2009–10 Denver Nuggets season

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.^[1]

2009–10 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Mark Warkentien
Owner(s)	Stan Kroenke
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Jazz 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

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

Main article: 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

2009–10 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 6 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA F 30 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978–06–27 Villanova F/C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–07–07 Blinn SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse F 32 Balkman, Renaldo (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1984–07–14 South Carolina G 7 Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1976–09–25 Colorado C 43 Butch, Brian (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–12–22 Wisconsin PG 25 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–06–16 Hawaiʻi G/F 14 Graham, Joey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–06–11 Oklahoma State G 22 Karl, Coby (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983–06–08 Boise State G 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987–11–03 North Carolina PF 4 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977–12–30 Cincinnati F/C 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil C 27 Petro, Johan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1986–01–27 France G/F 1 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)

Head coach George Karl (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) John Welch (UNLV) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Jamahl Mosley (Colorado) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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

Northwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	12–4
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	–	32–9	21–20	8–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	3	26–15	24–17	8–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	3	27–14	23–18	9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	38	10–31	5–36	3–13

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 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	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	—	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 Jazz W 114–105 Carmelo Anthony (30) Kenyon Martin (11) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–0 2 October 29 @ Trail Blazers W 97–94 Carmelo Anthony (41) Nenê (11) Chauncey Billups (6) Rose Garden Arena 20,218 2–0
November: 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 Grizzlies W 133–123 Carmelo Anthony (42) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (12) Pepsi Center 15,823 3–0 4 November 3 @ Pacers W 111–93 Carmelo Anthony (25) Nenê (13) Anthony Carter (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,627 4–0 5 November 4 @ Nets W 122–94 Ty Lawson (23) Kenyon Martin (10) Chauncey Billups (5) Izod Center 15,319 5–0 6 November 6 @ Heat L 88–96 Carmelo Anthony (30) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (8) Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo (2) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 5–1 7 November 7 @ Hawks L 100–125 Carmelo Anthony (30) Chris Andersen (11) Chauncey Billups (7) Philips Arena 17,801 5–2 8 November 10 @ Bulls W 90–89 Carmelo Anthony (20) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (6) United Center 21,409 6–2 9 November 11 @ Bucks L 102–108 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony (10) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson (5) Bradley Center 12,987 6–3 10 November 13 Lakers W 105–79 Carmelo Anthony (25) Chris Andersen (11) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,141 7–3 11 November 17 Raptors W 130–112 Carmelo Anthony (32) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center 16,446 8–3 12 November 20 @ Clippers L 99–106 Carmelo Anthony (37) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (7) Staples Center 18,155 8–4 13 November 21 Bulls W 112–93 Carmelo Anthony (30) Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin (11) Carmelo Anthony (7) Pepsi Center 19,359 9–4 14 November 24 Nets W 101–87 Carmelo Anthony (27) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 16,307 10–4 15 November 25 @ Timberwolves W 124–111 Carmelo Anthony (22) Nenê (8) Nenê, Ty Lawson (6) Target Center 13,101 11–4 16 November 27 Knicks W 128–125 Carmelo Anthony (50) Nenê, Kenyon Martin (11) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 12–4 17 November 29 Timberwolves L 100–106 Carmelo Anthony (32) Kenyon Martin (14) Nenê (5) Pepsi Center 15,147 12–5
December: 8–7 (home: 6–1; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 Warriors W 135–107 Carmelo Anthony (25) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 14,570 13–5 19 December 3 Heat W 114–96 Carmelo Anthony (22) Chris Andersen (10) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 14,998 14–5 20 December 5 @ Spurs W 106–99 Carmelo Anthony (34) Kenyon Martin (13) Chauncey Billups (5) AT&T Center 17,592 15–5 21 December 7 @ 76ers W 93–83 Chauncey Billups (31) Chauncey Billups (8) Chauncey Billups (8) Wachovia Center 20,664 16–5 22 December 8 @ Bobcats L 95–107 Carmelo Anthony (34) Nenê (10) J.R. Smith (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,127 16–6 23 December 10 @ Pistons L 99–101 Carmelo Anthony (40) Nenê (11) Ty Lawson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,176 16–7 24 December 12 Suns W 105–99 Carmelo Anthony (32) Chris Andersen (10) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 17–7 25 December 14 Thunder W 102–93 Carmelo Anthony (31) Chris Andersen, Kenyon Martin (11) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 16,022 18–7 26 December 16 Rockets W 111–101 Carmelo Anthony (38) Chris Andersen (11) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 15,753 19–7 27 December 18 @ Hornets L 92–98 J.R. Smith (25) Kenyon Martin (13) Anthony Carter (5) New Orleans Arena 14,453 19–8 28 December 20 @ Grizzlies L 96–102 Carmelo Anthony (41) Chris Andersen (14) Anthony Carter (7) FedExForum 13,385 19–9 29 December 23 Hawks W 124–104 J.R. Smith (41) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (8) Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Carter (7) Pepsi Center 19,155 20–9 30 December 25 @ Trail Blazers L 96–107 Carmelo Anthony (32) Kenyon Martin (14) Chauncey Billups (5) Rose Garden Arena 20,664 20–10 31 December 27 Mavericks L 96–104 Kenyon Martin (18) Carmelo Anthony (12) Arron Afflalo, Carmelo Anthony, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (4) Pepsi Center 19,756 20–11 32 December 28 @ Kings L 101–106 Carmelo Anthony (34) Kenyon Martin (12) Ty Lawson (6) ARCO Arena 14,548 20–12
January: 12–3 (home: 8–1; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 @ Jazz W 105–95 Ty Lawson (23) Kenyon Martin (12) Ty Lawson (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 21–12 34 January 3 76ers L 105–108 Nenê (24) Nenê (15) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center 19,155 21–13 35 January 5 Warriors W 123–122 Kenyon Martin (27) Kenyon Martin (13) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center 15,129 22–13 36 January 8 Cavaliers W 99–97 Chauncey Billups (23) Kenyon Martin (12) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center 19,996 23–13 37 January 9 @ Kings L 100–102 Chauncey Billups (27) Kenyon Martin (10) Kenyon Martin (5) ARCO Arena 14,411 23–14 38 January 11 Timberwolves W 105–94 Carmelo Anthony (24) Kenyon Martin (15) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center 14,669 24–14 39 January 13 Magic W 115–97 Carmelo Anthony (27) Kenyon Martin (10) Anthony Carter (6) Pepsi Center 18,475 25–14 40 January 17 Jazz W 119–112 Carmelo Anthony (37) Kenyon Martin (9) J.R. Smith (5) Pepsi Center 19,519 26–14 41 January 20 @ Warriors W 123–118 OT Chauncey Billups (37) Kenyon Martin (14) Chauncey Billups (8) Oracle Arena 17,223 27–14 42 January 21 Clippers W 105–85 Carmelo Anthony (28) Kenyon Martin (14) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 15,343 28–14 43 January 23 Hornets W 116–110 Carmelo Anthony (30) Kenyon Martin (14) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center 19,807 29–14 44 January 25 Bobcats W 104–93 Chauncey Billups (27) Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith (6) Chauncey Billups (11) Pepsi Center 16,909 30–14 45 January 27 @ Rockets W 97–92 J.R. Smith (22) Kenyon Martin (15) Chauncey Billups (4) Toyota Center 16,357 31–14 46 January 29 @ Thunder L 84–101 J.R. Smith (19) Kenyon Martin (9) Chauncey Billups (7) Ford Center 18,203 31–15 47 January 31 @ Spurs W 103–89 Chauncey Billups (25) Kenyon Martin (11) Chauncey Billups (11) AT&T Center 17,607 32–15
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Kings W 112–109 Kenyon Martin (24) Kenyon Martin (12) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center 15,544 33–15 49 February 3 Suns L 97–109 Nenê, J.R. Smith (15) Kenyon Martin (10) J.R. Smith (5) Pepsi Center 19,155 33–16 50 February 5 @ Lakers W 126–113 Chauncey Billups (39) Chris Andersen (15) Chauncey Billups (8) Staples Center 18,997 34–16 51 February 6 @ Jazz L 106–116 Ty Lawson (25) Kenyon Martin (13) Ty Lawson (4) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 34–17 52 February 9 Mavericks W 127–91 Nenê (21) Chris Andersen (10) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center 17,485 35–17 53 February 11 Spurs L 92–111 Nenê (20) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 18,611 35–18 54 February 18 @ Cavaliers W 118–116 Carmelo Anthony (40) Kenyon Martin (17) Chauncey Billups (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 36–18 55 February 19 @ Wizards L 97–107 Chauncey Billups (28) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (9) Ty Lawson (3) Verizon Center 17,212 36–19 56 February 21 Celtics W 114–105 Chauncey Billups (26) Kenyon Martin, Nenê (10) Carmelo Anthony (8) Pepsi Center 19,818 37–19 57 February 25 @ Warriors W 127–112 Chauncey Billups (37) Chris Andersen (11) Chauncey Billups (9) Oracle Arena 18,555 38–19 58 February 26 Pistons W 107–102 Chauncey Billups (25) Joey Graham (7) Ty Lawson, Nenê, J.R. Smith (4) Pepsi Center 19,845 39–19 59 February 28 @ Lakers L 89–95 Carmelo Anthony (21) Nenê (11) Chauncey Billups (4) Staples Center 18,997 39–20
March: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 @ Suns L 85–101 Chauncey Billups (21) Kenyon Martin (10) Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (4) US Airways Center 18,159 39–21 61 March 3 Thunder W 119–90 Carmelo Anthony (30) Kenyon Martin (13) Anthony Carter (12) Pepsi Center 18,822 40–21 62 March 5 Pacers W 122–114 Carmelo Anthony (34) Chris Andersen (10) J.R. Smith (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 41–21 63 March 7 Trail Blazers W 118–106 Carmelo Anthony (30) Johan Petro (10) J.R. Smith (7) Pepsi Center 17,266 42–21 64 March 10 @ Timberwolves W 110–102 Chauncey Billups (25) Chris Andersen (10) Anthony Carter (8) Target Center 14,256 43–21 65 March 12 @ Hornets W 102–95 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (7) New Orleans Arena 17,220 44–21 66 March 13 @ Grizzlies W 125–108 J.R. Smith (30) Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (6) Anthony Carter (7) FedExForum 17,023 45–21 67 March 15 @ Rockets L 123–125 Carmelo Anthony (45) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, Johan Petro (10) Nenê (5) Toyota Center 16,369 45–22 68 March 16 Wizards W 97–87 Carmelo Anthony (29) Carmelo Anthony (12) Anthony Carter, Nenê (4) Pepsi Center 17,447 46–22 69 March 18 Hornets W 93–80 Carmelo Anthony (26) Carmelo Anthony (18) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 47–22 70 March 20 Bucks L 97–102 Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (29) Chris Andersen (12) Anthony Carter (4) Pepsi Center 19,390 47–23 71 March 23 @ Knicks L 104–109 Carmelo Anthony (36) Chris Andersen, Joey Graham, Nenê (7) Chauncey Billups (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 47–24 72 March 24 @ Celtics L 99–113 Carmelo Anthony (32) Chris Andersen, Chauncey Billups (7) Chauncey Billups (6) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 47–25 73 March 26 @ Raptors W 97–96 Carmelo Anthony (25) Nenê (9) Nenê (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 48–25 74 March 28 @ Magic L 97–103 Carmelo Anthony (26) Carmelo Anthony, Arron Afflalo (8) Chauncey Billups (5) Amway Arena 17,461 48–26 75 March 29 @ Mavericks L 93–109 J.R. Smith (27) Carmelo Anthony (9) Chauncey Billups (6) American Airlines Center 20,085 48–27
April: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 Trail Blazers W 109–92 Carmelo Anthony (25) Chris Andersen (6) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 49–27 77 April 3 Clippers W 98–90 Carmelo Anthony (24) Arron Afflalo (9) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 50–27 78 April 7 @ Thunder W 98–94 Chauncey Billups (29) Nenê (13) Chauncey Billups (4) Ford Center 18,332 51–27 79 April 8 Lakers W 98–96 Carmelo Anthony (31) Chris Andersen, Nenê, Johan Petro (7) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center 20,044 52–27 80 April 10 Spurs L 85–104 Chauncey Billups (27) Kenyon Martin (10) Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, J.R. Smith (3) Pepsi Center 19,155 52–28 81 April 12 Grizzlies W 123–101 J.R. Smith (26) Arron Afflalo (13) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center 19,155 53–28 82 April 13 @ Suns L 101–123 Carmelo Anthony (29) Carmelo Anthony (6) Ty Lawson (5) US Airways Center 18,422 53–29
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 Utah W 126–113 Carmelo Anthony (42) Kenyon Martin (12) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–0 2 April 19 Utah L 111–114 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê, J.R. Smith (6) Chauncey Billups (11) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–1 3 April 23 @ Utah L 93–105 Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups (25) Kenyon Martin (13) Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 1–2 4 April 25 @ Utah L 106–117 Carmelo Anthony (39) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (11) Chauncey Billups (4) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 1–3 5 April 28 Utah W 116–102 Carmelo Anthony (26) Carmelo Anthony (11) Chauncey Billups, Nenê (4) Pepsi Center 19,155 2–3 6 April 30 @ Utah L 104–112 Chauncey Billups (30) Carmelo Anthony (12) Chauncey Billups (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 2–4
2010 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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	69	69	38.2	.458	.316	.830	6.6	3.2	1.3	0.4	28.2
Chauncey Billups	73	73	34.1	.418	.386	.910	3.1	5.6	1.1	0.1	19.5
J.R. Smith	75	0	27.8	.414	.338	.706	3.1	2.4	1.3	0.3	15.4
Nenê	82	82	33.6	.587	.000	.704	7.6	2.5	1.4	1.0	13.8
Kenyon Martin	58	58	34.2	.456	.276	.557	9.4	1.9	1.2	1.1	11.5
Arron Afflalo	82	75	27.1	.465	.434	.735	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.4	8.8
Ty Lawson	65	8	20.3	.515	.410	.757	1.9	3.1	0.7	0.0	8.3
Chris Andersen	76	0	22.3	.566	.000	.695	6.4	0.4	0.6	1.9	5.9
Joey Graham	63	18	12.0	.520	.154	.740	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.1	4.2
Johan Petro	36	16	12.1	.535	.000	.667	3.6	0.4	0.3	0.4	3.4
Anthony Carter	54	7	15.9	.420	.270	.846	1.6	3.0	0.7	0.2	3.3
Malik Allen	51	3	8.9	.397	.167	.923	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.1
Renaldo Balkman	13	1	7.0	.333	.000	.333	1.8	0.5	0.6	0.2	1.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	6	6	20.0	.625	.429	.818	2.0	1.2	.2	.3	9.2
Malik Allen	4	0	2.8	.000	.000	.000	.8	.0	.2	.0	.0
Chris Andersen	6	0	19.3	.529	.000	.643	4.5	.2	.2	1.0	4.5
Carmelo Anthony	6	6	42.3	.464	.316	.877	8.5	3.2	2.0	.5	30.7
Renaldo Balkman	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Chauncey Billups	6	6	34.5	.446	.355	.881	2.3	6.3	1.0	.5	20.6
Anthony Carter	1	0	7.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	3.0	.0	.0	.0
Joey Graham	4	0	7.3	.588	.333	.600	2.5	.0	.5	.2	6.0
Ty Lawson	6	6	19.7	.429	.400	.684	1.3	2.7	1.0	.0	7.8
Kenyon Martin	6	6	34.2	.480	.000	.632	8.3	1.3	1.5	1.2	10.0
Nenê	5	5	33.8	.621	.000	.583	5.8	2.2	1.2	.2	11.4
Johan Petro	6	1	7.5	.545	.000	.500	1.8	.2	.2	.5	2.2
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.^[2]
• Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played during the month of November.^[3]
• Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 17.^[4]
• Chauncey Billups was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 24.^[5]

All-Star

Main article: 2010 NBA All-Star Game

• Carmelo Anthony was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star starter.^[6]
• Chauncey Billups was named to the NBA Western Conference All-Star team as a replacement for Chris Paul.^[7] Billups finished in 3rd place in the 3-point contest.^[8]

Season

• Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Second Team.^[9]

Transactions

Denver Nuggets

Players 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

1. "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
2. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
3. "NBA.com: LeBron, Carmelo named Players of the Month". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
4. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
5. "Denver Nuggets News Headlines". NBA.com.
6. Carmelo Anthony Named NBA All-Star Starter
7. Billups added to West All-Star squad
8. Pierce has the swagger down
9. "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

External links

• 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season at Basketball Reference