Nuggets 111,
Rockets 101
DENVER - Carmelo Anthony scored 38 points, his fifth straight 30-plus-point performance, and Denver overcame the loss of star guard Chauncey Billups to a groin injury to beat Houston.
Houston 21 30 27 23 – 101
Denver 25 33 27 26 – 111
FG FT Reb
HOUSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Battier 30:57 4-8 0-0 1-4 4 5 11
Scola 27:02 4-5 1-2 1-8 1 1 9
Hayes 20:06 2-7 0-0 2-7 1 3 4
Brooks 30:12 7-15 6-7 0-1 7 1 23
Ariza 34:30 7-18 3-3 2-8 4 3 18
McGrady 7:35 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Landry 27:19 5-10 2-2 3-6 0 5 12
Lowry 26:33 0-2 2-2 1-2 6 1 2
DAndersen 20:58 6-8 2-2 0-9 0 2 17
Budinger 13:38 0-4 2-2 0-0 1 4 2
Cook 0:35 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 3
Taylor 0:35 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240:00 36-81 18-20 10-45 24 27 101
Percentages: FG .444, FT .900. 3-Point Goals: 11-28, .393 (D.Andersen 3-4, Battier 3-5, Brooks 3-6, Cook 1-1, Ariza 1-8, Lowry 0-1, McGrady 0-1, Budinger 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 21 (20 Pts). Blocked Shots: 5 (Battier 3, Budinger, Landry). Turnovers: 20 (Landry 4, Ariza 3, Brooks 3, Lowry 3, D.Andersen 2, Hayes 2, Budinger, McGrady, Scola). Steals: 7 (Battier 2, Lowry 2, Ariza, Brooks, Landry). Technical Fouls: Landry, 11:05 fourth.
FG FT Reb
DENVER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Anthony 43:27 9-23 19-20 3-9 3 3 38
Martin 33:44 4-11 0-0 1-5 1 1 9
Nene 31:31 4-8 1-2 1-4 0 4 9
Billups 19:36 5-8 3-3 0-0 3 1 15
Afflalo 18:55 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
Smith 28:53 9-14 1-3 0-3 3 3 21
CAndersen 26:58 1-2 2-4 2-11 0 5 4
Lawson 21:43 3-8 0-0 3-3 6 1 6
Allen 3:47 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 2
Carter 11:26 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 5
Totals 240:00 39-83 26-32 12-39 18 22 111
Percentages: FG .470, FT .813. 3-Point Goals: 7-12, .583 (Billups 2-3, Smith 2-5, Anthony 1-1, Carter 1-1, Martin 1-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 13 (16 Pts). Blocked Shots: 7 (C.Andersen 3, Martin 2, Anthony, Nene). Turnovers: 12 (Anthony 2, Nene 2, Smith 2, Afflalo, C.Andersen, Billups, Carter, Lawson, Martin). Steals: 10 (Nene 3, Lawson 2, Smith 2, Anthony, Billups, Carter). Technical Fouls: None.
A: 15,753 (19,155). T: 2:14. Officials: Tom Washington, Michael Smith, Kane Fitzgerald.