| Final - 11.11.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 112 |
| Denver Nuggets | 24 | 35 | 26 | 33 | 118 |
Many Nuggets fans have been quick to compare Carmelo Anthony's surreal contract situation to that of Kobe Bryant's 2007 offseason trade demands. But if you're looking for a more accurate analogy, Nuggets fans should be comparing Melo's career to date and its future to Paul Pierce's career.
Player of the Week: Pau Gasol. He had some trouble against Denver, but overall, he was too good this week to ignore.
It's time for Carmelo Anthony to know that Denver fans want him to stay.
Even the NBA schedule makers couldn't keep the league darling Lakers from playing a substantive team on the road forever. And substantive these Nuggets are...
After the Lakers uninspired win against the Timberwolves, they find themselves at a fork in the road, with both paths familiar to us. Which path will they choose against Denver?
Starring: The Lakers, and the first meeting of the season against the Denver Nuggets. LAKERS: Lakers Gameday | 11/11/10 vs Nuggets | Lakers.com Lakers-Nuggets Preview | Yahoo! Sports Thursday...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 26 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 112 |
| Denver | 24 | 35 | 26 | 33 | 118 |
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Artest | 41 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-0 | 18 |
| Lamar Odom | 25 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 12-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Pau Gasol | 44 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 20-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Kobe Bryant | 41 | 11-32 | 3-10 | 9-13 | 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 34 |
| Derek Fisher | 31 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Matt Barnes | 13 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Steve Blake | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| Shannon Brown | 22 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Derrick Caracter | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Theo Ratliff | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sasha Vujacic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Luke Walton | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Andrew Bynum | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Devin Ebanks | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-98 | 9-29 | 23-30 | 50-18 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 25-0 | 112 | |
| .408 | .310 | .767 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 0 (17 pts) | |||||||
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 40 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 13-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-1 | 32 |
| Shelden Williams | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Nene Hilario | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-0 | 18 |
| Arron Afflalo | 33 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Chauncey Billups | 30 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 8-8 | 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Al Harrington | 23 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 8-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 7 |
| J.R. Smith | 26 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Ty Lawson | 22 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 17 |
| Gary Forbes | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Kenyon Martin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Chris Andersen | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Melvin Ely | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Anthony Carter | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Renaldo Balkman | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 43-88 | 7-25 | 25-31 | 43-11 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20-1 | 118 | |
| .489 | .280 | .806 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (18 pts) | |||||||
