George Karl pushed and prodded his Nuggets to speed up the game. "We can push it faster," the Denver coach implored. The Nuggets were already leading the league in scoring, so how much faster could they go? Denver found another gear in a 140-129 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

It's the most points the Nuggets have scored since a 140-122 win over Sacramento on March 29, 1991. Golden State hadn't give up that many since surrendering 143 against Portland on Jan. 26, 1993.

"It (felt) like a recreation game," Carmelo Anthony said. "You're just out there running. You score and they come back down and score, keep going back and forth."

Anthony and J.R. Smith provided a solid 1-2 punch for Denver. Anthony had 30 points ¡ª he's now scored 30 or more in eight of his last nine games ¡ª and Smith added 31, including four 3-pointers.

"We've gotten to know each other. We're like twins," Smith said.

The emergence of Smith has taken the pressure off of Anthony. He doesn't feel like he has to carry the scoring load by himself.

"I'm trying to find him," Anthony said. "I'm trying to get everyone involved early in the game."

Defense was definitely optional in this game. Neither side had many stops.

"This was unheard of," Warriors guard Jason Richardson said. "This was depressing."

The loss spoiled a career-high 31 points for Andris Biedrins.

"I like the 31 points," he said. "I like winning better. We just played really bad defense."

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