GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: DENVER (11-8) at DALLAS (12-7)

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 113
DALLAS 100 5:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 122
DALLAS 105 3:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 122
DALLAS 107 1:07 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DENVER 122
DALLAS 109 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 39 25 34 24 122
DALLAS 32 24 36 17 109 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 35, CARMELO ANTHONY 23,
LINAS KLEIZA 23
DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 32, JERRY STACKHOUSE 23,
JOSH HOWARD 20</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DENVER 122
DALLAS 109 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">DENVER (122) AT DALLAS (109)

DENVER

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

A IVERSON G 42:54 12-19 11-13 0 1 1 12 2 6 5 35
A CARTER G 22:45 3-5 1-3 0 3 3 4 5 0 1 7
K MARTIN F 34:39 8-12 2-4 1 6 7 0 3 1 0 18
C ANTHONY F 36:37 9-30 5-9 3 3 6 3 5 1 1 23
M CAMBY C 32:56 3-4 2-2 3 11 14 2 5 1 0 8
L KLEIZA 30:02 8-14 4-4 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 23
E NAJERA 25:27 2-4 0-1 0 7 7 1 3 1 0 5
J SMITH 14:40 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3
J MCCOY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V WAFER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Y DIAWARA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 46-91 25-36 9 33 42 25 26 13 7 122
(.505) (.694) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 8 (0 PTS)

DALLAS

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

D HARRIS G 25:14 5-14 2-3 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 12
J TERRY G 36:02 2-7 0-0 0 5 5 5 2 1 2 5
D NOWITZKI F 38:10 10-20 10-10 2 10 12 5 2 0 4 32
J HOWARD F 30:18 5-16 8-8 2 4 6 1 4 1 2 20
E DAMPIER C 21:30 0-1 0-0 1 10 11 0 2 0 1 0
J STACKHOUSE 31:23 8-14 5-5 4 3 7 5 5 1 2 23
B BASS 21:56 2-4 1-3 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 5
D DIOP 12:49 3-3 3-3 5 0 5 0 2 0 1 9
D GEORGE 7:03 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 0
J BAREA 6:50 0-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
J HOWARD 4:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T HASSELL 4:18 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 36-87 30-34 16 38 54 22 26 3 18 109
(.414) (.882) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19 (0 PTS)

DENVER 39 25 34 24 - 122
DALLAS 32 24 36 17 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - M CAMBY 5, A CARTER. DALLAS - E DAMPIER 2,
D NOWITZKI.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 5-10 (.500), K MARTIN 0-1, C ANTHONY 0-1,
L KLEIZA 3-5, E NAJERA 1-1, J SMITH 1-2. DALLAS 7-22 (.318), D HARRIS 0-
2, J TERRY 1-5, D NOWITZKI 2-5, J STACKHOUSE 2-4, J BAREA 0-2, J HOWARD 2-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - M CAMBY. DALLAS - J STACKHOUSE, DEFENSIVE
THREE 2, D NOWITZKI.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, KEN MAUER, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 20,155. T - 2:35.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">DENVER (122)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iverson 42:54 12-19 11-13 0-1 12 2 35
A Carter 22:45 3-5 1-3 0-3 4 5 7
K Martin 34:39 8-12 2-4 1-7 0 3 18
C Anthony 36:37 9-30 5-9 3-6 3 5 23
M Camby 32:56 3-4 2-2 3-14 2 5 8
L Kleiza 30:02 8-14 4-4 2-4 0 2 23
E Najera 25:27 2-4 0-1 0-7 1 3 5
J Smith 14:40 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 3
J McCoy DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V Wafer DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Y Diawara DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 46-91 25-36 9-42 25 26 122
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.505, FT-.694. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (K Martin 0-1, C Anthony 0-1, L
Kleiza 3-5, E Najera 1-1, J Smith 1-2). Team
Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:6 (M Camby 5, A
Carter). Turnovers:7 (A Iverson 5, A Carter,
C Anthony). Steals: 13 (A Iverson 6, L Kleiza
2, M Camby, E Najera, J Smith, K Martin, C
Anthony).


DALLAS (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Harris 25:14 5-14 2-3 0-0 4 4 12
J Terry 36:02 2-7 0-0 0-5 5 2 5
D Nowitzki 38:10 10-20 10-10 2-12 5 2 32
J Howard 30:18 5-16 8-8 2-6 1 4 20
E Dampier 21:30 0-1 0-0 1-11 0 2 0
J Stackhouse 31:23 8-14 5-5 4-7 5 5 23
B Bass 21:56 2-4 1-3 2-2 2 1 5
D Diop 12:49 3-3 3-3 5-5 0 2 9
D George 7:03 0-1 0-0 0-4 0 3 0
J Barea 6:50 0-4 1-2 0-2 0 1 1
J Howard 4:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
T Hassell 4:18 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-87 30-34 16-54 22 26 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
7-22, .318 (D Harris 0-2, J Terry 1-5, D
Nowitzki 2-5, J Stackhouse 2-4, J Barea 0-2,
J Howard 2-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:3 (E Dampier 2, D Nowitzki).
Turnovers:18 (D Nowitzki 4, B Bass 3, J
Stackhouse 2, J Terry 2, J Howard 2, E
Dampier, J Barea, D George, D Diop, D
Harris). Steals: 3 (J Stackhouse, J Terry, J
Howard).

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DENVER 39 25 34 24 - 122
DALLAS 32 24 36 17 - 109
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 1 (M Camby, 3:53
1st). Dallas - 4 (J Stackhouse, 2:31 1st;
Defensive Three, 1:43 2nd; Defensive Three,
5:41 3rd; D Nowitzki, 5:42 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,155. T: 2:35.
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer, Phil
Robinson.</div>

 

By Royce Wall
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writers


DALLAS (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets could not manage a windespite 51 points from Allen Iverson on Wednesday. So theydecided to share the load one day later.


Iverson scored 33 points and Linas Kleiza added a season-high 23off the bench for the Nuggets en route to a 122-109 victoryover the Dallas Mavericks.


In its 111-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday,Denver saw only Iverson and Carmelo Anthony score more than 10points to lose for the fourth time in its last six games. Inthis contest, four Nuggets scored at least 18 points.

After leading since early in the first quarter, Denver allowedDallas back into the game as Jerry Stackhouse completed a 15-4run when he hit a layup to tie the game at 82-82 at the 3:29mark of the third period.


Dallas stayed within two points over the next minute beforeIverson, Kleiza and Anthony combined to score Denver's next 16points to push a tie game into an eight-point lead at 102-94.

The Nuggets increased the lead to as many as 16 points afterKleiza nailed a 3-pointer with 4:54 remaining.


Anthony scored 23 points and Kenyon Martin added 18 for theNuggets, who won for the first time in six tries in AmericanAirlines Center and for only the second time in their last 20visits to Dallas.


Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points to pace the Mavericks, who lostfor only the second time at home this season.

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">DENVER (122) AT DALLAS (109)

DENVER

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

A IVERSON G 42:54 12-19 11-13 0 1 1 12 2 6 5 35
A CARTER G 22:45 3-5 1-3 0 3 3 4 5 0 1 7
K MARTIN F 34:39 8-12 2-4 1 6 7 0 3 1 0 18
C ANTHONY F 36:37 9-30 5-9 3 3 6 3 5 1 1 23
M CAMBY C 32:56 3-4 2-2 3 11 14 2 5 1 0 8
L KLEIZA 30:02 8-14 4-4 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 23
E NAJERA 25:27 2-4 0-1 0 7 7 1 3 1 0 5
J SMITH 14:40 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3
J MCCOY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V WAFER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Y DIAWARA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 46-91 25-36 9 33 42 25 26 13 7 122
(.505) (.694) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 8 (7 PTS)

DALLAS

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

D HARRIS G 25:14 5-14 2-3 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 12
J TERRY G 36:02 2-7 0-0 0 5 5 5 2 1 2 5
D NOWITZKI F 38:10 10-20 10-10 2 10 12 5 2 0 4 32
J HOWARD F 30:18 5-16 8-8 2 4 6 1 4 1 2 20
E DAMPIER C 21:30 0-1 0-0 1 10 11 0 2 0 1 0
J STACKHOUSE 31:23 8-14 5-5 4 3 7 5 5 1 2 23
B BASS 21:56 2-4 1-3 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 5
D DIOP 12:49 3-3 3-3 5 0 5 0 2 0 1 9
D GEORGE 7:03 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 0
J BAREA 6:50 0-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
J HOWARD 4:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T HASSELL 4:18 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 36-87 30-34 16 38 54 22 26 3 18 109
(.414) (.882) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19 (16 PTS)

DENVER 39 25 34 24 - 122
DALLAS 32 24 36 17 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - M CAMBY 5, A CARTER. DALLAS - E DAMPIER 2,
D NOWITZKI.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 5-10 (.500), K MARTIN 0-1, C ANTHONY 0-1,
L KLEIZA 3-5, E NAJERA 1-1, J SMITH 1-2. DALLAS 7-22 (.318), D HARRIS 0-
2, J TERRY 1-5, D NOWITZKI 2-5, J STACKHOUSE 2-4, J BAREA 0-2, J HOWARD 2-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - DEFENSIVE THREE. DALLAS - J STACKHOUSE,
DEFENSIVE THREE 2, D NOWITZKI.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, KEN MAUER, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 20,155. T - 2:35.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">DENVER (122)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iverson 42:54 12-19 11-13 0-1 12 2 35
A Carter 22:45 3-5 1-3 0-3 4 5 7
K Martin 34:39 8-12 2-4 1-7 0 3 18
C Anthony 36:37 9-30 5-9 3-6 3 5 23
M Camby 32:56 3-4 2-2 3-14 2 5 8
L Kleiza 30:02 8-14 4-4 2-4 0 2 23
E Najera 25:27 2-4 0-1 0-7 1 3 5
J Smith 14:40 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 3
J McCoy DNP - COACH'S DECISION
B Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V Wafer DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Y Diawara DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 46-91 25-36 9-42 25 26 122
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.505, FT-.694. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (K Martin 0-1, C Anthony 0-1, L
Kleiza 3-5, E Najera 1-1, J Smith 1-2). Team
Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:6 (M Camby 5, A
Carter). Turnovers:7 (A Iverson 5, A Carter,
C Anthony). Steals: 13 (A Iverson 6, L Kleiza
2, M Camby, E Najera, J Smith, K Martin, C
Anthony).


DALLAS (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Harris 25:14 5-14 2-3 0-0 4 4 12
J Terry 36:02 2-7 0-0 0-5 5 2 5
D Nowitzki 38:10 10-20 10-10 2-12 5 2 32
J Howard 30:18 5-16 8-8 2-6 1 4 20
E Dampier 21:30 0-1 0-0 1-11 0 2 0
J Stackhouse 31:23 8-14 5-5 4-7 5 5 23
B Bass 21:56 2-4 1-3 2-2 2 1 5
D Diop 12:49 3-3 3-3 5-5 0 2 9
D George 7:03 0-1 0-0 0-4 0 3 0
J Barea 6:50 0-4 1-2 0-2 0 1 1
J Howard 4:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
T Hassell 4:18 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-87 30-34 16-54 22 26 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
7-22, .318 (D Harris 0-2, J Terry 1-5, D
Nowitzki 2-5, J Stackhouse 2-4, J Barea 0-2,
J Howard 2-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:3 (E Dampier 2, D Nowitzki).
Turnovers:18 (D Nowitzki 4, B Bass 3, J
Stackhouse 2, J Terry 2, J Howard 2, E
Dampier, J Barea, D George, D Diop, D
Harris). Steals: 3 (J Stackhouse, J Terry, J
Howard).

--------------------------------------------
DENVER 39 25 34 24 - 122
DALLAS 32 24 36 17 - 109
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 1 (Defensive Three,
3:53 1st). Dallas - 4 (J Stackhouse, 2:31
1st; Defensive Three, 1:43 2nd; Defensive
Three, 5:41 3rd; D Nowitzki, 5:42 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,155. T: 2:35.
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer, Phil
Robinson.</div>

 

NBA: DENVER at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NBA DENVER AT DALLAS
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO UPDATE POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>

 

By Royce Wall
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


DALLAS (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets could not manage a windespite 51 points from Allen Iverson on Wednesday. So theydecided to share the load one day later.


Iverson scored 33 points and Linas Kleiza added a season-high 23off the bench for the Nuggets en route to a 122-109 victoryover the Dallas Mavericks.


In its 111-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday,Denver saw only Iverson and Carmelo Anthony score more than 10points to lose for the fourth time in its last six games. Inthis contest, four Nuggets scored at least 18 points.

"I was just trying to do what I could do to for my team to winbasketball games," Iverson said. "I knew it was going to betough to come in after playing 48 minutes last night, but onceyou get on the court, you don't think about that, just the lovefor the game and the fact that you're trying to do it for yourteam. It's just a challenge that you always step up for."

"Allen was amazing tonight," Kleiza said. "We needed to step upand help him tonight. We did a good job. (My teammates) hadsome big games."


After leading since early in the first quarter, Denver allowedDallas back into the game as Jerry Stackhouse completed a 15-4run when he hit a layup to tie the game at 82-82 at the 3:29mark of the third period.


Dallas stayed within two points over the next minute beforeIverson, Kleiza and Anthony combined to score Denver's next 16points to push a tie game into an eight-point lead at 102-94.

"We understand that the only way we're going to win basketballgames is to get stops," Iverson said. "Some nights our offenseis going to win games for us because we are talented in thatarea, but we understand that some nights we're not going to beable to score and we've got to get stops to win basketballgames. We've got to win games ugly.


"Hopefully, this is a sign of us just getting better as adefensive team. I don't think we're worrying about our offensetoo much. We've been concentrating on defense this year."

Dallas did not see it as Denver playing great defense. TheMavericks saw it as their own sloppiness.


"I thought we kept turning the ball over all night long," DirkNowitzki said. "We had like 20 turnovers. Against a runningteam, that's tough. They're right back in transition gettinglayups, getting open looks and A.I. (Iverson) - whenever we hada run - he was terrific tonight."


The Nuggets increased the lead to as many as 16 points afterKleiza nailed a 3-pointer with 4:54 remaining.


"I came off the bench, guys got me involved early, I was able tohit my shots and I kept going from there," Kleiza said.

"We knew he (Kleiza) could shoot the ball but A.I. had it goingall night," Nowitzki said. "We tried to double-team him some.It's tough to try to double-team a little guard like that. Hewas beating double-teams and finding shooters. That's whathappened."


Anthony scored 23 points and Kenyon Martin added 18 for theNuggets, who won for the first time in six tries in AmericanAirlines Center and for only the second time in their last 20visits to Dallas.


"We needed this win," Kleiza said. "Especially (when) wehaven't won in this building in a long time. Beating a greatteam (like that) in (the second half of a) back-to-back game, wedefinitely made a big step."


Nowitzki scored 32 points to pace the Mavericks, who lostfor only the second time at home this season.