NUGGETS PROBABLE STARTERS <u>KEY</u> POS. NO. PLAYER HEIGHT WEIGHT PPG RPG APG NOTABLE [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3706.jpg[/imgl] SF 15 Carmelo Anthony 6-8, 230 29.8 6.1 4.0 Finished with 29 points (9-12 FT), eight rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes vs. Portland on 3/13. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3605.jpg[/IMGl] PF 31 Nen? 6-11, 260 11.1 6.2 1.2 With his 12 points vs. Portland on 3/13, he has now scored 10+ points in 16 of his last 21 games. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3084.jpg[/IMGl] C 23 Marcus Camby 6-11, 235 11.2 11.6 3.3 Had a season-high-tying seven blocks vs. Portland on 3/13 and has now blocked 5+ shots 15 times this season. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3094.jpg[/IMGl] SG 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 27.9 3.1 7.2 Posted his 11th double-double of the season (6th with Denver) with 31 points and 10 assists against Portland. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3741.jpg[/IMGl] PG 25 Steve Blake 6-3, 172 5.9 1.9 4.6 Is averaging 8.4 ppg, 6.9 apg and 2.6 rpg in 29 games since being acquired from Milwaukee on 1/11. PROBABLE LAKERS STARTERS <u>KEY</u> NUMBER PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT PPG RPG APG MINUTES PER GAME 2006-07 NOTES [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3327.jpg[/IMGl] 7 LAMAR ODOM PF 6-10 230 PTS REB AST MIN 16.4 9.4 4.7 39.2 2006-07 NOTES: Tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists 3/2 vs. SAC. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3735.jpg[/IMGl] 4 LUKE WALTON SF 6-8 235 PTS REB AST MIN 11.7 4.9 4.2 33.2 2006-07 NOTES:? Recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 1/15 vs. MIA. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3511.jpg[/IMGl] 54 KWAME BROWN C 6-11 270 PTS REB AST MIN 8.4 6.4 2.0 27.3 2006-07 SEASON NOTES: Tallied 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks 3/7 @ MIL ? Scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting while adding 10 rebounds and 2 blocks 3/9 @ PHI. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3118.jpg[/IMGl] 24 KOBE BRYANT SG 6-6 220 PTS REB AST MIN 29.2 5.7 5.6 39.9 2006-07 NOTES: Ranks among league leaders in points (2nd/29.2), assists (19th/5.6), FT% (16th/.863), steals (17th/1.44) and minutes (7th/39.9)? Tallied 31 points, a season-high 11 rebounds and 7 assists 11/17 vs. TOR ? Scored 40 points 11/21 vs. LAC ?Scored 52 points on 19-of-26 shooting including a franchise record-tying 30 points in the third quarter (4th highest scoring quarter in NBA history) 11/30 vs. UTAH ? Posted 53 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a career-high tying 54 minutes 12/15 vs. HOU ?Recorded 45 points including 7-of-11 shooting from behind the arc, 10 assists and 8 rebounds 12/17 vs. WAS ? Handed out a season-high 11 assists 12/22 @ NJ ? Scored a season-high 58 points (14th career 50-point game) on 22-of-45 shooting in a careerhigh tying 54 minutes 12/29 @ CHA ? Recorded 42 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists 1/4 @ SAC ? Posted a game-high 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 1/17 @ SA ? Tallied 42 points and 8 rebounds 1/22 vs. GS ? Became the youngest player to reach 18,000 career points in NBA history (16h fastest in terms of games) with 32 points in 50 minutes 1/26 vs. CHA ? Tallied a game-high 43 points (7-of-9 from behind the arc), 8 rebounds and 8 assists 1/31 @ BOS ? Recorded a game-high 39 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 2/3 @ WAS ? Tallied a game-high 31 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals in 28 minutes en route to his second All-Star MVP in the 2007 NBA All-Star game 2/19 ? Tallied 38 points (22 in first quarter), 9 assists and season-high 5 steals in three quarters of play 2/23 vs. BOS ? Scored 35 points including a franchise record for FTM in a quarter (14) while tying franchise marks in FTM in a half (16) and FTA in a quarter (15) 2/26 @ UTAH ? Totaled 40 points, a season-high 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks 3/6 @ MIN. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3662.jpg[/IMGl] 1 SMUSH PARKER PG 6-4 190 PTS REB AST MIN 11.5 2.4 2.4 30.4 2006-07 NOTES: Ranks among league leaders in steals (13th/1.53) ? Tallied 18 points, a season-high 8 assists and 3 steals 2/21 vs. POR ? Scored 24 points (6-of-8 3FG) 2/26 @ Utah ? Tallied 24 points and 4 steals 3/6 @ MIN. 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. LAKERS RED CROSS REPORT INJURY REPORT ▪ Kwame Brown (severe sprain, left ankle) is probable. ▪ Brian Cook (moderate sprain, left ankle) is not with team. ▪ Maurice Evans (sore right knee) is probable. ▪ Chris Mihm (right ankle surgery) is out for the season. ▪ Lamar Odom (torn labrum, left shoulder) is questionable. ▪ Vladimir Radmanovic (separated right shoulder) is out. ▪ Ronny Turiaf (back spasms) is probable. ▪ Luke Walton (moderate sprain, right ankle) is questionable. 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 104.6 103.8 .458. .327. .746 43.8 23.2 8.37 5.19 16.8 LAKERS.. 102.5 102.6 .463. .357.. .752 40.9 22.0 7.36 5.00 16.0
Kleiza is having another good game with 16 in the first half. I think maybe he should be put into the starting line-up with AI at the point and Melo at the sf. I love how active he is and how unafraid he is to take the shot. Denver needs to be as active on both ends if they want to win though.
Halftime: Linas Kleiza strikes again with a 16 point half to keep the Nuggets in it with Iverson off so far. Neither Bryant nor Melo have exploded yet against average or below average defending.
<div class="quote_poster">Answer_AI03 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Kleiza is having another good game with 16 in the first half. I think maybe he should be put into the starting line-up with AI at the point and Melo at the sf. I love how active he is and how unafraid he is to take the shot. Denver needs to be as active on both ends if they want to win though.</div> This is a great idea to start Kleiza at SG so that both Nene and Camby still start.
Big boy Kleiza was J'ing the mess out of Kobe. He has really developed his game and he has become a pure shooter with a good form. Nuggets up 57-55 right now.
I really havent seen the Nuggets click like this since Ai was traded here. Maybe they are all finally learning to play together.
Great game by Kleiza and some nice alley-oop passes from AI Iverson's point production, as usual against the Lakers, wasn't that high, but Kleiza and Melo, a good 2nd half made up for that!
