Nuggets 117-96 Lakers (25 Mar, 2005) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

32-36, 11-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	30	19	24	23	96
DEN	27	27	32	31	117

Denver Nuggets

37-30, 24-10 home

117

Andre Miller made two point shot. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 17 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made slam dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.
DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.
DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller missed 17 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Bryon Russell missed 8 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made layup.
Earl Boykins made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft two point shot.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 18 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Eduardo Najera missed 6 ft running jumper.
Greg Buckner missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 19 ft jumper.
Wesley Person's three point jumper blocked by Luke Walton.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Eduardo Najera made two point shot. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Francisco Elson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins missed 18 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner made tip shot.
Francisco Elson missed 19 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins missed two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made layup.
Francisco Elson missed layup.
Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Greg Buckner missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Andre Miller missed layup.
Greg Buckner made driving layup.
Greg Buckner's layup blocked by Caron Butler.
DerMarr Johnson missed 20 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made 19 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Andre Miller made driving layup.
Carmelo Anthony's driving layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
Andre Miller made 17 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
DerMarr Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Bryon Russell's layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
DerMarr Johnson missed tip shot.
Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Andre Miller made 16 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Nene Hilario missed 15 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 22 ft three point jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed two point shot.
DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Andre Miller made 15 ft two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
DerMarr Johnson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Eduardo Najera made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Eduardo Najera missed jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 18 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made layup.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Wesley Person missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Carmelo Anthony made layup.
Bryon Russell made three point jumper. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Wesley Person missed 19 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 21 ft jumper.
Nene Hilario made slam dunk.
Wesley Person made jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Earl Boykins missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 9 ft two point shot.
Wesley Person made 15 ft jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 24 ft three point jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made dunk. Assisted by Wesley Person.
DerMarr Johnson missed two point shot.
Jumaine Jones missed 12 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 9 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed tip shot.
Kobe Bryant made driving dunk.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Caron Butler missed two point shot.
Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Caron Butler missed 21 ft jumper.
Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper.
Chris Mihm missed layup.
Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Tierre Brown missed two point shot.
Caron Butler made layup.
Caron Butler made 17 ft jumper.
Devean George made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Tierre Brown missed 31 ft three point jumper.
Luke Walton missed layup.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
Chris Mihm missed layup.
Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 19 ft jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 9 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Caron Butler's 13 ft jumper blocked by Eduardo Najera.
Caron Butler made driving layup.
Caron Butler made 14 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft two point shot.
Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed 36 ft three point running jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Caron Butler missed layup.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Jumaine Jones made 12 ft two point shot.
Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Caron Butler missed 19 ft two point shot.
Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Eduardo Najera.
Kobe Bryant missed 32 ft three point jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Tierre Brown missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Devean George made layup.
Devean George made three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Tierre Brown missed 10 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft two point shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed tip shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made tip shot.
Tierre Brown made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 5 ft two point shot.
Brian Grant missed layup.
Jumaine Jones's 12 ft two point shot blocked by Eduardo Najera.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Tierre Brown's 8 ft jumper blocked by Nene Hilario.
Chucky Atkins missed layup.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Tierre Brown missed driving layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Luke Walton made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed jumper.
Luke Walton missed 5 ft running jumper.
Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Luke Walton made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Sasha Vujacic.
Sasha Vujacic made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Sasha Vujacic made driving dunk. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Tierre Brown missed driving layup.
Sasha Vujacic made layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.

LAKERS

NUGGETS

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Mihm vs. Francisco Elson. Kobe Bryant gains possession.	0	0
11:37	Jumaine Jones missed 12 ft jumper.	0	0
11:37	Jumaine Jones offensive rebound.	0	0
11:34	Jumaine Jones made 9 ft jumper.	2	0
11:14	Andre Miller made two point shot. Assisted by Bryon Russell.	2	2
11:00	Kobe Bryant Turnover	2	2
10:51	Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.	2	2
10:48	Francisco Elson offensive rebound.	2	2
10:27	Carmelo Anthony missed 17 ft jumper.	2	2
10:26	Caron Butler defensive rebound.	2	2
10:19	Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft jumper.	2	2
10:18	DerMarr Johnson defensive rebound.	2	2
10:15	DerMarr Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.	2	2
10:10	DerMarr Johnson Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
10:10	Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	2
10:10	Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
10:08	Chris Mihm offensive rebound.	3	2
10:02	Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.	3	2
9:59	Jumaine Jones offensive rebound.	3	2
9:59	Jumaine Jones missed tip shot.	3	2
9:56	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	3	2
9:51	Kobe Bryant made driving dunk.	5	2
9:45	DerMarr Johnson made slam dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.	5	4
9:19	Kobe Bryant made two point shot.	7	4
9:19	Francisco Elson Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	7	4
9:19	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	4
9:14	Jumaine Jones Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	4
9:04	DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.	8	4
9:02	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	8	4
8:57	Caron Butler missed two point shot.	8	4
8:56	Francisco Elson defensive rebound.	8	4
8:56	Kobe Bryant Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	4
8:42	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.	8	6
8:30	Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	10	6
8:17	Chucky Atkins Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	10	6
8:04	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.	10	8
7:48	Bryon Russell Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	10	8
7:48	Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
7:48	Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	8
7:48	Bryon Russell defensive rebound.	11	8
7:39	Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.	11	8
7:37	Chucky Atkins defensive rebound.	11	8
7:35	Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Francisco Elson.	11	8
7:33	Chucky Atkins Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	11	8
7:33	Tierre Brown enters the game for Chucky Atkins.	11	8
7:33	Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
7:33	Denver offensive rebound.	11	8
7:33	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	9
7:16	Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Francisco Elson.	11	9
7:11	DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	11	11
6:52	Francisco Elson Personal Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	11	11
6:52	Nene Hilario enters the game for Francisco Elson.	11	11
6:41	Kobe Bryant made two point shot.	13	11
6:33	Chris Mihm Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	13	11
6:33	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	12
6:33	Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	12
6:31	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	13	12
6:20	Jumaine Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.	13	12
6:16	Andre Miller missed 17 ft jumper.	13	12
6:13	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	13	12
6:11	Jumaine Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Bryon Russell.	13	12
6:05	DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	13	15
5:56	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	13	15
5:47	Caron Butler missed 21 ft jumper.	13	15
5:45	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	13	15
5:39	Carmelo Anthony Traveling	13	15
5:20	Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper.	15	15
5:07	Bryon Russell missed 8 ft jumper.	15	15
5:05	Nene Hilario offensive rebound.	15	15
4:58	Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.	15	15
4:50	Chris Mihm missed layup.	15	15
4:48	Tierre Brown offensive rebound.	15	15
4:37	Bryon Russell Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	15	15
4:37	Earl Boykins enters the game for DerMarr Johnson.	15	15
4:37	Tierre Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	15
4:37	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Bryon Russell.	16	15
4:37	Brian Grant enters the game for Chris Mihm.	16	15
4:37	Tierre Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	15
4:15	Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft jumper.	17	15
4:13	Andre Miller offensive rebound.	17	15
4:11	Andre Miller made layup.	17	17
3:47	Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.	17	17
3:45	Nene Hilario defensive rebound.	17	17
3:39	Earl Boykins made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.	17	20
3:24	Nene Hilario Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	17	20
3:24	Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Jumaine Jones.	17	20
3:24	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	20
3:24	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
3:00	Shot Clock Violation	19	20
2:46	Carmelo Anthony Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	19	20
2:46	Denver Full Timeout.	19	20
2:46	Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	20
2:46	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	19	20
2:46	Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	20
2:31	Earl Boykins missed 17 ft two point shot.	20	20
2:31	Denver defensive rebound.	20	20
2:31	Nene Hilario Loose Ball Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	20	20
2:31	Greg Buckner enters the game for Andre Miller.	20	20
2:31	Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
2:31	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	20	20
2:31	Luke Walton enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	20	20
2:31	Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
2:24	Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	21	20
2:24	Wesley Person enters the game for Greg Buckner.	21	20
2:24	Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	21
2:24	Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
2:15	Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	21	22
2:15	Stanislav Medvedenko Turnover	21	22
2:08	Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.	21	22
2:05	Stanislav Medvedenko defensive rebound.	21	22
2:00	Tierre Brown missed two point shot.	21	22
1:55	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	23	22
1:55	Caron Butler made layup.	23	22
1:44	Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.	23	22
1:42	Tierre Brown defensive rebound.	23	22
1:35	Caron Butler made 17 ft jumper.	25	22
1:17	Eduardo Najera missed 18 ft jumper.	25	22
1:17	Denver defensive rebound.	25	22
1:17	Nene Hilario Loose Ball Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.	25	22
1:17	Bryon Russell enters the game for Nene Hilario.	25	22
1:17	Brian Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	22
1:17	Brian Grant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	22
1:17	Devean George enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko.	26	22
1:17	Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	22
1:02	Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	27	24
41.8	Tierre Brown Bad Pass	27	24
36.0	Devean George Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	27	24
36.0	Bryon Russell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	25
36.0	Greg Buckner enters the game for Carmelo Anthony.	27	25
36.0	Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
36.0	Kobe Bryant enters the game for Caron Butler.	27	25
36.0	Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
34.9	Devean George defensive rebound.	27	25
17.9	Devean George made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.	30	25
3.4	Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Greg Buckner.	30	27
0.2	Tierre Brown missed 31 ft three point jumper.	30	27
0.0	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	30	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	30	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Nuggets
78
Lakers
89

Game 1

3/11

Nuggets
91
Lakers
99

Game 2

2/1

Lakers
83
Nuggets
95

Game 3

13/1

Lakers
96
Nuggets
117

Game 4

25/3

Ball Arena

12:00 AM, 25 March 2005

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,866

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Leon Wood
Matt Boland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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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