Anthony Scores 42 to Propel the Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony knew he hadn’t taken that many shots and he wasn’t paying attention to the scoreboard. So it took a moment for him to realize he just had a career night.

Anthony scored 42 points to lift the visiting Denver Nuggets past the Charlotte Bobcats, 101-85, on Tuesday night.

“I didn’t even know I had it,” he said. “I felt good out there, getting some open shots, some easy shots. You know, 13 for 18, I’ll take that every night.”

With Michael Jordan in attendance, Anthony had his second 40-point game in less than a week, reaching that mark Friday against Miami.

Anthony added a team-high eight rebounds with four steals and four assists to give the Nuggets their fourth victory in five games and hand Charlotte its eighth loss in a row.

Emeka Okafor had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Bobcats.

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Atlanta 100, Cleveland 94 -- Al Harrington scored 20 points and Tyronn Lue had a season-high 19 to help the Hawks move to 2-10 on the road while handing the Cavaliers a seventh loss in their last nine games, including three in a row.

LeBron James had 39 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which played without center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (knee).

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Golden State 110, Seattle 107 -- Baron Davis, who missed a tough shot in the lane at the end of regulation, made a pull-up three-pointer with four-tenths of a second left in overtime at Seattle.

Derek Fisher scored a season-high 26 points for Golden State. Ray Allen had a season-high 35 for Seattle.

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Sacramento 93, Minnesota 91 -- Bonzi Wells made a three-pointer as time expired at Minneapolis to lift the Kings to their third straight victory.

Wells finished with 20 points for Sacramento. Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota 25 points.

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Washington 94, New Jersey 74 -- Former Laker Chucky Atkins had 12 points and nine assists at Washington as the Wizards ended a three-game losing streak without leading scorer Gilbert Arenas (back). Vince Carter had 14 points for the Nets.