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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 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years.
Reader mailbag: With Chauncey Billups, Denver will likely remain in the Western Conference hunt, though the San Antonio Spurs look ready to reclaim the top spot.
The Denver Nuggets landed the reserve point guard they coveted in Ty Lawson, who's expected to take some wear and tear off Chauncey Billups while serving as his protege.
It's all even between the Nuggets and Lakers, with Denver's thin air awaiting these two teams in their breathless Western Conference finals showdown.
Chauncey Billups intends on keeping the Denver Nuggets levelheaded.
Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups was introduced Sunday before Denver's win over Dallas by one of his childhood heroes, Hall of Famer John Elway.
Chauncey Billups hasn't had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver's 108-93 win.
The most telling moment of Denver's easy victory Sunday night came at the end of the third quarter when Chauncey Billups recorded his first dunk of the season and was mobbed by his giddy Nuggets teammates at halfcourt.
J.R. Smith and Nene scored 19 points each, Chauncey Billups had 14 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to three with a 121-96 win over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night.
Tired of close but not quite, the New Jersey Nets were prepared to seize the next close game they faced.
Chauncey Billups scored a season-best 33 points for Denver and Atlanta's Flip Murray had a short jumper bounced off the rim at the buzzer, allowing the Nuggets to escape with a 110-109 win over the depleted Hawks on Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Chauncey Billups added 22 points and the Denver Nuggets won their third straight game, 101-89 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Not much was expected of the Nuggets this season, but Chauncey Billups has changed all that.
Chauncey Billups scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Carmelo Anthony finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets swept the series with Miami for the fourth consecutive year, beating the Heat 99-82 on Tuesday night.
In a game that devolved into a Denver dunk contest, the Nuggets welcomed back starters Kenyon Martin and Chauncey Billups and showed no compunction about beating up on a beaten-down opponent in a 124-103 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Chauncey Billups and Kenyon Martin are back in the Denver Nuggets' starting lineup.
Chauncey Billups scored 14 consecutive points in the third quarter and finished with 29 to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 100-85 victory Tuesday night over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Linas Kleiza scored 27 points, Chauncey Billups had 22 and the Denver Nuggets used strong second and third quarters to beat the Sacramento Kings 118-99 on Tuesday night.
Chauncey Billups shook off the flu long enough to help put away the Phoenix Suns.
Chauncey Billups made two free throws with 2.2 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets overcame 44 points from Dirk Nowitzki to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-97 on Tuesday night.
Tayshaun Prince hit a running jumper with 20 seconds left, Aaron Afflalo hit six straight free throws after that, and the Detroit Pistons overcame 30 points by Chauncey Billups to beat the Denver Nuggets 93-90 on Friday night in Allen Iverson's return to the Mile High city.
Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and had a season-high nine assists despite suffering a "probable" fracture in his right hand in the Denver Nuggets' 135-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Nene scored 21 points, Carmelo Anthony added 20 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 114-107 on Wednesday night. Chauncey Billups scored 18 points and J.R. Smith had 16 for Denver, with Kenyon Martin adding 15 points and reserves Linas Kleiza and Chris Andersen each scoring 10.
Kenyon Martin took a bounce pass from Chauncey Billups and drove for the go-ahead dunk with 9 seconds left Friday night to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 105-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
(Video) Chauncey Billups Uses an Old Playground Trick to School Kobe BryantYou may be wondering how, right? By 'punking' one of the greatest players in the game, Kobe Bryant, with a well known playground move. Chauncey Billups when inbounding, noticed that Kobe Bryant had his back to him.
Chauncy, Melo and company shocked the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a game that was controlled by the Nuggets for the majority of the minutes.
The issue of the Billups vs Iverson trade and how it impacted both teams will likely be a hot topic all season long.
Pistons acquire Iverson, send Billups and McDyess to DenverThe shakeup promised by Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars after last season's Eastern Conference finals has materialized just two games into the new season.
Gary Payton wants to join Boston Celtics...Ex-Celtics point guard Gary Payton watched on television from his Las Vegas home Wednesday night as his former team lost to the Pistons. And once Chauncey Billups hit the winning free throws with a tenth of a second remaining, Payton called his agent.
NBA Rumor: Kobe Bryant Trade to Detroit Pistons....Even some Pistons heard it. Let's call it: The Rumor. The tall tale went like this: The Pistons could get Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in a trade.
USA Vs. Brazil: Live JournalFor me though, the real intrigue of the game simply stems from the fact that it represents a chance to see NBA players in real game action for the first time all summer.
DAY THIRTY-NINE - Game six. In Cleveland. After LeBron James put on one of the greatest playoff performances of all-time, his teams needs only one more win to advance to the NBA Finals.
DAY THIRTY-EIGHT - Detroit and Cleveland have both held serve at home so far, each winning two, and now the Eastern Conference Finals head into the pivotal game five tonight.
DAY THIRTY-SIX - Facing endless criticism and doubt coming into game three, LeBron James rose to the occasion and led his team to a huge win.
CONFERENCE FINALS - The Conference Finals are upon us and both the East and the West feature compelling match ups of young up and coming teams versus experienced playoff veterans.
ROUND II - After seeing two huge upsets in the first round, there's no telling what we could see in round two.
DAY FORTY -- The Eastern Conference Finals could come to a close tonight as the Heat look to close out and advance to the Finals while the Pistons try to hold off elimination and force a game seven in Detroit.
You've already seen my picks for the NBA's hardware recipients, now it's time to break down the best of the best in my picks for All-NBA Teams.
Chauncey Billups is Perfect for International PlayPistons director of basketball operations and US National team scout Tony Rozone, who has played, coached, and scouted in numerous countries, says Chauncey Billups is perfectly suited for international play.
MVPs so far: Nash, BillupsMarc Stein writes, "For now, though, it has to be Nash. It's looking that way again for April, too. At last check, seven members of the Amare Stoudemire-less Suns were carrying career-high averages in scoring.
With the All-Star Game set for this weekend, trade rumors swirling, and the general chaos of the League buzzing with its usual consistency, I thought one topic just wouldn't be enough for this column.
Billups, Bryant Named Players of the MonthAfter Kobe's 81 - eighty-one! - there was no doubt about him getting monthly honors. But it's good to see Billups, team leader of the league best Pistons, getting some love too.
I know I'm going to catch a little slack for talking about Men's Tennis, but Roger Federer deserves some attention. Early Sunday morning Federer captured his seventh grand slam title, the latest in a ridiculous run on top of the men's tour.
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