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George, Pacers Take on Nuggets in London Live on NBA TV: Jan. 12

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LONDON, UK – Paul George will lead the Indiana Pacers against the Denver Nuggets in an NBA game at The O2 ARENA in London, England on Thursday.

The early tip-off will be at 3:00 pm ET with NBA TV broadcasting the game, which is also available to stream live via NBA League Pass. How To Watch Live NBA Games Free

PACERS SEEK 6TH STRAIGHT

Indiana (20-18) has won five straight since ending a four-game losing streak on Dec. 30 and George is hoping the Eastern Conference club can extend that run with another win outside the United State.

George, who is averaging 22.5 points and 6.2 rebounds this season, is averaging 24.0 points per contest in the New Year.

Four other players are scoring in double-figures this season, with Myles Turner at 15.8 points, Jeff Teague at 15.6, Thaddeus Young at 11.9 and C.J. Miles at 10.9 making up that list.

DENVER ON A POOR SKID

Meanwhile, Denver (14-23) heads into the game on a five-game skid and has given up at 120 points in each of those games.

The Nuggets, who are allowing 111.2 points per game this season, have allowed an average 123.8 points over the last five outings, which is a major concern for coach Michael Malone, whose team is scoring 108 points per game for sixth-best in the league.

“We can’t be a team that just relies on our offense to pick up our defense,” Malone said the last defeat.

“We have to bring our defense every night regardless if you’re making shots.”

NUGGETS MUST IMPROVE ON DEFENSE

Denver forward Wilson Chandler also believes the team must find a way to start winning games again this season, admitting as well that things need to pick up on defense.

“It’s definitely getting frustrating,” said Chandler, who is averaging 16.2 points and 6.9 rebounds the campaign.

“We’ve got to figure out some way to get out of it, and it’s going to be on the defensive end.”

Forward Danilo Gallinari leads the Nuggets in scoring this season at 17.1 points per game.

A total of six players are averaging in double-figures for Denver this term.

Both sets of players have been taking the time to enjoy the rare trip to London, but George has no doubt he and his teammates remain focus on why they are here.

“We don’t want to lose sight of what this trip was about,” he told The Indianapolis Star on Wednesday.

“This trip is to come over here and win a game. It just so happens we play it here in London.

“That’s really what that focus has been, to keep this groove going.”

Don’t forget to visit teams official websites at Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers for more game coverage.

Rookie McDermott scores 16 in Bulls’ preseason win over Nuggets

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Jimmy Butler scored 21 points and the Bulls. nba.com

CHICAGO (SportingAlert.com) — Jimmy Butler scored 21 points and rookie Doug McDermott added 16 and the Chicago Bulls sealed a 110-90 victory over the Denver Nuggets in preseason game on Monday night

Butler went 7 of 8 from the field and a perfect seven from the free throw in 22 minutes, while McDermott shot 5 of 8 from the floor, including 3 of 4 from the three point range.

Point guard Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson each had 15 points, with Nikola Mirotic finishing with 12 for the Bulls, which shot 45.6 percent from the field in the win at the United Center.

Kenneth Faried scored 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting from field to lead the Denver Nuggets, while Jusuf Nurkic added 15 and Timofey Mozgov and Arron Afflalo each scored 10 in the defeat.

Both teams were tied 58-58 at halftime.

The Chicago Bulls will continue their preseason campaign on Thursday when they play host to the Atlanta Hawks 8:00 p.m. ET, while the Denver Nuggets take on the Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Arena, also on the Thursday night.

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GAME INFO

 Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None – TEAMS: None – COACHES: 1 CHICAGO ( T Thibodeau 1 )
Officials: Curtis Blair, Marc Davis, Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance: 21,503

Lakers beat Nuggets 98-95 in preseason opener

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Kobe Bryant scores 13 points in preseason come back game.

San Diego, CA (Sporting Alert) — Kobe Bryant scored 13 points and had five assists to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 98-95 in a preseason game at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego Monday night.

Bryant, who has been sidelined since missing over 70 games last season because of a fractured left knee injury, played 21 minutes and shot 5 for 12 from the field.

Fellow veteran and starting point guard Steve Nash was 4 for 8 from the field and scored 11 points and dished out five assists in his 20 minutes on the floor.

Jordan Clarkson led the Lakers with 14 points and five rebounds, while Ed Davis finished with 12 points and four blocks and Jordan Hill had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Ty Lawson paced the Nuggets with 14 points and six assists, with Timofey Mozgov adding 13 points and Gary Harris, 11.

Arron Afflalo, Erick Green and Quincy Miller all chipped in with 10 points apiece.

The LA Lakers shot 50 percent from behind the arc on 5 for 10 shooting, while going 44.8 percent from the field.

Denver also shot 50 percent from three point range on 8 for 16 shooting.

Ryan Kelly (hamstring) and Xavier Henry (back spasms) were among the players who didn’t feature Monday night for Los Angeles.

NBA Standings, Scores and Records on March 24

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(Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, records and scores from the games that took place in the league on Monday night, March 24.

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Two-time defending champions Miami Heat (48-21), battling with injuries, held off the challenges of Portland Trail Blazers (45-26) on their way to a 93-91 victory.

LeBron James led the Heat with a game high 32 points.

At the STAPLES Center, Blake Griffin put in another impressive workload, finishing with 27 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the win, as the LA Clippers achieved yet another 50-win campaign.

Elsewhere, Kevin Durant had 27 points and eight assists in leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

San Antonio Spurs (54-16) continue to lead the NBA standings overall after picking up another, following their 113-91 positive result over the struggling Philadelphia 76ers (15-56), who have now dropped 25 consecutive games.

While the Spurs were winning their 14th straight game, the Sixers found themselves one defeat away from tying the NBA record for successive losses set by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010-11.

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NBA Scores and Records

San Antonio Spurs 113 (54-16) – Philadelphia 76ers 91 (15-56)
Oklahoma City Thunder 117 (52-18) – Denver Nuggets 96 (32-39)
Los Angeles Clippers 106 (50-21) – Milwaukee Bucks 98 (13-58)
Miami Heat 93 (48-21) – Portland Trail Blazers 91 (45-26)
Houston Rockets 100 (48-22) – Charlotte Bobcats 89 (34-37)
Memphis Grizzlies 109 (42-28) – Minnesota Timberwolves 92 (34-35)
Phoenix Suns 102 (42-29) – Atlanta Hawks 95 (31-38)
Chicago Bulls 89 (40-31) – Indiana Pacers 77 (51-20)
New Orleans Pelicans 109 (30-40) – Brooklyn Nets 104 (37-32) OT
Detroit Pistons 114 (26-44) – Utah Jazz 94 (23-48)

LA Clippers v Denver Nuggets on WatchESPN and ESPN

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Denver, CO (Sporting Alert) — Darren Collison is again absent for the Los Angeles Clippers and will not play against the Denver Nuggets (29-37) on Monday night.

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Collison did not travel with the team and misses the game because of a stomach virus that also saw him skipping the win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.

Collison as drafted into Doc Rivers’ starter team for the LA Clippers (48-20) after Jamal Crawford was recently sidelined with a strained left calf and J.J. Redick, who had been replaced by Crawford, went out indefinitely with a bulging disk in his lower back.

The 26-year-old is averaging 10.8 points per game this season, is averaging 16.3 points per game in March while shooting 49.4 percent from the field from those seven games played.

Meanwhile, Willie Green will again start in Collison’s place and join Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes and DeAndre Jordan.

Los Angeles Clippers have won 11 successive games and will look to make it 12 on Monday night.

Denver Nuggets: Ty Lawson (PG) Randy Foye (SG) Wilson Chandler (SF) Kenneth Faried (PF) Timofey Mozgov (C) .

Los Angeles Clippers: Chris Paul (PG) Willie Green (SG) Matt Barnes (SF) Blake Griffin (PF) DeAndre Jordan (C).

NBA Standings and scores, records on March 5

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Kemba Walker of the Bobcats reacts after the win over the Pacers. PHOTO ESPN

(Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, as well as the NBA scores and results from the games that took place in the league on Wednesday night, March. 6.

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In the shocking result on the night, Al Jefferson scored 34 points and pulled down eight boards in the Charlotte Bobcats’ (28-33) picked up an upset 109-87 win over the Indiana Pacers (46-15).

At The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Joakim Noah grabbed a triple-double of 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Chicago Bulls (34-27) to a 105-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons (24-37). D.J. Augustin was the leading scorer for the Bulls with 26 points, with Taj Gibson adding 22, both doing so from reserved roles.

In other NBA scores on the night, Brooklyn (30-29) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (34-26), 103-94 to move above .500 for the first time this season, with Joe Johnson leading the way with 21 points and Marcus Thornton adding 20 points in the win for the Nets.

The Portland Trail Blazers (42-19) scored a 102-78 win over the Atlanta Hawks (26-33), as Kyle Korver’s NBA-record streak of 127 games with a 3-pointer came to an end in the loss. Dwight Howard had a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets (42-19) to a 101-89 win over the Orlando Magic (19-44), while the Denver Nuggets (26-34) snapped a six-game losing streak with a come back 115-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks (36-26).

Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points to guide the New York Knicks (22-40) to a 118-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (30-30) and stop a seven-game skid.

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NBA Standings and scores, records on March 5

Charlotte Bobcats 109 (28-33), Indiana Pacers 87 (46-15)
Portland Trail Blazers 102 (42-19) – Atlanta Hawks 78 (26-33)
Houston Rockets 101 (42-19), Orlando Magic 89 (19-44)
Golden State Warriors 108 (38-24), Boston Celtics 88 (20-41)
Denver Nuggets 115 (26-34), Dallas Mavericks 110 (36-26)
Brooklyn Nets 103 (30-29), Memphis Grizzlies 94 (34-26)
Chicago Bulls 105 (34-27), Detroit Pistons 94 (24-37)
Washington Wizards 104 (32-29), Utah Jazz 91 (21-40)
New York Knicks 118 (22-40), Minnesota Timberwolves 106 (30-30)
Sacramento Kings 117 (22-39), Milwaukee Bucks 102 (12-48)

Denver Nuggets v Oklahoma City Live on TNT Overtime

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DENVER (Sporting Alert) — TNT Overtime online player and the Turner Network Television will carry live streaming and TV coverage of the NBA game between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

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In team news, Denver (17-17) has revealed that forward Quincy Miller will start tonight against the Thunder in place of the injured Wilson Chandler.

Chandler is being bothered by a left hip strain and will not feature in the game.

However, point guard Nate Robinson is feeling better about his ankle problem, and according to Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw, he “is good to go.”

Meanwhile, forward Serge Ibaka (illness) will play tonight for Oklahoma City Thunder (27-8) after missing the last game against the Boston Celtics.

Denver Nuggets Team: Ty Lawson (PG) Randy Foye (SG) Quincy Miller (SF) Kenneth Faried (PF) JJ Hickson (C)

NBA Scores and Results on Nov. 7

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(Sporting Alert) — The Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat all registered wins the NBA on Thursday night.

Two-time defending champions Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 102-97 with Dwyane Wade leading the way with 29 points and LeBron James adding 18 in the victory.

Blake Griffin scored 27 points and J.J. Redick finished with 15 for the Clippers. DeAndre Jordan ended with 11 points and 14 rebounds and Chris Paul had 11 points and 12 assists in the defeat.

Elsewhere, Steve Blake, who scored 14 points, hit a catch and shoot three-points with 1.3 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Houston Rockets 99-98 at Toyota Center.

Reserves Jodie Meeks, who scored 18 points and Shawne Williams, who had 16, paced the Lakers. Pau Gasol went 1-of-10 from the field for just two  points, but did had 12 rebounds.

James Harden had a game high 35 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets.

In the night’s other games, the Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks, 109-107.

Ty Lawson had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Nuggets, while Paul Millsap top scored for the Hawks with 29 points and 10 boards.

NBA Scores From Nov. 7

Miami Heat 102 (4-2) beat. Los Angeles Clippers 97 (3-3)
Los Angeles Lakers 99 (3-3) beat. Houston Rockets 98 (4-2)
Denver Nuggets 109 (1-3) beat. Atlanta Hawks 107 (2-3)

NBA Preseason: Games, Times and TV Channels on Oct. 8

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(Sporting Alert) — Here are the list of NBA preseason games that will be taking place on Tuesday, 8, October.

The action will begin from the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, England, where the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers, a game streaming live on NBATV, starting at 3pm ET.

A new-look Brooklyn Nets will also take on the Washington Wizards on NBATV, live from the Verizon Center.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Denver Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks, looking to bounce back from Monday night’s 92-87 defeat at the Miami Heat take on the Charlotte Bobcats at U.S. Cellular Center.

Elsewhere, Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Buck meet on FSOH, while the Golden State Warriors busy preseason campaign continues with another game, this time against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena.

Tuesday, October 8 – NBA Preseason
MATCH and TIME (ET)
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers 3:00 PM NBATV
Denver Nuggets at LA Lakers 10:00 PM TWC SN NBATV
Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards 7:00 PM YES NBATV
Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland 7:00 PM FSOH
Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Bobcats 7:30 PM TSOH
Maccabi Haifa at Detroit Pistons 7:30 PM
Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz 9:00 PM FxRM

David Lee back, Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets Starters

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Oakland, California (Sporting Alert) — The Golden State Warriors welcome back star forward David Lee in the team for tonight’s NBA first round Game 6 playoff clash against the Denver Nuggets.

When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, May 2, 2013
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Live TV: TNT, Altitude (Denver), Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (Golden State)

Lee, who tore his right hip flexor in the fourth quarter of Game 1 in the series, was expected to be out for the rest of the season, according to Golden State, but returns in uniform and will play limited minutes on Thursday night.

Stephen Curry will lead the Warriors who are hoping to close out the series at home in the ORACLE Arena tonight as they lead the seven game series 3-2.

Starting tonight also is Carl Landry with Jarrett Jack dropped to the bench.

Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut are the other starters for Golden State.

Meanwhile, the speedy Ty Lawson leads the Denver Nuggets which took Game 5 by a score of W 107-100 Tuesday night.

Andre Iguodala, Wilson Chandler, Kenneth Faried and JaVale McGee also start tonight for the Nuggets.

NBA LIVE On TNT: Denver Nuggets v Stephen Curry

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DENVER (Sporting Alert) — The Denver Nuggets face elimination from the NBA playoff when they take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in tonight’s Game 5 Western Conference First Round series at Pepsi Center in Colorado.

When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
TV Channel: TNT, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (Golden State), Altitude (Denver)

Golden State leads the seven game series 3-1 following the exciting 115-101 victory at Oracle Arena in Game 4 and a win Tuesday night would see them progressing to the Second Round.

“When they come down and just hit 3s when you’ve just crossed halfcourt, you can’t scheme around that. You can’t stop that,” Denver forward Kenneth Faried, who scored 15 points and seven rebounds said of the Warriors’ shooting streak in the last outing.

“We just have to find a way to not let them do that.”

He added though: “We do got them at home and I hope our crowd can get as loud as their crowd was. It was deafening.

“You really can’t hear much and their crowd really gets behind them. I respect that. Our crowd really gets behind us when we get going. Hopefully we can feed off ours and show them a thing or two.”

The Nuggets will be looking to Faried, Ty Lawson, Andre Iguodala and Andre Miller off the bench to help force a Game 6.

Denver Nuggets v Golden State Warriors Game 4

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Oakland, California (Sporting Alert) — The Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors battle in Game 4 of their NBA Western Conference first round playoff series at ORACLE Arena.

When: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Where: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, California
TV Channels: TNT, Altitude (Denver), Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (Golden State)
Time: 8:30 PM
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Both teams are evenly matched, which sets up another exciting battle on Sunday night.

TEAM NEWS

Stephen Curry, Jarrett Jack, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut are the starters for the Golden State Warriors, who lead the seven game series 2-1.

Ty Lawson, Evan Fournier, Andre Iguodala, Wilson Chandler and Kenneth Faried start for the Denver Nuggets tonight.

The Nuggets continue to be without Danillo Gallinari, who will undergo knee surgery at the end of the month to repair his torn ACL and is out for the rest of the season.

Game 5 in this series will return to Denver on Tuesday night and they will be hoping to even things up going back on their own turf.