Denver @ Toronto

Post #1 » by **corona** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:36 am

Key Matchup:

v.

Camby had a birthday party late Saturday night. He'll be playing his old team. How much energy will he come with is the big key.

Last Meeting: March 14th, 2008
137-105 Denver victory
Bosh was sidelined with a knee injury
Denver shot 55% from the field, 37% from 3, and 87% from the line
6 players scored in double figures for the Nuggets

Denver: 41-28
Rank 11th in offense and 7th in defense
First night of a back to back, second being in Memphis. Also the 4th game of a 5 game eastern road trip.
News on Nene

Keys to winning:
Maintaining a consistent sense of urgency to get into the playoffs and win the division.
Making the extra pass on a consistent basis.
Staying home on shooters
Treating the game like a playoff game in every way, regardless of the opponent.

Last 5 Games:
W New Jersey
L Philadelphia
L Detroit
W Seattle
W Toronto

Toronto: 35-34
Rank 9th in offense and 13th in defense
This will be Bosh's 3rd game back after missing the previous 10 with knee pain.
Toronto's just 3-10 in their last 13 games

Last 5 Games:
L Cleveland
W Miami
L Utah
L Sacramento
L Denver

Photos:

(try not to laugh)

Game Notes:
http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/notes.pdf
http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/notes.pdf

Playoff Picture: (as of early saturday night)
1.5 games behind Golden State for 8th seed
3.5 games behind Utah for the division lead (4th seed)

pickaxe · Post #2 » by **pickaxe** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:58 am

melo in that last picture is using the force

Shady08 · Post #3 » by **Shady08** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:00 am

We KILLED the Raptors last game, so they will be looking to get some revenge. Their best player in Chris Bosh will be back, so we need to come out with energy, passion and some defensive effort. GO NUGGETS! HAPPY EASTER!

MELO4MVP · Post #4 » by **MELO4MVP** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:22 am

just reminded me of last year

The Answer_CO · Post #5 » by **The Answer_CO** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:33 am

Hopefully, Nuggets come out firing with mindset on defense too. They all know that they have to win these games to be in that playoff picture.

DNIsLeGiT · Post #6 » by **DNIsLeGiT** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:37 am

A must win game and hopefully im right, im predicting a win for the nuggets.

JRMelo15 · Post #7 » by **JRMelo15** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:36 am

Come out and play strong like they did last game against them and contain Bosh. Don't let them destroy us with 3's and run away with this one. Must win, Go Nuggets!

Don_eMOCION#31 · Post #8 » by **Don_eMOCION#31** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:26 am

The Answer_CO wrote:They all know that they have to win these games to be in that playoff picture.

DNIsLeGiT wrote:A must win game

AIMelo15 wrote:Must win, Go Nuggets!

definitely! :clap:

hopefully Melo realizes that he can influence the outcome of a game without scoring 30 pts. i miss the rebounding melo that proved everybody he's capable of being a decent rebounder in this league. he was a hustler...

the thing we get to see now is a small shooting guard in the body of a 6'8' footer. i don't know a guy whos 6'8' and averages 3,2 rebounds but melo does it over the last 5 games.
GK should point at this facts and say, "hey everybody knows our defense sucked in the last 5 games... there's one outstanding thing. your rebounding decreased from 7,5 to 3,2... don't you think you're a big part of this shoking defense?"

but i'm very doubtfull this is EVER gonna happen :noway:

but this fat man seems to not be as much of a players coach, the way he threatened J.R. with punishing him in the media was ridiculous. why should he do so much work and open his mouth to talk to Melo.

but hey. i'm still confident we'll win this. GO NUGGETS!

SnakefromHell · Post #9 » by **SnakefromHell** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:25 pm

I hope we win... if we lose then we are watching playoffs at home

That AI dude is really short... and that Melo dude looks overweight

Reks · Post #10 » by **Reks** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:24 pm

golden state plays the lakers so lets take advantage

The Answer_CO · Post #11 » by **The Answer_CO** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:40 pm

SnakefromHell wrote:I hope we win... if we lose then we are watching playoffs at home

That AI dude is really short... and that Melo dude looks overweight

Size dont matter, its the heart of a dude :wink:

cavsfan_osiris · Post #12 » by **cavsfan_osiris** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:49 pm

Dirk just went down, looked liked he's done for months. Another possible opportunity for Denver to make the post-season.

SnakefromHell · Post #13 » by **SnakefromHell** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:03 pm

What happened to Dirk?

iaaa99 · Post #14 » by **iaaa99** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:03 pm

SnakefromHell wrote:What happened to Dirk?

No confirmation yet. But it looks ankle/knee. It did not look good

Post #15 » by **corona** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:04 pm

SnakefromHell wrote:What happened to Dirk?

some sort of left knee/ankle injury. looked pretty awkward, and he had to be carried off the court by teammates.

proscout · Post #16 » by **proscout** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:11 pm

these next two days are HUGE. we have to win both games (and we should), and then hope GS loses both (as they play the lakers both times). we could be holding the 8th spot by late tomorrow night.

SnakefromHell · Post #17 » by **SnakefromHell** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:28 pm

Oh man looks like this means Mavs are out of playoffs, Warriors no 7 and we get no 8...

And another full season of George Karl.

I totally believe in the curse now.

Unless Karl leads us beyond second round, I don't think he's worth keeping... this team is a WCF material...

cavsfan_osiris · Post #18 » by **cavsfan_osiris** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:42 pm

OMG this is a huge game for Denver. Dallas and Gstate lost.

Mr. Savage · Post #19 » by **Mr. Savage** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:04 pm

No disrespect guys, but with this pathetic defense your team has no business being in the playoffs.

airchibundo507 · Post #20 » by **airchibundo507** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:07 pm

Mr. Savage wrote:No disrespect guys, but with this pathetic defense your team has no business being in the playoffs.

...and the atlanta hawks do?

get lost troll.