Nuggets outlast Hornets in OT

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01/24/2010 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Arron Afflalo keyed Denver's overtime push in a 116-110 decision over the New Orleans Hornets, giving the Nuggets their sixth straight victory.

The Nuggets had a scare with 1:04 left in OT when Anthony went down hard after rolling his left ankle, landing on the foot of New Orleans guard Devin Brown. After a timeout, the All-Star limped back on the court to sink a pair of free throws, essentially sealing Denver's win, pushing the Nuggets to a 113-106 lead.

Afflalo had six of his season-best 19 points in the extra session and Kenyon Martin scored 20 to go with 14 rebounds for Denver, which has won seven in a row at the Pepsi Center. Chauncey Billups ended with 20 points and nine assists.

Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists for New Orleans, which had won its previous two games. Darius Songaila contributed 20 points and seven rebounds for the Hornets, who were done in by a 61-37 differential on the glass.

Billups nailed a three-pointer with 24 seconds left in regulation to give the Nuggets a 101-99 edge, but Paul's driving bank shot tied the game with 18.4 left. Anthony then had a pair of chances to win the game at the end of regulation, but his shot upon driving into the lane was blocked by Emeka Okafor. Anthony's short jumper was then off the back of the rim.

Martin's bank shot and Afflalo's three-ball moved the hosts to a 106-101 lead, and later Paul's three-pointer had the visitors within 108-106 with under two minutes left.

Afflalo then banged in another three for a 111-106 lead.

The Hornets were up 54-53 at the break, but trailed 79-78 moving to the fourth.

Game Notes

David West sat out for the Hornets due to a sprained left ankle...The Hornets converted 14 Denver turnovers into 25 points...Afflalo went 5-of-9 from three- point range...Nene had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Denver...Okafor ended with 16 points and 10 boards.

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Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

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World Series odds

Adam Dunn 15-1

Albert Pujols 5-1

Alex Rodriguez 12-1

Alfonso Soriano 15-1

Andruw Jones 25-1

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Carlos Delgado 40-1

David Ortiz 8-1

Jermaine Dye 40-1

Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1

Lance Berkman 40-1

Manny Ramirez 20-1

Richie Sexson 40-1

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Travis Hafner 20-1

Vladimir Guerrero 40-1

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