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January 23rd, 2007 Nuggets Win In Day 1 of Anthony/Iverson Experiment

Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony

On Monday night, the Nuggets hosted the last place Memphis Grizzles. Carmelo Anthony finally made his return, after his 15 game suspension, to the Nuggets lineup in this game. This was game one of the Anthony/Iverson experiment, and all went well, as the Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies 115-98.

Pau Gasol put up some monster numbers in this game: 23 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 blocks. Word in the street is, however, that Gasol has asked for a trade out of Memphis. Chucky Atkins, Hakim Warrick, and Rudy Gay all scored double figures off the bench for the Grizzlies. Atkins scored 15 and dished 7 assists, Gay scored 12 (and also grabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists), and Warrick scored 11. Defensive stopper Dahntay Jones also chipped in 9 points and 5 rebounds, as Brian Cardinal played 20 minutes to produce 7 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Miller shot just 2 of 11 tonight, including 1 of 6 from deep, scoring just 5 points.

Anthony and Iverson co-existed well in game one, combining for 51 points. Carmelo, in his comeback game, led the team with 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Iverson scored 23, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished 7 helpers, and came away with 2 steals. That’s not all though, a lot of other Nuggets put up some huge numbers. Marcus Camby scored 17, grabbed 17 rebounds, dished 3 assists, and blocked 3 shots. J.R. Smith, who came off the bench, scored 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, but did, however, shoot just 4 of 14 from beyond the arc. Newest Nugget, Steve Blake, scored just 5 points but he also dished out 12 assists. Nene was also effective off the bench, scoring 11 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.

Player of the Game: Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony

28 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists

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