Denver 116 Knicks 106
Denver Nuggets have led New York most of the game, but Knicks have never given up. Curry, marbury and Crawford have each scored at least 24 points. Their effort was not enough to stop Tony Parker who shot well and ran Denver's Offense. He finished with 28 points and 11 assists. Ivan added 26 points, shooting 5-5 from downtown. As Nuggets began to pull away in the fourth Marcus Camby got banged on his drive to the hoop and was forced to leave the floor, he was diagnosed with strained shoulder and will be out for 10 days, unfortunatelly for Denver that was not the only injury that game, Lenard got tripped on his drive to the basket, he will be out for 9 weeks. Denver were up 12 with .13 to go in the fourth, however Dirk has managed to pick up his 5th personal as Frye pulled up from near half court, he made 2-3 on that play. Denver came out with a 116-106 victory.
Nuggets Locker Room Report:
Today in the post game show we will be talking to the Nuggets Head Coach George Carl and Carmelo Anthony.
Altitude: Geoorge how do you feel about today's win?
Karl: It is always good to win on the road, it gives you confidence. I was proud of our guys shooting such a high percentage tonight, though I feel we got too many trunovers, but you can't be perfect. *laughs*
Altitude: Do you feel like trading Andre for Parker was a good trade, considering that Spurs are now on 8game winning streak?
Karl: You saw how Tony performed today, he has really showed some skill that we have not seen from Andre this season nor last season, I really think it was a good trade.
Altitude: Last question, what about the Kmart trade?
Karl: Before I came to Denver Kiki has put the roster for this team, I felt like the only good shooter we had on our starting lineup was Melo. This team needed some shooters, we simply can't perform outstanding in the paint every night, And you know, Dirk is an all aorund player that can rebound, shoot the jumper and take it to the hole, Kmart was only 1 of 3.
Altitude: Thank you for your time George.
Now Let's go to Melo
Altitude: Melo how do you feel about your performance tonight?
Carmelo: Man I feel greatm I was finally able to hit my jumper, which I was not able to do this season, so it was good.
Altitude: How is team's chemistry since the trades?
Carmelo: I think we got better, we respct one another, we know that each of us cna knock that jumper down, we run better offense.
Altitude: Thank you for your time Melo. [/b]
HIGHLIGHTS & BOX SCORES:
Knick's 3pt play with .4secs left
Denver's Injury Report
Knick's box score
Denver box score