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Playing their fourth road game in five days, the Nuggets fell
125-100 Saturday night in Atlanta. Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, and Chauncey Billups finished with 27 for Denver, which has consecutive losses for the first time in the last 24 regular-season games. The Nuggets next play Tuesday in Chicago.
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With a scoring average of 37.7 ppg and two 40-point performances in three games, Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was honored as the Western Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 2 for games played Oct. 27 through Nov. 1. This marks the ninth Player of the Week award in Anthony's career.
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Off to a 3-0 start, the Nuggets will try to extend their perfect record during a six-game road trip that begins Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers. The upcoming opponents combined to go 5-1 against Denver on their home courts last season, so the Nuggets are approaching the trip with guarded optimism.
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Balkman, Afflalo to remain Nuggets
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The Nuggets management had a busy day on Oct. 31, finalizing deals that will keep reserves Renaldo Balkman and Arron Afflalo in Denver beyond the 2009-10 season. The team signed Balkman to a contract extension and exercised the fourth-year option on Afflalo's contract.
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Denver native Chauncey Billups never took the generosity of strangers for granted while growing up as an "at-risk kid" in the Park Hill neighborhood. Now, the Nuggets point guard hopes to make a positive impact on others through the Chauncey Billups Foundation, which will focus on underprivileged children and low-income families.
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Despite the season still being young, Nuggets play-by-play man Chris Marlowe really likes what he has seen from the Nuggets thus far -- especially Carmelo Anthony. As Marlowe points out, if Melo continues to play at such a high level, teams will have to do everything they can to stop him, or it'll be game over.
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