NUGGETS_LAKERS - 12/05/07 - Denver Nuggets Anthony Carter (25) guards Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) during the first quarter at Pepsi Center. Kathryn Osler / The Denver Post (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
NUGGETS_LAKERS - 12/05/07 - Denver Nuggets Anthony Carter (25) guards Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) during the first quarter at Pepsi Center. Kathryn Osler / The Denver Post (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images)