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Nuggets’ rough start:
Carmelo Anthony’s free throw at 9:32 opened the scoring for the Nuggets, who started a frigid 0-for-4 from the field. They ended the first quarter just 8-for-22.
Johan Petro on Nowitzki:
Coach George Karl’s late second-quarter move resulted in Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki going on a run of his own, scoring five straight points on the little-used center.
Chris Andersen in the second half:
Fouls kept him on the bench for the majority of the second half. Andersen ended up fouling out, playing just two minutes in the half without making a shot, a rebound or a block.
Chris Dempsey, The Denver Post
