The
2006–07 Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). The season is best remembered when
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team me ...
made headlines on December 16 when he was involved in a
brawl against the Knicks, and as a result was suspended for 15 games. The next day, the Nuggets acquired
Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iver ...
from
Philadelphia
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. Anthony and the newly acquired Iverson played their first game together on January 22, 2007 in a game against Memphis. The Nuggets finished the year at 45-37, making the postseason for the fourth straight year. However, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the eventual champion
San Antonio Spurs
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in five games. Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the
2007 NBA All-Star Game
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although Iverson did not play due to an injury. This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Playoffs
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Allen Iverson
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Nenê
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Early life
Born Maybyner Rodney Hilário i ...
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AT&T Center
AT&T Center is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and ...
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Steve Blake
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AT&T Center
AT&T Center is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
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Carmelo Anthony
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Steve Blake
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Pepsi Center
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Places
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Allen Iverson
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Pepsi Center
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Iverson,
Anthony
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Allen Iverson
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(8)
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AT&T Center
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The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and ...
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Player statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Awards and records
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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Carmelo Anthony
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All-NBA Third Team
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Marcus Camby Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
* Marcus (name), a masculine given name
* Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name
Places
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NBA All-Defensive First Team
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Transactions
References
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Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
Denver Nuggets
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