2009–10 Denver Nuggets season

2009–10 Denver Nuggets season
2009–10 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Mark Warkentien
Owner(s)	Stan Kroenke
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest); Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round; (lost to Jazz 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, its 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip the conference finals last season, the Nuggets started the season 35–18 before the All-Star break. Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups were selected to the 2010 NBA All-Star Game with George Karl coaching the Western Conference. Karl was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer, ending his season. Adrian Dantley took over and the team struggled in the second half of the season, finishing with a 53–29 record and earned the number 4 seed in the West. Denver's season ended in the first round with a defeat to the Utah Jazz in six games. The Nuggets had the third best team offensive rating in the NBA.^[1]

Key dates

June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 8 – The free agency period started.

Free Agency

On July 8, the Nuggets re-signed fan favorite Chris "Birdman" Andersen to a 5-year, $21.17 million contract, worth up to $26 million with incentives. However, on July 13, the Nuggets lost starting shooting guard Dahntay Jones, who signed a 4-year, $10.6 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets also lost reserve forward Linas Kleiza to Greek team Olympiacos Piraeus on August 10, when he signed a 2-year, $12.2 million contract. On August 16, backup point guard Anthony Carter was re-signed to a 1-year minimum-salary contract worth $1,306,455. On August 27, the team re-signed reserve center Johan Petro to a 1-year minimum-salary contract worth $884,881. On September 25, the Nuggets signed forward Joey Graham to a 1-year, non-guaranteed, minimum salary contract worth $884,881. On September 28, reserve point guard Jason Hart signed a 1-year non-guaranteed minimum-salary contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On September 26, the team also signed forward Keith Brumbaugh, point guard Dontaye Draper, and center Kurt Looby to non-guaranteed contracts for training camp. Brumbaugh was waived on October 10. Draper and Looby were waived on October 21.

Trades

The Nuggets made two draft-day trades as well as several others later in the offseason. On draft day, the Nuggets acquired the draft rights to point guard Ty Lawson, the 18th overall pick, from Minnesota in exchange for Charlotte's 2010 1st round pick, which they had previously acquired. The Nuggets also traded the draft rights to point guard Sergio Llull, a second round pick (34th overall), to the Houston Rockets in exchange for $2.25 million cash. On July 13, the Nuggets acquired shooting guard Arron Afflalo, forward Walter Sharpe, and $350,000 cash from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 2011 2nd round pick. The pick will be the lower of the Nuggets' and Blazers' selections, which the Nuggets previously acquired. On July 31, the Nuggets acquired power forward Malik Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for swingman Sonny Weems, Sharpe, and cash considerations. On August 10, the Nuggets traded F/C Steven Hunter, their 2010 1st round pick, and $3 million cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2014 conditional 2nd round pick. On September 22, the Nuggets acquired swingman James White from Houston in exchange for the draft rights to forward Axel Hervelle, a 2005 2nd round pick (52nd overall). White was waived on October 21.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Ty Lawson^*	Point guard	United States	UNC
2	34	Sergio Llull^x	Point guard	Spain	Real Madrid (Spain)

^* Acquired from Minnesota. ^x Traded to Houston.

Roster

2009–10 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	6	Afflalo, Arron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)		UCLA
F	30	Allen, Malik	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1978–06–27	Villanova
F/C	11	Andersen, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1978–07–07	Blinn
SF	15	Anthony, Carmelo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1984–05–29	Syracuse
F	32	Balkman, Renaldo (IN)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1984–07–14	South Carolina
G	7	Billups, Chauncey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1976–09–25	Colorado
C	43	Butch, Brian (IN)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984–12–22	Wisconsin
PG	25	Carter, Anthony	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1975–06–16	Hawaiʻi
G/F	14	Graham, Joey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982–06–11	Oklahoma State
G	22	Karl, Coby (IN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1983–06–08	Boise State
G	3	Lawson, Ty	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1987–11–03	North Carolina
PF	4	Martin, Kenyon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1977–12–30	Cincinnati
F/C	31	Nenê	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1982–09–13	Brazil
C	27	Petro, Johan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	1986–01–27	France
G/F	1	Smith, J. R.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1985–09–09	St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)

Head coach

George Karl (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record
1	October 1	Denver Nuggets	87 – 103	Utah Jazz		18,114	0–1
2	October 3	Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)	70 – 102	Denver Nuggets		9,749	1-1
3	October 8 (in Taipei)	Indiana Pacers	126–104	Denver Nuggets		13,599	1–2
4	October 11 (in Beijing, China)	Denver Nuggets	128–112	Indiana Pacers		16,982	2-2
5	October 18	Denver Nuggets	96 – 98	Portland Trail Blazers		18,943	2–3
6	October 20	Minnesota Timberwolves	100–129	Denver Nuggets		11,228	3-3
7	October 22 (in Anaheim, California)	Denver Nuggets	89 – 106	Los Angeles Lakers		15,206	3–4
8	October 23 (in San Diego)	Denver Nuggets	119–105	Los Angeles Lakers		13,586	4-4

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	12–4
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	–	32–9	21–20	8–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	3	26–15	24–17	8–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	3	27–14	23–18	9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	38	10–31	5–36	3–13

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	—	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

2009–10 game log

October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	Jazz	W 114–105	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Kenyon Martin (11)	Ty Lawson (6)	Pepsi Center 19,155	1–0
2	October 29	@ Trail Blazers	W 97–94	Carmelo Anthony (41)	Nenê (11)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Rose Garden Arena 20,218	2–0

November: 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	Grizzlies	W 133–123	Carmelo Anthony (42)	Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups (12)	Pepsi Center 15,823	3–0
4	November 3	@ Pacers	W 111–93	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Nenê (13)	Anthony Carter (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,627	4–0
5	November 4	@ Nets	W 122–94	Ty Lawson (23)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Izod Center 15,319	5–0
6	November 6	@ Heat	L 88–96	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (8)	Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo (2)	AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600	5–1
7	November 7	@ Hawks	L 100–125	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Chris Andersen (11)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Philips Arena 17,801	5–2
8	November 10	@ Bulls	W 90–89	Carmelo Anthony (20)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (6)	United Center 21,409	6–2
9	November 11	@ Bucks	L 102–108	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Carmelo Anthony (10)	Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5)	Bradley Center 12,987	6–3
10	November 13	Lakers	W 105–79	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Chris Andersen (11)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,141	7–3
11	November 17	Raptors	W 130–112	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Nenê (10)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 16,446	8–3
12	November 20	@ Clippers	L 99–106	Carmelo Anthony (37)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Staples Center 18,155	8–4
13	November 21	Bulls	W 112–93	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin (11)	Carmelo Anthony (7)	Pepsi Center 19,359	9–4
14	November 24	Nets	W 101–87	Carmelo Anthony (27)	Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 16,307	10–4
15	November 25	@ Timberwolves	W 124–111	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Nenê (8)	Nenê, Ty Lawson (6)	Target Center 13,101	11–4
16	November 27	Knicks	W 128–125	Carmelo Anthony (50)	Nenê, Kenyon Martin (11)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,155	12–4
17	November 29	Timberwolves	L 100–106	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Kenyon Martin (14)	Nenê (5)	Pepsi Center 15,147	12–5

December: 8–7 (home: 6–1; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 1	Warriors	W 135–107	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 14,570	13–5
19	December 3	Heat	W 114–96	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Chris Andersen (10)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 14,998	14–5
20	December 5	@ Spurs	W 106–99	Carmelo Anthony (34)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Chauncey Billups (5)	AT&T Center 17,592	15–5
21	December 7	@ 76ers	W 93–83	Chauncey Billups (31)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Wachovia Center 20,664	16–5
22	December 8	@ Bobcats	L 95–107	Carmelo Anthony (34)	Nenê (10)	J.R. Smith (4)	Time Warner Cable Arena 14,127	16–6
23	December 10	@ Pistons	L 99–101	Carmelo Anthony (40)	Nenê (11)	Ty Lawson (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,176	16–7
24	December 12	Suns	W 105–99	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Chris Andersen (10)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,155	17–7
25	December 14	Thunder	W 102–93	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Chris Andersen, Kenyon Martin (11)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 16,022	18–7
26	December 16	Rockets	W 111–101	Carmelo Anthony (38)	Chris Andersen (11)	Ty Lawson (6)	Pepsi Center 15,753	19–7
27	December 18	@ Hornets	L 92–98	J.R. Smith (25)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Anthony Carter (5)	New Orleans Arena 14,453	19–8
28	December 20	@ Grizzlies	L 96–102	Carmelo Anthony (41)	Chris Andersen (14)	Anthony Carter (7)	FedExForum 13,385	19–9
29	December 23	Hawks	W 124–104	J.R. Smith (41)	Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8)	Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Carter (7)	Pepsi Center 19,155	20–9
30	December 25	@ Trail Blazers	L 96–107	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Kenyon Martin (14)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Rose Garden Arena 20,664	20–10
31	December 27	Mavericks	L 96–104	Kenyon Martin (18)	Carmelo Anthony (12)	Arron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (4)	Pepsi Center 19,756	20–11
32	December 28	@ Kings	L 101–106	Carmelo Anthony (34)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Ty Lawson (6)	ARCO Arena 14,548	20–12

January: 12–3 (home: 8–1; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
33	January 2	@ Jazz	W 105–95	Ty Lawson (23)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Ty Lawson (9)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	21–12
34	January 3	76ers	L 105–108	Nenê (24)	Nenê (15)	Ty Lawson (9)	Pepsi Center 19,155	21–13
35	January 5	Warriors	W 123–122	Kenyon Martin (27)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Ty Lawson (8)	Pepsi Center 15,129	22–13
36	January 8	Cavaliers	W 99–97	Chauncey Billups (23)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Pepsi Center 19,996	23–13
37	January 9	@ Kings	L 100–102	Chauncey Billups (27)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Kenyon Martin (5)	ARCO Arena 14,411	23–14
38	January 11	Timberwolves	W 105–94	Carmelo Anthony (24)	Kenyon Martin (15)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 14,669	24–14
39	January 13	Magic	W 115–97	Carmelo Anthony (27)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Anthony Carter (6)	Pepsi Center 18,475	25–14
40	January 17	Jazz	W 119–112	Carmelo Anthony (37)	Kenyon Martin (9)	J.R. Smith (5)	Pepsi Center 19,519	26–14
41	January 20	@ Warriors	W 123–118 OT	Chauncey Billups (37)	Kenyon Martin (14)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Oracle Arena 17,223	27–14
42	January 21	Clippers	W 105–85	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Kenyon Martin (14)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 15,343	28–14
43	January 23	Hornets	W 116–110	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Kenyon Martin (14)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 19,807	29–14
44	January 25	Bobcats	W 104–93	Chauncey Billups (27)	Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith (6)	Chauncey Billups (11)	Pepsi Center 16,909	30–14
45	January 27	@ Rockets	W 97–92	J.R. Smith (22)	Kenyon Martin (15)	Chauncey Billups (4)	Toyota Center 16,357	31–14
46	January 29	@ Thunder	L 84–101	J.R. Smith (19)	Kenyon Martin (9)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Ford Center 18,203	31–15
47	January 31	@ Spurs	W 103–89	Chauncey Billups (25)	Kenyon Martin (11)	Chauncey Billups (11)	AT&T Center 17,607	32–15

February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 1	Kings	W 112–109	Kenyon Martin (24)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 15,544	33–15
49	February 3	Suns	L 97–109	Nenê, J.R. Smith (15)	Kenyon Martin (10)	J.R. Smith (5)	Pepsi Center 19,155	33–16
50	February 5	@ Lakers	W 126–113	Chauncey Billups (39)	Chris Andersen (15)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Staples Center 18,997	34–16
51	February 6	@ Jazz	L 106–116	Ty Lawson (25)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Ty Lawson (4)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	34–17
52	February 9	Mavericks	W 127–91	Nenê (21)	Chris Andersen (10)	Ty Lawson (7)	Pepsi Center 17,485	35–17
53	February 11	Spurs	L 92–111	Nenê (20)	Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 18,611	35–18
54	February 18	@ Cavaliers	W 118–116	Carmelo Anthony (40)	Kenyon Martin (17)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	36–18
55	February 19	@ Wizards	L 97–107	Chauncey Billups (28)	Kenyon Martin, Nenê (9)	Ty Lawson (3)	Verizon Center 17,212	36–19
56	February 21	Celtics	W 114–105	Chauncey Billups (26)	Kenyon Martin, Nenê (10)	Carmelo Anthony (8)	Pepsi Center 19,818	37–19
57	February 25	@ Warriors	W 127–112	Chauncey Billups (37)	Chris Andersen (11)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Oracle Arena 18,555	38–19
58	February 26	Pistons	W 107–102	Chauncey Billups (25)	Joey Graham (7)	Ty Lawson, Nenê, J.R. Smith (4)	Pepsi Center 19,845	39–19
59	February 28	@ Lakers	L 89–95	Carmelo Anthony (21)	Nenê (11)	Chauncey Billups (4)	Staples Center 18,997	39–20

March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1	@ Suns	L 85–101	Chauncey Billups (21)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (4)	US Airways Center 18,159	39–21
61	March 3	Thunder	W 119–90	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Anthony Carter (12)	Pepsi Center 18,822	40–21
62	March 5	Pacers	W 122–114	Carmelo Anthony (34)	Chris Andersen (10)	J.R. Smith (8)	Pepsi Center 19,155	41–21
63	March 7	Trail Blazers	W 118–106	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Johan Petro (10)	J.R. Smith (7)	Pepsi Center 17,266	42–21
64	March 10	@ Timberwolves	W 110–102	Chauncey Billups (25)	Chris Andersen (10)	Anthony Carter (8)	Target Center 14,256	43–21
65	March 12	@ Hornets	W 102–95	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	New Orleans Arena 17,220	44–21
66	March 13	@ Grizzlies	W 125–108	J.R. Smith (30)	Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (6)	Anthony Carter (7)	FedExForum 17,023	45–21
67	March 15	@ Rockets	L 123–125	Carmelo Anthony (45)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, Johan Petro (10)	Nenê (5)	Toyota Center 16,369	45–22
68	March 16	Wizards	W 97–87	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Carmelo Anthony (12)	Anthony Carter, Nenê (4)	Pepsi Center 17,447	46–22
69	March 18	Hornets	W 93–80	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Carmelo Anthony (18)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,155	47–22
70	March 20	Bucks	L 97–102	Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (29)	Chris Andersen (12)	Anthony Carter (4)	Pepsi Center 19,390	47–23
71	March 23	@ Knicks	L 104–109	Carmelo Anthony (36)	Chris Andersen, Joey Graham, Nenê (7)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	47–24
72	March 24	@ Celtics	L 99–113	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Chris Andersen, Chauncey Billups (7)	Chauncey Billups (6)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	47–25
73	March 26	@ Raptors	W 97–96	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Nenê (9)	Nenê (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	48–25
74	March 28	@ Magic	L 97–103	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (8)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Amway Arena 17,461	48–26
75	March 29	@ Mavericks	L 93–109	J.R. Smith (27)	Carmelo Anthony (9)	Chauncey Billups (6)	American Airlines Center 20,085	48–27

April: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 1	Trail Blazers	W 109–92	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Chris Andersen (6)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 19,155	49–27
77	April 3	Clippers	W 98–90	Carmelo Anthony (24)	Arron Afflalo (9)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 19,155	50–27
78	April 7	@ Thunder	W 98–94	Chauncey Billups (29)	Nenê (13)	Chauncey Billups (4)	Ford Center 18,332	51–27
79	April 8	Lakers	W 98–96	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Chris Andersen, Nenê, Johan Petro (7)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 20,044	52–27
80	April 10	Spurs	L 85–104	Chauncey Billups (27)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (3)	Pepsi Center 19,155	52–28
81	April 12	Grizzlies	W 123–101	J.R. Smith (26)	Arron Afflalo (13)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 19,155	53–28
82	April 13	@ Suns	L 101–123	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Carmelo Anthony (6)	Ty Lawson (5)	US Airways Center 18,422	53–29

2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game log

First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 17	Utah	W 126–113	Carmelo Anthony (42)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,155	1–0
2	April 19	Utah	L 111–114	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, J.R. Smith (6)	Chauncey Billups (11)	Pepsi Center 19,155	1–1
3	April 23	@ Utah	L 93–105	Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (25)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (3)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	1–2
4	April 25	@ Utah	L 106–117	Carmelo Anthony (39)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (11)	Chauncey Billups (4)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	1–3
5	April 28	Utah	W 116–102	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Chauncey Billups, Nenê (4)	Pepsi Center 19,155	2–3
6	April 30	@ Utah	L 104–112	Chauncey Billups (30)	Carmelo Anthony (12)	Chauncey Billups (8)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	2–4

2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	69	69	38.2	.458	.316	.830	6.6	3.2	1.3	0.4	28.2
Chauncey Billups	73	73	34.1	.418	.386	.910	3.1	5.6	1.1	0.1	19.5
J.R. Smith	75	0	27.8	.414	.338	.706	3.1	2.4	1.3	0.3	15.4
Nenê	82	82	33.6	.587	.000	.704	7.6	2.5	1.4	1.0	13.8
Kenyon Martin	58	58	34.2	.456	.276	.557	9.4	1.9	1.2	1.1	11.5
Arron Afflalo	82	75	27.1	.465	.434	.735	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.4	8.8
Ty Lawson	65	8	20.3	.515	.410	.757	1.9	3.1	0.7	0.0	8.3
Chris Andersen	76	0	22.3	.566	.000	.695	6.4	0.4	0.6	1.9	5.9
Joey Graham	63	18	12.0	.520	.154	.740	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.1	4.2
Johan Petro	36	16	12.1	.535	.000	.667	3.6	0.4	0.3	0.4	3.4
Anthony Carter	54	7	15.9	.420	.270	.846	1.6	3.0	0.7	0.2	3.3
Malik Allen	51	3	8.9	.397	.167	.923	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.1
Renaldo Balkman	13	1	7.0	.333	.000	.333	1.8	0.5	0.6	0.2	1.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	6	6	20.0	.625	.429	.818	2.0	1.2	.2	.3	9.2
Malik Allen	4	0	2.8	.000	.000	.000	.8	.0	.2	.0	.0
Chris Andersen	6	0	19.3	.529	.000	.643	4.5	.2	.2	1.0	4.5
Carmelo Anthony	6	6	42.3	.464	.316	.877	8.5	3.2	2.0	.5	30.7
Renaldo Balkman	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Chauncey Billups	6	6	34.5	.446	.355	.881	2.3	6.3	1.0	.5	20.6
Anthony Carter	1	0	7.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	3.0	.0	.0	.0
Joey Graham	4	0	7.3	.588	.333	.600	2.5	.0	.5	.2	6.0
Ty Lawson	6	6	19.7	.429	.400	.684	1.3	2.7	1.0	.0	7.8
Kenyon Martin	6	6	34.2	.480	.000	.632	8.3	1.3	1.5	1.2	10.0
Nenê	5	5	33.8	.621	.000	.583	5.8	2.2	1.2	.2	11.4
Johan Petro	6	1	7.5	.545	.000	.500	1.8	.2	.2	.5	2.2
J.R. Smith	6	0	26.5	.368	.355	.875	3.8	1.7	.7	.3	11.2

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Tuesday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 1.^[2]
Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played during the month of November.^[3]
Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 17.^[4]
Chauncey Billups was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24.^[5]

All-Star

Carmelo Anthony was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star starter.^[6]
Chauncey Billups was named to the NBA Western Conference All-Star team as a replacement for Chris Paul.^[7] Billups finished in 3rd place in the 3-point contest.^[8]

Season

Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team.^[9]

Transactions

Denver Nuggets

Players Added

Via Draft

Sergio Llull

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Chris Andersen (Re-signed)

Players Lost

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Dahntay Jones (To Pacers)
Linas Kleiza (To Olympiacos Piraeus)

References

^ "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
^ "NBA.com: LeBron, Carmelo named Players of the Month". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
^ "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
^ "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
^ Carmelo Anthony Named NBA All-Star Starter
^ Billups added to West All-Star squad
^ Pierce has the swagger down
^ "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

External links

[1] "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[2] "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.

[3] "NBA.com: LeBron, Carmelo named Players of the Month". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.

[4] "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.

[5] "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.

[6] Carmelo Anthony Named NBA All-Star Starter

[7] Billups added to West All-Star squad

[8] Pierce has the swagger down

[9] "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

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