DENVER, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony led a balanced attack with 21 points Tuesday night as Denver blasted New Orleans, 116-94.
The Hornets were blown out for the second time in as many nights.
New Orleans began its four-game western swing with wins over Phoenix and Golden State on consecutive nights, running their road record to 9-4.
But on Monday night, the Hornets took a 109-80 beating from the Los Angeles Clippers. One night later, they never led and trailed by 29 points after just 18 minutes as they were chased out of town by the Nuggets.
Voshon Lenard and reserve Rodney White scored 19 points each, Nene added 16 and 11 rebounds and Marcus Camby had 14 and 12 for Denver, which shot 52 percent from the field and had 38 fast-break points.
The Nuggets beat the Hornets for the first time in five meetings.
