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Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Andrew Bogut added 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

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

Well into Friday's second quarter, the Nuggets and Heat were knotted in a nice little game - until the Nuggets suddenly went as flat as a Cuban sandwich.

By the time Dwyane Wade got rolling, the Miami Heat were already in control. That's just fine with the reigning NBA scoring champion.

The Nuggets have a lot of tattoos, play emotional, crazy and sometimes rough, and yes, harbor individuals who have had legal troubles.

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.

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.

Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Denver Nuggets in a really important basketball game.

It's the nightmare scenario basketball players of all ages fear. Step to the foul line in the final seconds with a chance to put your team over the top in a tight, hard-fought game against a bitter rival.

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.

A pair of Northwest Division powerhouses open the 2009-10 season tonight, as the Denver Nuggets welcome the rival Utah Jazz to the Pepsi Center.

They got to the conference finals last season, but they didn't get better this past summer.

At the conclusion of the Nuggets' practice Sunday, instead of a few perfunctory words, coach George Karl spoke at length about a number of topics, including offensive decision-making and the most effective ways for his players to maximize possessions.

By this time next week, we will be breaking down regular season action instead of reading into every preseason story.

" 6-11 - " is at center. Chris Andersen - " 6-10 - " is the team's main shot blocker.

Carmelo Anthony goes up for a shot over Timberwolves shooting guard Damien Wilkins in Denver's 129-100 win Tuesday night.

In this October of Josh McDaniels' fist pumps, Carlos Gonzalez's hit parades, Tyler Hansen's redshirt-pulling and Matt Duchene's hype-believing, it's easy to forget about Carmelo Anthony, who plays forward for the Nuggets.

After watching the Indiana Pacers roll over the Denver Nuggets in Taipei, I said I had some growing concerns about the mental state of this team.

JaVale McGee said he arrived at training camp about five pounds short of his goal to weigh 250 pounds in his second season, but it wasn't for lack of effort. McGee said he was making progress with his weight gain until he spent two weeks in August with mysterious workout guru Frank Matrisciano in San Francisco.

Matrisciano has worked with Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas and No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin, among others, and McGee sought him out at the urging of Milt Newton, the Wizards' vice president of player personnel. Matrisciano is known as 'Hell's Trainer' because of his unorthodox methods, including climbing staircases with medicine balls, wearing weighted vests and running up sand hills in harnesses.

BIG HIT: Those who were lucky enough to get a seat in the sold-out crowd at Taipei Arena were treated to shows by the Nuggets cheer squad and stunt crew By Paul Huang CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Friday, Oct 09, 2009, Page 1 Chris Andersen of the Denver Nuggets slams a dunk during an exhibition match against the Indiana Pacers at the Taipei Arena in ...