http://betfreebie.com/r93402 Basketball Allen Iverson and Kenyon Martin started off slow then came up big at the end to help the Denver Nuggets pull off an impressive comeback victory.Iverson scored nine of his 25 points in the final 3:35 of overtime and the Nuggets rallied from 18 points down at halftime to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113 103 on Friday night.It tied the second biggest comeback from a halftime deficit in the Nuggets 39 NBA history.Most of the talk at halftime was just that we can play a lot better. And we had to coach George Karl said. If we wanted to win the game we were going to have a special defensive effort. I don 39 t know how many easy shots they got in the second half but I don 39 t remember very many.Martin missed nine of his first 10 shots and finished with 13 points. But he also grabbed 13 rebounds made a key defensive stop to send the game into OT and made a 3 pointer in the final minute to secure the victory. Nene added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets before fouling out for the second time in two games.Carmelo Anthony completed a two game suspension he received from the Nuggets the result of his DUI arrest during the offseason. Two seasons ago he was suspended for 15 games by the NBA for throwing a punch at New York Knicks reserve Mardy Collins during a game at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 16 2006.Al Thornton had 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Tim Thomas added 20 points and Chris Kaman had 15 points and 15 rebounds.Every loss is tough this one especially because we had the lead coach Mike Dunleavy said. In the first half we were so much more active we were playing the passing lanes and getting our hands on the ball. We just didn 39 t do it in the second half and we gave up too many easy baskets.Clippers point guard Baron Davis who did most of the talking during an intense closed door meeting following Wednesday night 39 s season opening 38 point loss to the Lakers left Friday 39 s game because of a sore left hip after going up for a defensive rebound and crashing to the floor with 9 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter. He had six points.He was able to stand up and walk on his own after being injured but I asked him if he needed to come out of the game and he said yes Dunleavy said.Iverson gave Denver the lead for good with a layup that started his scoring run. He hit another one 37 seconds later then added a 19 footer for a 103 98 lead with 2:32 left in OT. He closed it out on a pair of free throws with 43 seconds to go.I 39 ve been struggling as far as my offensive rhythm and I was getting really frustrated Iverson said. But I was trying not to be so tough on myself being that I didn 39 t get a chance to play as much as I wanted to in the preseason. I didn 39 t have any time to waste with two games on the road. Fortunately my rhythm came back at the right time.Trailing 55 37 at halftime Denver narrowed the gap to 72 64 with an 11 2 spurt capped by Dahntay Jones 39 two free throws with 1:23 left in the third quarter.The Nuggets got within 88 86 on a dunk by Nene with 4:55 remaining then Iverson was hit with a technical foul from referee Brian Forte after Nene picked up his fifth foul with 3:51 to play.Cuttino Mobley made the ensuing free throw then Karl called a timeout to cool off Iverson.I wasn 39 t going to get thrown out Iverson said. I 39 ve been in this league 13 years so I know how far I can go especially once I get a technical. Then I know I can get a little bit more leeway to say what I 39 ve got to say. But at that time I think it was a good timeout to take because we responded well.Nene tied the score 90 all on a reverse layup with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter and Iverson had a chance to put Denver ahead but missed a 10 foot jumper with 33 seconds left. Thornton got the rebound and Thomas made an 11 footer at the other end before Linas Kleiza 39 s two free throws tied it again with 9.4 seconds left in the fourth.Thomas had the ball for one last shot to win it for the Clippers in regulation but lost it out of bounds under pressure from Martin.The shot he made before that was a tough shot but I was determined not to let him score again Martin said. That 39 s what I 39 m here for. These guys believe in me on the defensive end and Coach had the confidence in me to get me the ball again when I was open. That 39 s why you keep working on your game for situations like that.Forward Marcus Camby who spent the previous six seasons with Denver wasn 39 t able to play against his former teammates because of a bruised right heel.Game notesEarlier Friday the Nuggets decided not to offer Kleiza a four year 25 million contract extension. As a result he will become a restricted free agent next summer. ... The Nuggets had lost 11 of their previous 15 road games against the Clippers.
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