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Chauncey Billups The mind of Chauncey Billups works in ways still to be discovered as his time with the Nuggets grows longer.

What team is deeper than the Nuggets at point guard? Nobody. Nil. Nada. That is, according to Denver head coach George Karl.

Wouldn't you know, the Bulls - again! - hoisted a fourth-quarter, final-second shot against the Nuggets .

It was near the end of a blowout against the defending world champions when the first flashes of brilliance were shown.

Nuggets guard Anthony Carter, coming off a strained hip, says he is "ready to roll." Two days before Anthony Carter is to return to the Nuggets' lineup, his coach took a moment to defend the veteran guard.

During the 2009 offseason, almost every contender in the wild Western Conference improved through free agency, and it seemed the Denver Nuggets stood pat.

An MRI exam taken on the right knee of Denver Nuggets forward Chris Andersen showed no structural damage, the team said Wednesday.

Carmelo Anthony is expected to play tonight, though the Nuggets forward has a migraine headache and missed Tuesday morning's shootaround at Pepsi Center.

Denver's Ty Lawson dunks against the Lakers' D.J. Mbenga on Friday. Lawson strained his left calf upon landing and didn't practice Sunday.

Tonight is the fifth game of the Nuggets' road trip, but Kenyon Martin spoke Monday as if it's the fifth game of a playoff series.

The Denver Nuggets sit atop the Northwest division, only ahead of the Portland Trailblazers because of their head-to-head victory in the second game of the year.

News: Odom missed just once from the floor, but shot only five times for eight points in Thursday's win over the Suns.

I have no doubt that fatigue played a role in the Denver Nuggetsa 108-102 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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.