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Michael Cooper Wins First Game As Denver Head CoachNew Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Cooper was victorious in his first game, defeating the 76ers by a final score of 97-92. Denver outscored Philadelphia 30-18 in the 4th quarter. Carmelo Anthony returned to action and scored 24 points for the Nuggets. Allen Iverson led all scorers with 29 points. Marcus Camby left the game in the 1st quarter and did not return, due to injury. He had scored 8 points in that 9 minutes of play. Cooper was named interim head coach of the Nuggets after Jeff Bzdelik was fired on Tuesday, following a disappointing loss at Golden State. Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Shot Down In The Old West; Sonics And Suns FallThe NBA’s two best records both added a defeat to the win/loss column last night. Behind Allen Iverson’s 34 points (13 in the fourth quarter), the Sixers squeaked past the Seattle Supersonics 114-107 in the Key Arena. With the loss, the division leading Sonics fell to 20-6 on the season. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs ended the Phoenix Suns’ 11-game winning streak with an impressive 115-94 victory putting the Suns at 24-4 on the season. "They're a championship-caliber team," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said of the Spurs, "and we're climbing up the ladder. We know that. We're not disheartened by being 24-4 and coming back and understanding what we need to do." Oklahoma City, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Walker To Philadelphia Rumor Deemed FalseA recent rumor trading Antoine Walker to a Philadelphia team that “desperately” wants him has been shot down by Sixer’s coach Jim O’Brien. My response to that would be, it's an overdone statement," Jim O'Brien said. "Now, I coached [Walker] in the past [with the Celtics]. I like Antoine Walker. But are we doing anything to get Antoine Walker? Not to my knowledge. There's nothing there. There really isn't. We've had no discussions about that, that I'm aware of." Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sixers Dec 2004 Archive
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