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NBA Game Previews for Sat, Nov. 7

Denver (5-1) at Atlanta (4-2), 7 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: The Denver Nuggets are coming off their longest postseason run in 24 years. The Atlanta Hawks advanced to the second round of the playoffs last season for the first time in a decade. Neither team looked playoff-ready Friday. Denver looks to rebound from its first loss of the season Saturday night, when it faces a Hawks team returning home from a disappointing trip... With the franchise-record 8-0 start within sight, Denver (5-1) fell to Miami 96-88 on Friday. The Nuggets were averaging a league-best 115.4 points. Carmelo Anthony had 30 points on 12 of 22 shooting, but the Nuggets’ other starters hit a combined 6 of 20... While Denver tries to get its six-game eastern trip back on track, the Hawks (4-2) are hoping to erase bad memories of Friday’s 103-83 loss at Charlotte. Atlanta shot a season-low 39.8 percent from the field and was handed its worst defeat since a 121-97 loss to Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 7.

Boston (6-1) at New Jersey (0-6), 7:30 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: A season-opening stretch of eight games in 12 nights may have appeared to be daunting, but the Boston Celtics managed to win six before finally losing. They have an ideal chance to rebound Saturday night when they try to continue their dominance of the injury-riddled New Jersey Nets, who are off to the worst start in franchise history. The Celtics (6-1) opened the season with a 95-89 win at Cleveland on Oct. 27 and followed with five more victories. That streak was snapped Friday with a 110-103 loss to Phoenix as Boston shot 4 of 18 from beyond the arc... The matchup could also provide Kevin Garnett a chance to build off his season-high 26 points with eight rebounds Friday. The star forward’s performance came after he totaled 15 points while going 7 for 20 from the floor over the previous two games... The Nets have been ravaged by injuries thus far, and coach Lawrence Frank was left with a four-man bench - of which he used three players - during a 97-94 loss to Philadelphia on Friday.

Charlotte (3-2) at Chicago (3-2), 8 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: The last thing the Chicago Bulls need is for an injury to halt their momentum. A day after losing forward Tyrus Thomas for up to six weeks with a broken left forearm, the Bulls try for a third consecutive win Saturday night against the visiting Charlotte Bobcats, also looking for a third straight victory. Hours after Chicago (3-2) won 86-85 at Cleveland on Thursday night, Thomas suffered the break during a weight training session Friday... Rookie Taj Gibson had a season-high 11 points Thursday and will make his third straight start in place of Thomas... Charlotte (3-2) scored a season high in a 103-83 win home win over Atlanta on Friday. Raja Bell scored 24 points and Flip Murray added 15 off the bench in his Charlotte debut against his former team to help the Bobcats shoot a season-high 47.0 percent. Gerald Wallace had 11 points on 4 of 13 shooting but pulled down 18 rebounds.

New York (1-5) at Milwaukee (2-2), 8:30 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: With Michael Redd injured again, the Milwaukee Bucks need Andrew Bogut to pick up the slack. Bogut looks for a third straight strong performance when the Bucks host the struggling New York Knicks on Saturday night. The 7-foot Bogut scored a season-high 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Milwaukee’s 87-72 win at Minnesota on Friday. Bogut’s big effort followed a 16-point, 13-rebound performance in an 83-81 loss at Chicago on Tuesday... While rookie point guard Brandon Jennings was held to nine points and 4 of 16 shooting Friday, his backup Luke Ridnour scored 16 for the Bucks, who outscored the Timberwolves 31-14 in the third quarter... David Lee had 21 points and Larry Hughes added 18 in the Knicks’ 100-91 loss to Cleveland on Friday.

Toronto (3-2) at Dallas (3-2), 8:30 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: The Dallas Mavericks know they blew a chance to get their fourth straight win in their last game. A home matchup with the Toronto Raptors appears to give them a good opportunity to bounce back. The Mavericks look to rebound from a disheartening defeat with their 10th straight home win over the Raptors on Saturday night. After a season-opening loss to Washington, Dallas (3-2) won three straight, including a road victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and a dramatic comeback win over Utah... Playing its first back-to-back games of the season, Toronto earned its first road win in the opener Friday night. Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control en route to a 107-90 victory over New Orleans. Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points with four 3-pointers as the Raptors went 14 for 29 (48.3 percent) from behind the arc.

Sacramento (1-4) at Utah (2-3), 9 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: The Sacramento Kings’ attempt to stay competitive during their massive rebuilding effort just became considerably more difficult. Kevin Martin could miss six to eight weeks with a fractured left wrist, and the Kings will begin life without their leading scorer Saturday night when they look to avoid a fifth consecutive road loss to the Utah Jazz. Sacramento (1-4) played 31 games without Martin last season as the shooting guard dealt with a lingering left ankle injury, going 5-26 en route to a 17-65 record that was the league’s worst... The Jazz had balanced scoring in their four wins over Sacramento last season, getting 20.8 points per game from Mehmet Okur, 19.3 from Deron Williams and 18.5 from Ronnie Brewer. Carlos Boozer missed all but one of those wins with various leg injuries that cost him 45 games in 2008-09, and the two-time All-Star was far from top form in the first four games this season, averaging 12.8 points on 35.2 percent shooting.

Memphis (1-5) at Los Angeles Clippers (2-4), 10:30 p.m. ET -- STATS reports: With so much focus on Allen Iverson’s criticisms of his new team, somewhat lost among the four-time scoring champion’s complaints is the Memphis Grizzlies’ four-game losing streak. The Grizzlies look to snap that skid Saturday night when they visit a Los Angeles Clippers team looking for its first three-game winning streak since December. After signing a one-year deal with the Grizzlies in September and working his way back from a torn right hamstring, Iverson made his season debut in Monday’s 127-116 overtime loss at Sacramento. The 10-time All-Star came off the bench for just the 10th time in his career and finished with 11 points... The Clippers followed a 93-90 win over Minnesota with 118-90 victory at Golden State on Friday night. Baron Davis and Eric Gordon scored 25 points apiece and Chris Kaman added 22 as Los Angeles shot a season-best 57.9 percent from the field.

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