J.R. Smith News

The reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers arrive in the Rocky Mountains Friday for a rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals with the Denver Nuggets.

It seems like something written into a television program. A burgeoning star in the NBA, whose fame is dependent upon the name he's made for himself, decides to switch for no apparent reason at all.

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.

Chauncey Billups sat and laughed, figuring the Denver Nuggets would celebrate soon enough.

A night after letting a tough road game slip through their fingers, the Nuggets let a road game slip through their fingers.

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.

Apparently, Friday nights are about erasing the past. A week ago, the Miami Heat snapped a 17-game losing streak in Indiana with a victory at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Miami Heat center Jermaine O'Neal goes up for a shot against Denver Nuggets center Chris Andersen during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov.

When Nuggets guard J.R. Smith returns from suspension Tuesday at Chicago, he will not immediately start, coach George Karl reiterated Wednesday.

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

Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets will try to remain unbeaten on the season when they commence a six-game road trip Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.

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

Carmelo Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points in the Denver Nuggets' 133-123 shootout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

Carmelo Anthony, guarded by the Pacers' Dahntay Jones during a game Oct. 11 in Beijing, says he feels good about the Nuggets' chances this season after they lost to the Lakers in six games in last season's Western Conference finals.

For the first time in more than a decade, the Denver Nuggets are heading into the regular season with high expectations among their own locker room.

How could he not drink the Kool-Aid? It was early 2008, and most of the NBA was guzzling the stuff.

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

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.

The Denver Nuggets were one of the biggest surprise teams in the NBA last season, finishing with over 50 wins and securing a trip to the Western Conference Finals before they finally bowed out to the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Lakers.

There are 54 ways the Nuggets could wither under the weight of unreasonable expectations and maybe one good reason to believe they could blossom into a legitimate NBA championship contender.