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The Denver Nuggets don't care that the Los Angeles Lakers were tired or playing without Pau Gasol. This was one whooping worth celebrating. Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points - two more than the Lakers scored in the entire second half - Kobe Bryant was held scoreless after halftime and the defending champs scored all of eight points in the third quarter of their 105-79 blowout loss to the Nuggets on Friday night. "They beat the hell out of us," Bryant said.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/13	Den	Den 105-79
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 2/5	LAL	10:30 pm
Sun 2/28	LAL	3:30 pm
Thu 4/8	Den	10:30 pm

Game Stats

Lakers (7-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A Bynum, C 37 15 0 2 19 K Bryant, G 34 3 2 1 19 L Odom, F 30 7 3 4 14 R Artest, F 25 3 6 5 11 D Fisher, G 23 2 4 2 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Farmar 13 4 1 0 8 S Brown 25 4 2 2 2 J Powell 13 1 0 4 2 A Morrison 12 3 0 1 2 L Walton 6 1 0 1 2 D Mbenga 11 2 0 2 0 S Vujacic 10 3 1 1 0 P Gasol 0 0 0 0 0

Nuggets (7-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Anthony, F 30 4 2 3 25 N Hilario, C 24 6 4 2 13 K Martin, F 36 9 5 4 10 A Afflalo, G 33 3 1 3 8 C Billups, G 26 2 8 2 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Smith 23 3 1 1 20 T Lawson 22 1 6 1 13 C Andersen 24 11 0 0 8 J Graham 6 0 0 0 2 J Petro 6 2 0 1 0 M Allen 5 2 1 0 0 R Balkman 5 4 0 1 0 A Carter 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 11/16 L Walton, SF Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks

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

Player News

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL) News: Pau Gasol had 15 points and seven rebounds in the Lakers' win over the Thunder on Sunday. Gasol added six assists as well in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Andrew Bynum (LAL) News: Andrew Bynum returned with a bang on Sunday as the Lakers defeated the Thunder 101-85. Bynum scored 21 points and hauled in nine rebounds in the game.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Kobe Bryant (LAL) News: Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, hauled in six rebounds, and dished seven assists on Sunday as the Lakers made easy work of the Thunder 101-85. Kobe had two steals and did not turn the ball over in the win.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

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)