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8:00 pm EST Thu Feb 18, 2010

The Denver Nuggets are fighting for one of the top spots in the Western Conference, but this week, their attention turned to a different kind of battle. Two days after coach George Karl announced he is suffering from throat and neck cancer, the Nuggets visit the Cleveland Cavaliers, who could have new acquisition Antawn Jamison in the lineup for the first time as they try to win their franchise-record 14th straight Thursday night. Denver comes out of the All-Star break trying to fend off Utah in the Northwest Division as it looks to win a second consecutive division title. However, the Nuggets recently learned they may have to do so without their coach for periods of time.

Karl announced Tuesday that he will undergo a rigorous six-week treatment of radiation and chemotherapy to treat the cancer. He said he will miss at least a couple of Denver’s upcoming games and that assistant Adrian Dantley would lead the team in his absence. This is the second time Karl has been diagnosed with cancer. He underwent treatment for prostate cancer in 2005.

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10:30 pm EST Thu Feb 18, 2010

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is unsure when Kobe Bryant will return from an ankle injury, but a matchup between the last two NBA champions might be enough motivation for the superstar guard to get back on the court. With Bryant’s status in question for Thursday’s home game against Boston, the Western Conference-leading Lakers will try to win their fourth in a row over the Celtics since losing Game 6 of the NBA finals in 2008. Bryant, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer with 28.0 points per game, has missed the last four games—in addition to Sunday’s All-Star game—with a sprained left ankle.

If Bryant does play in his first game since Feb. 5, he will become the youngest player in NBA history to appear in 1,000 games, breaking the record held by Boston’s Kevin Garnett. Bryant’s absence has not slowed down the defending champion Lakers, who are undefeated without the 12-time All-Star. Starting for Bryant on Tuesday, Shannon Brown had career highs with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Ron Artest, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom led Los Angeles in scoring the previous three games.

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Time : 3:00 PM ET

The Norwegians threw a scare into the Canadians for a period on Tuesday by playing a passive forecheck that closed down the neutral zone and blunted Canada's speed. Clearly, they will try to do the same against the Americans. But, such a defense-first style only works if you have a credible ability to counter-attack. The Norwegians have not shown that yet in this tournament, although Mats Zuccarello Aasen and Mads Hansen appear to be their most dangerous forwards after the Canada game.

The American fourth line was the team's most dangerous in Tuesday's game. Anaheim's Bobby Ryan scored the game-opening goal in the final minute of the first period to settle down the Americans. Dave Backes of the St. Louis Blues scored on a beautiful end-to-end rush. Ryan Malone, meanwhile, scored on a power-play put back. That means the Americans have no goals yet from their top-six forwards. But, the top trio of Zach Parise, Peter Statsny and Pat Kane did manage a full-third of Team USA's 24 shots.

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Time : 7:30 PM ET

The Swiss should have some confidence after the way they played against Team USA in a 3-1 loss on Tuesday. They were able to create plenty of odd-man rushes in the third period against a relatively tired American team. They showed no fear despite having only two NHL players in Mark Streit and Jonas Hiller. Mistakes were costly for the Swiss, though. And, in the second period they struggled to counterattack against the Americans and were outshot, 14-4. The Canadians pose an even bigger threat with their overall size, speed, depth and experience. The proof came in the third period of Canada's 8-0 win over Norway when it scored five goals.

The blowout win over Norway was exactly what Canada needed to get going in this tournament on its home ice. As Babcock expected, the Canadians did not get off to the flying start that everyone predicted they would as the first period finished scoreless, but they got rolling in the second period and wound up winning 8-0. Babcock actually found it beneficial that his team had to battle through some early adversity against Norway. He preferred that they didn't just come out and blow the doors off the Norwegians because that wouldn't test any of their mettle.

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Time : 11:55 PM ET

Given the delicate task the Russians face in developing instant chemistry among so many highly-skilled, high-profile forwards, the Olympic schedule couldn't have been set up better if GM Vladislav Tretiak had planned it himself. After a just-competitive-enough opener against Latvia, a former Soviet Socialist Republic that brings passion if not comparable ability, the Russians gradually climb the resistance scale. Slovakia will force the Russian forwards to at least consider back-checking and present the first real test for the club's supposed weakness -- its defense corps. Russia will look to fine-tune its top two lines after a productive but spotty performance against Latvia. Russia also will turn their net over to Ilya Bryzgalov after Evgeni Nabokov's OK outing in the opener.

Playing Russia under the best of circumstances is a daunting task. These are anything but the best of circumstances for the Slovakia. Their top two forwards are banged up. Marian Hossa of the Detroit Red Wings, who suffered a concussion against Columbus last Saturday, and Marian Gaborik, the goal-scoring machine from the New York Rangers, both managed to play against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night. Gaborik scored his country's lone goal in a 3-1 loss, just one week after suffering a deep gash to his thigh during a Rangers practice. Slovakia at least can make it hurt for the Russians to score their goals.

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