GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DENVER (3-3) at INDIANA (3-2)

NBA: DENVER (3-3) at INDIANA (3-2)

<h3>Nuggets looking for second straight victory</h3>

<div class="pre">Denver (3-3) at Indiana (3-2) 7:00 pm EST</div>

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets have been on aseries of streaks from the outset of the season. With athree-game losing streak halted, they will look to extendtheir winning ways against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.

Even with four starters arriving to the game less than an hourbefore tip-off, Denver had little problems in extending theWashington Wizards' season-opening losing streak to five games.

Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, while Marcus Camby added 13,12 rebounds and seven assists in the Nuggets' 118-92 victory onFriday. Denver won its first two games before the three-gamelosing streak. J.R. Smith had 16 points against the Wizards.

Indiana, which has dropped two straight after a 3-0 start, iscoming off a 96-87 loss at Charlotte on Friday. Jermaine O'Nealscored 18 points, Troy Murphy 16 and Danny Granger added 15for the Pacers, who were outscored, 24-4, in the first eightminutes of the final quarter.


O'Neal, plagued by foul trouble, was held to seven rebounds asIndiana led 73-65 entering the fourth, but went scoreless fornearly five minutes. In the two-game losing streak, Indiana hasbeen outscored by 39 points with O'Neal on the floor.

Pacers guard Marquis Daniels is expected to play after sittingout Friday's game with a sore left knee.

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER AT INDIANA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


DENVER INDIANA

F Carmelo Anthony F Danny Granger
F Kenyon Martin F Jermaine O'Neal
C Marcus Camby C Jeff Foster
G Allen Iverson G Mike Dunleavy
G Yakhouba Diawara G Jamaal Tinsley

OFFICIALS: Dan Crawford
Tommy Nunez
Courtney Kirkland</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER AT INDIANA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

REVISED LINEUPS

DENVER INDIANA

F Kenyon Martin F Jermaine O'Neal
F Carmelo Anthony F Danny Granger
C Marcus Camby C Troy Murphy
G Allen Iverson G Jamaal Tinsley
G Yakhouba Diawara G Mike Dunleavy

OFFICIALS: Dan Crawford
Tommy Nunez
Courtney Kirkland</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 7
INDIANA 14 8:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 16
INDIANA 26 5:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 26
INDIANA 37 2:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 31
INDIANA 46 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 31 31
INDIANA 46 46 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 11, CARMELO ANTHONY 4,
LINAS KLEIZA 4
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 11, TROY MURPHY 8, SHAWNE
WILLIAMS 8</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 31
INDIANA 54 8:30 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 38
INDIANA 62 5:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 47
INDIANA 68 2:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 56
INDIANA 74 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 31 25 56
INDIANA 46 28 74 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 15, CARMELO ANTHONY 15,
LINAS KLEIZA 9
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 15, TROY MURPHY 13,
JERMAINE O'NEAL 8</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 66
INDIANA 76 8:26 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 70
INDIANA 80 5:39 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 77
INDIANA 85 2:38 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 82
INDIANA 88 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 31 25 26 82
INDIANA 46 28 14 88 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 24, ALLEN IVERSON 18,
YAKHOUBA DIAWARA 11
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 17, TROY MURPHY 15, SHAWNE
WILLIAMS 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 90
INDIANA 93 8:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 97
INDIANA 96 5:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>