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Nuggets Get First-Ever Playoff Win Over Lakers

May. 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers' 24-year playoff dominance of the Denver Nuggets dissipated over the final 29 seconds of the fourth quarter. That's when Kenyon Martin hit a layup in traffic and Chauncey Billups made 3 of 4 free throws to give Denver a 106-103 victory in Game 2 on Thursday night to...
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NBA: Denver 108, New Orleans 93

NBA: Denver 108, New Orleans 93

DENVER, April 23 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups scored 31 points Wednesday and Denver pulled away with a huge fourth quarter to defeat New Orleans 108-93.

NBA: Denver 120, Memphis 111

DENVER, April 17 (UPI) -- Allen Iverson scored 21 points Wednesday and playoff-bound Denver reached the 50-win mark with a 120-111 victory over Memphis.

NBA: Denver 126, Phoenix 120

DENVER, April 2 (UPI) -- The Denver Nuggets rode Allen Iverson's 31 points to a 126-120 win over the Phoenix Suns and keep their hold on the final playoff spot in the NBA West.

NBA: Denver 108, Memphis 86

DENVER, March 13 (UPI) -- Kenyon Martin helped pick up the slack from a rare poor outing by Allen Iverson Wednesday to lead Denver past Memphis 108-86.

Denver forward Martin has knee surgery

DENVER, May 16 (UPI) -- Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin had arthroscopic surgery Monday on his left knee.

NBA: San Antonio 86, Denver 78

DENVER, May 1 (UPI) -- The San Antonio Spurs recorded an 86-78 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series Saturday in Denver.

NBA: Denver 111, Memphis 102

DENVER, April 15 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points Friday night as Denver prevented Memphis from clinching a playoff spot with a 111-102 victory.

NBA: Denver 94, Memphis 91

MEMPHIS, April 5 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and Kenyon Martin 20 Tuesday while leading the Denver Nuggets to a 94-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

NBA: Sacramento 109, Denver 100

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points for Sacramento in a 109-100 win over the Denver Nuggets Tuesday.

Nuggets obtain Kenyon Martin

DENVER, July 15 (UPI) -- Denver obtained Kenyon Martin from New Jersey Thursday in exchange for three first-round draft choices.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler