Nuggets Go Ballistic! Beat Seattle 168-116

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main

There must have been magnets in the basketballs, that were attracted to the metal of the rims of the baskets. Maybe it was the first C.G.I. game that the graphics were so realistic we didn’t realize it was just a simulation. What ever the explanation the Denver Nuggets went back to the future?circa mid-eighties when Doug Moe coached the run and gun Denver teams. The Nuggets broke a franchise record for most points scored in a game in regulation as they blitzkrieged the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday night 168-116. Yes that is correct 168-116! Sonics forward Chris Wilcox may have put it best when he said to reporters “We just lost tonight. We lost by a lot.”

The Nuggets led at the end of the first quarter 48-29, and the fun was just getting started. The lead at the half was 84-58, but we are just half way home. The Denver lead was up to 42 points by the end of the third quarter as they led 127-85, and you figured that the Nuggets would just kind of take it easy in the fourth quarter. Well you figured wrong as Denver scored another 41 points in the fourth quarter to make the final margin of victory 52 points!???

Denver shot 60.4% (61-101) from the floor for the game, as well as shooting 51.6% (16-31) from outside the arc. Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 26 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block, in the Denver victory. Allen Iverson scored 24 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound, Kenyon Martin scored 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks. Chucky Atkins scored 19 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, J.R. Smith also scored 19 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks. Linas Kleiza scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, Marcus Camby recorded a triple-double he had 13 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal. Yakhouba Diawara scored 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Kevin Durant led Seattle with 23 points, 3 rebounds, Chris Wilcox recorded a double-double 17 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist. Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, Earl Watson scored 14 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds. Johan Petro scored 14 points, 3 rebounds 3 steals, 2 assists. Nuggets still only get credit for just one victory, and now have a record of 40-26, Seattle is 16-51.

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