Monday night the Denver Nuggets had one of those games. They scored a season-worst 81 points and shot a dismal .408 percent from the field. The New Orleans Hornets shot .52 percent and made 6 of 10 from behind the arc.

Carl Landry, Marco Bellinelli and Chris Kaman were nearly unstoppable. Bellinelli got things going in the first half and finished with 19 points on 8 of 13 from the field. Kaman, who has a season average of 10 points, couldn’t miss and scored 20 points. Landry also added 21 on 8 of 15 shooting. All three players had their season best.  (more…)

Both Higgins and Ruffin were long shots to make the final cut. Higgins was a rookie out of Colorado, while Ruffin is a nine-year NBA veteran and a Denver native.

DeMarre Carroll and rookie guard Julyan Stone made the final cut, it isn’t likely that either will see much playing time. Carroll has a role as an energy player and could start if the Nuggets start to get plagued with injuries. Stone is the Nuggets third point guard and probably won’t suit up on most nights.