Comeback of the Year!

On  March 23rd, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado the new-look Nuggets took the court to play against the top team in the NBA this season, the San Antonio Spurs. In the first half of play the Spurs looked like a team on a mission to win a Championship, finding us down by five at half with the largest lead blooming to 14. However the second half was a completely different story. In the 4th the Nuggets went on a 11-0 run to steal the lead for the first time since the opening minutes when they lead 3-2. The game came down to the final possession, with 6 seconds left Wilson Chandler a freshly acquired Nugget took the ball and hit a jumper just inside the free throw line to take the lead, and the Nuggets never looked back.

Back on Track

After Saturday nights loss against the big "3" and the rest of the Miami team the nuggets get another shot to stop this streak. So far since the trade the Nuggets are 9-4, where as the Knicks have dropped to a lowely 6-7 record. While the Nuggets have certainly inproved their teams playoff position New York is doing exactly the opposite. Before the trade the Nuggets resided in the 7th playoff seed and are now in sole control of the 5th seed. The Knicks before the trade were in the 6th place playoff seed in the east and have now since dropped down to 7th place.

"New Nugget of the Night" vs. Boston Celtics

As the second game without Melo and Chauncey came to a close the final box score of the Denver Nuggets vs the Boston Celtics read 89-75 victory for the Denver "Thu"ggets. However this night was much more than beating the top team in the Eastern Conference; it was a first full look at the Nuggets after the megatrade that sent Melo packing to New York. The award for the New Nugget of the Night goes to Wilson Chandler, the small forward who is filling in the void left by Melo, along with new member Danilo "Gallo" Galinari who was also a part of the deal. Chandler came off the bench and had 16 point on 5-9 shooting including 3-4 for beyond the arc, along with grabbing 5 boards. Tonight the Nuggets will take their 3 game-winning streak to Portland in a battle of placement for the final playoff seeds in the Western Conference.

Day 1 Without Anthony

As the second day begins with the city of Denver grieving from a seven year divorce of a undeniable superstar, there is hope spreading. Although the heart and soul of Denver Basketball is now gone in Billups' the Nuggets pulled off a 120-107 smashing of a very good up-and coming Memphis Grizzlies team. New team leaders Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, and JR Smith willed the team to a much needed victory to start a new era off right. The Nuggets will get back to work Thursday night in a clash against the Eastern Conference leaders Boston Celtics.