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By the time Dwyane Wade got rolling, the Miami Heat were already in control. That's just fine with the reigning NBA scoring champion. Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Quentin Richardson added 13 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who are 5-1 for only the third time in their 22 seasons and beat Denver for the first time since Dec.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/6	Mia	Mia 96-88
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Thu 12/3	Den	10:30 pm

Game Stats

Nuggets (5-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Anthony, F 37 8 2 3 30 N Hilario, C 30 8 0 4 11 C Billups, G 31 0 2 0 6 K Martin, F 12 2 0 2 0 A Carter, G 19 1 0 1 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Afflalo 29 4 2 5 18 T Lawson 24 2 2 2 11 R Balkman 15 6 1 3 6 J Graham 13 0 0 2 4 C Andersen 21 3 0 0 2 M Allen 9 0 1 1 0 J Petro 0 0 0 0 0 J Smith 0 0 0 0 0

Heat (5-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Wade, G 41 2 5 1 22 J O'Neal, C 34 7 1 5 18 M Chalmers, G 34 5 4 2 16 Q Richardson, F 38 9 2 4 13 M Beasley, F 31 3 1 1 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts U Haslem 30 10 0 1 11 C Arroyo 14 1 1 3 4 J Anthony 10 3 1 4 3 D Wright 7 1 1 1 2 Y Diawara 0 0 0 0 0 J Jones 0 0 0 0 0 J Magloire 0 0 0 0 0 D Cook 0 0 0 0 0 C Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 S Randolph 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

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

Heat No injuries to report.

Player News

Nuggets Chris Andersen (DEN) News: Andersen's patella tendinitis issues have apparently cleared up enough that he is no longer listed on the club's injury report and is expected to play on Tuesday night against New Jersey.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 24, 2009) 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)

Heat Quentin Richardson (MIA) News: Heat guard Quentin Richardson missed practice again on Monday due to a back injury, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Richardson is hoping to do more at practice on Tuesday.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Mario Chalmers (MIA) News: Chalmers missed Monday's practice with a shoulder injury, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Jermaine O'Neal (MIA) News: O'Neal sat out Monday's practice with a sore back, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)