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2009–10 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamDenver Nuggets
division_winyes
end_year2010
wins53
losses29
divisionNorthwest
division_place1
conf_place4
coachGeorge Karl
gmMark Warkentien
ownerStan Kroenke
arenaPepsi Center
televisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
radioKCKK
playoffs[First Round](2010-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Jazz](2009-10-utah-jazz-season) 2–4)
bbr_teamDEN

(lost to Jazz 2–4)

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.

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

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
118Ty Lawson*Point guardUnited StatesUNC
234Sergio LlullxPoint guardSpainReal Madrid (Spain)
  • Acquired from Minnesota. x Traded to Houston.

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Pre-season

2009 Pre-season game log: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
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Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 28 | Jazz | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 29 | @ Trail Blazers | | Carmelo Anthony (41) | Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Rose Garden Arena 20,218

2–0

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 1 | Grizzlies | | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (12) | Pepsi Center 15,823 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 3 | @ Pacers | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (13) | Anthony Carter (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse 10,627 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 4 | @ Nets | | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Izod Center 15,319 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 6 | @ Heat | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (8) | Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo (2) | AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 7 | @ Hawks | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Philips Arena 17,801 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 10 | @ Bulls | | Carmelo Anthony (20) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (6) | United Center 21,409 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 11 | @ Bucks | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5) | Bradley Center 12,987 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 13 | Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,141 | 7–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 17 | Raptors | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 16,446 | 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 20 | @ Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Staples Center 18,155 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 21 | Bulls | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin (11) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | Pepsi Center 19,359 | 9–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 24 | Nets | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 16,307 | 10–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 25 | @ Timberwolves | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Nenê (8) | Nenê, Ty Lawson (6) | Target Center 13,101 | 11–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 27 | Knicks | | Carmelo Anthony (50) | Nenê, Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 12–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | Timberwolves | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Nenê (5) | Pepsi Center 15,147

12–5

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 | December 1 | Warriors | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 14,570 | 13–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 | December 3 | Heat | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Chris Andersen (10) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 14,998 | 14–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 5 | @ Spurs | | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Chauncey Billups (5) | AT&T Center 17,592 | 15–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 7 | @ 76ers | | Chauncey Billups (31) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Wachovia Center 20,664 | 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Bobcats | | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Nenê (10) | J.R. Smith (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena 14,127 | 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 10 | @ Pistons | | Carmelo Anthony (40) | Nenê (11) | Ty Lawson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,176 | 16–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 12 | Suns | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Chris Andersen (10) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 17–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 14 | Thunder | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Chris Andersen, Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 16,022 | 18–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 16 | Rockets | | Carmelo Anthony (38) | Chris Andersen (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center 15,753 | 19–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 18 | @ Hornets | | J.R. Smith (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Anthony Carter (5) | New Orleans Arena 14,453 | 19–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 20 | @ Grizzlies | | Carmelo Anthony (41) | Chris Andersen (14) | Anthony Carter (7) | FedExForum 13,385 | 19–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 23 | Hawks | | J.R. Smith (41) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8) | Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Carter (7) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 20–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 25 | @ Trail Blazers | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Rose Garden Arena 20,664 | 20–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 27 | Mavericks | | Kenyon Martin (18) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Arron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center 19,756 | 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 28 | @ Kings | | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Ty Lawson (6) | ARCO Arena 14,548

20–12

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 2 | @ Jazz | | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Ty Lawson (9) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 3 | 76ers | | Nenê (24) | Nenê (15) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 21–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 5 | Warriors | | Kenyon Martin (27) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center 15,129 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 8 | Cavaliers | | Chauncey Billups (23) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center 19,996 | 23–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 9 | @ Kings | | Chauncey Billups (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Kenyon Martin (5) | ARCO Arena 14,411 | 23–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 11 | Timberwolves | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 14,669 | 24–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 13 | Magic | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Anthony Carter (6) | Pepsi Center 18,475 | 25–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 17 | Jazz | | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Kenyon Martin (9) | J.R. Smith (5) | Pepsi Center 19,519 | 26–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 20 | @ Warriors | OT | Chauncey Billups (37) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Oracle Arena 17,223 | 27–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 21 | Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 15,343 | 28–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 23 | Hornets | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 19,807 | 29–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 25 | Bobcats | | Chauncey Billups (27) | Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith (6) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center 16,909 | 30–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 27 | @ Rockets | | J.R. Smith (22) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Toyota Center 16,357 | 31–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 29 | @ Thunder | | J.R. Smith (19) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Ford Center 18,203 | 31–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | January 31 | @ Spurs | | Chauncey Billups (25) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (11) | AT&T Center 17,607

32–15

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | February 1 | Kings | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 15,544 | 33–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 3 | Suns | | Nenê, J.R. Smith (15) | Kenyon Martin (10) | J.R. Smith (5) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 33–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 5 | @ Lakers | | Chauncey Billups (39) | Chris Andersen (15) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 34–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 6 | @ Jazz | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Ty Lawson (4) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 34–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 9 | Mavericks | | Nenê (21) | Chris Andersen (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center 17,485 | 35–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 11 | Spurs | | Nenê (20) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 18,611 | 35–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 18 | @ Cavaliers | | Carmelo Anthony (40) | Kenyon Martin (17) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 36–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 19 | @ Wizards | | Chauncey Billups (28) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (9) | Ty Lawson (3) | Verizon Center 17,212 | 36–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 21 | Celtics | | Chauncey Billups (26) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (10) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Pepsi Center 19,818 | 37–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 25 | @ Warriors | | Chauncey Billups (37) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Oracle Arena 18,555 | 38–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 26 | Pistons | | Chauncey Billups (25) | Joey Graham (7) | Ty Lawson, Nenê, J.R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center 19,845 | 39–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28 | @ Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Staples Center 18,997

39–20

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 1 | @ Suns | | Chauncey Billups (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (4) | US Airways Center 18,159 | 39–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 | March 3 | Thunder | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Anthony Carter (12) | Pepsi Center 18,822 | 40–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 | March 5 | Pacers | | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Chris Andersen (10) | J.R. Smith (8) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 41–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 7 | Trail Blazers | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Johan Petro (10) | J.R. Smith (7) | Pepsi Center 17,266 | 42–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 10 | @ Timberwolves | | Chauncey Billups (25) | Chris Andersen (10) | Anthony Carter (8) | Target Center 14,256 | 43–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 12 | @ Hornets | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | New Orleans Arena 17,220 | 44–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 13 | @ Grizzlies | | J.R. Smith (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (6) | Anthony Carter (7) | FedExForum 17,023 | 45–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 15 | @ Rockets | | Carmelo Anthony (45) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, Johan Petro (10) | Nenê (5) | Toyota Center 16,369 | 45–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 16 | Wizards | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Anthony Carter, Nenê (4) | Pepsi Center 17,447 | 46–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 18 | Hornets | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony (18) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 47–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 20 | Bucks | | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (29) | Chris Andersen (12) | Anthony Carter (4) | Pepsi Center 19,390 | 47–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Knicks | | Carmelo Anthony (36) | Chris Andersen, Joey Graham, Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 47–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 24 | @ Celtics | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Chris Andersen, Chauncey Billups (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 47–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 | March 26 | @ Raptors | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (9) | Nenê (6) | Air Canada Centre 19,800 | 48–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 28 | @ Magic | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (8) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 48–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | March 29 | @ Mavericks | | J.R. Smith (27) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | American Airlines Center 20,085

48–27

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 1 | Trail Blazers | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Chris Andersen (6) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 49–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 | April 3 | Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Arron Afflalo (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 50–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 7 | @ Thunder | | Chauncey Billups (29) | Nenê (13) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Ford Center 18,332 | 51–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 8 | Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Chris Andersen, Nenê, Johan Petro (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 20,044 | 52–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10 | Spurs | | Chauncey Billups (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (3) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 52–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 12 | Grizzlies | | J.R. Smith (26) | Arron Afflalo (13) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 53–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13 | @ Suns | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Ty Lawson (5) | US Airways Center 18,422

53–29

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 | April 17 | Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, J.R. Smith (6) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 23 | @ Utah | | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (3) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25 | @ Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (4) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 | April 28 | Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Chauncey Billups, Nenê (4) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 30 | @ Utah | | Chauncey Billups (30) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Carmelo Anthony696938.2.458.316.8306.63.21.30.428.2
Chauncey Billups737334.1.418.386.9103.15.61.10.119.5
J.R. Smith75027.8.414.338.7063.12.41.30.315.4
Nenê828233.6.587.000.7047.62.51.41.013.8
Kenyon Martin585834.2.456.276.5579.41.91.21.111.5
Arron Afflalo827527.1.465.434.7353.11.70.60.48.8
Ty Lawson65820.3.515.410.7571.93.10.70.08.3
Chris Andersen76022.3.566.000.6956.40.40.61.95.9
Joey Graham631812.0.520.154.7402.00.30.40.14.2
Johan Petro361612.1.535.000.6673.60.40.30.43.4
Anthony Carter54715.9.420.270.8461.63.00.70.23.3
Malik Allen5138.9.397.167.9231.60.30.20.12.1
Renaldo Balkman1317.0.333.000.3331.80.50.60.21.1

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
6620.0.625.429.8182.01.2.2.39.2
402.8.000.000.000.8.0.2.0.0
6019.3.529.000.6434.5.2.21.04.5
6642.3.464.316.8778.53.22.0.530.7
000.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
6634.5.446.355.8812.36.31.0.520.6
107.0.000.000.000.03.0.0.0.0
407.3.588.333.6002.5.0.5.26.0
6619.7.429.400.6841.32.71.0.07.8
6634.2.480.000.6328.31.31.51.210.0
5533.8.621.000.5835.82.21.2.211.4
617.5.545.000.5001.8.2.2.52.2
6026.5.368.355.8753.81.7.7.311.2

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.
  • Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played during the month of November.
  • Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 17.
  • Chauncey Billups was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24.

All-Star

Main article: 2010 NBA All-Star Game

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

Season

  • Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team.

Transactions

**Players Added****Players Lost**

References

References

  1. "Offensive Rating". [[NBA.com]].
  2. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
  3. "NBA.com: LeBron, Carmelo named Players of the Month".
  4. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
  5. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
  6. [http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/melo_pow_20100119.html Carmelo Anthony Named NBA All-Star Starter]
  7. [https://archive.today/20120719073916/http://www.9news.com/sports/article.aspx?storyid=132068&catid=295 Billups added to West All-Star squad]
  8. [https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=4913159 Pierce has the swagger down]
  9. (May 6, 2010). "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com.
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