Nuggets 111-98 Trail Blazers (8 Mar, 2005) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

22-36, 8-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	26	24	24	24	98
DEN	31	25	34	21	111

Denver Nuggets

31-29, 19-9 home

111

DerMarr Johnson missed 13 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 13 ft two point shot.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Francisco Elson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
DerMarr Johnson missed 20 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 21 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Sebastian Telfair.
Francisco Elson made jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
DerMarr Johnson's layup blocked by Joel Przybilla.
Carmelo Anthony's 5 ft two point shot blocked by Joel Przybilla.
Greg Buckner made three point jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Earl Boykins missed 12 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins made 7 ft running jumper.
Francisco Elson made jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Earl Boykins missed 5 ft running jumper.
Greg Buckner missed 7 ft running jumper.
Francisco Elson missed tip shot.
Wesley Person missed 20 ft two point shot.
Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins made layup. Assisted by Francisco Elson.
Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Francisco Elson.
Wesley Person missed 16 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 6 ft running jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Wesley Person missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins's layup blocked by Joel Przybilla.
Carmelo Anthony missed layup.
Carmelo Anthony made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Andre Miller's driving layup blocked by Theo Ratliff.
Kenyon Martin's 3 ft two point shot blocked by Theo Ratliff.
Carmelo Anthony missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kenyon Martin made slam dunk. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Carmelo Anthony missed two point shot.
Earl Boykins missed 21 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed layup.
Andre Miller made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Carmelo Anthony missed two point shot.
Carmelo Anthony made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Francisco Elson.
Francisco Elson made dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Carmelo Anthony missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed layup.
Carmelo Anthony made layup.
Earl Boykins made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Francisco Elson made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Francisco Elson missed 21 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made slam dunk. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
DerMarr Johnson missed two point shot.
Andre Miller made 16 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Kenyon Martin made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 6 ft two point shot.
DerMarr Johnson made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Francisco Elson.
Kenyon Martin made layup.
Wesley Person's layup blocked by Theo Ratliff.
Wesley Person made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Andre Miller missed 17 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Wesley Person made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Bryon Russell missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 17 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made 17 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made 11 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera's layup blocked by Viktor Khryapa.
Wesley Person made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Bryon Russell made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Wesley Person missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Eduardo Najera missed layup.
Earl Boykins missed 10 ft running jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 19 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed tip shot.
Eduardo Najera missed 6 ft two point shot.
Earl Boykins missed 21 ft jumper.
Wesley Person missed 16 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed tip shot.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Francisco Elson made slam dunk. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins missed 9 ft running jumper.
Francisco Elson missed 15 ft two point shot.
Earl Boykins missed 5 ft running jumper.
Mark Pope's 4 ft jumper blocked by Darius Miles.
Greg Buckner made 25 ft three point jumper.
Mark Pope missed two point shot.
Wesley Person missed 20 ft jumper.
Mark Pope missed two point shot.
Wesley Person made layup. Assisted by Mark Pope.
Mark Pope missed driving layup.
Damon Stoudamire missed jumper.
Darius Miles made driving layup.
Darius Miles missed 18 ft jumper.
Sebastian Telfair missed two point shot.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Joel Przybilla made dunk. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 6 ft two point shot.
Damon Stoudamire made layup. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Darius Miles made layup. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Sebastian Telfair made driving layup.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 21 ft jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 7 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Damon Stoudamire missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Travis Outlaw made two point shot. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 6 ft two point shot.
Travis Outlaw missed 15 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed driving layup.
Travis Outlaw made two point shot.
Darius Miles made layup.
Sebastian Telfair made driving layup.
Viktor Khryapa made layup. Assisted by Travis Outlaw.
Viktor Khryapa made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Sebastian Telfair's driving layup blocked by Francisco Elson.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Viktor Khryapa.
Damon Stoudamire made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Damon Stoudamire missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Theo Ratliff missed layup.
Theo Ratliff missed tip shot.
Damon Stoudamire made driving layup.
Travis Outlaw missed 16 ft jumper.
Travis Outlaw made 11 ft jumper.
Travis Outlaw missed 15 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed 23 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Sebastian Telfair missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed tip shot.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Travis Outlaw.
Sebastian Telfair missed two point shot.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Theo Ratliff's layup blocked by Carmelo Anthony.
Damon Stoudamire's driving layup blocked by Kenyon Martin.
Damon Stoudamire missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Damon Stoudamire missed 25 ft three point running jumper.
Joel Przybilla made layup. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Darius Miles missed 22 ft jumper.
Darius Miles's layup blocked by Kenyon Martin.
Darius Miles made 12 ft jumper.
Damon Stoudamire made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Darius Miles missed 18 ft jumper.
Viktor Khryapa missed driving layup.
Viktor Khryapa missed jumper.
Viktor Khryapa missed jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made dunk. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.
Damon Stoudamire made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Damon Stoudamire missed 21 ft jumper.
Viktor Khryapa's 7 ft jumper blocked by Kenyon Martin.
Theo Ratliff made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Darius Miles missed 22 ft jumper.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Viktor Khryapa missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Viktor Khryapa made layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Theo Ratliff.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 12 ft jumper.
Darius Miles missed 20 ft jumper.
Sebastian Telfair missed driving layup.
Darius Miles missed 20 ft two point shot.
Sebastian Telfair missed 15 ft two point shot.
Damon Stoudamire made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Damon Stoudamire made 26 ft three point jumper.
Theo Ratliff made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Darius Miles missed two point shot.
Richie Frahm made three point jumper. Assisted by Viktor Khryapa.
Richie Frahm made dunk. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Darius Miles made slam dunk. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Travis Outlaw's 11 ft jumper blocked by Wesley Person.
Travis Outlaw missed 21 ft jumper.
Darius Miles made running jumper. Assisted by Travis Outlaw.
Travis Outlaw missed two point shot.
Richie Frahm made three point jumper. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.
Travis Outlaw missed two point shot.

TRAIL BLAZERS

NUGGETS

TIME		POR	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Francisco Elson. Andre Miller gains possession.	0	0
11:34	DerMarr Johnson missed 13 ft jumper.	0	0
11:32	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound.	0	0
11:15	Damon Stoudamire missed jumper.	0	0
11:12	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	0	0
11:03	Kenyon Martin missed 13 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:00	Darius Miles defensive rebound.	0	0
10:55	Darius Miles made driving layup.	2	0
10:48	Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	2	2
10:30	Darius Miles missed 18 ft jumper.	2	2
10:26	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	2	2
10:22	Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	2	4
10:22	Darius Miles Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	2	4
10:22	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 1.	2	5
10:07	Damon Stoudamire Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.	2	5
10:03	Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.	2	7
9:55	Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.	2	7
9:45	Francisco Elson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	2	9
9:40	Portland 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	9
9:26	Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.	2	9
9:15	Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Joel Przybilla.	2	9
9:00	Francisco Elson Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	9
8:52	Sebastian Telfair missed two point shot.	2	9
8:49	DerMarr Johnson defensive rebound.	2	9
8:48	Shareef Abdur-Rahim Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	9
8:48	DerMarr Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	10
8:48	DerMarr Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	11
8:48	Joel Przybilla Inbound	2	11
8:41	DerMarr Johnson missed 20 ft jumper.	2	11
8:38	Darius Miles defensive rebound.	2	11
8:25	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.	4	11
7:56	Kenyon Martin missed 21 ft jumper.	4	11
7:54	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound.	4	11
7:52	Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Sebastian Telfair.	4	11
7:50	Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound.	4	11
7:45	Joel Przybilla made dunk. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	6	11
7:30	Francisco Elson made jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.	6	13
7:09	Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 6 ft two point shot.	6	13
7:07	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	6	13
7:01	DerMarr Johnson's layup blocked by Joel Przybilla.	6	13
7:00	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound.	6	13
6:56	Damon Stoudamire made layup. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.	8	13
6:50	Carmelo Anthony Lost Ball. Stolen by Sebastian Telfair.	8	13
6:45	Darius Miles made layup. Assisted by Sebastian Telfair.	10	13
6:24	Carmelo Anthony's 5 ft two point shot blocked by Joel Przybilla.	10	13
6:20	Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound.	10	13
6:18	Sebastian Telfair made driving layup.	12	13
6:07	Denver Full Timeout.	12	13
6:07	Greg Buckner enters the game for Carmelo Anthony.	12	13
6:07	Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller.	12	13
6:07	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Sebastian Telfair.	12	13
5:54	Greg Buckner made three point jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.	12	16
5:43	Darius Miles Turnover	12	16
5:31	Earl Boykins missed 12 ft jumper.	12	16
5:28	Shareef Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound.	12	16
5:24	DerMarr Johnson Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
5:24	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	16
5:24	Portland offensive rebound.	12	16
5:24	Darius Miles made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
5:03	Kenyon Martin Bad Pass	13	16
5:03	Theo Ratliff enters the game for Joel Przybilla.	13	16
4:50	Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed 21 ft jumper.	13	16
4:48	DerMarr Johnson defensive rebound.	13	16
4:43	Earl Boykins made 7 ft running jumper.	13	18
4:43	Damon Stoudamire Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	13	18
4:43	Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	19
4:26	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 7 ft jumper.	15	19
4:03	Francisco Elson made jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.	15	21
3:56	Darius Miles Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.	15	21
3:56	Darius Miles Turnover	15	21
3:56	Viktor Khryapa enters the game for Darius Miles.	15	21
3:56	Wesley Person enters the game for DerMarr Johnson.	15	21
3:56	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin.	15	21
3:47	Earl Boykins missed 5 ft running jumper.	15	21
3:45	Earl Boykins offensive rebound.	15	21
3:42	Greg Buckner missed 7 ft running jumper.	15	21
3:41	Francisco Elson offensive rebound.	15	21
3:41	Francisco Elson missed tip shot.	15	21
3:38	Theo Ratliff defensive rebound.	15	21
3:30	Damon Stoudamire made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	18	21
3:12	Wesley Person missed 20 ft two point shot.	18	21
3:09	Earl Boykins offensive rebound.	18	21
3:05	Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.	18	24
2:50	Travis Outlaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Eduardo Najera.	18	24
2:46	Earl Boykins made layup. Assisted by Francisco Elson.	18	26
2:30	Damon Stoudamire missed 24 ft three point jumper.	18	26
2:27	Francisco Elson defensive rebound.	18	26
2:23	Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Francisco Elson.	18	29
2:13	Portland Full Timeout.	18	29
2:03	Travis Outlaw made two point shot. Assisted by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.	20	29
1:52	Wesley Person missed 16 ft jumper.	20	29
1:49	Viktor Khryapa defensive rebound.	20	29
1:40	Francisco Elson Illegal Defense Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	20	29
1:40	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for Francisco Elson.	20	29
1:40	Damon Stoudamire made Technical Free Throw.	21	29
1:28	Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 6 ft two point shot.	23	29
1:10	Eduardo Najera Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	23	29
1:10	Eduardo Najera Turnover	23	29
1:10	Eduardo Najera Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.	23	29
1:10	Damon Stoudamire made Technical Free Throw.	24	29
56.9	Travis Outlaw missed 15 ft jumper.	24	29
54.9	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound.	24	29
45.9	Eduardo Najera missed 6 ft running jumper.	24	29
41.9	Theo Ratliff defensive rebound.	24	29
35.0	Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3 second	24	29
28.7	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup. Assisted by Earl Boykins.	24	31
9.7	Damon Stoudamire missed driving layup.	24	31
9.7	Travis Outlaw offensive rebound.	26	31
9.7	Travis Outlaw made two point shot.	26	31
2.9	Wesley Person missed 26 ft three point jumper.	26	31
0.0	Shareef Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound.	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	26	31

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nuggets
94
Trail Blazers
97

Game 1

3/2

Trail Blazers
98
Nuggets
111

Game 2

8/3

Nuggets
103
Trail Blazers
97

Game 3

3/4

Trail Blazers
115
Nuggets
119

Game 4

20/4

Ball Arena

12:00 AM, 8 March 2005

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,707

Referees:
Greg Willard
Violet Palmer
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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