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With Carmelo Anthony (24 points) and Chauncey Billups (22) resting, the Nuggets scored the first 12 points of the fourth quarter to take the lead for good en route to their sixth straight win, a
125-108 comeback road victory over the Grizzlies on Saturday. J.R. Smith finished with a game-high 30 points, including seven 3-pointers.
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Long before they took flight in the NBA, Nuggets forward Joey Graham and his twin brother Stephen of the Charlotte Bobcats dreamed of flying planes for a living. Both have a private pilot's license and hope to operate their own regional airline when their basketball careers are over.
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With nine of their next 12 games on the road, the Nuggets face a tough challenge as they being the stretch run without starting power forward Kenyon Martin. Martin accompanied the team on a four-game trip but remains out indefinitely with an injured left knee.
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Head coach George Karl signed a contract extension on Feb. 12 that will keep Karl on the Nuggets sidelines through the 2010-11 NBA season. Since taking the reigns on Jan. 27, 2005, Karl has guided Denver to the playoffs in each of the past five years, including a trip to the 2009 Western Conference finals.
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Back when the national media was discussing how unlikely it was that Denver could repeat its 2008-09 success, Nuggets play-by-play man, Chris Marlowe, was getting sized for a 2010 NBA Championship ring. Well, it looks like Marlowe is going to have to make room for a few more people on the Nuggets bandwagon.
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