Nuggets vs. Hornets - Game 2

Last night the Nuggets again pulled off another huge win against the Hornets, 108-93. Chauncy Billups again was the leading scorer in the game with 31 points coming off his 36 point game one game, also where he set a Nuggets playoff record with 8 three-pointers. Another crazy stat by Chauncy is that he has back to back turnover free games in this series. Last night the Hornets tried putting Chris Paul on him, but Chauncy lit him up just like he did Rasual Butler. Carmelo Anthony also had a big game scoring 22 points and dishing out 9 assists. When Carmelo and Chauncy are both hitting on all cylinders the Nuggets are a very tough team to beat. The key in this game was the Nuggets defense. They forced 17 turnovers in the game while they only had 6 turnovers. They also blew them out of the water in the steal category with 8 while the Hornets had a measly one steal. Some of the key contributors to the tough defense were Kenyan Martin, Dahntay Jones, and Nene. The Nuggets should easily come out of this series with a win, which will be the first round one win for the franchise in 15 years. If they do it in 4 games and sweep the Hornets that would be huge for their success in the later rounds because they will get more rest.