Nuggets 109-98 Jazz (31 Mar, 2005) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

39-31, 14-21 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	33	16	27	33	109
UTAH	27	19	30	22	98

Utah Jazz

22-49, 15-21 home

Gordan Giricek made driving layup.
Gordan Giricek made driving layup.
Mehmet Okur made layup. Assisted by Matt Harpring.
Gordan Giricek made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Matt Harpring.
Matt Harpring missed 20 ft jumper.
Randy Livingston missed 15 ft two point shot.
Gordan Giricek's layup blocked by Marcus Camby.
Matt Harpring made driving layup.
Mehmet Okur made 5 ft hook shot.
Mehmet Okur made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Randy Livingston.
Howard Eisley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Mehmet Okur made layup.
Matt Harpring missed layup.
Matt Harpring's tip shot blocked by Marcus Camby.
Matt Harpring's layup blocked by Marcus Camby.
Mehmet Okur made layup.
Matt Harpring missed 14 ft jumper.
Howard Eisley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jarron Collins made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Mehmet Okur.
Ben Handlogten made driving dunk.
Ben Handlogten made layup. Assisted by Jarron Collins.
Jarron Collins missed 13 ft jumper.
Kris Humphries made dunk. Assisted by Curtis Borchardt.
Keith McLeod missed 4 ft jumper.
Kris Humphries made dunk.
Curtis Borchardt missed 11 ft jumper.
Keith McLeod missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Curtis Borchardt made dunk. Assisted by Mehmet Okur.
Howard Eisley missed 21 ft jumper.
Mehmet Okur missed layup.
Curtis Borchardt made layup.
Keith McLeod missed 14 ft jumper.
Matt Harpring missed 20 ft jumper.
Mehmet Okur made tip shot.
Curtis Borchardt missed layup.
Mehmet Okur missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Keith McLeod missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Curtis Borchardt made 3 ft jumper.
Keith McLeod missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Curtis Borchardt missed 15 ft jumper.
Mehmet Okur made 18 ft two point shot.
Ben Handlogten made layup. Assisted by Mehmet Okur.
Keith McLeod missed 22 ft jumper.
Jarron Collins missed 18 ft jumper.
Matt Harpring made layup. Assisted by Jarron Collins.
Keith McLeod missed 20 ft jumper.
Gordan Giricek missed 12 ft running jumper.
Matt Harpring made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Randy Livingston.
Gordan Giricek missed 12 ft running jumper.
Matt Harpring made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Randy Livingston missed layup.
Randy Livingston made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Gordan Giricek made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Randy Livingston.
Matt Harpring made layup.
Matt Harpring missed layup.
Mehmet Okur made driving layup. Assisted by Matt Harpring.
Matt Harpring made layup. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Mehmet Okur missed 19 ft jumper.
Gordan Giricek missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Randy Livingston made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Kris Humphries.
Mehmet Okur missed 4 ft running jumper.
Mehmet Okur made layup.
Gordan Giricek made driving layup.
Kris Humphries missed 43 ft three point jumper.
Curtis Borchardt made layup.
Kris Humphries missed 14 ft jumper.
Curtis Borchardt made layup. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Ben Handlogten made layup. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Gordan Giricek missed 17 ft jumper.
Curtis Borchardt made layup. Assisted by Gordan Giricek.
Mehmet Okur missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Randy Livingston made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Curtis Borchardt.
Matt Harpring made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Keith McLeod.
Matt Harpring missed layup.
Keith McLeod missed 21 ft jumper.
Keith McLeod missed 21 ft jumper.
Matt Harpring made jumper. Assisted by Jarron Collins.
Keith McLeod made driving layup.
Matt Harpring missed 10 ft two point shot.
Mehmet Okur made two point shot.
Keith McLeod's driving layup blocked by Marcus Camby.
Carmelo Anthony missed layup.
Marcus Camby made 16 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Marcus Camby made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony missed jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed layup.
Carmelo Anthony made layup.
DerMarr Johnson made dunk. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Carmelo Anthony made dunk. Assisted by Marcus Camby.
Andre Miller missed 19 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Nene Hilario's 16 ft jumper blocked by Jarron Collins.
Carmelo Anthony made dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made two point shot.
Eduardo Najera missed 16 ft jumper.
Marcus Camby made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Earl Boykins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Greg Buckner made three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Marcus Camby missed 20 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Nene Hilario missed 15 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 18 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper.
Marcus Camby missed 16 ft jumper.
Marcus Camby made driving layup.
Andre Miller made 15 ft two point shot.
Andre Miller made 17 ft two point shot.
Marcus Camby missed 20 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner made 18 ft jumper.
Bryon Russell missed jumper.
Andre Miller missed 5 ft running jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Marcus Camby made layup.
Carmelo Anthony missed 22 ft jumper.
Marcus Camby missed running jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Nene Hilario's 5 ft jumper blocked by Mehmet Okur.
Carmelo Anthony made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made 15 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed running jumper.
Wesley Person made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller missed 22 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins made 23 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner missed 22 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Earl Boykins made 18 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins missed three point jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.
Marcus Camby made layup.
Marcus Camby made jumper.
Marcus Camby made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Marcus Camby missed layup.
Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Marcus Camby made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Carmelo Anthony missed driving layup.
Carmelo Anthony missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Marcus Camby missed layup.
Marcus Camby made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Marcus Camby made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Earl Boykins made 17 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Marcus Camby.

NUGGETS

JAZZ

TIME		DEN	UTAH
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Jarron Collins. Andre Miller gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Carmelo Anthony missed layup.	0	0
11:44	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound.	0	0
11:29	Gordan Giricek made driving layup.	0	2
11:11	Marcus Camby made 16 ft jumper.	2	2
10:52	Gordan Giricek made driving layup.	2	4
10:41	Nene Hilario Offensive Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	4
10:41	Nene Hilario Turnover	2	4
10:41	Jarron Collins Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	4
10:41	Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	4
10:41	Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
10:26	Mehmet Okur made layup. Assisted by Matt Harpring.	4	6
10:08	Carmelo Anthony made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.	6	6
9:45	Gordan Giricek made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Matt Harpring.	6	8
9:38	Marcus Camby made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	8	8
9:30	Gordan Giricek Bad Pass	8	8
9:11	Carmelo Anthony missed jumper.	8	8
9:11	Denver defensive rebound.	8	8
9:11	Marcus Camby Loose Ball Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	8
9:00	Matt Harpring missed 20 ft jumper.	8	8
9:00	Utah defensive rebound.	8	8
8:53	Randy Livingston Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	8
8:36	DerMarr Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.	8	8
8:33	Matt Harpring defensive rebound.	8	8
8:19	Mehmet Okur Lost Ball. Stolen by Nene Hilario.	8	8
8:12	Carmelo Anthony missed layup.	8	8
8:11	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound.	10	8
8:11	Carmelo Anthony made layup.	10	8
7:46	Randy Livingston missed 15 ft two point shot.	10	8
7:43	Nene Hilario defensive rebound.	10	8
7:37	DerMarr Johnson made dunk. Assisted by Nene Hilario.	12	8
7:22	Gordan Giricek's layup blocked by Marcus Camby.	12	8
7:20	Marcus Camby defensive rebound.	12	8
7:18	Carmelo Anthony made dunk. Assisted by Marcus Camby.	14	8
7:16	Utah Full Timeout.	14	8
7:16	Howard Eisley enters the game for Gordan Giricek.	14	8
7:07	Matt Harpring made driving layup.	14	10
6:52	Andre Miller missed 19 ft jumper.	14	10
6:48	Jarron Collins defensive rebound.	14	10
6:39	Mehmet Okur made 5 ft hook shot.	14	12
6:33	Carmelo Anthony made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	16	12
6:09	Randy Livingston Bad Pass	16	12
5:50	Nene Hilario's 16 ft jumper blocked by Jarron Collins.	16	12
5:50	Marcus Camby offensive rebound.	16	12
5:50	Matt Harpring Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	16	12
5:50	Marcus Camby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	12
5:50	Denver offensive rebound.	16	12
5:50	Marcus Camby made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	12
5:28	Mehmet Okur made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Randy Livingston.	17	14
5:20	Nene Hilario Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	17	14
5:20	Nene Hilario Turnover	17	14
5:05	Howard Eisley missed 25 ft three point jumper.	17	14
5:05	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound.	17	14
5:01	Mehmet Okur made layup.	17	16
4:47	DerMarr Johnson Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	17	16
4:47	DerMarr Johnson Turnover	17	16
4:47	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Nene Hilario.	17	16
4:28	Matt Harpring missed layup.	17	16
4:28	Matt Harpring offensive rebound.	17	16
4:28	Matt Harpring's tip shot blocked by Marcus Camby.	17	16
4:26	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	17	16
4:24	Randy Livingston Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	17	16
4:24	Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	16
4:24	Keith McLeod enters the game for Randy Livingston.	18	16
4:24	Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	16
4:01	Matt Harpring's layup blocked by Marcus Camby.	19	16
3:59	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound.	19	18
3:59	Mehmet Okur made layup.	19	18
3:46	Carmelo Anthony made dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.	21	18
3:26	Matt Harpring missed 14 ft jumper.	21	18
3:24	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	21	18
3:18	Andre Miller Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	21	18
3:18	Andre Miller Turnover	21	18
3:18	Greg Buckner enters the game for DerMarr Johnson.	21	18
2:58	Howard Eisley missed 25 ft three point jumper.	21	18
2:56	Marcus Camby defensive rebound.	21	18
2:48	Andre Miller made two point shot.	23	18
2:31	Jarron Collins made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Mehmet Okur.	23	20
2:18	Howard Eisley Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	23	20
2:18	Denver Full Timeout.	23	20
2:18	Ben Handlogten enters the game for Mehmet Okur.	23	20
2:18	Earl Boykins enters the game for Carmelo Anthony.	23	20
2:18	Greg Buckner made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	20
2:18	Greg Buckner made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	20
2:05	Ben Handlogten made driving dunk.	25	22
2:02	Keith McLeod Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	25	22
2:02	Earl Boykins made Technical Free Throw.	26	22
2:02	Kris Humphries enters the game for Matt Harpring.	26	22
2:02	Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	22
2:02	Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	22
1:47	Marcus Camby Illegal Defense Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	28	22
1:47	Howard Eisley made Technical Free Throw.	28	23
1:34	Ben Handlogten made layup. Assisted by Jarron Collins.	28	25
1:28	Eduardo Najera missed 16 ft jumper.	28	25
1:25	Greg Buckner offensive rebound.	28	25
1:22	Marcus Camby made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.	30	25
1:00	Jarron Collins missed 13 ft jumper.	30	25
58.9	Marcus Camby defensive rebound.	30	25
46.9	Earl Boykins missed 25 ft three point jumper.	30	25
44.9	Kris Humphries defensive rebound.	30	25
30.9	Greg Buckner Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	30	25
30.9	Ben Handlogten missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	25
30.9	Utah offensive rebound.	30	25
30.9	Curtis Borchardt enters the game for Jarron Collins.	30	25
30.9	Ben Handlogten made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	26
12.8	Greg Buckner made three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.	33	26
5.0	Eduardo Najera Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	33	26
5.0	Keith McLeod missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	26
5.0	Utah offensive rebound.	33	26
5.0	Wesley Person enters the game for Eduardo Najera.	33	26
5.0	Keith McLeod made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	27
0.1	Marcus Camby missed 20 ft jumper.	33	27
0.0	Denver offensive rebound.	33	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	33	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Jazz
106
Nuggets
82

Game 1

7/11

Nuggets
91
Jazz
102

Game 2

9/11

Jazz
87
Nuggets
97

Game 3

9/2

Nuggets
109
Jazz
98

Game 4

31/3

Delta Center

1:00 AM, 31 March 2005

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 17,444

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Tony Brothers
Pat Fraher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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