The Denver Nuggets have started the season off well with a record of 4-1. Their only loss came to the Lakers in an overtime game. Shannon Brown is currently trying to fit in with the club's system and so far he's doing pretty well. While his shooting has been inconsistent, he has been getting to the line plenty and he is yet to miss a free throw. The feature game of the round is of course the Lakers game. Here it is:
Lakers win in overtime

Despite a career game from former Laker Shannon Brown, the LA Lakers have won in overtime against Denver 94-89. Shannon Brown was the high point man of the game with 39 points, which included 7-9 from three point territory. However Kobe's Lakers had a more even spread of scorers with Odom getting 26, Bynum and Gasol both scoring 17 and Kobe himself, with a team oriented game had 21 points and 10 assists.
For Denver, the next highest scorer to Shannon was Melo with 17, while Beasley (10) was the only other player in double figures. Denver did well to get so close, after trailing at half time by 20 points. However the Lakers were on fire, with all their stars contributing. Lamar Odom just doesn't seem to miss when he's hot, neither does Kobe.
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DEN@LAL
OT
LAL: 94 (Odom 26, Bryant 21, Bynum 17, Gasol 17)
DEN: 89 (Brown 39, Anthony 17, Beasley 10)
Sprite Performer of the Game: Kobe Bryant 21 points 10 assists
Rebounds
LAL: Bynum 13
DEN: Andersen 11
Assists
LAL: Bryant 10
DEN: Billups 13
Double-doubles
LAL: Bynum (17 points, 13 rebounds), Gasol (17 points, 12 rebounds)
DEN: none
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Last 5 Games
@GSW: 85-74 W
@LAL: 94-89 L (OT)
@PHO: 91-84 W
MIN: 89-67 W
OKC: 76-73
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Denver's new faces

Camby here doing what he does best. His best game was against the Thunder, where he had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block.

Used sparingly for the time being, Grant Hill needs to adjust to a new role. In the times he has gotten minutes, he has scored points and still looks in good shape.

Rookie Ray "Rabbits" Warren made his debut against Minnesota. It's the only game he's played so far, but he made a nice contribution with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block. Reminds me a lot of Nathan Jawai.
The Shannon Brown Factor
I thought I'd give Shannon his own section since he's got the biggest role out of all the new faces. In his first 5 games, here's his scores:
GSW: 16 points
LAL: 39 points
PHO: 16 points
MIN: 16 points
OKC: 9 points
He has big shoes to fill, but so far, he's doing a good job.
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Next 5 Games
TBA