The Denver Nuggets unveiled their new two-point guard look Sunday night with Chauncey Billups and rookie Ty Lawson. The results were impressive with Billups scoring 29 points to go with Carmelo Anthony's 37 in a 119-112 win over Utah that snapped the Jazz's winning streak at four. Lawson scored 11 points and had an assist and two key steals in his return from a sprained ankle that cost him…

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