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Nuggets continue to emphasize defense (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

When Anthony Carter first heard that George Karl was going old-school and preaching a defensive-first philosophy after two years of trying to run up the scores, he was a bit skeptical. "To tell you the truth, I didn't think we would really do it because he's said that before and then when we needed some scoring, the defensive guys went back to the bench," Carter said, chuckling.