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December 29th, 2006 Iverson Scores 44, Karl Wins 800th

George Karl

On Thursday night, the Nuggets went on to beat Seattle at home in a 112-98 win. Nuggets head coach George Karl picked up his 800th career win with this victory. There were a lot of injuries and missing players for both sides. For Seattle, Rashard Lewis (hand) and Ray Allen (celebrating the birth of his second child) did not play, and Robert Swift is out for season. Danny Fortson didn’t suit up either. For Denver, there was Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith out (still serving suspensions), Marcus Camby out (finger), and Nene out. In place of Nene, Jamal Sampson got the starting spot at center.

Denver outrebounded Seattle 46-33, and they shot a higher percentage. Those two things were the top reasons Denver won the game, aside from Allen Iverson going off. Denver also got to the free throw line 7 more times than Seattle, thanks to Allen Iverson (who shot 9-12 from the line).

Leading the way for the banged up Sonics was Damien Wilkins, who finished with 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals. Luke Ridnour ended up with 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists while Earl Watson finished with 15 points and 7 assists. Second year man Johan Petro brought a lot of energy off the bench as well, and he finished with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Credit needs to be given to guard Mike Wilks as well, who did a pretty solid job with guarding Allen Iverson. Defensively, Wilks did a better job on Iverson than Ridnour and Watson combined. Wilks ended up with 8 points as well.

For Denver, “The Answer” Allen Iverson was phenominal. He was scoring from everywhere and anywhere on the floor, and he made some terrific passes. Iverson finished with 44 points and 10 assists. Earl Boykins came off the bench and played fantastic once again, and the little man finished with 24 points . You want rebounding? We have that too, in Reggie Evans, who grabbed 18 boards to go along with his 9 points. Jamal Sampson got the start at center, due to Camby and Nene being injured, and he did a respectable job. Sampson finished with 7 points and 9 rebounds in just 17 minutes.

Player of the Game: Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson

44 points, 10 assists

Next Game: Tonight (12/29/06) @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City at 6:00 pm MST.

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