NUGGETS PROBABLE STARTERS <u>KEY</u> 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 29.8 6.2 4.0 Moved into 8th on the Nuggets all-time scoring list past Kiki Vandeweghe vs. Phoenix on 3/17. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3605.jpg[/IMGl] F 31 Nen? 6-11, 260 11.1 6.2 1.2 Recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against the Suns on 3/17. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3084.jpg[/IMGl] C 23 Marcus Camby 6-11, 235 11.3 11.6 3.3 Contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, four blocked shots, three assists and two steals in 29 minutes on 3/17. [IMGl]http://espn-ak.starwave.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3094.jpg[/IMGl] G 3 Allen Iverson 6-0, 165 28.0 3.1 7.4 Posted his third-straight double-double with 44 points and a season-high 15 assists vs. Phoenix on 3/17. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3741.jpg[/IMGl] G 25 Steve Blake 6-3, 172 6.0 1.9 4.6 Started for the 22nd time with the Nuggets, tallying five points, eight assists and five boards vs. Phoenix on 3/17. NETS PROBABLE STARTERS <u>KEY</u> Position Number Player Height Weight College/Country Last Game Notes Season Averages Notes [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3523.jpg[/IMGl] Small Forward No. 24 Richard Jefferson 6-7 230 Arizona Last Game: 18 points and 12 rebounds 2006-07 Regular Season: Averaging 16.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists…shooting .466 from the field and .716 from the line. Note: His 26 points at NOK on 3/13 marked his highest scoring game of the season since he had 27 points vs. Charlotte on 11/28. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3308.jpg[/IMGl] Power Forward No. 33 Mikki Moore 7’0” 225 Nebraska Last Game: 13 points and 6 rebounds. 2006-07 Regular Season: Averaging 9.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists… shooting .615 from the field and .681 from the line. Note: Set a career high for free-throw attempts with 13 on 3/18 vs. the Los Angeles Clippers. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3530.jpg[/IMGl] Center No. 35 Jason Collins 7’0” 260 Stanford Last Game: 3 points and 2 rebounds. 2006-07 Regular Season: Averaging 2.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists… shooting .367 from the field and .474 from the line. Note: Tied his season high for blocks with 4 vs. Boston on 3/3. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/3248.jpg[/IMGl] Shooting Guard No. 15 Vince Carter 6’6” 220 North Carolina Last Game: 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. 2006-07 Regular Season: Averaging 24.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists… shooting .451 from the field, .344 from three and .787 from the line. Note: Scored a season high 46 points vs. the Hornets on 2/21. [IMGl]http://assets.espn.go.com/i/nba/profiles/players/65x90/2625.jpg[/IMGl] Point Guard No. 5 Jason Kidd 6’4” 210 California Last Game: 23 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. 2006-07 Regular Season: Averaging 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 9.1 assists…shooting .419 from the field and .775 from the line. Note: Recorded the 85th triple double of his career and the 10th of the season, marking his career high for triple doubles in a season at Philadelphia on 3/4. 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. NETS RED CROSS REPORT Nenad Krstic (out) torn ACL, left knee. THE 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 105.2 103.6 .461. .332 .747 43.8 23.5 8.44 5.17 16.8 NETS....... 97.3.. 98.7 .457. .354 .724 40.8 23.4 6.27 3.30 14.5
I think the key to this game is making sure Mikki Moore doesnt have a good game, and dominating in the paint. The Nets are incredibly weak inside and should be outplayed easily there. As long as AI and Melo have decent shooting nights this game should be easily winnable.
Pretty good game, Carter played phenominal 29 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds. I thought Kidd could of done more scoring but of course when your shooting 20% you can expect that. Iverson and Melo combined for 50 points you aren't going to lose very often when that happens. Alright I gotta go watch the Rockets light Indiana up.
