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In their best all-around effort of the season, the Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-105 on Wednesday night behind a triple-double by Marcus Camby, Carmelo Anthony's fourth straight double-double, Allen Iverson's spectacular 24-point performance and the much-awaited return of power forward Nene.

"If we play like that, unselfish, getting the ball to the open man, we'll win a lot of games and we'll go far this season,'' said Nene, who had 11 points and seven rebounds in his first game since tearing a ligament in his left thumb at Boston on Nov. 7.

So much fun were the Nuggets having in toying with the Bucks that Camby declared just before the start of the fourth quarter that he was going to reach his first triple-double in nine seasons by setting up behind the arc and letting loose.

"They told me I was three points away and I was upset with myself because I missed some layups and free throws earlier and I said to myself, `If I get a chance, I'm going to let it go,''' Camby said. "And luckily it went in.''

The ninth 3-pointer of his eight-year NBA career gave him 10 points to go with his 10 blocked shots and 11 rebounds and sent him to the bench alongside 'Melo to enjoy a rare runaway win.

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“We got some early looks, but they didn’t go in. It looks like we lost our mojo. This game boils down to you better come out of the locker room, get in a stance, and work your butt off. The group we had finished the game for the last 14 minutes laid it on the line and played their butts off. We don’t have the talent to come out on talent alone. We’ve got some issues to deal with. I think we’re making it harder than it has to be. The game is a lot simpler than we are making it. It was an avalanche that absolutely buried us.”

“At this point it’s more important that we stay connected and play together instead of coming apart. At times like this, we have no one to lean on but ourselves. It’s part of my responsibility to keep this group together and keep it positive. I was sick tonight, I’ve been sick the last couple days, but I wanted to get out there with my teammates and help them. It was just a frustrating night and the energy needs to pick up. At the end of the day, it’s all about winning.”

“I don’t think we changed the way we played, the way they played, they gave a lot of open looks and we shot 29% in the first half. We dug ourselves in a big hole at half time and it was tough to come out if we would have gone on a 20-0 run maybe. Especially with the way they were playing, I don’t know but they just kept the playing pressure and that’s what happens. We just have to keep competing and look to tomorrow.”

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