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After leading Syracuse to the NCAA national championship as a freshman, Carmelo entered the 2003 NBA Draft, was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the No. 3 overall pick and began getting buckets from day one.
Anthony led all rookies in scoring in 2003-04 at 21.0 points per game, narrowly edging out Rookie of the Year winner LeBron James (20.9 ppg) in a star-studded class that also featured Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the top five selections.
Carmelo made an instant impact with the Nuggets, who went from 17-65 and 29
th in the league in scoring in 2002-03 to 43-39 and fifth in scoring in Anthony’s rookie season. He spent the first seven-and-a-half seasons of his career in Nuggets blue and yellow and made the playoffs every season.
After a disastrous homestand, the Trail Blazers have achieved a measure of redemption by starting a six-game road trip with blowout victories versus the Pacers and Grizzlies. They’ll try to build on those wins when they face the Brooklyn Nets Friday night at Barclays Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 37-9
BROOKLYN HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 28-17
LAST PORTLAND WIN: 134-133, 8/13/20 (Brooklyn)
LAST BROOKLYN WIN: 116-112, 3/23/21 (Portland)
CURRENT WIN STREAK: One (Brooklyn)
SERIES NOTES
• The Trail Blazers April 30 game against the Nets will be the final meeting between Portland and Brooklyn during the 2020-21 season. The Nets lead the season series, 1-0.
Wizards rally to beat Cavaliers for eighth straight victory
Bradley Beal scored 33 points and the Washington Wizards rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-110 on Sunday night for their eighth straight victory.
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WASHINGTON Bradley Beal scored 33 points and the Washington Wizards rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-110 on Sunday night for their eighth straight victory.
Down eight early in the fourth quarter at 95-87, Washington tied it at 105 on Beal s jumper with 4:55 remaining. Washington then closed on a 14-5 run to equal the team’s longest winning streak since 2001 when a player by the name of Michael Jordan was on the roster.
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) celebrates a touchdown during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)
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The race for the playoffs in becoming ever so close as the Phoenix Suns look to chase down the Utah Jazz and as the Brooklyn Nets keep pace with the Philadelphia 76ers for their respective conferences’ #1 seed.