""Probably not" became "probable." On Friday morning, Nuggets coach George Karl said he didn't think Nene would play tonight at New York after Denver's big man rested his lingering left heel strain Friday at Washington. But after Friday night's win, Nene was declared probable for the big game tonight against Carmelo Anthony.

Meanwhile, Rudy Fernandez's lingering Achilles strain continues to bother the reserve guard. He sat out Denver's previous two games but returned Friday — only to return to the bench in the second half because of the injury. The team will re-evaluate his foot today to see if he can play.

Timofey Mozgov, the Nuggets' starting center, returned to the lineup Friday after sitting out Wednesday in Philadelphia because of a strained back. Timo, as they call him, scored eight points with five rebounds in 21 minutes."