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

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 101
INDIANA 101 2:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 113
INDIANA 106 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 31 25 26 31 113
INDIANA 46 28 14 18 106 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 32, ALLEN IVERSON 27,
LINAS KLEIZA 21
IND - TROY MURPHY 18, MIKE DUNLEAVY 17,
JERMAINE O'NEAL 15</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DENVER 113
INDIANA 106 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER (113) AT INDIANA (106)

DENVER

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

C ANTHONY F 36:37 10-23 10-12 1 9 10 5 1 1 3 32
K MARTIN F 27:07 1-6 0-0 1 6 7 0 5 4 1 2
M CAMBY C 38:31 4-10 2-3 1 9 10 3 1 4 3 10
Y DIAWARA G 11:24 4-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
A IVERSON G 42:49 7-17 10-12 0 5 5 10 2 3 4 27
L KLEIZA 30:46 7-12 5-5 2 5 7 0 1 0 1 21
E NAJERA 25:04 2-3 0-0 1 5 6 1 4 2 2 5
J SMITH 18:41 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 5 3
B JONES 9:01 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2

TOTALS 240:00 36-82 29-34 7 41 48 23 18 14 22 113
(.439) (.853) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22 (0 PTS)

INDIANA

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

D GRANGER F 31:45 6-18 1-1 2 2 4 2 6 0 1 13
J O'NEAL F 35:54 5-14 5-8 3 9 12 4 4 1 4 15
T MURPHY C 30:29 5-10 5-7 1 9 10 3 2 0 0 18
M DUNLEAVY G 32:21 7-11 1-2 1 5 6 4 2 1 3 17
J TINSLEY G 34:40 5-15 0-0 3 4 7 10 4 3 5 11
S WILLIAMS 17:17 5-8 0-0 2 0 2 0 5 2 1 12
J FOSTER 22:05 4-6 1-4 2 5 7 3 1 1 0 9
M DANIELS 9:52 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2
D HARRISON 4:49 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
K RUSH 15:51 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 6
T DIENER 4:57 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

TOTALS 240:00 42-96 13-24 14 38 52 31 28 10 20 106
(.438) (.542) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 21 (0 PTS)

DENVER 31 25 26 31 - 113
INDIANA 46 28 14 18 - 106

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - M CAMBY 5, C ANTHONY. INDIANA - J O'NEAL,
T MURPHY, M DUNLEAVY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 12-31 (.387), C ANTHONY 2-6, Y DIAWARA 3-
4, A IVERSON 3-8, L KLEIZA 2-7, E NAJERA 1-1, J SMITH 1-4, B JONES 0-
1. INDIANA 9-30 (.300), D GRANGER 0-6, J O'NEAL 0-1, T MURPHY 3-7,
M DUNLEAVY 2-4, J TINSLEY 1-5, S WILLIAMS 2-3, K RUSH 0-3, T DIENER 1-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - D HARRISON, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, DAN CRAWFORD, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 12,748. T - 2:14.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER (113)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 36:37 10-23 10-12 1-10 5 1 32
K Martin 27:07 1-6 0-0 1-7 0 5 2
M Camby 38:31 4-10 2-3 1-10 3 1 10
Y Diawara 11:24 4-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 11
A Iverson 42:49 7-17 10-12 0-5 10 2 27
L Kleiza 30:46 7-12 5-5 2-7 0 1 21
E Najera 25:04 2-3 0-0 1-6 1 4 5
J Smith 18:41 1-5 0-0 0-1 4 3 3
B Jones 9:01 0-1 2-2 0-1 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-82 29-34 7-48 23 18 113
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.439, FT-.853. 3-Point Goals:
12-31, .387 (C Anthony 2-6, Y Diawara 3-4, A
Iverson 3-8, L Kleiza 2-7, E Najera 1-1, J
Smith 1-4, B Jones 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:6 (M Camby 5, C Anthony).
Turnovers:22 (J Smith 5, A Iverson 4, M Camby
3, C Anthony 3, B Jones 3, E Najera 2, K
Martin, L Kleiza). Steals: 14 (M Camby 4, K
Martin 4, A Iverson 3, E Najera 2, C
Anthony).


INDIANA (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 31:45 6-18 1-1 2-4 2 6 13
J O'Neal 35:54 5-14 5-8 3-12 4 4 15
T Murphy 30:29 5-10 5-7 1-10 3 2 18
M Dunleavy 32:21 7-11 1-2 1-6 4 2 17
J Tinsley 34:40 5-15 0-0 3-7 10 4 11
S Williams 17:17 5-8 0-0 2-2 0 5 12
J Foster 22:05 4-6 1-4 2-7 3 1 9
M Daniels 9:52 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 2
D Harrison 4:49 0-1 0-2 0-1 0 2 0
K Rush 15:51 3-7 0-0 0-2 3 0 6
T Diener 4:57 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 3

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-96 13-24 14-52 31 28 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.542. 3-Point Goals:
9-30, .300 (D Granger 0-6, J O'Neal 0-1, T
Murphy 3-7, M Dunleavy 2-4, J Tinsley 1-5, S
Williams 2-3, K Rush 0-3, T Diener 1-1). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (J O'Neal, T
Murphy, M Dunleavy). Turnovers:20 (J Tinsley
5, J O'Neal 4, M Dunleavy 3, D Harrison 3, K
Rush 2, D Granger, S Williams, M Daniels).
Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, K Rush 2, S Williams
2, J O'Neal, M Dunleavy, J Foster).

--------------------------------------------
DENVER 31 25 26 31 - 113
INDIANA 46 28 14 18 - 106
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (D Harrison,
7:25 2nd; Defensive Three, 5:00 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,748. T: 2:14.
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Dan Crawford,
Tommy Nunez.</div>

 

<div class="pre">INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony and the Denver</div>Nuggets continue to enjoy their visits to Indianapolis.

Anthony scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggetsrallied or a 113-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers onSaturday.


Allen Iverson scored 27 points and handed out 10 assists andLinas Kleiza scored 12 of his season-high 21 in the second halffor the Nuggets, who have won two straight following athree-game losing streak.


It was also the Nuggets sixth straight win over the Pacers,including four in a row here.


Denver, which trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half,rallied to cut its deficit to 88-82 entering the final period.

In the fourth quarter, after Jermaine O'Neal made the second oftwo free throws to give the Pacers a 101-97 lead, the Nuggetsran off a 12-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Iverson to make it109-101 with 26 seconds remaining.


Anthony, who shot 10-of-23 from the floor, had six points in therun for Denver, which held Indiana to just 12 second-half fieldgoals. After a jumper by Jamaal Tinsley cut the Pacers deficitto to six with 19 seconds left, free throws by Anthony andIverson sealed the deal for the Nuggets.


Denver shot 44 percent (36-of-82), including 12-of-31 from3-point range.


Troy Murphy scored 18 points, Mike Dunleavy had 17 and O'Nealhad 15 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana, which has lost threestraight.

 

<div class="pre">INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony and the Denver</div>Nuggets continue to enjoy their visits to Indianapolis.

Anthony scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggetsrallied for a 113-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers onSaturday.


Allen Iverson scored 27 points and handed out 10 assists andLinas Kleiza scored 12 of his season-high 21 in the second halffor the Nuggets, who have won two straight following athree-game losing streak.


It was also the Nuggets sixth straight win over the Pacers,including four in a row here.


Denver, which trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half,rallied to cut its deficit to 88-82 entering the final period.

In the fourth quarter, after Jermaine O'Neal made the second oftwo free throws to give the Pacers a 101-97 lead, the Nuggetsran off a 12-0 spurt capped by a 3-pointer by Iverson to make it109-101 with 26 seconds remaining.


Anthony, who shot 10-of-23 from the floor, had six points in therun for Denver, which held Indiana to just 12 second-half fieldgoals. After a jumper by Jamaal Tinsley cut the Pacers deficitto to six with 19 seconds left, free throws by Anthony andIverson sealed the deal for the Nuggets.


Denver shot 44 percent (36-of-82), including 12-of-31 from3-point range.


Troy Murphy scored 18 points, Mike Dunleavy had 17 and O'Nealhad 15 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana, which has lost threestraight.

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER (113) AT INDIANA (106)

DENVER

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

C ANTHONY F 36:37 10-23 10-12 1 9 10 5 1 1 3 32
K MARTIN F 27:07 1-6 0-0 1 6 7 0 5 4 1 2
M CAMBY C 38:31 4-10 2-3 1 9 10 3 1 4 3 10
Y DIAWARA G 11:24 4-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
A IVERSON G 42:49 7-17 10-12 0 5 5 10 2 3 4 27
L KLEIZA 30:46 7-12 5-5 2 5 7 0 1 0 1 21
E NAJERA 25:04 2-3 0-0 1 5 6 1 4 2 2 5
J SMITH 18:41 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 5 3
B JONES 9:01 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2
S HUNTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M WILKS DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING
V WAFER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-82 29-34 7 41 48 23 18 14 22 113
(.439) (.853) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22 (18 PTS)

INDIANA

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

D GRANGER F 31:45 6-18 1-1 2 2 4 2 6 0 1 13
J O'NEAL F 35:54 5-14 5-8 3 9 12 4 4 1 4 15
T MURPHY C 30:29 5-10 5-7 1 9 10 3 2 0 0 18
M DUNLEAVY G 32:21 7-11 1-2 1 5 6 4 2 1 3 17
J TINSLEY G 34:40 5-15 0-0 3 4 7 10 4 3 5 11
S WILLIAMS 17:17 5-8 0-0 2 0 2 0 5 2 1 12
J FOSTER 22:05 4-6 1-4 2 5 7 3 1 1 0 9
M DANIELS 9:52 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2
D HARRISON 4:49 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
K RUSH 15:51 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 6
T DIENER 4:57 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 42-96 13-24 14 38 52 31 28 10 20 106
(.438) (.542) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 21 (16 PTS)

DENVER 31 25 26 31 - 113
INDIANA 46 28 14 18 - 106

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - M CAMBY 5, C ANTHONY. INDIANA - J O'NEAL,
T MURPHY, M DUNLEAVY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 12-31 (.387), C ANTHONY 2-6, Y DIAWARA 3-
4, A IVERSON 3-8, L KLEIZA 2-7, E NAJERA 1-1, J SMITH 1-4, B JONES 0-
1. INDIANA 9-30 (.300), D GRANGER 0-6, J O'NEAL 0-1, T MURPHY 3-7,
M DUNLEAVY 2-4, J TINSLEY 1-5, S WILLIAMS 2-3, K RUSH 0-3, T DIENER 1-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - D HARRISON, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, DAN CRAWFORD, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 12,748. T - 2:14.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at INDIANA

<div class="pre">DENVER (113)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 36:37 10-23 10-12 1-10 5 1 32
K Martin 27:07 1-6 0-0 1-7 0 5 2
M Camby 38:31 4-10 2-3 1-10 3 1 10
Y Diawara 11:24 4-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 11
A Iverson 42:49 7-17 10-12 0-5 10 2 27
L Kleiza 30:46 7-12 5-5 2-7 0 1 21
E Najera 25:04 2-3 0-0 1-6 1 4 5
J Smith 18:41 1-5 0-0 0-1 4 3 3
B Jones 9:01 0-1 2-2 0-1 0 1 2
S Hunter DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Wilks DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING
V Wafer DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-82 29-34 7-48 23 18 113
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.439, FT-.853. 3-Point Goals:
12-31, .387 (C Anthony 2-6, Y Diawara 3-4, A
Iverson 3-8, L Kleiza 2-7, E Najera 1-1, J
Smith 1-4, B Jones 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:6 (M Camby 5, C Anthony).
Turnovers:22 (J Smith 5, A Iverson 4, M Camby
3, C Anthony 3, B Jones 3, E Najera 2, K
Martin, L Kleiza). Steals: 14 (M Camby 4, K
Martin 4, A Iverson 3, E Najera 2, C
Anthony).


INDIANA (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 31:45 6-18 1-1 2-4 2 6 13
J O'Neal 35:54 5-14 5-8 3-12 4 4 15
T Murphy 30:29 5-10 5-7 1-10 3 2 18
M Dunleavy 32:21 7-11 1-2 1-6 4 2 17
J Tinsley 34:40 5-15 0-0 3-7 10 4 11
S Williams 17:17 5-8 0-0 2-2 0 5 12
J Foster 22:05 4-6 1-4 2-7 3 1 9
M Daniels 9:52 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 2
D Harrison 4:49 0-1 0-2 0-1 0 2 0
K Rush 15:51 3-7 0-0 0-2 3 0 6
T Diener 4:57 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 3
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-96 13-24 14-52 31 28 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.542. 3-Point Goals:
9-30, .300 (D Granger 0-6, J O'Neal 0-1, T
Murphy 3-7, M Dunleavy 2-4, J Tinsley 1-5, S
Williams 2-3, K Rush 0-3, T Diener 1-1). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (J O'Neal, T
Murphy, M Dunleavy). Turnovers:20 (J Tinsley
5, J O'Neal 4, M Dunleavy 3, D Harrison 3, K
Rush 2, D Granger, S Williams, M Daniels).
Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, K Rush 2, S Williams
2, J O'Neal, M Dunleavy, J Foster).

--------------------------------------------
DENVER 31 25 26 31 - 113
INDIANA 46 28 14 18 - 106
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (D Harrison,
7:25 2nd; Defensive Three, 5:00 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,748. T: 2:14.
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Dan Crawford,
Tommy Nunez.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony and the DenverNuggets came into the season with high expectations. They mayhave found the spark they needed.


Anthony scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggetsrallied from a huge deficit for a 113-106 victory over theIndiana Pacers on Saturday.


Allen Iverson scored 27 points and handed out 10 assists andLinas Kleiza scored 12 of his season-high 21 in the second halffor the Nuggets, who have won two straight following athree-game losing streak.


"It was a game that we very easily could have given in toIndiana and went home, but we didn't," Nuggets coach George Karlsaid. "This is one of those games that, if we have a specialyear, we might look back and say it was something that kicked usin the right direction."


It was also the Nuggets sixth straight win over the Pacers,including four in a row here.


Denver, which trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half,rallied to cut its deficit to 88-82 entering the final period.

"If this isn't a confidence boost, I don't know what is,"Anthony said. "Our thing was to just try and bite into the leada little bit (in the third quarter) and we did that quickerthan we thought we would."


In the fourth quarter, after Jermaine O'Neal made the second oftwo free throws to give the Pacers a 101-97 lead, the Nuggetsran off a 12-0 spurt capped by a 3-pointer by Iverson to make it109-101 with 26 seconds remaining.


"When you get in a situation (down 25) like that, you learn alot about the players on your team," Iverson said. "You can seethe fight still in them. They don't give up, they care aboutwinning. That's even in a blow out. You continue to play theright way and keep the team mentality. With it being the justthe seventh game, that was a good sign."


Anthony, who shot 10-of-23 from the floor, had six points in therun for Denver, which held Indiana to just 12 second-half fieldgoals. After a jumper by Jamaal Tinsley cut the Pacers deficitto to six with 19 seconds left, free throws by Anthony andIverson sealed the deal for the Nuggets.


"A story of two halves," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "I knewthey would come back, because they have two of the greatestplayers in the world. We had difficulty finding ways to stopthem down the stretch."


Denver shot 44 percent (36-of-82), including 12-of-31 from3-point range.


Troy Murphy scored 18 points, Mike Dunleavy had 17 and O'Nealhad 15 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana, which has lost threestraight.


"In the second half, we made bad decisions and took some badshots," Pacers forward Danny Granger said. "We knew they weregoing to come at us because they have Iverson and Carmelo. Wehave to have to figure out a way to close out a game."