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Shorthanded Nuggets overmatched in Atlanta

Source: ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog

Nov 08, 2009

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By John Hollinger

ATLANTA – This is the difference between the Nuggets and most of the other contenders: Depth. Teams like Orlando and the Lakers can shrug off the loss of a starter or two and still claw their way to victories, as they’ve done in the absence of Rashard Lewis and Pau Gasol, respectively.

Denver? They can hang with anybody at full strength. But the past two nights we’ve seen the result of their sitting out the summer spending spree by fellow contenders Boston, Cleveland, San Antonio and Orlando. With J.R. Smith suspended for the first seven games and Kenyon Martin out since early in Friday’s loss in Miami, too many cracks showed up in the Denver facade in a 125-100 loss to the Hawks.

Exhibit A is what’s happened in the absence of two starters: Consecutive blowout defeats where the Nuggies fell behind by more than 20 points in the third quarter. Yes, these were road games against tough opponents, but that’s the point. The Nuggets can’t deal with that caliber of opposition in such a compromised state.

“We didn’t have enough energy tonight to overcome ...Read the full article

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