

Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
When: December 2, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Pepsi Center
Records: Nuggets, 11-5; Mavericks, 5-12.
Melo vs. Bron (Part 2)
By Arthur Barclay
DENVER-This has been a great rookie campaign for both players. There are a few things that seperate Carmelo and Lebron from each other. Carmelo has led his team to an 11-5 record which is best in the Midwest, but he didn't recieve a Rookie of the Month plaque like Lebron James. Lebron recieved the East Rookie of the Month plaque yesterday. Anthony leads the league in scoring, but Chris Kaman manged to get it over him. "I felt that I was ripped off for not recieving the award, but it's just one of those things," Carmelo said.
Last time these two teams met up, the game went down to the wire. Carmelo missed the game winning shot which gave Denver a 88-87 lost to the Cavaliers. The Nuggets have became a very different team after acquiring Stoudemire and Joe Johnson. In their last 7 games they hold a 6-1 record.
Key Matchup:
Carmelo Anthony vs. Lebron James
These two met up once again and will be the last time this season. Lebron has boosted his average up every since playing the Nuggets early in November. He is now averaging 17.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 4.4 apg. Carmelo is averaging 31.2 ppg and is shooting 52% from the field in 31 mins. It will be very exciting to see what these two rookie phenoms wil do against each other.
Probable Starters:
Nuggets
C-Marcus Camby
PF-Amare Stoudemire
SF-Carmelo Anthony
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Andre Miller
Probable Starters:
Cavaliers
C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Carlos Boozer
SF-Lebron James
SG-Eric Williams
PG-Jeff McInnis