2009–10 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets yes 2010 53 29 Northwest 1 4 George Karl Mark Warkentien Stan Kroenke Pepsi Center Altitude Sports and Entertainment KCKK First Round(lost to Jazz 2–4) DEN The 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, its 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip the conference finals last season, the Nuggets started the season 35–18 before the All-Star break. Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups were selected to the 2010 NBA All-Star Game with George Karl coaching the Western Conference. Karl was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer, ending his season. Adrian Dantley took over and the team struggled in the second half of the season, finishing with a 53–29 record and earned the number 4 seed in the West. Denver's season ended in the first round with a defeat to the Utah Jazz in six games. The Nuggets had the third best team offensive rating in the NBA.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced/?sort=OFF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2009-10&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Offensive Rating NBA.com April 30, 2021 Key dates June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started. Free Agency On July 8, the Nuggets re-signed fan favorite Chris "Birdman" Andersen to a 5-year, $21.17 million contract, worth up to $26 million with incentives. However, on July 13, the Nuggets lost starting shooting guard Dahntay Jones, who signed a 4-year, $10.6 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. The Nuggets also lost reserve forward Linas Kleiza to Greek team Olympiacos Piraeus on August 10, when he signed a 2-year, $12.2 million contract. On August 16, backup point guard Anthony Carter was re-signed to a 1-year minimum-salary contract worth $1,306,455. On August 27, the team re-signed reserve center Johan Petro to a 1-year minimum-salary contract worth $884,881. On September 25, the Nuggets signed forward Joey Graham to a 1-year, non-guaranteed, minimum salary contract worth $884,881. On September 28, reserve point guard Jason Hart signed a 1-year non-guaranteed minimum-salary contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On September 26, the team also signed forward Keith Brumbaugh, point guard Dontaye Draper, and center Kurt Looby to non-guaranteed contracts for training camp. Brumbaugh was waived on October 10. Draper and Looby were waived on October 21. Trades The Nuggets made two draft-day trades as well as several others later in the offseason. On draft day, the Nuggets acquired the draft rights to point guard Ty Lawson, the 18th overall pick, from Minnesota in exchange for Charlotte's 2010 1st-round pick, which they had previously acquired. The Nuggets also traded the draft rights to point guard Sergio Llull, a second-round pick (34th overall), to the Houston Rockets in exchange for $2.25 million cash. On July 13, the Nuggets acquired shooting guard Arron Afflalo, forward Walter Sharpe, and $350,000 cash from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 2011 2nd-round pick. The pick will be the lower of the Nuggets' and Blazers' selections, which the Nuggets previously acquired. On July 31, the Nuggets acquired power forward Malik Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for swingman Sonny Weems, Sharpe, and cash considerations. On August 10, the Nuggets traded F/C Steven Hunter, their 2010 1st-round pick, and $3 million cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2014 conditional 2nd-round pick. On September 22, the Nuggets acquired swingman James White from Houston in exchange for the draft rights to forward Axel Hervelle, a 2005 2nd-round pick (52nd overall). White was waived on October 21. Draft 2009 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 18 Ty Lawson* Point guard United States UNC 2 34 Sergio Llullx Point guard Spain Real Madrid (Spain) * Acquired from Minnesota. x Traded to Houston. Roster Denver Nuggets 2009–10 #5091CD #FFFFFF #00285E #FDB927 6 Arron Afflalo G 6 5 215 UCLA 30 Malik Allen F 6 10 255 1978–06–27 Villanova 11 Chris Andersen F/C 6 10 228 1978–07–07 Blinn College 15 Carmelo Anthony SF 6 8 230 1984–05–29 Syracuse 32 Renaldo Balkman F 6 8 208 1984–07–14 South Carolina IN 7 Chauncey Billups G 6 3 202 1976–09–25 Colorado 43 Brian Butch C 6 11 240 1984–12–22 Wisconsin IN 25 Anthony Carter basketball PG 6 1 190 1975–06–16 Hawaii 14 Joey Graham G/F 6 7 225 1982–06–11 Oklahoma State 22 Coby Karl G 6 5 215 1983–06–08 Boise State IN 3 Ty Lawson G 5 11 195 1987–11–03 North Carolina 4 Kenyon Martin PF 6 9 240 1977–12–30 Cincinnati 31 Nenê F/C 6 11 250 1982–09–13 Brazil 27 Johan Petro C 7 0 247 1986–01–27 France 1 J. R. Smith G/F 6 6 220 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) USA George Karl (North Carolina) USA Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) USA John Welch (UNLV) USA Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) USA Jamahl Mosley (Colorado) Pre-season 2009 Pre-season game log: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record 1 October 1 Denver Nuggets 87 – 103 Utah Jazz 18,114 0–1 2 October 3 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 70 – 102 Denver Nuggets 9,749 1-1 3 October 8 (in Taipei) Indiana Pacers 126–104 Denver Nuggets 13,599 1–2 4 October 11 (in Beijing, China) Denver Nuggets 128–112 Indiana Pacers 16,982 2-2 5 October 18 Denver Nuggets 96 – 98 Portland Trail Blazers 18,943 2–3 6 October 20 Minnesota Timberwolves 100–129 Denver Nuggets 11,228 3-3 7 October 22 (in Anaheim, California) Denver Nuggets 89 – 106 Los Angeles Lakers 15,206 3–4 8 October 23 (in San Diego) Denver Nuggets 119–105 Los Angeles Lakers 13,586 4-4 Regular season Standings DEN DEN Game log Denver Nuggets 2010 #5091CD #FFFFFF Denver Nuggets October yes no #00285E #FDB927 1 0 1 0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 28 | Jazz | 20091028 UTADEN 114 105 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 29 | @ Trail Blazers | 20091029 DENPOR 97 94 | Carmelo Anthony (41) | Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Rose Garden Arena20,218 | 2–0 |- Denver Nuggets November no #00285E #FDB927 6 1 4 4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 1 | Grizzlies | 20091101 MEMDEN 133 123 | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (12) | Pepsi Center15,823 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 3 | @ Pacers | 20091103 DENIND 111 93 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (13) | Anthony Carter (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,627 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 4 | @ Nets | 20091104 DENNJN 122 94 | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Izod Center15,319 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 6 | @ Heat | 20091106 DENMIA 88 96 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (8) | Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo (2) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 7 | @ Hawks | 20091107 DENATL 100 125 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Philips Arena17,801 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 10 | @ Bulls | 20091110 DENCHI 90 89 | Carmelo Anthony (20) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (6) | United Center21,409 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 11 | @ Bucks | 20091111 DENMIL 102 108 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5) | Bradley Center12,987 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 13 | Lakers | 20091113 LALDEN 105 79 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,141 | 7–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 17 | Raptors | 20091117 TORDEN 130 112 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center16,446 | 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 20 | @ Clippers | 20091120 DENLAC 99 106 | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Staples Center18,155 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 21 | Bulls | 20091121 CHIDEN 112 93 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin (11) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | Pepsi Center19,359 | 9–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 24 | Nets | 20091124 NJNDEN 101 87 | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center16,307 | 10–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | November 25 | @ Timberwolves | 20091125 DENMIN 124 111 | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Nenê (8) | Nenê, Ty Lawson (6) | Target Center13,101 | 11–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 27 | Knicks | 20091127 NYKDEN 128 125 | Carmelo Anthony (50) | Nenê, Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 12–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | Timberwolves | 20091129 MINDEN 100 106 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Nenê (5) | Pepsi Center15,147 | 12–5 |- Denver Nuggets December no #00285E #FDB927 6 1 2 6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 | December 1 | Warriors | 20091201 GSWDEN 135 107 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center14,570 | 13–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 | December 3 | Heat | 20091203 MIADEN 114 96 | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Chris Andersen (10) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center14,998 | 14–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 5 | @ Spurs | 20091205 DENSAS 106 99 | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Chauncey Billups (5) | AT&T Center17,592 | 15–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 7 | @ 76ers | 20091207 DENPHI 93 83 | Chauncey Billups (31) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Wachovia Center20,664 | 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Bobcats | 20091208 DENCHA 95 107 | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Nenê (10) | J.R. Smith (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena14,127 | 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 10 | @ Pistons | 20091210 DENDET 99 101 | Carmelo Anthony (40) | Nenê (11) | Ty Lawson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,176 | 16–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 12 | Suns | 20091212 PHXDEN 105 99 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Chris Andersen (10) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 17–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 14 | Thunder | 20091214 OKCDEN 102 93 | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Chris Andersen, Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center16,022 | 18–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 16 | Rockets | 20091216 HOUDEN 111 101 | Carmelo Anthony (38) | Chris Andersen (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center15,753 | 19–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 18 | @ Hornets | 20091218 DENNOH 92 98 | J.R. Smith (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Anthony Carter (5) | New Orleans Arena14,453 | 19–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 20 | @ Grizzlies | 20091220 DENMEM 96 102 | Carmelo Anthony (41) | Chris Andersen (14) | Anthony Carter (7) | FedExForum13,385 | 19–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 23 | Hawks | 20091223 ATLDEN 124 104 | J.R. Smith (41) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8) | Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Carter (7) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 20–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 25 | @ Trail Blazers | 20091225 DENPOR 96 107 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Rose Garden Arena20,664 | 20–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 27 | Mavericks | 20091227 DALDEN 96 104 | Kenyon Martin (18) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Arron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center19,756 | 20–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 28 | @ Kings | 20091228 DENSAC 101 106 | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Ty Lawson (6) | ARCO Arena14,548 | 20–12 |- Denver Nuggets January no #00285E #FDB927 8 1 4 2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 2 | @ Jazz | 20100102 DENUTA 105 95 | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Ty Lawson (9) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 21–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 3 | 76ers | 20100103 PHIDEN 105 108 | Nenê (24) | Nenê (15) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 21–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 5 | Warriors | 20100105 GSWDEN 123 122 | Kenyon Martin (27) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center15,129 | 22–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 8 | Cavaliers | 20100108 CLEDEN 99 97 | Chauncey Billups (23) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center19,996 | 23–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 9 | @ Kings | 20100109 DENSAC 100 102 | Chauncey Billups (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Kenyon Martin (5) | ARCO Arena14,411 | 23–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 11 | Timberwolves | 20100111 MINDEN 105 94 | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center14,669 | 24–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 13 | Magic | 20100113 ORLDEN 115 97 | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Anthony Carter (6) | Pepsi Center18,475 | 25–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 | January 17 | Jazz | 20100117 UTADEN 119 112 | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Kenyon Martin (9) | J.R. Smith (5) | Pepsi Center19,519 | 26–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 20 | @ Warriors | 20100120 DENGSW 123 118OT | Chauncey Billups (37) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Oracle Arena17,223 | 27–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 21 | Clippers | 20100121 LACDEN 105 85 | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center15,343 | 28–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 23 | Hornets | 20100123 NOHDEN 116 110 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center19,807 | 29–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 25 | Bobcats | 20100125 CHADEN 104 93 | Chauncey Billups (27) | Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith (6) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center16,909 | 30–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 27 | @ Rockets | 20100127 DENHOU 97 92 | J.R. Smith (22) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Toyota Center16,357 | 31–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 29 | @ Thunder | 20100129 DENOKL 84 101 | J.R. Smith (19) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Ford Center18,203 | 31–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | January 31 | @ Spurs | 20100131 DENSAS 103 89 | Chauncey Billups (25) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (11) | AT&T Center17,607 | 32–15 |- Denver Nuggets February no #00285E #FDB927 4 2 3 3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 | February 1 | Kings | 20100201 SACDEN 112 109 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center15,544 | 33–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 3 | Suns | 20100203 PHXDEN 97 109 | Nenê, J.R. Smith (15) | Kenyon Martin (10) | J.R. Smith (5) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 33–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 5 | @ Lakers | 20100205 DENLAL 126 113 | Chauncey Billups (39) | Chris Andersen (15) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 34–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 6 | @ Jazz | 20100206 DENUTA 106 116 | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Ty Lawson (4) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 34–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 9 | Mavericks | 20100209 DALDEN 127 91 | Nenê (21) | Chris Andersen (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center17,485 | 35–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 11 | Spurs | 20100211 SASDEN 92 111 | Nenê (20) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center18,611 | 35–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 18 | @ Cavaliers | 20100218 DENCLE 118 116 | Carmelo Anthony (40) | Kenyon Martin (17) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 36–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 19 | @ Wizards | 20100219 DENWAS 97 107 | Chauncey Billups (28) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (9) | Ty Lawson (3) | Verizon Center17,212 | 36–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 21 | Celtics | 20100221 BOSDEN 114 105 | Chauncey Billups (26) | Kenyon Martin, Nenê (10) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Pepsi Center19,818 | 37–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 25 | @ Warriors | 20100225 DENGSW 127 112 | Chauncey Billups (37) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Oracle Arena18,555 | 38–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 26 | Pistons | 20100226 DETDEN 107 102 | Chauncey Billups (25) | Joey Graham (7) | Ty Lawson, Nenê, J.R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center19,845 | 39–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28 | @ Lakers | 20100228 DENLAL 89 95 | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 39–20 |- Denver Nuggets March no #00285E #FDB927 5 1 4 6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 1 | @ Suns | 20100301 DENPHX 85 101 | Chauncey Billups (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (4) | US Airways Center18,159 | 39–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 | March 3 | Thunder | 20100303 OKCDEN 119 90 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Anthony Carter (12) | Pepsi Center18,822 | 40–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 | March 5 | Pacers | 20100305 INDDEN 122 114 | Carmelo Anthony (34) | Chris Andersen (10) | J.R. Smith (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 41–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 | March 7 | Trail Blazers | 20100307 PORDEN 118 106 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Johan Petro (10) | J.R. Smith (7) | Pepsi Center17,266 | 42–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 10 | @ Timberwolves | 20100310 DENMIN 110 102 | Chauncey Billups (25) | Chris Andersen (10) | Anthony Carter (8) | Target Center14,256 | 43–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 | March 12 | @ Hornets | 20100312 DENNOH 102 95 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | New Orleans Arena17,220 | 44–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 13 | @ Grizzlies | 20100313 DENMEM 125 108 | J.R. Smith (30) | Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (6) | Anthony Carter (7) | FedExForum17,023 | 45–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 15 | @ Rockets | 20100315 DENHOU 123 125 | Carmelo Anthony (45) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, Johan Petro (10) | Nenê (5) | Toyota Center16,369 | 45–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 16 | Wizards | 20100316 WASDEN 97 87 | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Anthony Carter, Nenê (4) | Pepsi Center17,447 | 46–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 18 | Hornets | 20100318 DENNOH 93 80 | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony (18) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 47–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 20 | Bucks | 20100320 MILDEN 97 102 | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (29) | Chris Andersen (12) | Anthony Carter (4) | Pepsi Center19,390 | 47–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Knicks | 20081029 DENNYK 104 109 | Carmelo Anthony (36) | Chris Andersen, Joey Graham, Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 47–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 24 | @ Celtics | 20081029 DENBOS 99 113 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Chris Andersen, Chauncey Billups (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 47–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 | March 26 | @ Raptors | 20081029 DENTOR 97 96 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê (9) | Nenê (6) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 48–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 28 | @ Magic | 20100328 DENORL 97 103 | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (8) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Amway Arena17,461 | 48–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | March 29 | @ Mavericks | 20100329 DENDAL 93 109 | J.R. Smith (27) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | American Airlines Center20,085 | 48–27 |- Denver Nuggets April no #00285E #FDB927 4 1 1 1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 1 | Trail Blazers | 20100401 PORDEN 109 92 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Chris Andersen (6) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 49–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 | April 3 | Clippers | 20100403 LACDEN 98 90 | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Arron Afflalo (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 50–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 7 | @ Thunder | 20100407 DENOKC 98 94 | Chauncey Billups (29) | Nenê (13) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Ford Center18,332 | 51–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 8 | Lakers | 20100408 LALDEN 98 96 | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Chris Andersen, Nenê, Johan Petro (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center20,044 | 52–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10 | Spurs | 20100410 SASDEN 85 104 | Chauncey Billups (27) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (3) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 52–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 12 | Grizzlies | 20100412 MEMDEN 123 101 | J.R. Smith (26) | Arron Afflalo (13) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 53–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13 | @ Suns | 20100413 DENPHX 101 123 | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Ty Lawson (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 53–29 |- den 2010 Playoffs Game log Denver Nuggets yes 2010 #5091CD #FFFFFF Denver Nuggets First Round yes yes no #00285E #FDB927 2 1 0 3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 | April 17 | Utah | 20100417 UTADEN 126 113 | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | Utah | 20100419 UTADEN 111 114 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, J.R. Smith (6) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 23 | @ Utah | 20100423 UTADEN 93 105 | Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (3) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25 | @ Utah | 20100425 UTADEN 106 117 | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (4) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 | April 28 | Utah | 20100428 UTADEN 116 102 | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Chauncey Billups, Nenê (4) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 30 | @ Utah | 20100430 UTADEN 104 112 | Chauncey Billups (30) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Chauncey Billups (8) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 2–4 den yes 2010 Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony696938.2.458.316.8306.63.21.30.428.2Chauncey Billups737334.1.418.386.9103.15.61.10.119.5J.R. Smith75027.8.414.338.7063.12.41.30.315.4Nenê828233.6.587.000.7047.62.51.41.013.8Kenyon Martin585834.2.456.276.5579.41.91.21.111.5Arron Afflalo827527.1.465.434.7353.11.70.60.48.8Ty Lawson65820.3.515.410.7571.93.10.70.08.3Chris Andersen76022.3.566.000.6956.40.40.61.95.9Joey Graham631812.0.520.154.7402.00.30.40.14.2Johan Petro361612.1.535.000.6673.60.40.30.43.4Anthony Carter54715.9.420.270.8461.63.00.70.23.3Malik Allen5138.9.397.167.9231.60.30.20.12.1Renaldo Balkman1317.0.333.000.3331.80.50.60.21.1 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Afflalo, Arron Arron Afflalo 6 6 20.0 .625 .429 .818 2.0 1.2 .2 .3 9.2 Allen, Malik Malik Allen 4 0 2.8 .000 .000 .000 .8 .0 .2 .0 .0 Andersen, Chris Chris Andersen 6 0 19.3 .529 .000 .643 4.5 .2 .2 1.0 4.5 Anthony, Carmelo Carmelo Anthony 6 6 42.3 .464 .316 .877 8.5 3.2 2.0 .5 30.7 Balkman, Renaldo Renaldo Balkman 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Billups, Chauncey Chauncey Billups 6 6 34.5 .446 .355 .881 2.3 6.3 1.0 .5 20.6 Carter, Anthony Anthony Carter 1 0 7.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 Graham, Joey Joey Graham 4 0 7.3 .588 .333 .600 2.5 .0 .5 .2 6.0 Lawson, Ty Ty Lawson 6 6 19.7 .429 .400 .684 1.3 2.7 1.0 .0 7.8 Martin, Kenyon Kenyon Martin 6 6 34.2 .480 .000 .632 8.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 10.0 Nenê Nenê 5 5 33.8 .621 .000 .583 5.8 2.2 1.2 .2 11.4 Petro, Johan Johan Petro 6 1 7.5 .545 .000 .500 1.8 .2 .2 .5 2.2 Smith, J.R. J.R. Smith 6 0 26.5 .368 .355 .875 3.8 1.7 .7 .3 11.2 Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Tuesday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 1.http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/anthony_pow_110209.html Denver Nuggets News Headlines NBA.com Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played during the month of November.http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/04/players.of.week/index.html NBA.com: LeBron, Carmelo named Players of the Month NBA.com 2010-04-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091207114159/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/04/players.of.week/index.html 2009-12-07 Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 17.http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/melo_pow_20100119.html Denver Nuggets News Headlines NBA.com Chauncey Billups was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24.http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/billups_award_20100125.html Denver Nuggets News Headlines NBA.com All-Star 2010 NBA All-Star Game Carmelo Anthony was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star starter.Carmelo Anthony Named NBA All-Star Starter Chauncey Billups was named to the NBA Western Conference All-Star team as a replacement for Chris Paul.https://archive.today/20120719073916/http://www.9news.com/sports/article.aspx?storyid=132068&catid=295 Billups added to West All-Star squad Billups finished in 3rd place in the 3-point contest.Pierce has the swagger down Season Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/index.html NBA.com May 7, 2010 Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team May 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100509082728/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/index.html 2010-05-09 dead Transactions Denver NuggetsPlayers Added Via Draft Sergio Llull Via Trade Ty Lawson (From Timberwolves) Arron Afflalo (From Pistons) Walter Sharpe (From Pistons) Malik Allen (From Bucks) Via Free Agency Chris Andersen (Re-signed)Players Lost Via Trade Sergio Llull (To Rockets) Sonny Weems (To Bucks) Walter Sharpe (To Bucks) Steven Hunter (To Grizzlies) Via Free Agency Dahntay Jones (To Pacers) Linas Kleiza (To Olympiacos Piraeus) References 2 External links 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season at ESPN 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season at Basketball Reference Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets