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Carmelo, Nuggets heat up in fourth to beat Mavs

Associated Press

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

DENVER -- The Dallas Mavericks' plan to play with more hustle and muscle worked wonders until Jason Kidd's bad pass late in the third quarter dribbled back downcourt. Instead of watching it go out of bounds, Chauncey Billups made a beeline for the ball. He beat Jason Terry to it, then whipped it to J.R. Smith under the basket for the go-ahead score. Game over. Denver didn't trail again after Smith's bucket, which sparked the Nuggets' 117-105 rout Tuesday night that gave them a 2-0 lead in t ...

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