Denver Nuggets

A Nuggets forward from a marquee college program, who came to the NBA after playing in the Final Four championship game, was a passive defender and was allergic to rebounding.

Don't look for Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony to be traded. Calvin Andrews, Anthony's agent, told The Denver Post that the Nuggets "informed me that they're not shopping Melo."

NBA coach of the year Byron Scott showed little interest on Wednesday in leaving the Hornets.

Carmelo Anthony’s blood test is back. “We received notice that Carmelo’s blood test came back over the legal limit,” attorney Dan Recht said in a statement. “This is old news in that Carmelo has admitted from the beginning that he had been drinking and driving and he should not have been. Carmelo has said he will [...]

Today after shootaround, forward Kenyon Martin, perpetually emotional, provided some raw analysis of tonight’s Game 4: “We’re trying to prove it to ourselves. Damn everybody else. It’s about us. The saying is true for tonight – win or go home. And I don’t think guys are ready to do that yet. It’s about heart, determination, will [...]

Things to worry about: Kobe Bryant only had four points in the first half of Game 1. I can’t see that happening again. Derek Fisher averaged a crazy 19.3 points per game against the Nuggets this season. He only had three in Game 1. I’m not saying he will get 19, but he could be a factor [...]

Kobe Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot jumper in the lane with 23.9 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 89-85 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

The agent for Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony shot down trade speculation Wednesday, saying recent media reports are based on "bad information."

Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to lead Boston to an 88-79 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics’ 15th straight home win.

Rather than signing New Jersey restricted free-agent Kenyon Martin to an offer sheet in 2004 and daring the Nets to match, the Nuggets parted with three first-round selections in a sign-and-trade, picks the team sure could have ended up using.

Denver's Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony finished third and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in scoring, but that didn't impress voters when it came to the All-NBA teams.

Nuggets assistant Mike Dunlap has been much courted of late. Could he end up as Arizona's associate coach under Lute Olson?

Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 31 points over the final 5 1/2 minutes Monday night, leading the Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round series.

Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series, routing the flustered Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday.

Kobe Bryant had 49 points and 10 assists Wednesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 122-107 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.