Tim Rasmussen, The Denver PostDenver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony #15 late in the fourth quarter. Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals best of seven series Tuesday May, 19, 2009 at the Staples Center. Former Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said the Nuggets should have won the NBA title in 2009. In an Instagram live chat with Dwyane Wade on Friday, Anthony talked about how the 2008-09 Denver squad should have beaten the Lakers en route to a sweep of the Magic that year. “I was sick.