Carmelo Anthony had a big night and led the Denver Nuggets (19-7) to the victory over the Houston Rockets (14-11).  Melo didn’t shoot great from the field, only hitting 9-23 shots, but he was very aggressive and got to the free throw line a lot.  He hit 19-20 free throws on his way to 38 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.  Chauncy Billups was having a nice game before leaving with a groin injury.  He shouldn’t miss more than a few games, so it’s not too serious.  J.R. Smith came off the bench and shot the ball very well, going 9-14 for 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.  This was a solid win for the Nuggets with Billups sitting out the entire second half.

The Nuggets held the Thunder to 39.2% shooting from the floor last night and it was a big reason for the win. Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Nuggets last night with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. J.R. Smith pitched in with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists last night. Chris Andersen stuffed the stat sheet off the bench with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots in 32 minutes off the bench. The Nuggets are now 18-7 on the year.

The Nuggets played all out the whole game last night and they needed to in order to hold off the Suns. Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Nuggets last night with 32 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Chauncey Billups also had a solid game with 24 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 2 steals. Nene pitched in with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. The Nuggets are now 17-7 on the year.

The Nuggets continue to struggle on this road trip as the Pistons nipped them last night in Motown. Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Nuggets in this game with 40 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Chauncey Billups pitched in with 21 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. J.R. Smith only shot 5 of 16 from the floor but he still finished up with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. The Nuggets are now 16-7 on the year.

Many people said Ty Lawson was too short for the NBA…those people were dead wrong.  Lawson’s incredible speed has wreaked havoc on defenses in the NBA, just like it did while he was at the University of North Carolina.  Lawson doesn’t get a ton of minutes, but he makes a lot happen in the playing time he gets.  He has been a nice addition for this loaded Nuggets team, but where does he rank among the other elite rookies?  Find out here at my list of the Top Rookies in the NBA so far.