DetNews.com: At 0-14, the Nets are creeping closer to the NBA record of 17 consecutive losses to start a season, which is held by Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers. New Jersey will play in Portland on Wednesday night, the second leg of a grinding four-game trip out West.
With another torrid shooting night, Anthony, the league's leading scorer, remained the only player to score at least 20 points in every game this season.
Devin Harris, who's been hampered by a groin injury, and Rafer Alston both finished with 19 points to lead New Jersey.
The return of Courtney Lee couldn't spark the slumping Nets. Lee was back on the court after missing the previous seven games because of a groin injury. He had his time closely monitored, playing 22 minutes and finishing with seven points.
Before the game, Nuggets coach George Karl admitted he was a little apprehensive about facing a winless Nets squad, saying, "We're hoping to not think of the crazy, but crazy does happen in the NBA."
Not on Tuesday.
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Even with the losses mounting, New Jersey coach Lawrence Frank was in a jovial mood before the game. When asked about the effects of elevation on his team, Frank recited a movie line from "Along Came Polly."
"Remember the scene when (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is playing basketball and going nuts, 'I'm burnin', I'm burnin','" Frank recounted. "That's how you feel, then you have to get a second wind."
Frank is quite aware his team is treading dangerously close to the mark for the worst start in NBA history. But he said the club wasn't going to dwell on it.
"It's your choice what you're going to focus on," Frank said. "What we choose to focus on is just today -- get better today. ... The future -- who knows? But right now, we know we have today and we're just going to focus on that."
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