Golden State guard Monta Ellis will miss the rest of the season with a bone bruise on his left ankle. The Contra Costa Times reported Saturday the diagnosis was made after an MRI examination, and because there is no structural damage, doctors told him to stay off his feet for the next two weeks. Ellis had been limited by off-season surgery on the same ankle, which was severely sprained in a scooter accident near his Jackson, Miss., hometown. He played in just 25 games with averages of 19 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. He's gotten himself back to where he's the same player that we had before, Coach Don Nelson said.

Kelenna Azubuike had 30 points and 15 rebounds Sunday to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 105-100 win over Sacramento. Jamal Crawford scored 20, Anthony Morrow and C.J.

Free throws by Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike in the final 12 seconds of overtime Wednesday finally gave Golden State a 143-141 win over Sacramento. The marathon struggle included career-high performances of 50 points by Sacramento's Kevin Martin and 42 by Golden State's Monta Ellis. Golden State blew a four-point lead in the final seconds of regulation and Sacramento let a three-point lead late in the first overtime get away.

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Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points Saturday to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 129-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Linas Kleiza added 22 points for the Nuggets, who have won three straight and eight of their last nine games. Denver is tied with Houston for third place in the Western Conference. Jamal Crawford scored 30 points and Kelenna Azubuike 21 for the Warriors, who closed out a winless four-game road trip.