"J.R. Smith gutted through Game 2 the best he could with a strained right calf, and though he said he felt all right after the game, it was clear Smith wasn't in top form. Smith, who played 24 
1/2 minutes, finished with three points on 1-of-6 shooting (1-of-4 from the 3-point line). He had four rebounds with three assists and three turnovers. He began the game with a sleeve over the calf. He shed the sleeve - and an arm sleeve - at halftime in hopes of playing better, but it didn't work out. "It was just one of those things that I wasn't making shots," Smith said. "I wasn't really contributing, so I tried something else." Smith is hoping another day of rest does his body good. "I'm still
1/2 minutes, finished with three points on 1-of-6 shooting (1-of-4 from the 3-point line). He had four rebounds with three assists and three turnovers. He began the game with a sleeve over the calf. He shed the sleeve - and an arm sleeve - at halftime in hopes of playing better, but it didn't work out. "It was just one of those things that I wasn't making shots," Smith said. "I wasn't really contributing, so I tried something else." Smith is hoping another day of rest does his body good. "I'm stillgoing to do a lot of rehab and all that," Smith said. "But overall I feel good." Big boost. Forward Carmelo Anthony, who shot 44.3 percent in the regular season, is shooting 49.0 percent and averaging 28.6 points in the postseason. "Melo, he's playing with that confidence of a special player," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "Confidence - even though you all think it's easy to have a confidence in this league, it isn't. . . . I think since Melo has gotten the cloud of not winning in the first round off his back, and has gotten to sunshine, I remember Game 4 in New Orleans, he took over like the great players do. He is growing up right in front of us.""
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