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Carmelo Anthony got a little help from his teammates to lift Denver to its best start in 24 years. Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 as the Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night to improve to 4-0. Nene had 16 points and 13 rebounds and reserve Arron Afflalo added points 15 for the Nuggets. "Everybody stepped up tonight," said Anthony, who was averaging a league-best 38 points coming into the game. He was just 6-for-17 from the field, but made up for it by making 11 of 14 free throws.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/3	Ind	Den 111-93
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 3/5	Den	9:00 pm

Game Stats

Nuggets (4-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Anthony, F 29 5 3 0 25 C Billups, G 30 4 2 3 24 N Hilario, C 36 13 2 2 16 K Martin, F 29 7 3 3 4 A Carter, G 31 5 5 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Afflalo 23 3 1 0 15 J Graham 17 4 1 3 9 C Andersen 18 11 0 3 6 T Lawson 13 3 1 0 4 M Allen 8 1 0 3 4 R Balkman 4 0 0 0 0 J Smith 0 0 0 0 0 J Petro 0 0 0 0 0

Pacers (0-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Granger, F 37 4 0 4 18 R Hibbert, C 34 12 2 5 14 T Ford, G 22 5 2 6 13 B Rush, G 32 5 2 2 8 T Murphy, F 16 6 1 1 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Jones 29 3 1 3 20 L Head 18 2 3 2 8 S Jones 14 3 0 2 5 A Price 6 0 1 0 3 E Watson 20 2 1 2 2 J McRoberts 12 2 0 1 2 T Diener 0 0 0 0 0 M Dunleavy 0 0 0 0 0 J Foster 0 0 0 0 0 T Hansbrough 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

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

Pacers Date Player Injury 10/26 M Dunleavy, GF Right knee and hip - out 4 to 6 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)

Pacers Danny Granger (IND) News: Danny Granger struggled a bit on Sunday as the Pacers fell to the Bobcats 104-88. Granger finished with 18 points on 5-of-14 shooting in the loss.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Dahntay Jones (IND) News: Dahntay Jones led all scorers with 19 points on Sunday in the Pacers' 104-88 loss to the Bobcats. Jones had four rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks in the game as well.  (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Danny Granger (IND) News: Granger had 18 points on 5 of 14 shooting in Indiana's 104-88 loss to the Bobcats.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)