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The2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The season is best remembered whenCarmelo Anthony made headlines on December 16 when he was involved in abrawl against the Knicks, and as a result was suspended for 15 games. The next day, the Nuggets acquiredAllen Iverson fromPhiladelphia. Anthony and the newly acquired Iverson played their first game together on January 22, 2007, in a game against Memphis. The Nuggets finished the year at 45–37, making the postseason for the fourth straight year. However, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the eventual championSan Antonio Spurs in five games. Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the2007 NBA All-Star Game although Iverson did not play due to an injury. This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance.

Draft picks

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Main article:2006 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
2	49	Leon Powe		United States	California

Roster

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2006–07 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	15	Carmelo Anthony	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1984-05-29	Syracuse
PG	25	Steve Blake	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1980-02-26	Maryland
C	23	Marcus Camby	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1974-03-22	UMass
PG	4	Anthony Carter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1975-06-16	Hawaiʻi
SG	5	Yakhouba Diawara	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982-08-29	Pepperdine
PF	30	Reggie Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1980-05-18	Iowa
SG	3	Allen Iverson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1975-06-07	Georgetown
SF	8	DerMarr Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1980-05-05	Cincinnati
PF	43	Linas Kleiza	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1985-01-03	Missouri
PF	6	Kenyon Martin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1977-12-30	Cincinnati
PF	21	Eduardo Nájera	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1976-07-11	Oklahoma
C	31	Nenê	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	1982-09-13	Brazil
C	7	Jamal Sampson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1983-05-15	California
SG	1	J.R. Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1985-09-09	St. Benedict's Prep HS (NJ)

Head coach

George Karl

Assistant(s)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Updated: April 12, 2007

Regular season

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Season standings

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Northwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.634	-	31–10	20–21	10–6
x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	6	23–18	22–19	9–7
Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	19	18–23	14–27	7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	19	20–21	12–29	6–10
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	20	20–21	11–30	8–8

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Dallas Mavericks	67	15	.817	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	61	21	.744	6
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	9
4	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	15
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	22
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	42	40	.512	25
8	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	25

9	Los Angeles Clippers	40	42	.488	27
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	39	43	.476	28
11	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	34
12	Portland Trail Blazers	32	50	.390	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	32	50	.390	35
14	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	36
15	Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45

Game log

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Playoffs

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2007 playoff game log

First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 24	@San Antonio	W 95–89	Allen Iverson (31)	Nenê (12)	Allen Iverson (5)	AT&T Center 18,797	1–0
2	April 27	@San Antonio	L 88–97	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Marcus Camby (18)	Steve Blake (7)	AT&T Center 18,797	1–1
3	April 30	San Antonio	L 91–96	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Carmelo Anthony (12)	Steve Blake (7)	Pepsi Center 19,951	1–2
4	May 2	San Antonio	L 89–96	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Marcus Camby (17)	Allen Iverson (7)	Pepsi Center 19,644	1–3
5	May 4	@San Antonio	L 78–93	Iverson,Anthony (21)	Marcus Camby (19)	Allen Iverson (8)	AT&T Center 18,797	1–4

2007 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	65	65	38.2	.476	.268	.808	6.0	3.8	1.2	.4	28.9
Steve Blake	49	40	33.5	.432	.343	.727	2.5	6.6	1.0	.1	8.3
Earl Boykins	31	4	28.3	.413	.373	.908	2.0	4.3	.8	.1	15.2
Marcus Camby	70	70	33.8	.473	.000	.729	11.7	3.2	1.2	3.3	11.2
Anthony Carter	2	0	18.5	.375	.000	.	1.5	5.5	.0	.5	3.0
Yakhouba Diawara	64	19	18.4	.342	.288	.660	1.7	.9	.5	.1	4.4
Reggie Evans	66	11	17.1	.544	.	.497	7.0	.7	.6	.2	4.9
Nene Hilario	64	42	26.8	.570	.000	.689	7.0	1.2	1.0	.9	12.2
Julius Hodge	4	1	9.3	.400	.	1.000	.8	2.5	.8	.0	1.5
Allen Iverson	50	49	42.4	.454	.347	.759	3.0	7.2	1.8	.2	24.8
DerMarr Johnson	39	7	10.7	.325	.216	.762	1.5	.4	.4	.3	3.5
Linas Kleiza	79	14	18.8	.422	.376	.852	3.4	.6	.4	.2	7.6
Kenyon Martin	2	2	31.5	.500	.000	.250	10.0	.5	.0	.0	9.5
Andre Miller	23	23	35.7	.472	.250	.729	4.5	9.1	1.6	.2	13.0
Eduardo Najera	75	36	22.1	.576	.083	.715	4.1	.9	1.0	.3	6.6
Jamal Sampson	22	3	5.7	.643	.000	.429	2.2	.2	.1	.3	1.1
J. R. Smith	63	24	23.3	.441	.390	.810	2.3	1.4	.8	.1	13.0
Joe Smith	11	0	13.5	.479	.000	.833	3.6	.3	.5	.6	5.1

Playoffs

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	5	5	42.0	.480	.500	.795	8.6	1.2	1.0	.0	26.8
Steve Blake	5	5	36.0	.452	.500	.	2.4	4.6	.6	.0	7.2
Marcus Camby	5	5	36.8	.378	.	.667	14.8	2.0	.8	3.2	7.6
Anthony Carter	1	0	14.0	1.000	.	.000	1.0	2.0	.0	.0	8.0
Yakhouba Diawara	1	0	1.0	.	.	.	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Nene Hilario	5	5	35.8	.585	.	.778	7.8	2.4	.6	.6	15.2
Allen Iverson	5	5	44.6	.368	.294	.806	.6	5.8	1.4	.0	22.8
Linas Kleiza	5	0	13.2	.231	.167	.500	1.6	.4	.0	.0	1.6
Eduardo Najera	5	0	19.2	.235	.000	.500	5.6	.4	.4	.2	1.8
J. R. Smith	4	0	11.8	.273	.000	1.000	2.3	.5	1.0	.3	4.5

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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2006–07 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto
Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee
Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans/Oklahoma City San Antonio

v t e Denver Nuggets
Founded in1967 Formerly theDenver Rockets (1967–1974) Based inDenver, Colorado
Franchise	ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Denver Auditorium Arena Denver Coliseum McNichols Sports Arena Ball Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke President Josh Kroenke General manager Vacant Head coach David Adelman
G League affiliate	Grand Rapids Gold
Retired numbers	2 12 33 40 44 55 432
NBA championships	2023
Rivalries	Minnesota Timberwolves Utah Jazz
Culture and lore	Alex English Mt. Mutombo The Hey Song "Cartman Finds Love" (South Park) Kansas City (ABA) 1976 ABA All-Star Game Knicks–Nuggets brawl The Joker