Grizzlies Roll Over As Denver Dominate
Newcastle Herald
Wednesday December 24, 2003
DENVER: Voshon Lenard scored 24 points and Andre Miller added 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 106-99 win over Memphis in one of three games in the National Basketball Association on Monday.
Denver won their 17th game of the season, matching their win total for all of last season, as the Nuggets continued their strong start to the season.
Nene Hilario added 16 points for the Nuggets, who shot 51per cent from the floor.
Rookie Carmelo Anthony added 15 points for Denver, who had six players in double figures.
Pau Gasol scored 24 points and added 14 rebounds for the Grizzlies (15-11), who are also among the NBA's most-improved teams this season.
In Philadelphia, Glenn Robinson had 22 points to lead the 76ers to a 95-73 win over the Orlando Magic.
Eric Snow added 14 points and 14 assists for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and moved back into a first-place tie in the Atlantic Division with Boston.
Tracy McGrady had 20 points for the Magic, who had their season-best three-game winning streak snapped.
Andrei Kirilenko had 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz past the Bulls 92-80 in Chicago.
Matt Harpring added 15 points and 14 rebounds for Utah, who finished a six-game trip at 3-3.
Kendall Gill had 13 points for the Bulls, who have lost three straight.
Meanwhile, Scott Layden was sacked as president and general manager of the struggling New York Knicks on Monday.
Hall of Fame player Isiah Thomas replaced Layden. Reuters
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