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The Denver Nuggets can't wait for Game 5 tonight at the Pepsi Center when they try to clinch their first trip to the Western Conference Finals in 24 years. (AP Images)

As if the Nuggets needed any more reason to play with a chip on their shoulder – they're upset with the way their families and friends were treated Monday night at American Airlines Center, where fans hurled insults at Kenyon Martin's girlfriend and Carmelo Anthony's girlfriend was removed from her seat by security guards for her safety.

Fans also got into shouting matches with Martin's mother, who had extra protection around her.

Chauncey Billups, who said his wife also got into a confrontation Monday night, acknowledged the Nuggets were worried about what was happening in the stands.

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