NEW ORLEANS, April 6 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points Wednesday night in pacing Denver to its fifth straight victory, 94-83 over New Orleans.
The Nuggets, who have won 11 of their last 12, also got 16 from Andre Miller and 12 each from Wesley Person and DerMarr Johnson.
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Denver moved within a half game of Houston for sixth place in the Western Conference and maintained a one-game advantage over Memphis.
New Orleans was led by Dan Dickau with 20 points.
The Nuggets built a 13-point halftime lead and boosted it to 23 midway through the third quarter.
New Orleans used a 14-1 run to get within seven with less than three minutes to play, but the Hornets came no closer.
