(Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets will try to wrap up a three-game road trip on a positive note when they pay a visit to the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at FedExForum. Denver is 0-2 so far on the trip and fell to 7-13 on the road following Monday's 117-93 setback to the Hornets at New Orleans Arena. Allen Iverson scored 23 points for the Nuggets, who continued to play without forward Carmelo Anthony. Anthony has missed the last four games with a sprained left ankle and is questionable for Wednesday. Kenyon Martin scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Denver, which has lost three of its last five games. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith added 14 points apiece in a losing cause. In other injury news for the Nuggets, center Marcus Camby (knee) is probable for Wednesday's game against Memphis and Smith (back) is listed as questionable. Memphis will resume a five-game homestand tonight and is 9-15 as the host this season. It was handed a 103-84 setback to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, as Rudy Gay scored 18 points and Kyle Lowry added 17 to lead Memphis. Juan Carlos Navarro had 16 points and Pau Gasol chipped in 13 points for the Grizzlies, who will also host Utah and Milwaukee on the homestand. Wednesday's game between Denver and Memphis is the first of four matchups this season. Both teams split four matchups in 2006-07, while the Nuggets have won two of three and eight of the last 11 meetings. Denver has lost seven of its last 10 at the Grizzlies.
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