Denver may have finally put an end to questions with a 132-112 win over Phoenix today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Hamilton was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Phoenix. Hamilton let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Denver was led by Hamilton (24 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 3 steals, a block), Strong (17 points, a steal, 5 blocks), Moore (17 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, a block). Phoenix was led by Kennedy (25 points, a steal, a block), Whitfield (14 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, a block), Jeanlouis (11 points, 0 assists, 4 blocks).

With today's victory, Denver jump to 11-5 and 6-0 at home. They hold at #1 in the Northwest and remain at #3 overall in the Western Conference. Phoenix stand at 5-10 after today's defeat. They stay at #4 in the Pacific and hold at #13 overall in the Western Conference.

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