2006–07 Denver Nuggets season

2006–07 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Mark Warkentien
Owner(s)	Stan Kroenke
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Spurs 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK

The 2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season is best remembered when Carmelo Anthony 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 from Philadelphia. 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 in five games. Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game although Iverson did not play due to an injury. This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance.

Draft picks

Main article: 2006 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	49	Leon Powe		United States	California

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-05-29 Syracuse PG 25 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980-02-26 Maryland C 23 Camby, Marcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974-03-22 UMass PG 4 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1975-06-16 Hawaiʻi SG 5 Diawara, Yakhouba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-08-29 Pepperdine PF 30 Evans, Reggie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-05-18 Iowa SG 3 Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975-06-07 Georgetown SF 8 Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1980-05-05 Cincinnati PF 43 Kleiza, Linas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-01-03 Missouri PF 6 Martin, Kenyon  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977-12-30 Cincinnati PF 21 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-07-11 Oklahoma C 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1982-09-13 Brazil C 7 Sampson, Jamal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983-05-15 California SG 1 Smith, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep HS (NJ)	Head coach George Karl Assistant coach(es) Bill Branch Rick Brunson Adrian Dantley Mike Dunlap Tim Grgurich Doug Moe Jamahl Mosley John Welch Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 12, 2007

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.634	-	31–10	20–21	10–6
x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	6	23–18	22–19	9–7
Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	19	18–23	14–27	7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	19	20–21	12–29	6–10
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	20	20–21	11–30	8–8

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Dallas Mavericks	67	15	.817	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	61	21	.744	6
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	9
4	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.634	16
5	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	15
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	22
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	42	40	.512	25
8	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	25
9	Los Angeles Clippers	40	42	.488	27
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	39	43	.476	28
11	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	34
12	Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	35
14	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	36
15	Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45

Record vs. opponents

2006-07 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–3	–	2–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Charlotte	3–1	2–2	–	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	3–0	2–1	–	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	–	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	–	0–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	–	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–3	2–0	–	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–2	–	1–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–0	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–3	2–0
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–2	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	–	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	–	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–1	1–1
Memphis	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–3	2–2	–	0–2	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	4–0	2–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1
Milwaukee	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–2	–	2–0	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	0–2	–	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	–	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–1
New York	2–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	–	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	–	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	4–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
Portland	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	–	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	–	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	4–0	4–0	–	4–0	2–0	2–2	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–4	–	1–1	2–2	0–2
Toronto	2–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	3–1
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	–	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	—

Playoffs

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 24 @ San Antonio W 95–89 Allen Iverson (31) Nenê (12) Allen Iverson (5) AT&T Center 18,797 1–0 2 April 27 @ San Antonio L 88–97 Carmelo Anthony (26) Marcus Camby (18) Steve Blake (7) AT&T Center 18,797 1–1 3 April 30 San Antonio L 91–96 Carmelo Anthony (28) Carmelo Anthony (12) Steve Blake (7) Pepsi Center 19,951 1–2 4 May 2 San Antonio L 89–96 Carmelo Anthony (29) Marcus Camby (17) Allen Iverson (7) Pepsi Center 19,644 1–3 5 May 4 @ San Antonio L 78–93 Iverson, Anthony (21) Marcus Camby (19) Allen Iverson (8) AT&T Center 18,797 1–4
2007 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

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	65	65	38.2	.476	.268	.808	6.0	3.8	1.2	.4	28.9
Steve Blake	49	40	33.5	.432	.343	.727	2.5	6.6	1.0	.1	8.3
Earl Boykins	31	4	28.3	.413	.373	.908	2.0	4.3	.8	.1	15.2
Marcus Camby	70	70	33.8	.473	.000	.729	11.7	3.2	1.2	3.3	11.2
Anthony Carter	2	0	18.5	.375	.000	.	1.5	5.5	.0	.5	3.0
Yakhouba Diawara	64	19	18.4	.342	.288	.660	1.7	.9	.5	.1	4.4
Reggie Evans	66	11	17.1	.544	.	.497	7.0	.7	.6	.2	4.9
Nene Hilario	64	42	26.8	.570	.000	.689	7.0	1.2	1.0	.9	12.2
Julius Hodge	4	1	9.3	.400	.	1.000	.8	2.5	.8	.0	1.5
Allen Iverson	50	49	42.4	.454	.347	.759	3.0	7.2	1.8	.2	24.8
DerMarr Johnson	39	7	10.7	.325	.216	.762	1.5	.4	.4	.3	3.5
Linas Kleiza	79	14	18.8	.422	.376	.852	3.4	.6	.4	.2	7.6
Kenyon Martin	2	2	31.5	.500	.000	.250	10.0	.5	.0	.0	9.5
Andre Miller	23	23	35.7	.472	.250	.729	4.5	9.1	1.6	.2	13.0
Eduardo Najera	75	36	22.1	.576	.083	.715	4.1	.9	1.0	.3	6.6
Jamal Sampson	22	3	5.7	.643	.000	.429	2.2	.2	.1	.3	1.1
J. R. Smith	63	24	23.3	.441	.390	.810	2.3	1.4	.8	.1	13.0
Joe Smith	11	0	13.5	.479	.000	.833	3.6	.3	.5	.6	5.1

Playoffs

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	5	5	42.0	.480	.500	.795	8.6	1.2	1.0	.0	26.8
Steve Blake	5	5	36.0	.452	.500	.	2.4	4.6	.6	.0	7.2
Marcus Camby	5	5	36.8	.378	.	.667	14.8	2.0	.8	3.2	7.6
Anthony Carter	1	0	14.0	1.000	.	.000	1.0	2.0	.0	.0	8.0
Yakhouba Diawara	1	0	1.0	.	.	.	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Nene Hilario	5	5	35.8	.585	.	.778	7.8	2.4	.6	.6	15.2
Allen Iverson	5	5	44.6	.368	.294	.806	.6	5.8	1.4	.0	22.8
Linas Kleiza	5	0	13.2	.231	.167	.500	1.6	.4	.0	.0	1.6
Eduardo Najera	5	0	19.2	.235	.000	.500	5.6	.4	.4	.2	1.8
J. R. Smith	4	0	11.8	.273	.000	1.000	2.3	.5	1.0	.3	4.5

Awards and records

• Marcus Camby, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team
• Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive First Team