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Chauncey Billups #7 of the Denver Nuggets reacts as he faces the New Orleans Hornets in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 29, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

The class of the NBA's Northwest Division, the Denver Nuggets, head west, aiming for their eight straight win against the lowly Los Angeles Clippers.

Here's a play that sums up why. In Tuesday night's game against Toronto, Carmelo Anthony received a pass on the right wing and cruised by his defender, thanks to a Stonehenge pick set by Renaldo Balkman.

The Denver Nuggets take on the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

The Denver Nuggets sit atop the Northwest division, only ahead of the Portland Trailblazers because of their head-to-head victory in the second game of the year.

Denver's Ty Lawson dunks against the Lakers' D.J. Mbenga on Friday. Lawson strained his left calf upon landing and didn't practice Sunday.

The Nuggets lounged at the Four Seasons Hotel after Friday morning's shootaround, but J.R. Smith remained at the cavernous AmericanAirlines Arena, shooting jumper after jumper in the hear-a-pin-drop-quiet gym, while a maintenance man named Michael attended to the other end of the court.

The Denver Nuggets head into Wisconsin tonight to take on the Milwaukee Bucks . The Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls last night in remarkable fashion, with an ending that literally went down to the final three-tenths of a second.

Yes, there's no Pau Gasol, who is out with a hamstring injury. Yes, the Lakers are playing the second game of a back-to-back. But the Nuggets are still looking forward to matching up against the NBA champions to see just where they stand in this young season.

One night after narrowly escaping Chicago with a victory, the Denver Nuggets will wrap up a lengthy six-game road excursion Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center.

Tonight is the fifth game of the Nuggets' road trip, but Kenyon Martin spoke Monday as if it's the fifth game of a playoff series.

Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Andrew Bogut added 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

Chauncey Billups sat and laughed, figuring the Denver Nuggets would celebrate soon enough.

Suspended for the season's first seven games, Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith returned Tuesday with a new outlook and a different name.

The Nuggets have a lot of tattoos, play emotional, crazy and sometimes rough, and yes, harbor individuals who have had legal troubles.

Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in the Atlanta Hawks' 125-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Dever Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony has just marked his promising career with a weekly MVP on Friday as he spearheaded Nuggets to a 5-0 season opening.

For the Nuggets ' players, this road trip will seem like dining at a restaurant where they were once dumped.

The Nuggets popped the seal off their six-game road trip Tuesday night by going 1-for-7 from the field.

Carmelo Anthony loses the ball as he is fouled by the Grizzlies' Hamed Haddadi during the Nuggets' wild 133-123 victory Sunday night at the Pepsi Center.