April 28, 2009 (Part 2); A HUGE win for the Nuggets!

The Denver Nuggets threw out a party that the New Orleans Hornets, along with their fans, will never forget in a long time.

The Nuggets' performance tonight was well beyond compare. There's only one word to describe it. It's avalanche.

They tied the record for the most lopsided victory in NBA Playoff history, defeating the Hornets in Game 4 of their playoff series, 121-63. The matched the record set by the Minneaopolis Lakers back in the 1956 Playoffs when they defeated the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75.

The Nuggets were lightning quick in this game, stopping the wrath of Chris Paul, whose four points and six assists were his lowest outputs in a game, ever since entering the league in 2004. He never entered in the fourth quarter as well. And another fact, he never scored lower than 14 points in all of his playoff games, making this his lowest playoff output.

The New Orleans Arena was almost empty by the end of the third quarter, due to the lackluster performance of the Hornets, who trailed 89-50 at that point.

Seven players for the Nuggets scored in double figures, led by Carmelo Anthony who had 26 points, in just 3 quarters of play. He also had 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Chauncey Billups had 17 points and 8 assists. Lithunian international Linas Kleiza poured in 14 points. Brazilian Nene scored 13. Dahntay Jones and J.R. Smith both had 12 points, while "The Birdman" Chris Andersen scored 11 points and had 8 rebounds.

The Hornets were led by David West, who scored the first basket of the game, with 14 points and 3 rebounds. James Posey had 12 points, on 50 percent shooting from the field, with 7 rebounds, while Peja Stojakovic poured in 10 points and 5 rebounds on an embarassing game.

The Nuggets can wrap up the series in Game 5, which will be played on Thursday, April 30 at 10:30 AM, infront of the entire Denver crowd.

Game 4
Denver 121
New Orleans 63
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
DEN: Carmelo Anthony- 26 pts, 6 rebs, 7 rebs, 2 stls.
NOH: David West- 14 pts, 3 rebs.
Nuggets lead series 3-1
Game 5 on Thursday, April 30 at 10:30 AM from the Pepsi Center in Denver.

The game between Utah and LA is up next!

The Wizard was here... :)