2010–11 Denver Nuggets season

2010–11 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	George Karl
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (Lost to Thunder 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

The 2010–11 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise, its 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After half a season of rumors and speculation, the Nuggets granted Carmelo Anthony his wish by trading him to the New York Knicks on February 21 as part of a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[1] The blockbuster trade also sent Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman, Shelden Williams, and Corey Brewer to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Koufos, New York's first round pick in the 2014 draft and Golden State's second round picks in 2012 and 2013. Minnesota received Denver's 2015 second round pick, Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph.

After the trade, Nuggets coach George Karl said, "I'm glad its over. I'm glad it's an opportunity to reinvent", expressing relief at the end of the months of speculation preceding the trade.^[2]

Key dates[]

• June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1 – The free agency period begun.

Summary[]

NBA Draft 2010[]

Free agency[]

This free agency period, the Nuggets signed Al Harrington & Shelden Williams

Draft picks[]

Roster[]

Denver Nuggets roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From SG 6 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Blinn College TX (JC) SF 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul C 34 Ely, Melvin (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State PG 20 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina SF 0 Forbes, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Italy PF 7 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Patrick High School (NJ) C 41 Koufos, Kosta (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Ohio State PG 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina PF 4 Martin, Kenyon (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati C 25 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Russia PF 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brazil SG 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)

Head coach George Karl (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) Melvin Hunt (Baylor) John Welch (UNLV) (Kansas) Stacey Augmon (UNLV) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season[]

Game log[]

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Portland W 109–99 Carmelo Anthony (24) Shelden Williams (14) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 10,864 1–0 2 October 12 @ Minnesota L 108–122 Arron Afflalo (20) Shelden Williams (8) Ty Lawson (6) Target Center 8,718 1–1 3 October 14 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–95 Carmelo Anthony (30) Carmelo Anthony (14) Carmelo Anthony (9) Staples Center 10,572 2–1 4 October 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–102 Arron Afflalo (20) Renaldo Balkman (10) Ty Lawson (7) Staples Center 16,304 2–2 5 October 17 @ L.A. Clippers W 108–104 J. R. Smith (24) Eric Boateng (10) Ty Lawson (7) Staples Center n/a 3–2 6 October 19 Oklahoma City W 130–115 Arron Afflalo (22) Carmelo Anthony (9) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 13,549 4–2 7 October 21 @ Portland L 83–90 Carmelo Anthony (21) Carmelo Anthony, Melvin Ely (7) Ty Lawson (7) Rose Garden 19,710 4–3 8 October 22 @ Phoenix W 144–106 Ty Lawson (29) Arron Afflalo (9) Arron Afflalo (10) US Airways Center 15,440 5–3
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Northwest Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	–	30–11	25–16	13–3
x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	5	33–8	17–24	9–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	7	30–11	18–23	10–6
Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	16	21–20	18–23	7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	38	12–29	5–36	1–15

#	Western Conference v t
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15
9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Record vs. opponents[]

2010-11 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Boston	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Charlotte	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Dallas	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Golden State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Indiana	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Clippers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Memphis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	2–2	0–3	2–1	0–4	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–3	–	1–1	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New Jersey	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0
New Orleans	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Oklahoma City	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Orlando	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Phoenix	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Portland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Toronto	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—

Game log[]

2010–11 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 33–8; Road: 17–24)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 Utah W 110–88 Carmelo Anthony (23) Shelden Williams (16) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–0 2 October 29 @ New Orleans L 95–101 Carmelo Anthony (24) Shelden Williams (13) Chauncey Billups (5) New Orleans Arena 12,474 1–1 3 October 30 @ Houston W 107–94 Al Harrington (28) Nenê (12) Carmelo Anthony (4) Toyota Center 18,161 2–1
November: 8–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 3 Dallas L 101–102 Carmelo Anthony (20) Carmelo Anthony (15) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center 14,159 2–2 5 November 5 L.A. Clippers W 111–104 Carmelo Anthony (30) Melvin Ely, Al Harrington (8) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 15,559 3–2 6 November 6 @ Dallas W 103–92 Carmelo Anthony (27) Al Harrington (8) Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (5) American Airlines Center 19,948 4–2 7 November 8 @ Chicago L 92–94 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony (8) Chauncey Billups (4) United Center 21,355 4–3 8 November 9 @ Indiana L 113–144 Ty Lawson (19) Nenê (6) Arron Afflalo, J. R. Smith (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,122 4–4 9 November 11 L.A. Lakers W 118–112 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony (13) Ty Lawson (5) Pepsi Center 19,155 5–4 10 November 15 @ Phoenix L 94–100 Carmelo Anthony (20) Carmelo Anthony (22) Al Harrington (4) US Airways Center 17,744 5–5 11 November 16 New York W 120–118 Carmelo Anthony (26) Carmelo Anthony, Gary Forbes (9) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 15,190 6–5 12 November 18 @ Portland L 83–86 Carmelo Anthony (18) Arron Afflalo (11) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5) Rose Garden 20,532 6–6 13 November 20 New Jersey W 107–103 Carmelo Anthony (28) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (8) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 16,396 7–6 14 November 22 @ Golden State W 106–89 Carmelo Anthony (39) Carmelo Anthony, Al Harrington, Nenê (9) Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson (5) Oracle Arena 18,023 8–6 15 November 26 Chicago W 98–97 Carmelo Anthony (22) J. R. Smith (9) Carmelo Anthony (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 9–6 16 November 28 Phoenix W 138–133 J. R. Smith (30) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 15,482 10–6
December: 8–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 Milwaukee W 105–94 Nenê (24) J. R. Smith (10) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center 14,221 11–6 18 December 3 L.A. Clippers W 109–104 Carmelo Anthony (26) Nenê (7) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center 15,829 12–6 19 December 5 Memphis W 108–107 Nenê (27) Nenê (11) Ty Lawson, Nenê (6) Pepsi Center 15,017 13–6 20 December 7 @ Charlotte L 98–100 Chauncey Billups (25) Carmelo Anthony (7) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,737 13–7 21 December 8 @ Boston L 89–105 Ty Lawson (24) Al Harrington (8) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (7) TD Garden 18,624 13–8 22 December 10 @ Toronto W 123–116 Al Harrington (31) Shelden Williams (7) Chauncey Billups (8) Air Canada Centre 14,715 14–8 23 December 12 @ New York L 125–129 Carmelo Anthony (31) Carmelo Anthony (13) Chauncey Billups (6) Madison Square Garden 19,387 14–9 24 December 14 Orlando W 111–94 Carmelo Anthony (35) Carmelo Anthony (11) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 16,247 15–9 25 December 16 San Antonio L 112–113 Carmelo Anthony (31) Carmelo Anthony (9) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center 16,190 15–10 26 December 18 Minnesota W 115–113 Carmelo Anthony (24) Carmelo Anthony (7) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center 15,409 16–10 27 December 22 @ San Antonio L 103–109 Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (22) Arron Afflalo (10) Chauncey Billups (7) AT&T Center 18,581 16–11 28 December 25 @ Oklahoma City L 106–114 Chauncey Billups (30) Nenê (12) Ty Lawson (5) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 16–12 29 December 26 Philadelphia L 89–95 Chauncey Billups (24) Chris Andersen, J. R. Smith (11) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (4) Pepsi Center 19,155 16–13 30 December 28 Portland W 95–77 Chauncey Billups (18) Chris Andersen (11) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center 17,388 17–13 31 December 29 @ Minnesota W 119–113 Chauncey Billups (36) Chris Andersen (7) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (5) Target Center 17,093 18–13
January: 10–7 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 Sacramento W 104–86 Chauncey Billups (22) Nenê (14) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center 17,466 19–13 33 January 3 Houston W 113–106 Carmelo Anthony (33) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (11) Carmelo Anthony (5) Pepsi Center 17,136 20–13 34 January 5 @ L.A. Clippers L 93–106 Carmelo Anthony (31) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9) J. R. Smith (4) Staples Center 17,540 20–14 35 January 6 @ Sacramento L 102–122 Carmelo Anthony (26) Nenê (8) Ty Lawson, Nenê (3) ARCO Arena 13,184 20–15 36 January 9 New Orleans L 87–96 Al Harrington (20) Al Harrington (7) Carmelo Anthony, J. R. Smith (4) Pepsi Center 16,283 20–16 37 January 11 Phoenix W 132–98 Arron Afflalo (31) Carmelo Anthony (10) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 14,874 21–16 38 January 13 Miami W 130–102 J. R. Smith (28) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (13) Pepsi Center 19,155 22–16 39 January 15 Cleveland W 127–99 Nenê (22) Shelden Williams (11) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 17,668 23–16 40 January 16 @ San Antonio L 97–110 Al Harrington (18) Nenê (7) Chauncey Billups, Nenê, J. R. Smith (4) AT&T Center 18,581 23–17 41 January 19 Oklahoma City W 112–107 Carmelo Anthony (35) Kenyon Martin (11) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 16,872 24–17 42 January 21 L.A. Lakers L 97–107 Carmelo Anthony (23) Nenê (7) Carmelo Anthony (5) Pepsi Center 19,155 24–18 43 January 23 Indiana W 121–107 Carmelo Anthony (36) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 17,047 25–18 44 January 25 @ Washington W 120–109 Carmelo Anthony (23) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (6) Verizon Center 16,121 26–18 45 January 26 @ Detroit W 109–100 Chauncey Billups (26) Carmelo Anthony (10) Carmelo Anthony (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,212 27–18 46 January 28 @ Cleveland W 117–103 Carmelo Anthony (33) Kenyon Martin (9) Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,642 28–18 47 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 99–110 Chauncey Billups (27) J. R. Smith (9) Chauncey Billups (5) Wells Fargo Center 15,612 28–19 48 January 31 @ New Jersey L 99–115 Carmelo Anthony (37) Carmelo Anthony (9) Chauncey Billups (5) Prudential Center 14,039 28–20
February: 7–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Portland W 109–90 Nenê (22) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center 15,258 29–20 50 February 4 Utah L 106–113 Carmelo Anthony (31) Arron Afflalo (10) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center 19,155 29–21 51 February 5 @ Minnesota W 113–100 Carmelo Anthony (25) Al Harrington, J. R. Smith (7) Chauncey Billups (13) Target Center 15,389 30–21 52 February 7 Houston L 103–108 Carmelo Anthony (50) Carmelo Anthony (11) Ty Lawson (5) Pepsi Center 14,595 30–22 53 February 9 @ Golden State L 114–116 Carmelo Anthony (29) Al Harrington (8) Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (6) Oracle Arena 18,430 30–23 54 February 10 Dallas W 121–120 Carmelo Anthony (42) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (7) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center 16,273 31–23 55 February 13 @ Memphis L 108–116 Carmelo Anthony (31) Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen, Kenyon Martin (5) Chauncey Billups (7) FedExForum 15,398 31–24 56 February 14 @ Houston L 102–121 Arron Afflalo (17) Nenê (9) Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (3) Toyota Center 16,450 31–25 57 February 16 @ Milwaukee W 94–87 Carmelo Anthony (38) Carmelo Anthony (12) Kenyon Martin (7) Bradley Center 16,033 32–25 All-Star Break 58 February 22 Memphis W 120–107 J. R. Smith (26) J. R. Smith (8) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center 14,638 33–25 59 February 24 Boston W 89–75 Kenyon Martin (18) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 18,524 34–25 60 February 25 @ Portland L 106–107 (OT) Danilo Gallinari (30) Nenê (11) Raymond Felton, Ty Lawson (6) Rose Garden 20,659 34–26 61 February 28 Atlanta W 100–90 J. R. Smith (19) Kenyon Martin (11) Raymond Felton (7) Pepsi Center 16,163 35–26
March: 10–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 Charlotte W 120–80 Wilson Chandler (16) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 14,255 36–26 63 March 3 @ Utah W 103–101 Ty Lawson (22) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8) Raymond Felton, Ty Lawson (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,524 37–26 64 March 5 @ L.A. Clippers L 94–100 Nenê (25) Nenê (14) Ty Lawson (8) Staples Center 19,060 37–27 65 March 10 @ Phoenix W 116–97 Nenê (22) Gary Forbes (9) Ty Lawson (11) US Airways Center 17,465 38–27 66 March 12 Detroit W 131–101 J. R. Smith (31) Nenê (11) Ty Lawson (11) Pepsi Center 19,155 39–27 67 March 14 @ New Orleans W 114–103 Ty Lawson (23) Nenê (13) Raymond Felton (12) New Orleans Arena 11,782 40–27 68 March 16 @ Atlanta W 102–87 Nenê (20) Wilson Chandler (10) Ty Lawson (10) Philips Arena 14,669 41–27 69 March 18 @ Orlando L 82–85 Wilson Chandler (20) Kenyon Martin (10) Raymond Felton (7) Amway Center 19,113 41–28 70 March 19 @ Miami L 98–103 J. R. Smith (27) Kenyon Martin (8) Ty Lawson (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 41–29 71 March 21 Toronto W 123–90 Ty Lawson (23) J. R. Smith (10) Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (8) Pepsi Center 16,258 42–29 72 March 23 San Antonio W 115–112 Al Harrington (27) Nenê (10) Raymond Felton (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 43–29 73 March 25 Washington W 114–94 Chris Andersen, Danilo Gallinari, Al Harrington, Ty Lawson (17) Chris Andersen (11) Raymond Felton (8) Pepsi Center 19,308 44–29 74 March 30 Sacramento W 104–90 Ty Lawson (20) Nenê (15) Raymond Felton (7) Pepsi Center 17,955 45–29
April: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Sacramento W 99–90 Raymond Felton (17) Nenê (12) Nenê (6) Power Balance Pavilion 15,871 46–29 76 April 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 95–90 Danilo Gallinari (22) Kenyon Martin (8) Ty Lawson (8) Staples Center 18,997 47–29 77 April 5 Oklahoma City L 94–101 Ty Lawson (28) Nenê (8) Ty Lawson (5) Pepsi Center 18,203 47–30 78 April 6 @ Dallas W 104–96 J. R. Smith (23) Nenê (15) Ty Lawson (8) American Airlines Center 20,364 48–30 79 April 8 @ Oklahoma City L 89–104 Nenê (18) Kenyon Martin (13) Ty Lawson (6) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 48–31 80 April 9 Minnesota W 130–106 Ty Lawson (37) Kenyon Martin, J. R. Smith (8) Raymond Felton (14) Pepsi Center 19,155 49–31 81 April 11 Golden State W 134–111 J. R. Smith (22) Chris Andersen (12) Raymond Felton (10) Pepsi Center 19,155 50–31 82 April 13 @ Utah L 103–107 Wilson Chandler (27) Chris Andersen (10) Wilson Chandler, Gary Forbes, Al Harrington, Ty Lawson, J. R. Smith (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,051 50–32
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs[]

Game log[]

2011 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 @ Oklahoma City L 103–107 Nenê (22) Wilson Chandler, Nenê (8) Raymond Felton (8) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 0–1 2 April 20 @ Oklahoma City L 89–106 Ty Lawson (20) Nenê (9) Ty Lawson (3) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 0–2 3 April 23 Oklahoma City L 94–97 Kenyon Martin, Nenê, J. R. Smith (15) Nenê (10) Raymond Felton, Ty Lawson, Nenê (4) Pepsi Center 19,958 0–3 4 April 25 Oklahoma City W 104–101 Ty Lawson (27) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (9) Danilo Gallinari (4) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–3 5 April 27 @ Oklahoma City L 97–100 Arron Afflalo (15) Kenyon Martin (10) Raymond Felton, Ty Lawson (4) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 1–4
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	69	69	33.7	.498	.423	.847	3.60	2.4	.49	.45	12.6
Chris Andersen	45	0	16.3	.599	.000	.637	4.90	.4	.51	1.29	5.6
Carmelo Anthony‡	50	50	35.5	.452	.333	.823	7.60	2.8	.86	.62	25.2
Renaldo Balkman‡	5	0	8.8	.556	.000	.750	.80	.4	.60	.40	2.6
Chauncey Billups‡	51	51	32.3	.438	.441	.923	2.50	5.3	1.02	.24	16.5
Anthony Carter‡	14	0	10.9	.333	.333	1.000	.90	1.9	.64	.07	1.9
Wilson Chandler†	21	19	30.6	.419	.347	.810	5.00	1.6	.67	1.14	12.5
Melvin Ely	30	2	12.2	.549	.000	.619	2.50	.5	.13	.37	2.3
Raymond Felton†	21	0	31.6	.431	.459	.617	3.60	6.5	1.33	.00	11.5
Gary Forbes	63	11	12.6	.454	.328	.678	1.80	.8	.37	.10	5.2
Danilo Gallinari†	14	12	30.9	.412	.370	.772	5.40	1.6	.93	.64	14.7
Al Harrington	73	3	22.8	.416	.357	.735	4.50	1.4	.53	.14	10.5
Kosta Koufos†	11	1	8.9	.500	.000	.632	3.00	.0	.18	.45	4.9
Ty Lawson	80	31	26.3	.503	.404	.764	2.60	4.7	1.00	.05	11.7
Kenyon Martin	48	48	25.7	.511	.222	.583	6.20	2.3	.90	.73	8.6
Timofey Mozgov†	11	0	6.0	.524	.000	.750	1.50	.0	.09	.18	2.5
Nenê	75	75	30.5	.615	.200	.711	7.60	2.0	1.12	.97	14.5
J.R. Smith	79	6	24.9	.435	.390	.738	4.10	2.2	1.16	.20	12.3
Shelden Williams‡	42	32	17.0	.453	.000	.739	5.30	.5	.43	.52	4.7

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Nuggets. Stats reflect time with Nuggets only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Nuggets only.

Playoffs[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	3	3	28.3	.353	.250	.875	3.00	2.3	.00	.00	11.3
Chris Andersen	5	0	14.6	.636	.000	.714	2.80	.6	.60	1.40	4.8
Wilson Chandler	5	2	23.0	.276	.143	.778	4.40	.4	.60	.80	4.8
Raymond Felton	5	0	30.4	.360	.250	.750	1.80	4.2	1.20	.00	11.6
Gary Forbes	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	1.00	.0	.00	.00	0.0
Danilo Gallinari	5	5	29.6	.432	.467	.714	3.40	2.0	.80	.00	12.0
Al Harrington	5	0	14.0	.455	.500	.750	1.40	1.0	.60	.00	5.6
Kosta Koufos	1	0	2.0	1.000	.000	.000	.00	.0	.00	.00	2.0
Ty Lawson	5	5	33.4	.500	.455	.913	3.40	3.8	1.00	.20	15.6
Kenyon Martin	5	5	29.6	.480	.000	.611	7.80	1.6	.40	.40	11.8
Nenê	5	5	32.4	.478	.000	.563	9.00	1.6	1.00	.80	14.2
J.R. Smith	5	0	15.2	.356	.429	.727	2.00	1.0	.40	.00	9.8

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Week/Month[]

All-Star[]

Carmelo Anthony represented the Nuggets at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game as a starter for the Western Conference. The All-Star game would end up being the last time 'Melo represented the Nuggets as he was traded the next day to the New York Knicks.

Season[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

• December 10: Seventh coach in history to 1,000 wins. Head coach George Karl became the seventh head coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games in the Nuggets' 123–116 road victory over the Toronto Raptors.^[3]

Injuries and surgeries[]

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Transactions[]

Trades[]

February 21, 2011 [4]

To Denver Nuggets---- Wilson Chandler Danilo Gallinari Raymond Felton Timofey Mozgov Kosta Koufos New York's 2014 first-round pick Golden State's 2012 second-round pick Golden State's 2013 second-round pick Cash Considerations

To New York Knicks---- Carmelo Anthony Chauncey Billups Renaldo Balkman Shelden Williams Anthony Carter Corey Brewer

To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Anthony Randolph Eddy Curry Denver's 2015 second-round pick

Free agents[]

Additions[]

Player	Signed	Former Team
Anthony Carter		Denver Nuggets
Shelden Williams		Boston Celtics
Al Harrington		New York Knicks

Subtractions[]

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Johan Petro	Free agent	New Jersey Nets

References[]