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Anthony gets 42
AP Sports Writer
DENVER - After a taste of playoff success, Carmelo Anthony has a voracious appetite for more.
He's polished up his game and is averaging 37.6 points in the Denver Nuggets' 3-0 start after leading the NBA with a 23.6 average in the preseason.
The Nuggets outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies in a 133-123 shootout Sunday night because Anthony extended his torrid start with 42 points, negating a career-best 40-point night from O.J. Mayo.
For this ascendancy in his game, credit Anthony's accomplishment last spring, when he directed the Nuggets to playoff series wins over New Orleans and Dallas after five consecutive first-round exits.
His game has only gotten better since leading Denver to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
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