Radiation Vs Chemotherapy

The Denver Nuggets are fighting for one of the first places in the Western Conference, but this week, attention turned to another kind of battle.

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Denver (35-18) out of the All-Star break to try to dismiss the Utah Division Northwest, it looks to win a division championship in a row. However, the Nuggets learned recently that they might have to do it without their coach for a while.

Karl said Tuesday he will undergo a rigorous evaluation of six weeks of radiation treatment and chemotherapy to treat cancer. He said he will miss at least two games ahead of Denver and his assistant Adrian Dantley will lead the team in his absence.

"My desire is to do everything I can to stay with my team throughout the treatment I have to go," said Karl. "In fact, my belief is that a championship team and I want to do and n 'Anything I can to help them continue in their quest that we all want. "

This is the second time Karl was diagnosed with cancer. He has been treated for prostate cancer in 2005.

"It is shocking to hear that," forward Kenyon Martin said the Nuggets' official website. "He said he has fought before, so he knows what it takes to do things. He will do everything possible to get the right of his body and health as well and we will do our utmost to ensure that the end of basketball is supported. "

Karl will be on the bench Thursday when the Nuggets get a strain that comes from the break.

Cleveland (43-11) tied a franchise record with 13 consecutive victories and has the best record in the NBA. His series of victories, which equaled last season run from March 7-31, is three victories shy of matching the Lakers in 1990 at 91 'run-NBA record 16 games.

The Cavaliers closed the first half of the season with a 115-106 victory over Orlando last Thursday, led by LeBron James 32 points and 13 assists.

James, who scored 25 points in the All-Star Game, will try to pick up where he left off before the break. He averaged 33.5 points and 11.0 assists over the last six games.

"I think our team is built to win a championship," James said. "With the group of guys we have here, if we continue to get better, we are heading in the right direction."

While the Cavaliers, who are 11-0 at home against teams from the West, hoping that the break did not hurt their momentum, the Nuggets used the time to get healthy.

Denver finished the first half of the season by dividing its last six games, losing 111-92 in San Antonio last Thursday, but he still lost 04.12 since mid-January.

Martin has missed the last two games with tendinitis in h.