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2009–10 Denver Nuggets season

2009–10 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerMark Warkentien
Owner(s)Stan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Jazz 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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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

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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Ty Lawson* Point guard  United States UNC
2 34 Sergio Llullx 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division
 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
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Western Conference
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

Main article: 2010 NBA All-Star Game

Season

Transactions

Denver Nuggets

 Players Added

Via Draft

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Players Lost

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

References

  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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Denver_Nuggets_season