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George Karl wasn't kidding. The Nuggets coach promised he would mix and match his lineups in the early weeks of the season, and Tuesday's lineup was his third - and first featuring newcomer Arron Afflalo at shooting guard.

I'll be live- tweeting from the UC 300 level -ed.] So the Bulls go 3-1 last week after getting embarrassed by the Celtics .

The Nuggets lounged at the Four Seasons Hotel after Friday morning's shootaround, but J.R. Smith remained at the cavernous AmericanAirlines Arena, shooting jumper after jumper in the hear-a-pin-drop-quiet gym, while a maintenance man named Michael attended to the other end of the court.

George Karl's inner Jim Tracy came out Saturday, as the Nuggets coach made a couple of lineup changes to improve matchups.

In this part of the Northeast, caring about anything in the sporting landscape Wednesday night began and ended with the World Series.

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Told he would now be a starter for the Nuggets, what was Anthony Carter's reaction? There really wasn't one.

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.

It was memorable for all the wrong reasons. "It's not something that I liked," Billups said.

Four more games! Then, finally, J.R. Smith will be back from his suspension and back in Denver's rotation.

It's the "I love you" of chants. "M-V-P!" It's simple but somehow suitable for the award of awards; the chant wouldn't work well with other honors .

TV, radio: Fox Sports Tennessee, WRBO-FM Records: Grizzlies 1-1; Nuggets 2-0 Lineups Grizzlies: Mike Conley, 6-1, O.J. Mayo, 6-4, Rudy Gay, 6-8, Zach Randolph, 6-9, Marc Gasol, 7-1. Nuggets: Anthony Carter, 6-2, Chauncey Billups, 6-3, Carmelo Anthony, 6-8, Kenyon Martin, 6-9, Nene, 6-11. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Memphis is grabbing 9.5 rebounds more than ...

Here's a quiz only longtime Nuggets fans are qualified to answer: Quick, who's the fastest guard in franchise history? How about Fast Eddie Hughes or little Kenny Higgs or even, taking a trip in the wayback machine to the days of the Denver Rockets, the venerable Larry Brown? Judging by the team's opener Wednesday night, the answer is none of the ...

Chauncey Billups scored 25 points against the Jazz on Wednesday night. He and the Nuggets face the Blazers tonight at the Rose Garden.

Coming off an emotion-charged opening night win and a sleepless night, the Nuggets wereA perhapsA due for a letdown.

George Karl, Chauncey Billups and the Nuggets tip-off their season tonight at the Pepsi Center against Utah at 8:30 p.m. . Sitting in a snowy traffic jam at 8:15 a.m., George Karl realized he probably wouldn't be the only person dealing with Mother Nature's mother of a snowstorm.

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.

As the NBA season kicks off, here's a look at the Blazers' competition for a division title.

No joke: If the Nuggets are to get the last laugh in the NBA this season, Nene must be their center of attention.

A story was broken yesterday by our friends at the worldwide leader, ESPN, saying how a "Ref agreement closer" in the NBA.