Gold Rush,Denver Nuggets : [4-2]

@ Thierry,no prob mate

@ hova-,i just didnt like how Billups was playing.Before starting the assoc. i played 3-4 quick games with the Nuggets and he also didnt play good,so i think it was right to trade him.

@Martti.,thanks for the comment,Im a fan of Jennings too and i hope he can turn things around.

Carmelo and J.R. combined for 53 points to secure the win










*quick recap

Good win

Good win over the Spurs. You going to deal Melo?

Thanks for the comments both of you

@ Mark,i dont think i am going to deal him

Wow, good win against the Spurs. Melo, Smith and Jennings are a great trio ... as long as they keep their heads together.

Liking the Brandon & Redd deal Great win.

Nuggets strong second half leads to first away win



22 | 17 | 24 | 36 |99

26 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 84


--Houston,Texas

Carmelo Anthony's another MVP performance helped Denver to earn their first win far from home.Anthony alongside with Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Lebron James of the Miami Heat are considered early MVP candidates.
The Smith-Jennings-Anthony trio led the Nuggets to a 60-39 second half which was the key to success in this game.At the half Denver were 6 points behind the Rockets after good first half by Yao and Brooks.The big man from China had double double at the half with 11 points and 10 rebounds while last year's most improved player,Aaron Brooks had 10 points and 3 assists.The third quarter started with a 9-0 run for the Nuggets after two three pointers by Brandon Jennings.He started the turnaround and Smith and Anthony followed him.Carmelo scored 17 of his 27 points in the 2nd half while J.R. had 9 points in the last quarter.
In the last quarter the Rockets were forced to make too many turnovers and they led the Nuggets to score a lot of points from fastbreaks.

Starting Five Stats

Nene | 2 points | 7 rebounds | 4 assists | 2 steals | 2 blocks
Martin | 8 points | 7 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 steal
Anthony | 27 points | 11 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 steals
Smith | 20 points | 2 rebounds | 6 assists | 1 steal | 1 block
Jennings | 16 points | 1 rebound | 12 assists | 2 steals

Sprite's Play of The Day

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Wow, you're on the run. Nice play by Melo.

The Nuggets bench helped them for a blowout win against the Cavs



21 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 70

21 | 27 | 21 | 27 96


--Denver,Colorado

Just two days before the Miami Heat will visit the Nuggets,Denver prepared themselves with a blowout win against the Cavs.After losing Lebron James this summer,the Cleveland Cavaliers went from contenders to losers.There was a little trash talk before the this game.Lebron James said on a ESPN interview that he and his Heat are ready to go out and smash Denver on Sunday.Denver's superstar Carmelo Anthony wasn't sure about that and he said that this trio wouldn't win the championship this season.He said that the NBA champion will be a west team again.
Anyway the game started slow with a 21-21 first quarter and nothing interesting.Then the Nuggets took over the game and went in the locker room with 10-point lead at the half.They decided to give sometime their bench players and to give rest to the starters for the game against Miami.And the subs didn't disappoint them.Arron Afflalo who was a starting shooting guard in the first game now scored 16 points off the bench while the newcomer Michael Redd added 12 including a great poster on JJ Hickson and Antawn Jamison.Ty Lawson was the leading assist man with 8.JR Smith was the leading scorer with 18 points.Carmelo Anthony added 17 points and 8 rebounds
For the Cavs,Maurice Williams who is now their star scored 18 points and 9 assists.Cleveland aren't looking good and they had only 1 win after 4 games.


Player Stats throughout 6 games

NAME|PTS|REB|AST|STL|BLK|FG%

Nene | 6.3 | 6.7 |1.8| 1.3 | 2.2 | 56.7%
K.Martin | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 64.7%
C.Anthony | 25.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 53.6%
J.R. Smith | 14.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 63.2%
B.Jennings | 15.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 41.5%

Arron Afflalo | 10.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 52.4%

Great win man.

Melo tearing it up , good start and nice trade for Jennings too

@ hova-,Thierry,mp3, thanks for the comments guys

Melo tearing it up. It weird to see him average less than 5 rebounds though

i will have to stop this one,just not feeling it.I beat the Heat by 12 in my last game.Its too easy for me that's why i dont like it,i'll choose a more rebuilding team and start a new.Maybe the Nets.

Try switching to Hall of Fame before Thierry-ing this.

Yea try it out on HOF. To me that's the only way to play but that's probably because I'm a beast.

Yeah try uping the game level to at least superstar with some slider tweaks if its two easy.