NUGGETS PROBABLE STARTERS POS. NO. PLAYER HEIGHT WEIGHT PPG RPG APG NOTABLE F 15 Carmelo Anthony 6-8, 230 31.5 5.6 4.2 Returned to the lineup, totaling 28 points (8-8 FT), six assists and five rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Memphis. F 30 Reggie Evans 6-8, 245 6.2 8.2 0.8 Had six points (2-4 FG), five rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes vs. Memphis on 1/22. C 23 Marcus Camby 6-11, 235 12.2 12.7 2.9 Has grabbed 15+ rebounds in six of his last seven games, not to mention in seven of his last nine outings as well. G 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 29.3 2.7 7.5 Had 23 points (9-16 FG, 2-3 3FG), seven assists, four rebounds and two steals vs. Memphis on 1/22. G 25 Steve Blake 6-3, 172 4.8 1.6 3.0 The Nuggets are 4-1 in games he has played since being acquired from Milwaukee on 1/11. SONICS PROBABLE STARTERS POSITION # PLAYER HT. WT. COMMENTS AVERAGES AS SHOWN FORWARD 15 MICKAEL GELABALE 6-7 215 LAST GAME: Seven points, two assists and one block in 27 minutes vs. MIL. AVERAGES: 4.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 16.9 mpg. FORWARD 54 CHRIS WILCOX 6-10 235 LAST GAME: Six points, 11 rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes vs. MIL. AVERAGES: 12.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 apg and 31.8 mpg. CENTER 4 NICK COLLISON 6-9 255 LAST GAME: 13 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes vs. MIL. AVERAGES: 9.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 26.1 mpg. GUARD 34 RAY ALLEN 6-5 205 LAST GAME: 21 points, four rebounds and three assists in 28 minutes vs. MIL. AVERAGES: 25.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3. 9 apg, 1.4 spg and 40. 2 mpg. GUARD 25 EARL WATSON 6-1 185 LAST GAME: Two points, seven assists and three steals in 26 minutes vs. MIL. AVERAGES: 8.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.3 apg and 25.6 mpg. 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. SONICS RED CROSS REPORT Danny Fortson (sore left knee) is questionable. Rashard Lewis (strained tendon sheath, right hand) is out. Robert Swift (torn ACL) is out. TONIGHT'S 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 105.6 103.2 .453 .325... .745 44.9 23.3 8.76 4.82 16.8 SONICS.... 99.8 101.6 .461 .347... .799 39.2 21.0 8.07 3.88 15.7
Prediction: Nuggets 108 Sonics 107 This one can go either way. The Sonics are home, and the Sonics have not played since Friday and the Nuggets played on Friday, Saturday, and Monday (last night). This game is likely to come down to the last few minutes.
