GAME THREAD: NBA: DENVER (2-3) at WASHINGTON (0-4)

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 111
WASHINGTON 87 2:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 118
WASHINGTON 92 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DENVER 28 32 33 25 118
WASHINGTON 26 25 11 30 92 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 32, J.R. SMITH 16, ALLEN
IVERSON 15
WAS - CARON BUTLER 21, GILBERT ARENAS 18,
ANTAWN JAMISON 17</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">DENVER (118) AT WASHINGTON (92)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C ANTHONY F 34:39 14-24 2-2 1 4 5 5 1 3 3 32
K MARTIN F 20:10 6-11 0-0 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 12
M CAMBY C 31:24 6-10 0-0 3 9 12 7 3 4 2 13
Y DIAWARA G 20:01 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 6
A IVERSON G 36:09 5-13 4-4 0 2 2 8 1 2 5 15
E NAJERA 24:10 1-4 0-0 4 3 7 1 4 1 2 2
J SMITH 24:51 4-8 6-7 2 4 6 5 3 1 2 16
L KLEIZA 23:50 4-8 1-2 0 5 5 2 2 1 2 11
B JONES 16:36 3-5 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 11
V WAFER 4:56 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S HUNTER 3:14 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 45-88 16-19 13 30 43 32 25 15 19 118
(.511) (.842) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 19 (0 PTS)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 31:00 7-12 6-6 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 21
A JAMISON F 38:23 6-17 2-2 2 10 12 2 0 2 4 17
B HAYWOOD C 20:06 1-3 4-8 0 5 5 1 5 0 1 6
D STEVENSON G 17:37 0-6 0-0 2 1 3 5 1 1 1 0
G ARENAS G 36:35 5-13 6-8 0 1 1 4 3 4 4 18
A BLATCHE 22:23 5-8 1-2 5 3 8 0 2 0 4 11
N YOUNG 16:26 1-5 2-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 5
A DANIELS 27:46 3-8 2-3 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 8
D SONGAILA 19:43 1-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 2
D MCGUIRE 5:05 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
R MASON JR 4:56 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 31-81 23-31 14 30 44 19 17 9 24 92
(.383) (.742) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 26 (0 PTS)

DENVER 28 32 33 25 - 118
WASHINGTON 26 25 11 30 - 92

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - NONE, WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 3, D STEVENSON 2,
A JAMISON, B HAYWOOD.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 12-25 (.480), C ANTHONY 2-3, M CAMBY 1-1,
Y DIAWARA 2-4, A IVERSON 1-3, E NAJERA 0-2, J SMITH 2-4, L KLEIZA 2-
3, B JONES 2-4, V WAFER 0-1. WASHINGTON 7-20 (.350), C BUTLER 1-2,
A JAMISON 3-6, D STEVENSON 0-1, G ARENAS 2-8, N YOUNG 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - L KLEIZA.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, JAMES CAPERS, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 20,173. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">DENVER (118)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 34:39 14-24 2-2 1-5 5 1 32
K Martin 20:10 6-11 0-0 3-3 1 3 12
M Camby 31:24 6-10 0-0 3-12 7 3 13
Y Diawara 20:01 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 4 6
A Iverson 36:09 5-13 4-4 0-2 8 1 15
E Najera 24:10 1-4 0-0 4-7 1 4 2
J Smith 24:51 4-8 6-7 2-6 5 3 16
L Kleiza 23:50 4-8 1-2 0-5 2 2 11
B Jones 16:36 3-5 3-4 0-1 1 3 11
V Wafer 4:56 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Hunter 3:14 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-88 16-19 13-43 32 25 118
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.511, FT-.842. 3-Point Goals:
12-25, .480 (C Anthony 2-3, M Camby 1-1, Y
Diawara 2-4, A Iverson 1-3, E Najera 0-2, J
Smith 2-4, L Kleiza 2-3, B Jones 2-4, V Wafer
0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots: 0.
Turnovers:19 (A Iverson 5, C Anthony 3, M
Camby 2, E Najera 2, L Kleiza 2, J Smith 2, K
Martin, S Hunter, B Jones). Steals: 15 (M
Camby 4, C Anthony 3, A Iverson 2, E Najera,
K Martin, B Jones, L Kleiza, Y Diawara, J
Smith).


WASHINGTON (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 31:00 7-12 6-6 1-4 1 2 21
A Jamison 38:23 6-17 2-2 2-12 2 0 17
B Haywood 20:06 1-3 4-8 0-5 1 5 6
D Stevenson 17:37 0-6 0-0 2-3 5 1 0
G Arenas 36:35 5-13 6-8 0-1 4 3 18
A Blatche 22:23 5-8 1-2 5-8 0 2 11
N Young 16:26 1-5 2-2 1-2 1 1 5
A Daniels 27:46 3-8 2-3 1-4 3 1 8
D Songaila 19:43 1-4 0-0 2-5 1 1 2
D McGuire 5:05 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
R Mason Jr 4:56 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-81 23-31 14-44 19 17 92
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.383, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals:
7-20, .350 (C Butler 1-2, A Jamison 3-6, D
Stevenson 0-1, G Arenas 2-8, N Young 1-3).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (A Blatche
3, D Stevenson 2, A Jamison, B Haywood).
Turnovers:24 (A Jamison 4, G Arenas 4, C
Butler 4, A Blatche 4, A Daniels 2, N Young
2, D Stevenson, B Haywood, D McGuire, D
Songaila). Steals: 9 (G Arenas 4, A Jamison
2, A Daniels, C Butler, D Stevenson).

--------------------------------------------
DENVER 28 32 33 25 - 118
WASHINGTON 26 25 11 30 - 92
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 1 (L Kleiza, 4:34
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,173. T: 2:23.
Officials: Eric Lewis, James Capers, Scott
Foster.</div>

 

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points,including 12 straight in the third quarter, as the DenverNuggets cruised to a 118-92 triumph over the Washington Wizardson Friday night.


With the Nuggets leading 60-51 at halftime, Anthony began thethird quarter by hitting a jump shot, and a minute later, hitanother - giving Denver a 66-52 lead.


With 8:51 to play in the third, he hit a 3-pointer to start hisrun, and by the time he finished his barrage, the Nuggets led by22 points with 4:13 to play in the quarter.


Anthony scored 16 points in the third and shot 13-of-23 from thefloor on the night.


Allen Iverson hit two free throws with 3:50 remaining in thesecond quarter to snap a 46-46 tie. Over the next 16 minutes,Denver outscored Washington by an incredible 44-16 margin.

The win broke the Nuggets' three-game losing streak, and gavethe Wizards an 0-5 start - their worst since they were theBaltimore Bullets in the 1966-67 season.


Marcus Camby added 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists andIverson had 15 points and eight assists for Denver, whichoutscored Washington, 33-11, in the third quarter. Not only werethe Wizards badly outscored in the third, but they committed 11turnovers on their way to 23 in the contest.


Washington was led by Caron Butler, who finished with 21 points.He had 14 in the first quarter, but was scoreless until earlyin the fourth.


Gilbert Arenas had 18 points and Antawn Jamison added 19 and 13rebounds for the Wizards, who shot just 36 percent (31-of-86)from the field.


It could have been even worse - far worse - for the Wizards.The Nuggets missed three alley-oops dunk opportunities in thesecond quarter before they took the decisive lead.

Denver's team bus with coach George Karl and four of itsstarters arrived about 45 minutes before gametime. The bus leftthe team's hotel at 6 p.m., and it took 75 minutes to travelthe 2 1/2 miles to Verizon Center.

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">DENVER (118) AT WASHINGTON (92)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C ANTHONY F 34:39 14-24 2-2 1 4 5 5 1 3 3 32
K MARTIN F 20:10 6-11 0-0 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 12
M CAMBY C 31:24 6-10 0-0 3 9 12 7 3 4 2 13
Y DIAWARA G 20:01 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 6
A IVERSON G 36:09 5-13 4-4 0 2 2 8 1 2 5 15
E NAJERA 24:10 1-4 0-0 4 3 7 1 4 1 2 2
J SMITH 24:51 4-8 6-7 2 4 6 5 3 1 2 16
L KLEIZA 23:50 4-8 1-2 0 5 5 2 2 1 2 11
B JONES 16:36 3-5 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 11
V WAFER 4:56 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S HUNTER 3:14 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
M WILKS DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING

TOTALS 240:00 45-88 16-19 13 30 43 32 25 15 19 118
(.511) (.842) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 19 (16 PTS)

WASHINGTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C BUTLER F 31:00 7-12 6-6 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 21
A JAMISON F 38:23 6-17 2-2 2 10 12 2 0 2 4 17
B HAYWOOD C 20:06 1-3 4-8 0 5 5 1 5 0 1 6
D STEVENSON G 17:37 0-6 0-0 2 1 3 5 1 1 1 0
G ARENAS G 36:35 5-13 6-8 0 1 1 4 3 4 4 18
A BLATCHE 22:23 5-8 1-2 5 3 8 0 2 0 4 11
N YOUNG 16:26 1-5 2-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 5
A DANIELS 27:46 3-8 2-3 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 8
D SONGAILA 19:43 1-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 2
D MCGUIRE 5:05 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
R MASON JR 4:56 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
O PECHEROV DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

TOTALS 240:00 31-81 23-31 14 30 44 19 17 9 24 92
(.383) (.742) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 26 (28 PTS)

DENVER 28 32 33 25 - 118
WASHINGTON 26 25 11 30 - 92

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - NONE, WASHINGTON - A BLATCHE 3, D STEVENSON 2,
A JAMISON, B HAYWOOD.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 12-25 (.480), C ANTHONY 2-3, M CAMBY 1-1,
Y DIAWARA 2-4, A IVERSON 1-3, E NAJERA 0-2, J SMITH 2-4, L KLEIZA 2-
3, B JONES 2-4, V WAFER 0-1. WASHINGTON 7-20 (.350), C BUTLER 1-2,
A JAMISON 3-6, D STEVENSON 0-1, G ARENAS 2-8, N YOUNG 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - L KLEIZA.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, JAMES CAPERS, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 20,173. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">DENVER (118)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 34:39 14-24 2-2 1-5 5 1 32
K Martin 20:10 6-11 0-0 3-3 1 3 12
M Camby 31:24 6-10 0-0 3-12 7 3 13
Y Diawara 20:01 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 4 6
A Iverson 36:09 5-13 4-4 0-2 8 1 15
E Najera 24:10 1-4 0-0 4-7 1 4 2
J Smith 24:51 4-8 6-7 2-6 5 3 16
L Kleiza 23:50 4-8 1-2 0-5 2 2 11
B Jones 16:36 3-5 3-4 0-1 1 3 11
V Wafer 4:56 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Hunter 3:14 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
M Wilks DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-88 16-19 13-43 32 25 118
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.511, FT-.842. 3-Point Goals:
12-25, .480 (C Anthony 2-3, M Camby 1-1, Y
Diawara 2-4, A Iverson 1-3, E Najera 0-2, J
Smith 2-4, L Kleiza 2-3, B Jones 2-4, V Wafer
0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots: 0.
Turnovers:19 (A Iverson 5, C Anthony 3, M
Camby 2, E Najera 2, L Kleiza 2, J Smith 2, K
Martin, S Hunter, B Jones). Steals: 15 (M
Camby 4, C Anthony 3, A Iverson 2, E Najera,
K Martin, B Jones, L Kleiza, Y Diawara, J
Smith).


WASHINGTON (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Butler 31:00 7-12 6-6 1-4 1 2 21
A Jamison 38:23 6-17 2-2 2-12 2 0 17
B Haywood 20:06 1-3 4-8 0-5 1 5 6
D Stevenson 17:37 0-6 0-0 2-3 5 1 0
G Arenas 36:35 5-13 6-8 0-1 4 3 18
A Blatche 22:23 5-8 1-2 5-8 0 2 11
N Young 16:26 1-5 2-2 1-2 1 1 5
A Daniels 27:46 3-8 2-3 1-4 3 1 8
D Songaila 19:43 1-4 0-0 2-5 1 1 2
D McGuire 5:05 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
R Mason Jr 4:56 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
O Pecherov DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-81 23-31 14-44 19 17 92
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.383, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals:
7-20, .350 (C Butler 1-2, A Jamison 3-6, D
Stevenson 0-1, G Arenas 2-8, N Young 1-3).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (A Blatche
3, D Stevenson 2, A Jamison, B Haywood).
Turnovers:24 (A Jamison 4, G Arenas 4, C
Butler 4, A Blatche 4, A Daniels 2, N Young
2, D Stevenson, B Haywood, D McGuire, D
Songaila). Steals: 9 (G Arenas 4, A Jamison
2, A Daniels, C Butler, D Stevenson).

--------------------------------------------
DENVER 28 32 33 25 - 118
WASHINGTON 26 25 11 30 - 92
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 1 (L Kleiza, 4:34
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,173. T: 2:23.
Officials: Eric Lewis, James Capers, Scott
Foster.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DENVER 118
WASHINGTON 92 FINAL</div>

 

By Rich Dubroff
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, including12 straight in the third quarter, as the Denver Nuggets cruised toa 118-92 triumph over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

With the Nuggets leading 60-51 at halftime, Anthony began thethird quarter by hitting a jump shot, and a minute later, hitanother - giving Denver a 66-52 lead.


With 8:51 to play in the third, he hit a 3-pointer to start hisrun, and by the time he finished his barrage, the Nuggets led by22 points with 4:13 to play in the quarter.


Anthony scored 16 points in the third and shot 13-of-23 from thefloor on the night.


"I didn't want to take any crazy shots," Anthony said. "I wasjust taking what they were giving me."


Allen Iverson hit two free throws with 3:50 remaining in thesecond quarter to snap a 46-46 tie. Over the next 16 minutes,Denver outscored Washington by an incredible 44-16 margin.

"When we play defense, we know we can stop teams," Anthony said."We know with our offense around, we're going to score lots ofpoints. We just got to stop teams on the defensive end. Inthe third quarter, that's what we did."


The win broke the Nuggets' three-game losing streak, and gavethe Wizards an 0-5 start - their worst since they were theBaltimore Bullets in the 1966-67 season.


Marcus Camby added 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists andIverson had 15 points and eight assists for Denver, whichoutscored Washington, 33-11, in the third quarter.

Not only were the Wizards badly outscored in the third, but theycommitted 11 turnovers on their way to 26 in the contest.

"Melo (Anthony) led us tonight. He caught fire. We just rodehis coattails all the way in," Iverson said. "He did a greatjob scoring the basketball. All we had to do was play defense.It was fun just seeing him go off like that. For me, justhaving a teammate who can do that is just fun to watch."

Washington was led by Caron Butler, who finished with 21 points.He had 14 in the first quarter, but was scoreless until earlyin the fourth.


Gilbert Arenas had 18 points and Antawn Jamison added 19 and 13rebounds for the Wizards, who shot just 36 percent (31-of-86)from the field.


"We just weren't disciplined," Washington coach Eddie Jordansaid. "We didn't stay organized. We didn't rebound. We didn'tshare the ball. We didn't execute. The night was justtailor-made for us to get smacked in the face."


Arenas did not speak after the game. He spent an extended timein the training room receiving treatment on his left knee - theone that was operated on in April.


"You really have to be concerned after losing the way we didtonight. We have to put it behind us," Jamison said. We aren'tpushing the panic button, but we need to find a way to get awin."


It could have been even worse - far worse - for the Wizards. TheNuggets missed three alley-oops dunk opportunities in thesecond quarter before they took the decisive lead.

"We scored 118. We threw away 20," Denver coach George Karlsaid. "We play a style where I know we're going to havemistakes, but sometimes, we make the mistakes and don't make thedefensive plays. It will be interesting, the film we'll puttogether. Maybe we'll (send) it to (famous comedians) Abbott andCostello."


Denver's team bus with coach George Karl and four of itsstarters arrived about 45 minutes before gametime. The bus leftthe team's hotel at 6 p.m., and it took 75 minutes to travelthe 2 1/2 miles to Verizon Center.


"Fortunately, I'm 56 years old. I've been on that bus before,"Karl said. "I was stressed out. It's uncomfortable not beingin your routine before the game. I don't think we were everworried about missing the game."