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Nuggets strengthen hold on No. 2 spot (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and the Denver Nuggets easily won their seventh in a row, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-87 on Sunday night. The Nuggets extended their lead to two games over San Antonio for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference after the Spurs lost to Cleveland earlier in the day.