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Anthony scores 30 in Nuggets' win over Bulls

DENVER (AP) Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

It was the 15th straight regular-season home win for the Nuggets, including all five this season as Denver bounced back from Friday night's loss in Los Angeles to the Clippers.

Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, reached 30 points for the ninth time in his first 13 games. (MORE)

Nuggets Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Chicago	27	25	19	22	93
Denver	14	35	26	37	112

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Final Boxscore

Leaders	Chicago	Denver
Points	D. Rose 28	C. Anthony 30
Rebounds	T. Gibson 12	2 tied with 11
Assists	K. Hinrich 5	C. Anthony 7

Standings
Northwest Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Denver	8	4	.667	--
Portland	9	5	.643	--
Oklahoma City	7	6	.538	1.5
Utah	6	6	.500	2.0
Minnesota	1	11	.083	7.0
Full Standings

Nuggets Leaders
Points:	C. Anthony	30.5
Rebounds:	N. Hilario	9.2
Assists:	C. Billups	6.0
FG%:	N. Hilario	60.2%
Steals:	C. Anthony	1.7
Blocks:	C. Andersen	1.3

Offense (Rank)
Points:	107.6 (3)
Rebounds:	39.8 (24)
Assists:	21.5 (10)
FG%:	47.3% (6)
FT%:	80.3% (3)
3P%:	36.5% (7)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	102.0 (22)
Rebounds:	43.2 (21)
Assists:	21.5 (22)
FG%:	44.8% (15)
FT%:	77.8% (25)
3P%:	32.7% (8)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	vs. Chi	W 90-89 11/10
11/24	vs. NJ	W 122-94 11/4
11/25	@ Min	-
11/27	vs. NY	-
11/29	vs. Min	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	@ LAC	L 99-106
11/17	vs. Tor	W 130-112
11/13	vs. LAL	W 105-79
11/11	@ Mil	L 102-108
11/10	@ Chi	W 90-89
11/7	@ Atl	L 100-125
11/6	@ Mia	L 88-96
11/4	@ NJ	W 122-94
11/3	@ Ind	W 111-93
11/1	vs. Mem	W 133-123

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/10/2009	J. Smith	Reinstated from Suspension
10/31/2009	A. Afflalo	Exercised Contract Option
10/31/2009	R. Balkman	Contract Extended
10/21/2009	D. Draper	Waived
10/21/2009	K. Looby	Waived
10/21/2009	J. White	Waived
10/5/2009	K. Brumbaugh	Waived
10/1/2009	K. Looby	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	K. Brumbaugh	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	D. Draper	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/13/2009	A. Carter	Strained left hip
11/4/2009	J. Graham	Sprained right big toe
11/4/2009	C. Andersen	Right knee contusion

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