... 94.1. 93.7 .468 .359. .701 40.6 18.3 6.95 5.03 17.0
