The Nuggets got outrebounded 50-36 and it did them in earlier today. Al Harrington led the way for the Nuggets in this game with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Nene’ (13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals), Arron Afflalo (13 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Andre Miller (13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Nuggets. Timofey Mozgov pitched in with 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocked shots. The Nuggets are now 2-2 on the year.

The Nuggets were outrebounded 50-30 last night and the Blazers shot 51.9% from the floor and that did them in last night. Ty Lawson led the way for the Nuggets in this game with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 steals. Arron Afflalo (19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists) and Danilo Gallinari (16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 4 of 15 shooting from the floor) also had somewhat decent games for the Nuggets last night. Andre Miller (13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal on 4 of 13 shooting from the floor) and Nene’ (10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots on 4 of 12 shooting from the floor) had rough shooting games but were productive overall. The Nuggets are now 2-1 on the year.

The Nuggets shot a blistering 53.5% from the floor last night as the blitzed the Jazz in Denver. Nene’ (25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Al Harrington (18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals) led the way for the Nuggets in this game. Ty Lawson also had a solid game with 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal last night. Danilo Gallinari (11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals), Rudy Fernandez (11 points, 8 assists and 1 steal) and Arron Afflalo (10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Nuggets in this game. The Nuggets are now 2-0 on the season.

The Nuggets were up 97-68 after three quarters last night and they outrebounded the Mavericks 47-37! This was a very easy and surprising road win for the Nuggets last night. Ty Lawson led the way for the Nuggets last night with 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Al Harrington (18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal) and Andre Miller (18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had really good games off the bench for the Nuggets last night. Danilo Gallinari (15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Arron Afflalo (11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in for the Nuggets in this game. The Nuggets are now 1-0 on the season.

The Nuggets have re-signed 26-year old shooting guard Arron Afflalo to a 5-year, $43 million dollar deal. Afflalo played in 69 games (all starts) for the Nuggets last year and he averaged 33.7 minutes, 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He also shot 42.3% from three point range last season for the Nuggets. Afflalo has now played in 300 games (161 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 22.5 minutes, 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Afflalo is a player on the rise and I look for him to score a lot more in 2011-12.