Carmelo Anthony spent the last 17:45 of the Nuggets 106-101 loss to the Suns Sunday on the bench, however both Coach George Karl and Anthony are downplaying the whole event.

"I watched the film just now and still couldn't pinpoint it," Anthony said Monday after a brief practice. "It's not a big deal. Just because this happened last night doesn't mean that something has been going on between me and coach Karl."

"For me, at the 5-minute mark of the third quarter, I didn't know how to win a game," Karl said. "Then, when I got a team out there that showed me they could win a game, I decided to stay with them.

"It was probably more their good play than Carmelo's average play that caused me to stay with the crew that was on the court."