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Chauncey Billups scored a career-high 39 points, including nine 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-113 Friday night, ending the Lakers’ eight-game home winning streak.

Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups will miss two games to give his strained left groin time to heal.

Chauncey Billups and Denver ruined Allen Iverson’s homecoming. Billups scored 31 points and Carmelo Anthony had 14 to help the Nuggets spoil Iverson’s return to Philadelphia with a 93-83 win over the 76ers on Monday night.

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 points and Chauncey Billups adds 27 to steal a win at Staples Center.

Chauncey Billups leads Denver with 31 points in a 108-93 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday night.

It's been 31 years since the Denver Nuggets hit the halfway mark in better shape, and probably that long since they headed into the second half with such optimism.