Chauncey Billups and the Denver Nuggets lost [2] 100-95 to the Allen Iverson-less Detroit Pistons last night, during which Carmelo Anthony cooled his heels--and, hopefully, his temper. Coach George Karl suspended the star forward after he refused to be subbed out in a previous game against Indiana, according to The Denver Post [3], which reports that Anthony was furious and walked out of a timeout huddle during the third period and played the remaining 1:13. Karl said he stood by his decision to bench the captain but also indicated he understood Melo's side: "Melo wanted to win that game, and the stress and the emotion went the wrong way." What makes Karl tick? Read more in this month's 5280 [4].