GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: MINNESOTA (1-8) at DENVER (8-4)

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 80
DENVER 78 5:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 87
DENVER 84 2:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 87
DENVER 90 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 93
DENVER 99 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 22 34 18 19 93
DENVER 22 29 24 24 99 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIN - ANTOINE WALKER 24, RYAN GOMES 18, AL
JEFFERSON 15
DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 31, KENYON MARTIN 18,
ALLEN IVERSON 13</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MINNESOTA 93
DENVER 99 FINAL</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points to lead theDenver Nuggets to a 99-93 victory over the MinnesotaTimberwolves on Friday.


Kenyon Martin had 18 points and Allen Iverson added 13 pointsand 10 assists for Denver, which had won five in a row at thePepsi Center.


Looking for its first road win of the season, Minnesota took an87-84 lead with just under three minutes to play on a 3-pointerby Ryan Gomes. But Minnesota's lead was short-lived.

Denver answered Gomes' 3-pointer with a 10-0 run. Iversonstarted the spurt with a driving basket and Martin gave Denverthe lead for good, 88-87, with two free throws with 1:49 toplay.


Marcus Camby also had a double-double for Denver, as he grabbed18 rebounds and added 10 points. He gave Denver a 92-87 leadwith 46 seconds to go with a follow-dunk off a missed jumper byAnthony.


Antoine Walker had 24 points off the bench and Gomes had 18 forthe Timberwolves, who fell to 0-4 on the road and who have lostfour in a row overall.

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (93) AT DENVER (99)

MINNESOTA

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

R GOMES F 24:29 7-13 0-0 3 3 6 0 5 2 1 18
M MADSEN F 16:18 1-3 0-4 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 2
A JEFFERSON C 32:08 7-14 1-2 5 9 14 3 2 0 2 15
M JARIC G 37:50 5-12 2-4 0 2 2 6 5 2 4 14
G BUCKNER 26:05 0-3 4-4 0 6 6 2 3 1 2 4
G GREEN 12:25 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 0
S TELFAIR 16:05 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 5 5 1 5 4
A WALKER 31:42 9-17 2-2 2 3 5 3 2 1 0 24
C BREWER 2:04 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
C SMITH 15:52 3-6 1-1 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 7
R MCCANTS G 25:02 1-15 3-3 0 3 3 3 5 2 2 5
C RICHARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-88 15-24 13 36 49 25 31 11 20 93
(.386) (.625) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 21 (27 PTS)

DENVER

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

C ANTHONY F 40:40 10-22 11-11 1 6 7 3 2 0 6 31
K MARTIN F 28:41 5-9 8-10 0 6 6 0 4 2 1 18
M CAMBY C 38:15 4-11 2-2 4 14 18 4 2 0 2 10
Y DIAWARA G 14:49 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
A IVERSON G 40:04 2-12 9-11 0 1 1 10 2 1 3 13
E NAJERA 22:03 4-7 1-1 1 6 7 0 2 0 1 10
J SMITH 22:33 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 3 2 8
B JONES 10:44 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
A CARTER 21:50 2-4 5-6 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 9
V WAFER 0:21 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M WILKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-79 36-41 6 40 46 21 20 8 17 99
(.380) (.878) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 17 (15 PTS)

MINNESOTA 22 34 18 19 - 93
DENVER 22 29 24 24 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - A JEFFERSON 2, M JARIC, G GREEN. DENVER -
M CAMBY 5, C ANTHONY 2, A CARTER, E NAJERA, K MARTIN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 10-24 (.417), R GOMES 4-5, M JARIC 2-
3, G BUCKNER 0-3, A WALKER 4-8, R MCCANTS 0-5. DENVER 3-14 (.214),
C ANTHONY 0-2, Y DIAWARA 0-1, A IVERSON 0-2, E NAJERA 1-2, J SMITH 2-
7.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MINNESOTA - R GOMES. DENVER - C ANTHONY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, JIM CLARK, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 17,097. T - 2:26.</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at DENVER

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Gomes 24:29 7-13 0-0 3-6 0 5 18
M Madsen 16:18 1-3 0-4 2-4 1 2 2
A Jefferson 32:08 7-14 1-2 5-14 3 2 15
M Jaric 37:50 5-12 2-4 0-2 6 5 14
G Buckner 26:05 0-3 4-4 0-6 2 3 4
G Green 12:25 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 0
S Telfair 16:05 1-2 2-2 0-2 5 5 4
A Walker 31:42 9-17 2-2 2-5 3 2 24
C Brewer 2:04 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 1 0
C Smith 15:52 3-6 1-1 1-5 0 0 7
R McCants 25:02 1-15 3-3 0-3 3 5 5
C Richard DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-88 15-24 13-49 25 31 93
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Percentages: FG-.386, FT-.625. 3-Point Goals:
10-24, .417 (R Gomes 4-5, M Jaric 2-3, G
Buckner 0-3, A Walker 4-8, R McCants 0-5).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:4 (A
Jefferson 2, M Jaric, G Green). Turnovers:20
(S Telfair 5, M Jaric 4, G Buckner 2, R
McCants 2, A Jefferson 2, G Green 2, M
Madsen, C Smith, R Gomes). Steals: 11 (R
Gomes 2, R McCants 2, M Jaric 2, A Walker, C
Brewer, S Telfair, C Smith, G Buckner).


DENVER (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 40:40 10-22 11-11 1-7 3 2 31
K Martin 28:41 5-9 8-10 0-6 0 4 18
M Camby 38:15 4-11 2-2 4-18 4 2 10
Y Diawara 14:49 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
A Iverson 40:04 2-12 9-11 0-1 10 2 13
E Najera 22:03 4-7 1-1 1-7 0 2 10
J Smith 22:33 3-9 0-0 0-3 0 3 8
B Jones 10:44 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 0
A Carter 21:50 2-4 5-6 0-2 3 3 9
V Wafer 0:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Wilks DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-79 36-41 6-46 21 20 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.878. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (C Anthony 0-2, Y Diawara 0-1, A
Iverson 0-2, E Najera 1-2, J Smith 2-7). Team
Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:10 (M Camby 5, C
Anthony 2, A Carter, E Najera, K Martin).
Turnovers:17 (C Anthony 6, A Iverson 3, M
Camby 2, A Carter 2, J Smith 2, E Najera, K
Martin). Steals: 8 (J Smith 3, A Carter 2, K
Martin 2, A Iverson).

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MINNESOTA 22 34 18 19 - 93
DENVER 22 29 24 24 - 99
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Technical fouls: Minnesota - 1 (R Gomes, 9:07
3rd). Denver - 1 (C Anthony, 9:38 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,097. T: 2:26.
Officials: Eric Lewis, Jim Clark, Rodney Mott.</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points to lead theDenver Nuggets to a 99-93 victory over the MinnesotaTimberwolves on Friday.


Kenyon Martin had 18 points and Allen Iverson added 13 pointsand 10 assists for Denver, which had won five in a row at thePepsi Center.


Looking for its first road win of the season, Minnesota took an87-84 lead with just under three minutes to play on a 3-pointerby Ryan Gomes. But Minnesota's lead was short-lived.

"I tip my hat to Minnesota, they have been playing well allseason," Denver coach George Karl said. "I thought our defensewas spectacular down the stretch.


"We won a few games and we drifted back to the stagnant powergame that we can probably beat Minnesota with, but I'm not surewe can beat some of the more powerful teams with. But it's niceto be 9-4."


Denver answered Gomes' 3-pointer with a 10-0 run. Iversonstarted the spurt with a driving basket and Martin gave Denverthe lead for good, 88-87, with two free throws with 1:49 toplay.


Marcus Camby also had a double-double for Denver, as he grabbed18 rebounds and added 10 points. He gave Denver a 92-87 leadwith 46 seconds to go with a follow-dunk off a missed jumper byAnthony.


"It was an ugly game but we won," Anthony said. "We fought, theywere up the whole game and it came down to the last three orfour minutes of the fourth quarter. As a team we took control onthe defensive end. We got stops, Camby held us down in thepaint and we complimented him on the weak side."


Minnesota had its chances down the stretch but committed a pairof costly turnovers in the final minutes and missed plenty ofopen looks from close range.


"We didn't handle their pressure very well, we turned the ballover five times down the stretch," Minnesota coach Randy Wittmansaid. "We also missed seven wide open layups in the second halfand we went 15-for-24 from the free throw line and you add allthat up in a tight game, it is going to come back to hurt you."

Antoine Walker had 24 points off the bench and Gomes had 18 forthe Timberwolves, who fell to 0-4 on the road and who have lostfour in a row overall.


"He is giving us a big lift off the bench, and we've got to getother guys going, and that's what we are trying to do and we areknocking on the door," Wittman said. "We've got to find a wayto get it done."