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Garrett W. Ellwood / Getty Images/Garrett W. Ellwood / Getty Images Chauncey Billups, right, pictured with Nene, sees the point guard as "the temperature of your team.

Preview: The Nuggets are 9-3 since acquiring hometown-raised Chauncey Billups from Detroit in a four-player deal for Allen Iverson on Nov.

"You don't need to score 30 all the time." Then a funny thing happened on the way through five straight first-round playoff exits, four under Karl, the Nuggets coach since January 2005.

Billups Earns Player of the Week Honors: Chauncey Billups was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from 11/10-11/16. Billups led Denver to a 3-1 record in the four games, averaging ...

Nuggets at Lakers * When: 8:30 MST tonight * TV/radio: Altitude; KCKK-AM . * Starting lineups Coach: George Karl Coach: Phil Jackson * Injuries: Nuggets - F Chris Andersen , C Steven Hunter , G-F Sonny Weems , ...

Nuggets forward Renaldo Balkman throws down a dunk during Denver's game against Milwaukee on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center.

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He Said It "Wherever you want to rank us. . . . Top 10. Top 15. . . . I don't think whatever teams the window of improvement we have, and that's exciting." George Karl, on Denver since acquiring Chauncey ...

Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups had 18 points each and Kenyon Martin added 16 to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 94-85 on Friday night.

Denver Nuggets center Steven Hunter is expected to miss at least 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Friday on his inflamed right knee.

Hunter to miss two months : Nuggets C Steven Hunter is scheduled to have surgery on his right knee this week and could miss at least two months.

Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, Chauncey Billups added a key three-point play late, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Charlotte Bobcats 88-80 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten ...

Denver power forward Kenyon Martin is "50-50" for tonight's game at the Bobcats, Nuggets coach George Karl said following the morning shootaround.

Numbers Game $9.79 million trade exception Denver got in last week's deal with Detroit that expires Nov.

Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 16 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-90 on Sunday night.Nene added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Nuggets, who ...

Sprained wrist might sideline Nuggets' Martin Nuggets center Steven Hunter, bound for surgery this week, admits he's thought about knee problems possibly ending his career at 27.

Photo Credit: AP Photo Dallas Mavericks forward Brandon Bass, right, blocks a shot by Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Friday, Nov.

Former Pistons guard Chauncey Billups most likely will not play in the Nuggets game Wednesday night, but will instead make his Nuggets debut Friday against Dallas.

Photo by Brian Bahr / Getty Images/2004 Brian Bahr / Getty Images/2004 Former Nuggets center Marcus Camby, left, and Nene probably won't get the chance to play against each other Friday night in Los Angeles.

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