November 16th, 2005 - 7:00 PM (Central Time)
Denver Nuggets (3-5) @ New Orleans Hornets (2-4)
Previous Meetings:
N/A
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG - Andre Miller
SG - Dermarr Johnson
SF - Carmelo Anthony
PF - Francisco Elson
C - Marcus Camby
Reserves:
PG - Earl Boykins
F - Eduardo Najera
SG - Voshon Lenard
G/F - Greg Buckner
PG - Earl Watson
F - Linas Kleiza
G - Julius Hodge
*PF - Kenyon Martin*
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG - Chris Paul (15.5 PPG - 5.7 APG - 4.3 RPG)
SG - Kirk Snyder (3.5 PPG - 0.5 RPG - 0.5 APG)
SF - Bostjan Nachbar (6.8 PPG - 3.2 RPG - 2.5 APG)
PF - David West (12.3 PPG - 7.2 RPG - 1.5 STL)
C - PJ Brown (13.2 PPG - 9.3 RPG - 1.5 APG)
Reserves:
G - Speedy Claxton (16.7 PPG - 5.3 APG)
G/F - Desmond Mason (6.3 PPG - 3.7 RPG)
F/C - Chris Andersen (5.3 PPG - 5.7 RPG )
SF - Rasual Butler (2.8 PPG - 1.7 RPG)
F/C - Jackson Vroman (2.0 PPG - 1.5 RPG)
F - Brandon Bass (2.0 PPG - 0.5 RPG)
SG - Arvydas Macijauskas (1.0 PPG - 0.5 RPG)
Denver is 0-4 on the road this season, and they are coming off a game last night in which they blew a big lead and only scored 80 points. To add onto that, Kenyon Martin has missed the last few games, and I'm assuming he's going to miss this one as well. The Nuggets' perimeter offense has stunk this season, so the Hornets need to prevent the easy baskets and keep Denver off the free throw line. A winnable game for the Hornets, but it's not going to be easy.