The Denver Nuggets are rolling, just in time for a visit from the Indiana Pacers.
The Nuggets look for their 10th win in 12 games when they begin a three-game homestand at the Pepsi Center on Saturday against Indiana.
Since starting the season 0-3, Denver (9-5) has been nearly unbeatable. The league's highest scoring team at 109.1 points per game, the Nuggets have been held under 100 points only twice resulting in both losses in that span.
The Nuggets have won the last four meetings with the Pacers, holding Indiana under 100 points in each of those contests. Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points, including the game-winner with 2.2 seconds left, to help the Nuggets beat Indiana 101-99 on March 15.
Denver rebounded from a 12-point defeat to lowly Memphis on Tuesday with a 106-92 road win over Minnesota on Friday. Anthony had 35 points as Denver led nearly the entire game, including a 22-point cushion after three quarters.
``You are seeing one of the best offensive players I have ever coached,'' Denver coach George Karl said. ``The game is so easy for him in so many different places.''
However, Anthony - who's scored at least 30 points in 11 of his last 12 games overall - has been held to an average of 21.3 per game in six career contests against Indiana.
With the way Denver is scoring, though, it may not need much help from Anthony to beat the Pacers. All five starters were in double figures for the Nuggets, including Eduardo Najera finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Najera and Reggie Evans combined for 27 rebounds - 16 on the offensive glass - to give Denver several second-chance shot-attempts.
``Those are commitment things, those are heart things, those are gut things,'' Karl said. ``Our confidence came from the energy they gave us and the extra effort they gave us.''
The Nuggets, who had won four straight at home before Tuesday's loss to Memphis, also play Atlanta and Miami on the homestand. Following these three games, Denver will have played only seven of its first 17 games against Western Conference teams.
Indiana (9-8) comes in a bit deflated after losing 105-103 to Seattle on a last-second shot on Friday.
After Jermaine O'Neal made a 17-foot jump shot to tie the score with 6.3 seconds left, Seattle's Luke Ridnour hit a high-arching shot over Danny Granger for the game-winner.
``I thought I had it. He made a hell of a shot,'' Granger said. ``Off-foot, falling back, hand in his face; I give it to him. It was a tough shot.''
Al Harrington had 28 for Indiana while Granger added 18 off the bench. O'Neal battled a sore hamstring and finished with only 13 points.
``He was able to go in the second half and gave us great minutes considering the fact he wasn't 100 percent,'' Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
Indiana is 2-2 on its season-high six-game road trip. The team had won consecutive games after losing 92-83 to Toronto in the opener. The Pacers wrap up the road trip on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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