First look: Lakers vs. Nuggets

 
A quick look at some of the key components to their first-round playoff series. > * First-round matchup: No. 1 Lakers vs. No. 8 Denver Nuggets. [link]

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Anthony Arrest: Impairment Described As 'Extreme'

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony's level of impairment after he was stopped by police Monday morning was described as 'extreme' by investigating officers. CBS4 investigator Brian Maass obtained internal police reports that show Anthony insisted ...
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Ex Orange in the Pros...Carmelo Anthony

As we have finally found out all sixteen teams going to the playoffs another member from Syracuse University has made it to the NBA playoffs.
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Carmelo Anthony Absolutely, Unequivocally Bombed Out Of His Mind, Say Cops [Invevitable Falls From Grace]

The latest reports out of Denver about the DUI arrest of the booze-addled, snitch-adverse Carmelo Anthony say that the Nuggets' star's level of impairment was, according to investigating officers, "extreme." Here are some of the wobbly details ...
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Crucifido’s Corner: Lakers vs. Kings (Game 82 4/15/08)

If you predicted this in the beginning of the season after the crazy summer the Lakers went through, you would’ve been laughed at. There isn’t anyone in the basketball world, fan, analyst, player, coach or otherwise that would’ve believed that the Lakers could finish as the #1 seed in one of the tightest Western Conference races ever. The injuries, the duress, the unexpected teams coming up
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Lakers Eye Nuggets In Opening Round

With the Dallas Mavericks’ victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, the Nuggets were ensured the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Waiting for them at the top of the standings is a new and improved Laker team, holding homecourt advantage in the opening round for the first time since 2004. However, in perhaps the tightest race in conference history, the Nuggets don’t ...
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Dallas beats New Orleans 111-98, meaning the Lakers will draw the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Over/under on the number of times Denver fans point to this clip for inspiration over the next week or so: nine million. Over/under on the ...
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After 82 games of NBA Basketball, the 1 vs. 8 Matchup in the West is finally set. With the Mavericks victory over the Hornets Wednesday night, the Lakers will host the Denver Nuggets this weekend as the NBA Playoffs take center stage. Rather ...
InsideHoops.com's Basketball BlogApr. 16: Nuggets 120, Grizzlies 111
The AP reports: Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken driving charge, and the Denver Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time in 20 years with a 120-111 victory over the ...
The Lakers NationAvery’s Lakers/Nuggets Playoff Preview
After 82 games of NBA Basketball, the 1 vs. 8 Matchup in the West is finally set. With the Mavericks victory over the Hornets Wednesday night, the Lakers will host the Denver Nuggets this Saturday as the NBA Playoffs take center stage. Rather ...
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Now that the Western Conference games are over, we finally have all four match-ups cemented and ready to be predicted upon by idiots like me and Tim Legler. Seriously, we've got this covered. You don't need to watch. Why are you still considering to ...
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Nuggets win 50 for first time since 1988 (AP)
Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken driving charge, and the Denver Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time in 20 years with a 120-111 victory over the Memphis ...
Nuggets could make trouble for Lakers
If Anthony and Iverson get any help, Denver might be more than pesky in first-round matchup. > As if printing up metaphors for the press to bash him over ...
Anthony leads Nuggets to 50th win
Carmelo Anthony scores 17 points in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken driving charge, as Denver wins its 50th game of the year, 120-111, over Memphis.
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Mavericks' victory over Hornets clinches No. 7 seeding in the Western Conference. > The Lakers won't be playing Phoenix in the first round, for once, though ...
Anthony Leads Nuggets to 50th Win
Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time in 20 years with a 120-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.