PHOENIX - NOVEMBER 15: Hedo Turkoglu #19 of the Phoenix Suns high fives teammate Josh Childress #1 after scoring and drawing a foul against the Denver Nuggets during the NBA game at US Airways Center on November 15 2010 in Phoenix Arizona. The Suns defeated the Nuggets 100-94. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that by downloading and or using this photograph User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Nuggets Vs. Suns: Phoenix Continues Domination Over Denver At Home, Wins 100-94
The Phoenix Suns outplayed the Denver Nuggets over the second half of the game to erase a 14-point deficit and win by six, 100-94.
Nuggets Vs. Suns: Phoenix Continues Domination Over Denver At Home, Wins 100-94
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Nuggets Vs. Suns: Phoenix Overcomes Denver In Second Half, Sends Denver To Another Loss, 100-94
Carmelo Anthony’s 20 points and new career-high 22 rebounds were not enough to help the Denver Nuggets end their six-year losing streak in Phoenix on Monday night. The Suns defeated the Nuggets, 100-94. Despite a 58-46 lead at halftime, the Nuggets scored only 36 points in the second half and allowed the Suns to score 54 points.
After shooting 50 percent at halftime, the Nuggets fell to 41.6 percent at the end of the game and only made three three-pointers on 17 shots. They allowed 12 points off of 16 turnovers, while the Suns allowed seven points on 10 turnovers.
Shelden Williams was the only starter to not score in double-digits, but he did pull down eight rebounds. Arron Afflalo scored 15 points and pulled down seven boards in 41 minutes on the court, the most on the team.
Gary Forbes took the place of J.R. Smith, who did not play at all Monday night, but had a negligible impact on the game.
Hakim Warrick led the Suns with 21 points, while Steve Nash scored 15 points, collected four rebounds and made seven assists. Hedot Turkoglu finished with nine points, seven rebounds and three assists. He led the Suns well during the fourth quarter, taking control of the pace of the Suns’ game.
The Nuggets are now 5-5 on the season and will host the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
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Nuggets Vs. Suns: Denver Leads Phoenix At Halftime, 58-46
The Denver Nuggets look like a team ready to take their first victory in Phoenix in over six years, leading the Suns 58-46 at halftime. Al Harrington leads the Nuggets with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in 18 minutes off the bench. Carmelo Anthony has nine points and 11 rebounds, and Nene has added 11 points.
Gary Forbes has received playing time J.R. Smith, who has not entered the game yet, usually gets.
As a team the Nuggets are shooting 50 percent from the field and have 32 rebounds. The Phoenix Suns, however, are at only 34.7 percent shooting and 23 rebounds. Grant Hill leads the Suns with 10 points, while Steve Nash has chipped in nine points, three assists, two rebound, one steal and a block.
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Nuggets Vs. Suns: Denver Holds Slim Two-Point Lead, 22-20, Over Suns
After a sluggish start to the game, the Nuggets and Suns played an up-tempo game over the final minutes of the first quarter. The Nuggets lead 22-20. Coming off the bench, Al Harrington leads the Nuggets with seven points, while Carmelo Anthony and Shelden Williams have pulled down six and five rebounds each.
The Suns are shooting 27 percent and have missed on all six of their three-point shots.
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Nuggets Vs. Suns: Can Carmelo Anthony Lead Denver To First Victory In Phoenix In Six Years?
When the Denver Nuggets (5-4) tip off against the Phoenix Suns (5-4) tonight, the road team will look to win its first game in Phoenix for the first time since April 7, 2004. Nuggets head coach George Karl hasn't won in Phoenix since 1997--when he was the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics. The Nuggets are coming off a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers that sent the then-undefeated team to its first loss. But so are the Phoenix Suns. In the Lakers' next game, the Suns upended them, 121-116.
As usual, the Nuggets will have Carmelo Anthony and his 25.0 points per game leading the charge, while Chauncey Billups will continue to dish the ball out to his teammates (4.3 a game). The Phoenix Suns will counter with Jason Richardson's 22.3 points per game and, as always, the entertaining Steve Nash, who averages just under a double-double with 20 points and 9.9 assists per game.
Suns fans are concerned that the team hasn't rebounded enough, but after the victory over the Lakers things seems to be a bit better. However, as Bright Side of the Sun points out, the Suns need to do more than rebound well:
Rebounding half their own misses won't be enough. They have to rebound/putback most of their misses AND make lots of shots AND guard the perimeter AND guard the fast break AND stop Warrick from being Amare-lite AND cover the backdoor cuts AND stop the 2-headed bizzaro-world monster known as the PG combo of Nash and Dragic.
Denver Stiffs believes Gary Forbes and Al Harrington will play a huge role in this game
This match-up is the start of a four-game schedule this week for the Nuggets, so the Nuggets will want to get off to a good start.
