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Antsy and anxious, Nuggets coach George Karl returned to the bench after battling cancer. His team turned it into a stress-free evening. Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, Arron Afflalo added 22 and the Nuggets opened the season with a 110-88 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Karl missed the final two months of last season after being diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. In his absence, the Nuggets stumbled and were eliminated by Utah in...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/9	Den	Den 104-84
Mon 11/26	Uta	Uta 105-103
Sat 1/5	Den	Den 110-91
Wed 4/3	Uta	Den 113-96

Game Stats

Jazz (0-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Williams, G 28 3 6 4 17 P. Millsap, F 27 8 2 0 15 R. Bell, G 29 2 2 1 12 A. Jefferson, C 31 7 0 2 6 A. Kirilenko, F 19 3 3 4 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Evans 11 2 0 1 11 G. Hayward 21 5 0 3 9 E. Watson 20 2 2 4 6 F. Elson 16 8 0 3 6 C. Miles 14 2 1 4 2 K. Fesenko 11 0 3 2 2 R. Price 14 2 2 2 0 M. Okur 0 0 0 0 0

Nuggets (1-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Anthony, F 36 7 3 3 23 A. Afflalo, G 35 2 3 1 22 C. Billups, G 28 2 8 2 14 N. Hilario, C 23 4 1 3 13 S. Williams, F 28 16 0 4 8 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Harrington 24 7 2 5 10 T. Lawson 24 0 4 4 10 J. Smith 23 3 0 1 4 M. Ely 11 2 1 6 3 G. Forbes 5 3 1 0 3 R. Balkman 3 0 0 2 0 A. Carter 0 0 0 0 0 C. Andersen 0 0 0 0 0 K. Martin 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Jazz Date Player Injury 3/27 E. Kanter, C Dislocated left shoulder

Nuggets Date Player Injury 4/4 D. Gallinari, SF Torn ACL

Player News

Jazz Marvin Williams (UTA - Small Forward) News: Williams (Achilles) has declined his early termination option and will return to the Jazz next season, CSNNW.com reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. June 14, 2013) Marvin Williams (UTA - Small Forward) News: Williams will undergo surgery next week on his right heel and Achilles tendon.  (STATS - Fri. May 31, 2013)

Nuggets Danilo Gallinari (DEN - Small Forward) News: Gallinari underwent a procedure recently to repair an ACL tear in his left knee, the Denver Post reports. In a statement, The Steadman Clinic said, "Danilo Gallinari had an arthroscopic procedure to promote healing of his ACL tear, which was found to be partially torn at the time of surgery."  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) Andre Iguodala (DEN - Guard-Forward) News: Iguodala has decided to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Nuggets and enter free agency, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. June 14, 2013)