SB Nation Denver - Nuggets Vs. Bulls: Carmelo Anthony's 32 Points Not Enough, Denver Loses To Bulls, 94-92https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2010-11-08T21:46:13-07:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15661972010-11-08T21:46:13-07:002010-11-08T21:46:13-07:00Carmelo Anthony Scores 32 Points In 94-92 Denver Nuggets Loss To Chicago Bulls
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<p>Chicago, IL (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/events/64337/recap?article_id=121574" target="new">Sports Network</a>) –<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/50189/derrick-rose"> Derrick Rose</a> had a team-high 18 points and added six assists, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21811/luol-deng">Luol Deng</a> finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/chicago-bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> edged the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, 94-92, at the United Center.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/71926/taj-gibson">Taj Gibson</a> had 16 points for Chicago, which shot 41.5 percent from the field and snapped a two-game slide. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/24203/joakim-noah">Joakim Noah</a> pulled in 19 rebounds to go with 13 points.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21501/carmelo-anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> led all scorers with 32 points and added eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who were coming off wins over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/teams/los-angeles-clippers">Clippers</a> and Dallas. Arron Afflalo ended with 15 points and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21686/chauncey-billups">Chauncey Billups</a> chipped in with 14 in defeat.</p>
<p>J.R. Smith's layup with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter put the Nuggets ahead 80-74, but Chicago answered by scoring eight of the next 10 points to tie things at 82-all with 5:12 to play. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21656/ronnie-brewer">Ronnie Brewer</a> started the run with a pair of free throws, then finished it with a dunk.</p>
<p>Afflalo's reverse layup on the Nuggets' next trip put his squad back in front, but Denver went cold from there. Brewers' free throw, a runner by Rose, Noah's 1-of-2 effort from the stripe and a dunk by Deng put the Bulls ahead 88-84 with 2 1/2 minutes to go.</p>
<p>Then with the hosts up 90-86 following a Rose fade away jumper with 1:08 left on the clock, neither side was able to score until Anthony's layup with 15.3 seconds left made it a two-point game, 90-88.</p>
<p>Noah was fouled on the Bulls' ensuing possession and made only 1-of-2 at the line for a three-point lead. Denver called a time out and Chicago elected to foul Anthony, who converted both from the stripe to cut the Nuggets' deficit to 91-90 with 11 seconds remaining.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nba/players/21579/kyle-korver">Kyle Korver</a> was then hacked and calmly sank both free throws to restore Chicago's three-point edge with 8.5 seconds left. After a Denver 20-second timeout, Afflalo's corner three was off the mark and Deng went to the line after getting fouled, but only made one, which was good for a 94-90 lead with one tick remaining. Afflalo's layup at the buzzer accounted for the final score.</p>
<p>Anthony and Nene scored nine and eight points, respectively in the opening quarter to pace the Nuggets to a 28-23 lead after the first 12 minutes.</p>
<p>Billups' two free throws with 5:21 left in the half put Denver ahead 41-35 before Gibson's jumper ignited a Bulls' 12-0 and they would go in front 47-41 following a Rose free throw with 1:07 to go. Chicago took a 50-43 lead into the intermission.</p>
<p>In the third with the Bulls up 68-58 and 2:54 to play in the period, Anthony scored the final 10 points of a 12-0 Denver burst and the visitors had a 70-68 after three.</p>
<p>Denver swept the home-and-home season series with the Bulls a year ago and despite the loss have still won three of the last five meetings against Chicago...Noah had his sixth straight double-double...Denver shot 43.6 percent from the field.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/denver-nuggets/2010/11/8/1802843/carmelo-anthony-scores-32-points-denver-nuggets-lose-chicago-bullsRuss Oates2010-11-08T19:23:24-07:002010-11-08T19:23:24-07:00Nuggets Vs. Bulls: Chicago Lead By Seven, 50-43, On Strong First Half By Taj Gibson
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> lost some of their composure during the final minutes of the second quarter and allowed the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a> to finish the half with a 50-43 lead. Forward <span>Taj Gibson</span> turned in a strong first half by finishing with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks. However, he had four of the Bulls’ seven turnovers. <span>Luol Deng</span> added 12 points and six rebounds.</p>
<p><span>Carmelo Anthony</span> leads the Nuggets with 14 points, three rebounds and two blocks. <span>Shelden Williams</span> has played only eight minutes and added three rebounds. <span>Al Harrington</span> has seen 15 minutes coming off the bench, scoring six points and pulling down four boards. As a team, the Nuggets are shooting only 37.1 percent.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/denver-nuggets/2010/11/8/1802567/nuggets-vs-bulls-chicago-lead-by-seven-50-43-on-strong-first-half-byRuss Oates2010-11-08T18:39:01-07:002010-11-08T18:39:01-07:00Nuggets Vs. Bulls: Nene Scores Eight Points In First Quarter, Nuggets Up, 28-23
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<p>After a three game layoff, Nene is back for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> and he contributed eight points and five rebounds in the first quarter to put his team up 28-23. <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> added nine points on 4-of-6 shooting. For the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Bulls</a>, <span>Luol Deng</span> leads with nine points, three rebounds and a block. Center <span>Joakim Noah</span> scored three points and grabbed four boards.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/denver-nuggets/2010/11/8/1802493/nuggets-vs-bulls-nene-scores-eight-points-in-first-quarter-nuggets-upRuss Oates2010-11-08T16:05:07-07:002010-11-08T16:05:07-07:00Nuggets Vs. Bulls: Carmelo Anthony Excited For Nene's Return To Lineup
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<p>With Nene out of the lineup for the last three games, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> have played the court with a small lineup. This, in turn, forced <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> to play the power forward position. As <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/nuggets/2010/11/08/denver-nuggets-center-nene-will-try-to-play-tonight/" target="new">Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post reports</a>, Anthony expressed excitement today over Nene’s return. <span>Gary Forbes</span> and <span>Melvin Ely</span> had received additional playing time with Nene out, but they should be back to their regular minutes now.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/denver-nuggets/2010/11/8/1802191/nuggets-vs-bulls-carmelo-anthony-excited-for-nene-return-to-lineupRuss Oates2010-11-08T15:47:36-07:002010-11-08T15:47:36-07:00Nuggets Vs. Bulls: Nene Returns To Lineup For Denver In Chicago
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<p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/events/64337/preview?article_id=121535">Sports Network</a>) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/chicago-bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> kick off a three-game homestand Monday when they welcome the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> to the United Center.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Bulls</a> are coming off a tough overtime loss in Boston on Friday when <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/4345/paul-pierce">Paul Pierce</a> hit the go-ahead layup off a pass from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/4352/rajon-rondo">Rajon Rondo</a> in the extra frame of that one, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/boston-celtics">Celtics</a> beat Chicago, 110-105.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/24203/joakim-noah">Joakim Noah</a> had his fifth straight double-double with a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who had 20 turnovers, leading to 31 Boston points. Noah, himself had a key turnover with Chicago trailing 108-105 and just 14.9 seconds left.</p>
<p>"I can't lose the ball in that situation," Noah said. "I think we're not there yet, but we're pretty close. We're only going to get better, and when we do, it's going to get real ugly for everybody who's talking real crazy."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21811/luol-deng">Luol Deng</a> added 20 points against the C's, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/71926/taj-gibson">Taj Gibson</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/50189/derrick-rose">Derrick Rose</a> each scored 18. Rose also had nine assists.</p>
<p>Chicago will finish its residency with games against Golden State and Washington.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Nuggets</a>, who are resuming a three-game road trip tonight, are coming off an impressive 102-92 win in Dallas on Saturday. <span>Chauncey Billups</span> scored eight of his 18 points in Denver's dominant fourth quarter in that one.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21501/carmelo-anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> had a game-high 27 points, but scored just two of them in the fourth quarter, in which Denver outscored Dallas by a 24-13 margin. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/71918/ty-lawson">Ty Lawson</a> added eight of his 10 points in the final period.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21703/al-harrington">Al Harrington</a> ended with 14 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won two in a row since losing to Dallas at home last Wednesday.</p>
<p>"We were getting a lot of steals in the game, getting the ball a lot, collapsing on the ball better than we've probably done all year," Denver head coach <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/99585/george-karl">George Karl</a> said of his team, which had 16 steals. "It's a good win, a good pride win. Guys bounced back, guys found their energy, found the pride to come back against a really good team that beat us a couple nights ago."</p>
<p>Denver, which has already been without forwards <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21510/kenyon-martin">Kenyon Martin</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/33952/chris-andersen">Chris Andersen</a>, who are both out after offseason knee surgeries, has also played its last three games without talented center Nene. The Brazilian big man, who is battling with a groin injury, is listed as questionable for tonight's game.</p>
<p>Denver, which will finish its current trek in Indiana, swept the home-and-home season series with the Bulls a year ago, and has won three of four overall against Chicago.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/2010/11/8/2323962/nuggets-vs-bulls-nene-returns-to-lineup-for-denver-in-chicagoRuss Oates