Carmelo Anthony scored 32 in Nuggets’ 130-112 win over short-handed Toronto Raptors

November 14th, 2009 'Melo gets better of Artest as Nuggets whip LakersDENVER — Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night. The Lakers' six-game winning streak was snapped.

November 7th, 2009 Crawford, Smith help Hawks rout NuggetsATLANTA — Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in the Atlanta Hawks' 125-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Smith was 8 of 10 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line.

November 6th, 2009 Heat deal Nuggets 1st loss of year, 96-88MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Quentin Richardson added 13 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who are 5-1 for only the third time in their 22 seasons and beat Denver for the first time since Dec.

November 4th, 2009 Billups, Anthony keep the Denver Nuggets unbeatenEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

November 3rd, 2009 Nuggets rout Pacers to remain unbeatenINDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years. Anthony, who was averaging 38 points, shot just 6-for-17 from the field but made 11 of 14 free throws.

November 1st, 2009 Anthony leads Nuggets past Grizzlies and Mayo DENVER — Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. The Nuggets are 3-0 thanks to 'Melo, whose game has only gotten better since the spring, when he led Denver to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

October 30th, 2009 Anthony scores 41 points to help Denver winPORTLAND, Ore. — Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets were helped by Portland's trouble at the free-throw line for a 97-94 victory Thursday night.

October 29th, 2009 Anthony scores 30 as Nuggets beat Jazz, 114-105 DENVER — Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 30 points and rookie Ty Lawson scored seven of his 17 points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a season-opening 114-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Chauncey Billups finished with 25 while Kenyon Martin added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

October 24th, 2009 Lawson scores 29 points in Nuggets' winSAN DIEGO — Rookie Ty Lawson had 29 points, six assists and five steals to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-105 on Friday night in the exhibition finale for both teams. The Nuggets (4-4) played without Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups after coach George Karl gave them the night off, while the Lakers (6-2) were without 7-footers Pau Gasol (strained right hamstring) and Andrew Bynum (strained right shoulder).

October 20th, 2009 Anthony leads Nuggets over Timberwolves 129-100DENVER — Carmelo Anthony had 24 points, and Arron Afflalo added 20 to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 129-100 preseason win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Kenyon Martin had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Nuggets, who had seven players score in double figures.

October 18th, 2009 Garnett, Allen help Celtics beat RaptorsTORONTO — Kevin Garnett scored 21 points, Ray Allen added 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 101-82 on Sunday for fifth straight preseason win. Eddie House scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth, while Rasheed Wallace, who sat out Boston's 106-90 victory over Toronto on Wednesday night because of a sore right ankle, returned to score five points.

October 11th, 2009 Rookie DeRozan leads Raptors past Wizards 100-93TORONTO — Rookie DeMar DeRozan scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Marco Belinelli added 15 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 100-93 on Sunday. The ninth pick in the June draft, DeRozan had two highlight-reel dunks in the final quarter, including a one-handed putback off Jarrett Jack's missed jumper with 1:58 left that put Toronto up 96-88.

October 8th, 2009 Pacers beat Nuggets 126-104 in 1st game in TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — In the first NBA preseason game played in Taiwan, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Denver Nuggets 126-104 on Thursday. Troy Murphy, Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert each scored 20 points for the Pacers, who led throughout the game in front of a sellout crowd of 13,599 at the Taipei Arena.

October 3rd, 2009 Anthony leads Nuggets past Partizan BelgradeDENVER — Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points, Arron Afflalo added 15 and the Denver Nuggets ran off with a 102-70 exhibition victory over Partizan Belgrade on Saturday night. One of Europe's top basketball clubs and winner of eight consecutive Serbian League titles, Partizan Belgrade was no match for the Nuggets, who last season reached the NBA's Western Conference finals, where they lost to the eventual league champion Los Angeles Lakers.

August 14th, 2009 Nuggets re-sign backup point guard Anthony CarterDENVER — The Denver Nuggets, who lost Dahntay Jones and Linas Kleiza to free agency, have fulfilled one of coach George Karl's offseason wishes with the re-signing of backup point guard Anthony Carter. Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien said: "AC's loyalty to (owner) Stan Kroenke, George Karl and Denver is exemplary; rarely seen in professional athletics today." Carter has averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds over his 10-year NBA career with Miami, San Antonio, Minnesota and Denver.