:::AnSwEr InCoMpLeTe::: (NBA Live 2005)

[Fresh8]

Man... this series is gonna be good

go e-boy!

[John WB]

Good luck vs. the Nuggz.

[pHLo]

nice playoff picture, i hope u'll make it to he finals and win it all
just sweep the nuggets, like u did it in the regular season

and...

thanks pH

nice version of my nick

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Game Night

Melo’ Not Too Mello
Carmelo Anthony huge game led the Nuggets to the first playoff win

Nuggets-111
Suns-97


Joe Johnson returned to action for the first time since February

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- The Nuggets had nothing but winning on their mind in tonight’s game. After getting swept by the Suns in the season, they wanted to prove a point to everyone who was watching. “We wanted to show people that we can beat this team,” Anthony said. Not only did the Nuggets beat Phoenix, but they dismantled them in a 111-97 win to have an early 1-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs. “We came out and executed off plays, and Carmelo was on fire,” Nuggets guard Dermarr Johnson said. Anthony scored 17 of his 38 points in the 4th quarter to keep the Nuggets ahead. Phoenix never led in the game and the Nuggets won every quarter except the last one.

After Carmelo knocked down a three with 9:14 left in the 4th quarter to put the Nuggets up 87-68, Suns coach Mike D’Antoni looked at Joe Johnson to come off the bench. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he entered at the 9:08 mark. “He wasn’t suppose to play tonight, but he said he wanted to give it a go and after seeing how the team was playing late in the game, I wanted him to get some action,” Coach D’Antoni said. Seconds later, he made his first shot from the corner which was a deep 3-pointer. At the 5:00 mark, Johnson adjusted his shot against Voshon Lenard and was able to get the layup to fall as he cut the Suns deficit to 95-85. “I felt good out there tonight, but the fact that we lost the first game really hurt us,” Joe Johnson said. “I’m feeling great now and I’ll be ready whenever the coach is ready for me.”

The closest the Suns got to the Nuggets was 10 points after Anthony kept knocking down baskets. “Carmelo was just unstoppable,” Quentin Richardson said who led the Suns with 23 points. Richardson was the only Phoenix player who was able to shooting decent from the field other than Jim Jackson ad Steve Nash. Shawn Marion shot a season-low 4-20 from the field, while Amare Stoudemire shot 8-23. “None of the shots were falling, we played exactly how we played against Sacramento a few nights ago when they blew us out,” Jim Jackson said who finished with 15 points.

In Joe Johnson’s return, he scored 5 points, had 1 assist on 52-3 shooting in 7 minutes of play. Marcus Camby, who came back from injury as well, was very productive tonight in the Nuggets win with 17 points and 15 rebounds. “Marcus played like he never was injured,” Coach Karl said. “I wasn’t planning on playing him that long, but he wanted to stay in and he kept producing so we had to keep him in the game.”


S. Hunter- 2pts, 1to, 6mins
S. Marion- 11pts, 14rebs, 3asts, 2stls, 42mins, 4-20fg
J. Jackson- 15pts, 3rebs, 3asts, 1stl, 27mins
J. Johnson- 5pts, 1ast, 7mins
L. Barbosa- 3pts, 1stl, 8mins
J. Voskhul- 6pts, 1reb, 2asts, 12mins
Q. Richardson- 23pts, 4rebs, 3asts, 2blks, 1stl, 36mins, 10-16fg
S. Nash- 14pts, 4res, 11asts, 2stls, 43mins
B. Outlaw- 1pt, 5rebs, 10mins
A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 16rebs, 1ast, 2blks, 1stl, 46mins, 8-23fg
W. McCarty- 1ast, 8 mins, 0-2fg


Nene- 4pts, 3rebs, 1blk, 8mins
C. Anthony- 38pts, 5rebs, 3asts, 2stls, 47mins, 15-31fg
D. Johnson- 7pts, 1reb, 2asts, 9mins
A. Miller- 14pts, 2rebs, 9asts, 1stl, 42mins
E. Boykins- 2pts, 2asts, 4mins
M. Camby- 17pts, 15rebs, 1ast, 2blks, 1stl, 41mins
V. Lenard- 11pts, 3rebs, 3asts, 2blks, 2stls, 42mins
K. Martin- 18pts, 14rebs, 3asts, 4blks, 39mins

Game Photos
Stoudemire grabbed 16 rebounds in the game
Nash dished out 11 assists for his first double-double of the playoffs
Johnson shooting his first shot of the game
Marion setting the hard pick on Lenard
Carmelo shot 15-31 from the field against Phoenix
Camby made Denver's frontline unstoppable
Boykins being doubled by Marion and Stoudemire
Suns in the timeout huddle trying to make one final run

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[-BHZMAFIA-]

Man... this series is gonna be good

go e-boy!

yea it looks like it is going to be now. i cant believe they couldn't miss for nothin

Good luck vs. the Nuggz.

thx, i hope i can beat them next game

nice playoff picture, i hope u'll make it to he finals and win it all
just sweep the nuggets, like u did it in the regular season

and...

Quote:
thanks pH


nice version of my nick

im hopin i can too. it would be nice i couldnt get the sweep to go though

as for the nickname, no prob

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Other Playoff Games

(4) Sacramento vs. (5) Memphis 91-107 Kings
Kings lead series 1-0

(3)Minnesota vs. (6) Dallas 96-93 Mavericks
Mavericks lead series 1-0

(2) San Antonio vs. (7) Houston 98-72 Rockets
Rockets lead series 1-0
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(1) Indiana vs. (8) Orlando 108-89 Magic
Magic lead series 1-0

(4) New Jersey vs. (5) Detroit 102-75 Pistons
Pistons lead series 1-0

(3) Miami vs. (6) Washington 88-107 Heat
Heat lead series 1-0

(2) Boston vs. (7) Cleveland 93-92 Cavaliers
Cavaliers lead series 1-0

[John WB]

I can't believe you lost.

[Seraph]

the lost will definitly make the series more exciting (at least for us)

[pHLo]

he'll crush them in the next games

nice to see JJ doing good, but unfortuneately Mrion and Stoudemire struggled for a combined 12-43 shooting,
u only can do better in the next game

[FendeR`]

Marion is always butter for me :\ I'm sure you'll do better next game though. But I'd still like a picture of Earl Boykins at the title and the title being "Boykins drops 50"

[-BHZMAFIA-]

I can't believe you lost.

i cant believe melo went off on me

the lost will definitly make the series more exciting (at least for us)

i guess thats the only good thing about losing

he'll crush them in the next games

nice to see JJ doing good, but unfortuneately Mrion and Stoudemire struggled for a combined 12-43 shooting,
u only can do better in the next game

im hoping, i might have to put jj back in the starting lineup next game because they did say he was 100% healthy now for the 2nd game. i will wait til after game 2 though and marion and stoudemire should have some good games

Marion is always butter for me :\ I'm sure you'll do better next game though. But I'd still like a picture of Earl Boykins at the title and the title being "Boykins drops 50"

in game 1, he was missing short jumpers and couldnt hit any wide open 3's. boykins will have a hard time scoring 50 no matter how sorry the suns defense is

Since it's the weekend, I will try to play two games today since I won't have really nothing to do.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

NUGGETS VS. SUNS
America West Arena, Phoenix, 7:00 p.m., PST

TV, radio: TNT; KTAR 620
SEASON RECORD: Nuggets, 44-38; Suns, 64-18.
SEASON SERIES: 4-0 Suns
PLAYOFF SERIES: 1-0 Nuggets lead

KEY PLAYERS ON SUNS
Quentin Richardson- 23pts, 4rebs, 10-16 FG in Game 1
Shawn Marion- 11pts, 14rebs, 4-20 FG in Game 1
Amare Stoudemire- 17pts, 16rebs, 8-23 in Game 1

KEY PLAYERS ON NUGGETS
Carmelo Anthony- 38pts, 5rebs, 2stls in Game 1
Kenyon Martin- 18pts, 14rebs, 4blks in Game 1
Earl Boykins- 2pts, 4mins in Game 1

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Nuggets did what they had to do in Game 1, showing that they had a chance in this series. Carmelo Anthony put on the type of performance that he use to have at Syracuse during their championship run. He scored 38 points, which was a playoff high for him. "I just know when I had the ball that I was going to attack," Anthony said. "The first game is always important and it's good that we got it out the way and we have to continue the same type of play." The Suns were beaten in every category and two of their top players were locked down on the offensive end combining for 12-43 from the field. In Marcus Camby's return to the floor, he took control grabbing rebounds and scoring in the paint when the Nuggets needed him. "Camby was there for us tonight along with several other players," Coach Karl said. "I was feeling a little funny about letting him start tonight, but it turns out that it was a good move."

Suns guard Joe Johnson wasn't even expected to play at all in Game 1, but he was cleared to play and he was dressed for the game. He only played 7 minutes, but expect for his minutes to rise in Game 2 and there is a possibility of him starting in Game 3 if things go right with his wrist. "I want us to win and if I can help the team in anyway, I will try my best," Johnson said. "I know we can beat this team because we showed that in the season." One key player on the Nuggets who barely played in the game was Earl Boykins. He scored 2 points in just 4 minutes of play and there were alot of questions about why he rarely played from the media. "Boykins is the heart and soul off the bench for this team, but we really didn't need him in this game with Miller playing good and we never let the Suns lead throughout the entire game," George Karl said. "Things may change in Game 2 because you can't expect the same thing every game."


PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Marcus Camby
PF-Kenyon Martin
SF-Carmelo Anthony
SG-Voshon Lenard
PG-Andre Miller


C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Jim Jackson
SG-Quentin Richardson
PG-Steve Nash

[misow]

Take care of Earl Boykins out of the bench, he can be verry dangerous when your leaders ar tired...Good Luck

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Carmelo Leads 4th Quarter Comeback
Denver takes a surprising 2-0 advantage over the Suns

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Suns-106


After scoring 17 in the 4th quarter in Game 1, Anthony scored 16 in the 4th in Game 2

PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- A huge celebration rang in the visitor's locker room as the Nuggets were able to overcome a 9-point deficit heading into the final quarter and come out with another big win over the Suns in Game 2 of the 2004-05 NBA Playoffs. Denver had three players scoring in the 20+ point range with Carmelo leading the way once again with 29 points to go along with 12 rebounds and 5 assists. He is averaging 33.5ppg in the series and has been doing it all for the Nuggets in crunchtime.

Denver was able to open up the 4th quarter scoring five straight points, cutting their deficit to 78-74. Amare Stoudemire picked up his 6th foul at the 8:34 mark and had to sit out for the rest of the game finishing with just 12 points and 9 rebounds. Carmelo pulled up for a 3 at the top of the key that moved the Nuggets within' 84-83 with 8:26 remaining in the game. Joe Johnson snapped the mini run made by the Nuggets with a 3-pointer of his own at the 8:06 mark to put Phoenix back up by 4. The Nuggets took their first lead of the quarter after Anthony made a fadeaway over Marion to put Denver up 90-89 with 6:37 left. "We fell apart in the 4th," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We allowed them to score 42 points and you will never win a game that way."

Quentin Richardson made a big 3 with 2:31 left in the game to put the Suns up 99-97. Afterwards, it was all Nuggets making big shots when they needed them. Kenyon Martin put up a circus shot in the paint over Hunter to put Denver up 108-103 with 38 seconds left, but Phoenix didn't give up. Joe Johnson who returned from injury in Game 1 was able to make his 2nd three of the game with 30.6 seconds left after the Suns called a timeout. He cut the lead to 108-106 and scored his 10th point of the game. The Nuggets used most of the clock on their last posession, then Andre Miller passed it to Anthony who was 28 feet out to make the 3-point bomb over Richardson wiht 6.9 seconds left to give Denver Game 2. "He came through for them when they needed him," Richardson said. "I couldn't believe he made the shot though because I guarded him pretty tight."

The Nuggets are on the verge of having a big upset over the Suns if Phoenix can't pull themselves together in Game 3. Team officials reported that Joe Johnson is expected to start in the next game and the Suns will bring Jim Jackson back off the bench. "We have to regroup quickly before this thing seriously get out of hand," Stoudemire said who fouled out in the 4th quarter. "They have scored 111 points in each game against us and its ridiculous." The Suns were up by 11 points heading into halftime, but the Nuggets outscored them 72-56 in the 2nd half.


S. Hunter- 6pts, 7rebs, 2stls
S. Marion- 30pts, 6asts, 11-17 FG
Q. Richardson- 13pts, 4rebs, 4asts
J. Johnson- 10pts, 4rebs, 2asts
S. Nash- 19pts, 5rebs, 6asts
L. Barbosa- 4pts, 2asts
J. Jackson- 7pts, 3rebs, 4asts
W. McCarty- 5pts, 1reb, 8mins
A. Stoudemire- 12pts, 9rebs, 3blks, 6 fouls


Nene- 2pts, 1reb, 11mins
K. Martin- 23pts, 7rebs, 2stls
C. Anthony- 29pts, 12rebs, 5asts, 2blks, 45mins
V. Lenard- 8pts, 2rebs, 3asts
A. Miller- 26pts, 9asts, 3stls
E. Boykins- 2pts, 5asts, 1blk
M. Camby- 16pts, 15rebs, 2blks
D. Johnson- 2pts, 1reb, 9mins
B. Russell- 3pts, 1reb, 1ast

Game Photos
Nash crowded by three players
Marion shot 11-17 from the field after the terrible night in Game 1
K-Mart was one of the three Nuggets with 20+ points
Joe Johnson looked more like himself in tonight's game with 10 points
Camby going up to intercept the interior pass
Stoudemire getting hacked in the air by Camby

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Other Playoff Games

(4) Sacramento vs. (5) Memphis 101-118 Kings
Kings lead series 2-0

(3)Minnesota vs. (6) Dallas 85-120 Timberwolves
Series tied at 1-1

(2) San Antonio vs. (7) Houston 114-89 Rockets
Rockets lead series 2-0
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(1) Indiana vs. (8) Orlando 114-112 Magic
Magic lead series 2-0

(4) New Jersey vs. (5) Detroit 98-110 Nets
Series tied at 1-1

(3) Miami vs. (6) Washington 76-83 Heat
Heat lead series 2-0

(2) Boston vs. (7) Cleveland 95-107 Celtics
Series tied at 1-1

[AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy]

Crap, this is reminiscent of the Nuggets knocking out the Sonics back in 94, i believe. They were the 8th seed then , too.

BTW, this is unbelievable. By far the best dynasty here, keep it up.

Maybe now I should take the time to read all 15 pages...

[Arcane]

sorry to hear about the loss to an 8th seed team.

[pHLo]

damn, u gotta bounce back NOW

and boykins got a block ???? have u simulated a quarter ?
but i like it... xD

but what i don't like is that u've lost 2 home games against the 8th seeded Nuggets, man u have to make it. I don't wanna see u getting kicked out of the first round

[kibaxx7]

sorry to hear about the loss to an 8th seed team.

Yup agreed there, hoping a comeback bro! The Gold Back Burner,

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Crap, this is reminiscent of the Nuggets knocking out the Sonics back in 94, i believe. They were the 8th seed then , too.

BTW, this is unbelievable. By far the best dynasty here, keep it up.

Maybe now I should take the time to read all 15 pages...

lol yea, im gettin a little mad now because i hate the nuggets. thanks for the big compliment on the dynasty too

sorry to hear about the loss to an 8th seed team.

yea, well it happens. stop tryin to make it seem like i suck

damn, u gotta bounce back NOW

and boykins got a block ???? have u simulated a quarter ?
but i like it... xD

but what i don't like is that u've lost 2 home games against the 8th seeded Nuggets, man u have to make it. I don't wanna see u getting kicked out of the first round

yea, if i get down 3-0, there is a tough chance of me making a comeback.

boykins did get a block in the game but it really wasnt a block BLOCK, it was like one of those blocks where he goes up for a rebound and they give him a block for it for some reason. that has happened a couple of times in my game. it does hurt that ive lost home games, but we are a good road team as well. we will have a certain routine going on for game 3 and 4 though and you will have to wait and see what it is first if i get knocked out of the 1st rd, it will be like the whole season was basically a waste, so the nuggets need to expect somethin in game 3

Yup agreed there, hoping a comeback bro! The Gold Back Burner,

me too now the series has to go six games, but since im puttin johnson back in the starting lineup, i should be back to normal hopefully.


I will try to do Game 3 preview and recap tonight before I go to bed. If I don't then it will definitely be tomorrow because I want to play them again so bad.

[C89KF]

sh*T is that the real NUGGETS in the nba right now

sorry to hear about the loss to an 8th seed team.



yea, well it happens. stop tryin to make it seem like i suck

lol hope you can kick some a** back to denver

[Fresh8]

Man.. wats with E-boy's limited minutes... lol

Nice to Melo and Co. for going 2-0 up... hope ur season doesnt get lose...

[cklitsie]

Man WTF are you doing lol?
Stoudemire is choking, only 12 points and 6 fouls...
It would be great to see an 8th seed team become the champions though, just like NY almost did in 1999, but that's means you'll probably be out in the first round (or it has to be the East 8th who does it) so nevermind.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

sh*T is that the real NUGGETS in the nba right now

hell it seems like it.

lol hope you can kick some a** back to denver

yea, i know they are a good 4th quarter team in this series though so we will have to play all 4 quarters if we gonna win

Man.. wats with E-boy's limited minutes... lol

Nice to Melo and Co. for going 2-0 up... hope ur season doesnt get lose...

i dont even know lol, he got some pretty good minutes during the season.

Man WTF are you doing lol?
Stoudemire is choking, only 12 points and 6 fouls...
It would be great to see an 8th seed team become the champions though, just like NY almost did in 1999, but that's means you'll probably be out in the first round (or it has to be the East 8th who does it) so nevermind.

yep stoudemire shot bad from the field in game 1, then fouls out in game 2. he is bound to have a good game hopefully in the 3rd game.

[John WB]

if i get knocked out of the 1st rd, it will be like the whole season was basically a waste, so the nuggets need to expect somethin in game 3

Yeah! So you've got to win these games.

Man WTF are you doing lol?
Stoudemire is choking, only 12 points and 6 fouls...
It would be great to see an 8th seed team become the champions though, just like NY almost did in 1999, but that's means you'll probably be out in the first round (or it has to be the East 8th who does it) so nevermind.

Yeah, I loved that. That was my favorite Knicks team.

But I don't want that happening here.

Come on man. You gotta win the next game.

What defense are you doing?