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Posted on: Monday, January 18, 2010

Nuggets speed past Jazz, 119-112


Associated Press

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets unveiled their new two-point guard look last night with Chauncey Billups and rookie Ty Lawson.

The results were impressive with Billups scoring 29 points to go with Carmelo Anthony's 37 in a 119-112 win over Utah that snapped the Jazz's winning streak at four.

Lawson scored 11 points and had an assist and two key steals in his return from a sprained ankle that cost him four games.

"He is a speedster," Jazz forward Kyle Korver said. "He gets out and he goes, attacks the basket and he is surrounded by shooters and scorers."

When the Nuggets drafted Lawson, the Nuggets spoke about how he could keep Billups fresh for the stretch run. But a bonus is getting more minutes on the floor together with his mentor.

"That will be good because I like playing on the ball and off the ball," Lawson said. "So, if he gets a rebound, then I'm gone. He does the same thing: I get the rebound, he's gone. It's good to have two ball-handlers on the court."

Point guard Deron Williams led the Jazz with 23 points.

UTAH 28 25 28 31—112

DENVER 28 32 25 34—119

UTAH—Kirilenko 2-7 3-4 7, Boozer 7-12 4-7 18, Okur 3-6 1-1 8, Williams 8-18 6-8 23, Brewer 3-4 2-2 9, Millsap 8-12 1-2 17, Miles 1-4 0-0 2, Matthews 3-7 2-2 9, Price 0-1 0-0 0, Korver 7-10 1-1 19, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 20-27 112.

DENVER—Anthony 13-22 11-12 37, Martin 2-5 4-6 8, Nene 7-10 4-6 18, Billups 5-13 17-19 29, Afflalo 2-5 0-0 5, Smith 4-12 1-1 11, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Lawson 3-7 4-5 11. Totals 36-74 41-49 119.

3-Point Goals—Utah 8-18 (Korver 4-5, Brewer 1-1, Matthews 1-1, Okur 1-2, Williams 1-4, Miles 0-2, Kirilenko 0-3), Denver 6-21 (Smith 2-6, Billups 2-7, Lawson 1-3, Afflalo 1-3, Anthony 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 46 (Boozer 13), Denver 46 (Martin 9). Assists—Utah 30 (Williams 13), Denver 16 (Smith 5). Total Fouls—Utah 29, Denver 23. Technicals—Utah defensive three second, Billups. A—19,519 (19,155).

RAPTORS 110, MAVERICKS 88

Chris Bosh had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 22 and host Toronto posted its biggest margin of victory in history over Dallas.

Jose Calderon had 15 points and Jarrett Jack scored 11 for the Raptors, who took the lead early in the second quarter and never trailed again, leading by as many as 26.

"To get to where we want to go we're going to have to win big games and today was a big game," Bosh said. "We came out prepared and I'm really proud of my guys for the way they played."

Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points and Jason Terry had 18 for the Mavericks, who have lost three of four. Shawn Marion scored 15 and Jason Kidd had 12 points and nine assists.

DALLAS 23 18 27 20— 88

TORONTO 20 34 30 26—110

DALLAS—Marion 7-12 1-2 15, Nowitzki 9-15 1-4 19, Dampier 0-0 0-0 0, Kidd 4-8 2-2 12, Howard 3-12 2-2 8, Terry 7-15 2-2 18, Gooden 1-3 3-4 5, Singleton 0-2 0-0 0, Barea 0-3 0-0 0, Beaubois 1-4 0-0 2, Carroll 2-3 0-0 5, Ross 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 36-80 11-16 88.

TORONTO—Turkoglu 2-9 3-5 8, Bosh 9-18 5-6 23, Bargnani 9-17 1-3 22, Jack 5-8 1-1 11, DeRozan 4-9 0-0 8, Weems 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 5-9 0-1 10, Calderon 6-12 2-2 15, Wright 3-4 0-0 8, Banks 0-0 2-2 2, O'Bryant 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 44-90 15-22 110.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 5-15 (Kidd 2-4, Terry 2-4, Carroll 1-2, Beaubois 0-1, Barea 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1, Howard 0-2), Toronto 7-16 (Bargnani 3-6, Wright 2-3, Calderon 1-2, Turkoglu 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 51 (Gooden 10), Toronto 51 (Bosh 13). Assists—Dallas 23 (Kidd 9), Toronto 28 (Calderon, Jack 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 20, Toronto 18. Technicals—Nowitzki, Terry. A—19,004 (19,800).

NOTE

Bucks: Milwaukee, which lost guard Michael Redd to a knee injury last Sunday, is close to signing forward Jerry Stackhouse, a 14-year veteran, for the rest of the season. Stackhouse is expected to sign sometime in the coming days, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized pending a physical.

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