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Carmello Anthony has been lighting it up despite his injured hand. (AP Images)

The Denver Nuggets go for their fourth straight win since Carmelo Anthony's return from a hand injury when they visit the lowly Washington Wizards tonight.

Anthony does not look like the hand is bothering him at all. He had 35 points and nine rebounds in a 104-96 win over San Antonio on Tuesday, and scored 32 points with a career-high 11 assists Wednesday night against Oklahoma City.

The Nuggets may need another big game from Carmelo with Chauncey Billups out with a sprained right ankle and Kenyon Martin having missed consecutive contests with strep throat.

The Nuggets, winners of four of their last five games in Washington, took both meetings with the Wizards last season by an average of 18.5 points.

Washington will be in tough if they do not get Caron Butler back. Butler, averaging 20.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and a team-high 4.4 assists, missed a 115-88 loss to New Jersey with the flu Wednesday night.

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