GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND (4-3) at DENVER (4-3)

NBA: CLEVELAND (4-3) at DENVER (4-3)

<h3>Nuggets open four-game homestand vs. James, Cavaliers</h3>

Cleveland (4-3) at Denver (4-3) 9:00 pm EST


DENVER (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets return back from the EastCoast ready to open a four-game homestand on Monday against theCleveland Cavaliers.


After dropping the first two games of their road trip, theNuggets got back on the right track to capture the final two,including Saturday's 113-106 triumph at Indiana.


Denver's Carmelo Anthony has been impressive in both wins,pouring in 32 points during that stretch.


Cleveland, meanwhile, also enters with a two-game winning streakfollowing Sunday's 103-95 victory over the Los AngelesClippers.


Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 25 points and James chipped in 22,eight assists and six steals as the Cavaliers aim to end theirsix-game tour of the Western Conference on a positive note.

Ilgauskas is off to one of his best starts in recent seasons,posting double digits in scoring in all but one contest thiscampaign. He is averaging 16.1 points in 14 career gamesagainst the Nuggets.


James might take this matchup a little personally as he tries toearn bragging rights over Anthony, whose team owns a 6-2 edgein the series since both were drafted in 2003.

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT DENVER - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


CLEVELAND DENVER

F Drew Gooden F Kenyon Martin
F LeBron James F Carmelo Anthony
C Zydrunas Ilgauskas C Marcus Camby
G Larry Hughes G Allen Iverson
G Daniel Gibson G Yakhouba Diawara

OFFICIALS: Bill Spooner
Derrick Collins
Gary Zielinski</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT DENVER - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


CLEVELAND DENVER

F Drew Gooden F Kenyon Martin
F LeBron James F Carmelo Anthony
C Zydrunas Ilgauskas C Marcus Camby
G Larry Hughes G Allen Iverson
G Daniel Gibson G Yakhouba Diawara

OFFICIALS: Bill Spooner
Derrick Collins
Gary Zielinski</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 2
DENVER 7 8:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 11
DENVER 13 5:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 11
DENVER 13 5:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 11
DENVER 17 2:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 11
DENVER 17 2:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 18
DENVER 21 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 18
DENVER 21 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 18 18
DENVER 21 21 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

CLE - LEBRON JAMES 7, LARRY HUGHES 3, DREW
GOODEN 2
DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 10, ALLEN IVERSON 6,
MARCUS CAMBY 3</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 18 18
DENVER 21 21 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

CLE - LEBRON JAMES 7, LARRY HUGHES 3, DREW
GOODEN 2
DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 10, ALLEN IVERSON 6,
MARCUS CAMBY 3</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 22
DENVER 26 8:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 22
DENVER 26 8:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 24
DENVER 37 5:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 24
DENVER 37 5:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 35
DENVER 46 2:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 35
DENVER 46 2:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 43
DENVER 58 HALFTIME</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 18 25 43
DENVER 21 37 58 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

CLE - LEBRON JAMES 19, IRA NEWBLE 6, DANIEL
GIBSON 3
DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 18, CARMELO ANTHONY 14,
J.R. SMITH 14</div>