Denver Nuggets News

The Oklahoma City Thunder will play four of their next six games on the road, starting with Tuesday's showdown with the Northwest Division-rival Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.

Both the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers have not started the season the way they would like too.

At 7-17, New York has the Eastern Conference's third-worst record and is falling fast.

Throughout last week, there have been trade rumors speculating around Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry going to the Knicks for some kind of package deal, including Iman Shumpert , Raymond Felton, Metta World Peace, and possibly Tim Hardaway Jr, along with the usual dealing of draft picks.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets Tuesday, 12/17/13, 9:00 PM EST Opening Point Spread: Oklahoma City -1.5 Current Betting Line: Oklahoma City -2 Opening Total: 207 Current Total: 206.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker The Denver Nuggets are 5-1 SUATS as home underdogs of three or fewer points the last two-plus seasons Oklahoma City has won six ... (more)

Fans with a trained eye who arrive at the Pepsi Center in time to watch pregame warm-ups have probably noticed the players' on-court routines have changed.

Orlando Magic shooting guard Arron Afflalo, center, goes to the basket between Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, left, and forward Carlos Boozer, right CHICAGO - Arron Afflalo scored 23 points and the Orlando Magic got double-doubles from Glen Davis and Nikola Vucevic in an 83-82 victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

The National Basketball Association and Foot Locker, which has been an NBA sponsor in various capacities for two decades, are extending their business partnership with a multi-year deal that makes Foot Locker official marketing partner of the league.

When the New York Knicks bid Jeremy Lin a final, awkward adieu in the summer of 2012, they did so with one backup plan squarely in mind: bringing back Raymond Felton .

The Knicks opened a brief homestand with Saturday's 111-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and were led once again by Anthony, the league's second-leading scorer with 26.0 points per game.

With the Lakers desperately needing more firepower to stay in the playoff hunt, Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchack has been busy on the trading front for the past few weeks as he looks to hammer a good deal, using the Lakers' remaining viable trade asset - Gasol.

There was a lot of quality players who took the floor and performed well on Sunday night.

Wilson Chandler and J.J. Hickson netted 19 points apiece as the Denver Nuggets took down the New Orleans Pelicans, 102-93, from Pepsi Center.

Wilson Chandler added 19 to help the Nuggets bounce back from a rare home loss on Friday.

New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith is a gunner, and we all know it. That's why it was surprising when Smith took only one field goal in the Knicks' Friday loss to the Boston Celtics.

Nate Robinson of Denver Nuggets, left, and Randy Foye are in the team practice at Pepsi Center.

The Thunder are 11-0 in their friendly confines and the only unbeaten team at home in the Western Conference.

Stefanie Ceja Gomez, 7, left, reads alound with her classmate Marcus Morrow, 7, during class Nov. 26 at East Memorial Elementary School in Greeley.

Stoudemire ignored the shoddy condition of his knees and played in his fourth game in five nights, despite the fact that his own coach admitted he would have sat under better circumstances, per Chris Herring of The Wall Street Journal .

Chris Paul had 38 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers shared the ball impeccably Saturday night as they wrapped up a tougher-than-it-should've-been East Coast road trip with a 113-97 win over the Washington Wizards.