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Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets were helped by Portland's trouble at the free-throw line for a 97-94 victory Thursday night. Greg Oden missed a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left, squandering a chance for Portland to go ahead. "I feel like we came out here and stole the win," Anthony said. Anthony hit a jumper with 4:26 left to tie it at 85, then added another to give the Nuggets their first lead since the second quarter.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 10/29	Por	Den 97-94
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 12/25	Por	10:30 pm
Sun 3/7	Den	10:30 pm
Thu 4/1	Den	10:30 pm

Game Stats

Nuggets (2-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Anthony, F 41 6 3 5 41 C Billups, G 44 4 6 3 22 N Hilario, C 37 11 0 6 7 A Carter, G 23 3 1 2 7 K Martin, F 37 5 0 6 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T Lawson 17 1 1 1 7 C Andersen 22 6 0 2 5 J Graham 5 0 0 1 2 A Afflalo 14 0 0 4 0 M Allen 1 0 0 0 0 J Smith 0 0 0 0 0 R Balkman 0 0 0 0 0 J Petro 0 0 0 0 0

Trail Blazers (1-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B Roy, G 33 5 5 4 30 M Webster, F 30 4 1 4 10 L Aldridge, F 40 7 1 4 9 G Oden, C 22 9 1 5 6 S Blake, G 20 0 3 2 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Fernandez 23 4 0 0 22 A Miller 27 0 5 3 8 T Outlaw 16 7 0 2 4 J Howard 16 2 0 1 3 J Przybilla 12 6 0 5 2 J Bayless 0 0 0 0 0 D Cunningham 0 0 0 0 0 N Batum 0 0 0 0 0 P Mills 0 0 0 0 0 J Pendergraph 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Nuggets Date Player Injury 11/13 A Carter, PG Strained left hip

Trail Blazers Date Player Injury 11/14 T Outlaw, F Surgery, left foot - out 3-5 months 10/26 N Batum, GF Right shoulder - 2 to 3 weeks 10/26 J Pendergraph, PF Right hip flexor - out 3 to 4 weeks

Player News

Nuggets Carmelo Anthony (DEN) News: Anthony led the Nuggets with 30 points (12-for-25 FG, 5-for-5 FT), 11 boards, seven assists, two steals and a trey on Saturday night.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) J.R. Smith (DEN) News: Smith had 19 points and four assists to help the Nuggets to a 112-93 win over Chicago on Saturday.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Kenyon Martin (DEN) News: Kenyon Martin was a force on defense on Saturday night, grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking four shots in Denver's 112-93 victory against the Bulls.  (Fanball - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Trail Blazers Joel Przybilla (POR) News: Przybilla scored 14 points with 11 boards and two blocks in 21 minutes off the bench Saturday night.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Andre Miller (POR) News: Miller (ankle) came off the bench for the first time in 10 games on Saturday night. He registered only four points and four assists in 20 minutes off the bench.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Martell Webster (POR) News: Webster exploded for a 21-point/13-rebound double-double in his return to the Portland starting lineup Saturday night. He shot 7-for-13 from the field but only 3-for-7 from the line, and added four treys and two assists in a blowout victory.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)