The 2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season is best remembered when Carmelo Anthony made headlines on December 16 when he was involved in a brawl against the Knicks, and as a result was suspended for 15 games. The next day, the Nuggets acquired Allen Iverson from Philadelphia. Anthony and the newly acquired Iverson played their first game together on January 22, 2007, in a game against Memphis. The Nuggets finished the year at 45–37, making the postseason for the fourth straight year. However, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in five games. Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game although Iverson did not play due to an injury. This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 2 49 Leon Powe California
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | @ San Antonio | W 95–89 | Allen Iverson (31) | Nenê (12) | Allen Iverson (5) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ San Antonio | L 88–97 | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Marcus Camby (18) | Steve Blake (7) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | San Antonio | L 91–96 | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Steve Blake (7) | Pepsi Center19,951 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | San Antonio | L 89–96 | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Marcus Camby (17) | Allen Iverson (7) | Pepsi Center19,644 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 4 | @ San Antonio | L 78–93 | Iverson, Anthony (21) | Marcus Camby (19) | Allen Iverson (8) | AT&T Center18,797 | 1–4
Player statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 65 65 38.2 .476 .268 .808 6.0 3.8 1.2 .4 28.9 49 40 33.5 .432 .343 .727 2.5 6.6 1.0 .1 8.3 31 4 28.3 .413 .373 .908 2.0 4.3 .8 .1 15.2 70 70 33.8 .473 .000 .729 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3 11.2 2 0 18.5 .375 .000 . 1.5 5.5 .0 .5 3.0 64 19 18.4 .342 .288 .660 1.7 .9 .5 .1 4.4 66 11 17.1 .544 . .497 7.0 .7 .6 .2 4.9 64 42 26.8 .570 .000 .689 7.0 1.2 1.0 .9 12.2 4 1 9.3 .400 . 1.000 .8 2.5 .8 .0 1.5 50 49 42.4 .454 .347 .759 3.0 7.2 1.8 .2 24.8 39 7 10.7 .325 .216 .762 1.5 .4 .4 .3 3.5 79 14 18.8 .422 .376 .852 3.4 .6 .4 .2 7.6 2 2 31.5 .500 .000 .250 10.0 .5 .0 .0 9.5 23 23 35.7 .472 .250 .729 4.5 9.1 1.6 .2 13.0 75 36 22.1 .576 .083 .715 4.1 .9 1.0 .3 6.6 22 3 5.7 .643 .000 .429 2.2 .2 .1 .3 1.1 63 24 23.3 .441 .390 .810 2.3 1.4 .8 .1 13.0 11 0 13.5 .479 .000 .833 3.6 .3 .5 .6 5.1
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 5 5 42.0 .480 .500 .795 8.6 1.2 1.0 .0 26.8 5 5 36.0 .452 .500 . 2.4 4.6 .6 .0 7.2 5 5 36.8 .378 . .667 14.8 2.0 .8 3.2 7.6 1 0 14.0 1.000 . .000 1.0 2.0 .0 .0 8.0 1 0 1.0 . . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 5 5 35.8 .585 . .778 7.8 2.4 .6 .6 15.2 5 5 44.6 .368 .294 .806 .6 5.8 1.4 .0 22.8 5 0 13.2 .231 .167 .500 1.6 .4 .0 .0 1.6 5 0 19.2 .235 .000 .500 5.6 .4 .4 .2 1.8 4 0 11.8 .273 .000 1.000 2.3 .5 1.0 .3 4.5
Awards and records Marcus Camby, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions
References