NUGGETS PROBABLE STARTERS POS. NO. PLAYER HEIGHT WEIGHT PPG RPG APG NOTABLE [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3706.jpg[/imgl] F 15 Carmelo Anthony 6-8, 230 31.2 5.7 4.0 Posted 25 points, six rebounds and five assists in a losing effort against Charlotte on 1/29. [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3663.jpg[/imgl] F 30 Reggie Evans 6-8, 245 6.2 7.9 0.8 Scored 10 points vs. Charlotte on 1/29, marking his seventh game this season scoring in double figures. [imgl] http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles.../65x90/3084.jpg[/imgl] C 23 Marcus Camby 6-11, 235 12.1 12.3 2.9 Recorded six blocks vs. Charlotte on 1/29, which is the 10th time this season he has had at least five blocks. [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3094.jpg[/imgl] G 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 28.9 2.7 7.5 Had 31 points on 10-15 (.667) shooting from the field and 10-12 (.833) shooting from the foul line on 1/29. [imgl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3741.jpg[/imgl] G 25 Steve Blake 6-3, 172 4.7 1.6 3.2 Has had 5+ assists six times in nine games with Denver, after doing so just six times in 33 games with the Bucks. PROBABLE TRAILBLAZERS STARTERS Position # Player Height Weight PPG RPG APG Last Game & Noteworthy [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3501.jpg[/IMGl] Forward 5 Ime Udoka 6-5 220 8.6 3.6 1.5 LAST GAME: Collected 14 points, four rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes ... NOTEWORTHY: Scored a career-high 21 points Jan. 27 at Memphis ... Marked first NBA double-double with 11 points and 10 boards Nov. 6 at L.A. Clippers. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3531.jpg[/IMGl] Forward 50 Zach Randolph 6-9 258 23.7 10.3 1.9 LAST GAME: Tallied 20 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in 40 min ... NOTEWORTHY: Has 27 double-doubles (23 are 20-plus pts, 10-plus reb) ... Scored 30-plus points 11 times ... Scored a career-high 42 points Jan. 27 at Memphis ... 40 FG attempts in that game is a franchise record. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3408.jpg[/IMGl] Center 10 Joel Przybilla 7-1 255 2.2 4.2 0.3 LAST GAME: Counted three points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in 18 minutes ... NOTEWORTHY: Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds Jan. 27 at Memphis ... Left the Golden State game on Nov. 3 with an abdominal injury, missing the next 13 games. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/4134.jpg[/IMGl] Guard 7 Brandon Roy 6-6 229 14.5 4.3 3.1 LAST GAME: Hit for 19 points, four rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes ... NOTEWORTHY: Scored 23 points Jan. 6 at Sacramento ... Has scored double numbers in 20 of 26 games ... Counts two double-doubles ... Leads all rookies in scoring (14.5) and steals (1.35). [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3948.jpg[/IMGl] Guard 1 Jarrett Jack 6-3 197 12.2 2.4 5.4 LAST GAME: Finished with five points, four rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes ... NOTEWORTHY: Ranks among NBA leaders in assists and free throw percentage ... Has three double-doubles ... Had 20 points and 10 assists Nov. 12 vs. Dallas ... Tallied 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists Dec. 10 at Toronto. 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. DOUBTFUL: Allen Iverson suffered a right ankle sprain vs. Charlotte on 1/29 and is considered doubtful for tonight?s game. TRAIL BLAZERS RED CROSS REPORT Darius Miles (right knee) will not play Travis Outlaw (right ankle sprain) is day-to-day. 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 105.8 103.9 .455.. .325 .750 44.2 23.1 8.57 4.90 16.5 BLAZERS... 93.1. 97.8 .447.. .331 .769 39.0 17.6 6.85 4.74 15.4
BAD NEWS: A.I. Out With Ankle Injury The 3 game losing streak might go to 4 if Blake has another unproductive game, now that A.I. is out. Or, it wouldn't hurt if Najera could step up for a change. Melo needs to get 35 or more and J.R. 20 or more with A.I. out with the ankle. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DENVER (TICKER) -- The Denver Nuggets will have to do without superstar guard Allen Iverson in Wednesday's game against Portland. Iverson suffered a sprained right ankle in the first quarter of Monday's 105-101 loss to Charlotte. He played through the injury and scored 31 points but said that his ankle tightened up on him after he left the game in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets said he did not travel with the team Tuesday. The 31-year-old is averaging 28.9 points per game, third most in the league. Since joining Denver in a trade with Philadelphia in mid-December, Iverson is averaging 27.1 points in 19 contests </div> Source
I think they can win this without AI, Melo needs a good game and he can easily carry the team over the Blazers if they have a 2nd scorer or a few average performers contributing. Lets go, Nuggets!
The Nuggets are going to have to be road warriors, they have so many road games left. Go Road Warriors!
