Nuggets Come Back Strong and Win Game 4
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The Denver Nuggets faced a tough scenario if they were to lose tonight and go down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. However, the Nuggets did not give in and fought their way back to tie the series at 2-2. Carmelo Anthony played after throwing up before the game and then suffered from what looked like a bummed ankle. Melo didn’t have his usual offensive explosion but he didn’t need to. JR Smith absolutely shredded the Laker’s defense. Smith finished with 24 points on 9-17 shooting including 4 three-pointers. Smith ignited the Nuggets with his offensive outburst off the bench but Chauncey Billups was on from the start. Billups also finished with 24 while making a living at the free throw line. Billups went a perfect 9-9 at the line en route to a huge win. The Birdman, Chris Andersen came through yet again with his trademark high energy play off the bench. Birdman finished with only 6 points but also had 14 boards off the bench. Denver won this game with their rebounding. Both Nene and Kenyon Martin finished with double-doubles not to mention Andersen’s 15. Kobe did work as usual scoring 34 points but it just wasn’t enough as he played a nice game of 1 on 5 yet again. The Nuggets are just the better team in my opinion. I like them in 6.
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