Nuggets 97-94 Trail Blazers (26 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

25-19, 10-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	20	24	26	97
POR	33	23	15	23	94

Portland Trail Blazers

14-26, 10-12 home

Zach Randolph makes 18-foot jumper
Juan Dixon makes 22-foot jumper (Viktor Khryapa assists)
Viktor Khryapa makes dunk (Zach Randolph assists)
Viktor Khryapa misses jumper
Steve Blake makes 14-foot jumper
Juan Dixon misses 17-foot two point shot
Zach Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)
Zach Randolph makes 4-foot running jumper
Juan Dixon makes 12-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)
Juan Dixon makes 24-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson makes layup (Zach Randolph assists)
Kenyon Martin blocks Zach Randolph's 4-foot jumper
Zach Randolph makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Zach Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw makes jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Ruben Patterson makes 4-foot two point shot
Ruben Patterson makes two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 17-foot jumper
Theo Ratliff makes two point shot (Ruben Patterson assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper (Zach Randolph assists)
Juan Dixon misses 23-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup (Juan Dixon assists)
Francisco Elson blocks Theo Ratliff's 4-foot jumper
Theo Ratliff makes 10-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph makes layup
Juan Dixon misses layup
Theo Ratliff makes two point shot
Viktor Khryapa makes 7-foot hook shot (Juan Dixon assists)
Juan Dixon makes 4-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Theo Ratliff makes two point shot (Juan Dixon assists)
Juan Dixon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juan Dixon misses 11-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Zach Randolph makes layup
Steve Blake misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses three point jumper
Zach Randolph misses 23-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper (Viktor Khryapa assists)
Zach Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
Francisco Elson blocks Joel Przybilla's dunk
Juan Dixon makes two point shot
Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Randolph assists)
Zach Randolph misses 16-foot jumper
Zach Randolph makes 15-foot two point shot
Zach Randolph makes 14-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juan Dixon makes 20-foot jumper (Joel Przybilla assists)
Ruben Patterson misses two point shot
Joel Przybilla misses 4-foot two point shot
Ruben Patterson makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 12-foot two point shot
Zach Randolph misses 13-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses running jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson makes driving layup
Sebastian Telfair makes 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes layup (Ruben Patterson assists)
Ruben Patterson makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 22-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 18-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Greg Buckner blocks Juan Dixon's 20-foot jumper
Juan Dixon misses two point shot
Eduardo Najera blocks Zach Randolph's 13-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Juan Dixon misses 8-foot running jumper
Zach Randolph makes 4-foot two point shot (Juan Dixon assists)
Zach Randolph makes layup (Juan Dixon assists)
Juan Dixon makes 24-foot three point jumper
Juan Dixon makes 23-foot jumper
Juan Dixon misses 17-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla blocks Andre Miller's jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes driving layup
Joel Przybilla blocks Andre Miller's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses jumper
Andre Miller makes driving layup (Francisco Elson assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Francisco Elson assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Andre Miller misses 6-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
Theo Ratliff blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Greg Buckner makes jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 50-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses layup
Earl Boykins makes 22-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Earl Boykins misses 11-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses 21-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 4-foot hook shot (Andre Miller assists)
Earl Boykins misses driving layup
Andre Miller misses 15-foot jumper
Greg Buckner makes running jumper
Kenyon Martin makes jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses tip shot
Earl Boykins makes 20-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 16-foot two point shot
Theo Ratliff blocks Kenyon Martin's dunk
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses jumper
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Francisco Elson misses 19-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin makes layup
Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Earl Watson assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 8-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Eduardo Najera assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Andre Miller makes 3-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Andre Miller makes jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses layup
Greg Buckner makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
Earl Boykins misses 5-foot running jumper

NUGGETS

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIME		DEN	POR
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Francisco Elson vs. Joel Przybilla (Viktor Khryapa gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Zach Randolph makes 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:18	Joel Przybilla blocks Andre Miller's jumper	0	2
11:17	Earl Watson offensive rebound	0	2
11:15	Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:12	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Juan Dixon lost ball (Kenyon Martin steals)	0	2
10:52	Earl Watson makes driving layup	2	2
10:30	Juan Dixon makes 22-foot jumper (Viktor Khryapa assists)	2	4
10:21	Joel Przybilla blocks Andre Miller's layup	2	4
10:18	Earl Watson offensive rebound	2	4
10:12	Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
10:11	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	2	4
10:03	Earl Watson personal foul (Juan Dixon draws the foul)	2	4
9:59	Viktor Khryapa makes dunk (Zach Randolph assists)	2	6
9:47	Kenyon Martin misses jumper	2	6
9:45	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	2	6
9:34	Viktor Khryapa misses jumper	2	6
9:33	Zach Randolph offensive rebound	2	6
9:29	Steve Blake makes 14-foot jumper	2	8
9:15	Andre Miller makes driving layup (Francisco Elson assists)	4	8
9:02	Juan Dixon misses 17-foot two point shot	4	8
9:00	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	4	8
8:51	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot	6	8
8:33	Zach Randolph misses 19-foot jumper	6	8
8:30	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	6	8
8:26	Earl Watson bad pass	6	8
8:11	Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)	6	10
8:06	Francisco Elson turnover	6	10
7:47	Zach Randolph makes 4-foot running jumper	6	12
7:43	Francisco Elson bad pass (Steve Blake steals)	6	12
7:37	Juan Dixon makes 12-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)	6	14
7:28	Viktor Khryapa shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	6	14
7:28	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	7	14
7:28	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	8	14
7:15	Viktor Khryapa bad pass (Andre Miller steals)	8	14
7:13	Andre Miller lost ball (Juan Dixon steals)	8	14
7:07	Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)	8	16
6:56	Viktor Khryapa personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	8	16
6:56	Ruben Patterson enters the game for Viktor Khryapa	8	16
6:37	Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper	8	16
6:33	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	8	16
6:22	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Francisco Elson assists)	10	16
5:54	Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul)	10	16
5:54	Portland full timeout	10	16
5:54	Ruben Patterson makes free throw 1 of 2	10	17
5:54	Ruben Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	18
5:45	Andre Miller makes driving layup	12	18
5:30	Juan Dixon makes 24-foot jumper	12	20
5:09	Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
5:07	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	12	20
4:52	Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
4:50	Earl Watson defensive rebound	12	20
4:46	Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)	14	20
4:20	Zach Randolph misses 18-foot jumper	14	20
4:20	Portland offensive rebound	14	20
4:20	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Francisco Elson	14	20
4:09	Ruben Patterson makes layup (Zach Randolph assists)	14	22
3:56	Joel Przybilla illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	14	22
3:56	Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw	15	22
3:56	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Juan Dixon	15	22
3:42	Andre Miller misses 6-foot jumper	15	22
3:40	Steve Blake defensive rebound	15	22
3:28	Kenyon Martin blocks Zach Randolph's 4-foot jumper	15	22
3:26	Earl Watson defensive rebound	15	22
3:24	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Andre Miller assists)	17	22
3:24	Jarrett Jack shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	17	22
3:24	Theo Ratliff enters the game for Joel Przybilla	17	22
3:24	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	18	22
2:58	Zach Randolph makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)	18	24
2:49	Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper	18	24
2:47	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	18	24
2:34	Zach Randolph misses 19-foot jumper	18	24
2:32	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	18	24
2:24	Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	20	24
2:05	Denver full timeout	20	24
2:05	Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Steve Blake	20	24
2:05	Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller	20	24
2:05	Greg Buckner enters the game for Earl Watson	20	24
2:05	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Zach Randolph	20	24
1:57	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Theo Ratliff draws the foul)	20	24
1:57	Theo Ratliff makes free throw 1 of 2	20	25
1:57	Theo Ratliff makes free throw 2 of 2	20	26
1:42	Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup	20	26
1:39	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	20	26
1:39	Kenyon Martin makes layup	22	26
1:39	Travis Outlaw shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	22	26
1:39	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1	23	26
1:21	Travis Outlaw makes jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)	23	28
1:05	Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper	25	28
1:05	Ruben Patterson shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	25	28
1:05	Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1	25	28
1:04	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	25	28
44.8	Ruben Patterson makes 4-foot two point shot	25	30
31.9	Theo Ratliff blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	25	30
30.6	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	25	30
26.4	Greg Buckner shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul)	25	30
26.4	Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2	25	30
26.4	Portland offensive rebound	25	30
26.4	Ruben Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2	25	31
6.7	Greg Buckner makes jumper	27	31
1.5	Ruben Patterson makes two point shot	27	33
0.3	Carmelo Anthony misses 50-foot three point jumper	27	33
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	27	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	33

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-0

Trail Blazers
68
Nuggets
107

Game 1

5/11

Nuggets
97
Trail Blazers
94

Game 2

26/1

Trail Blazers
104
Nuggets
105

Game 3

5/2

Nuggets
110
Trail Blazers
98

Game 4

11/4

Moda Center

12:00 AM, 26 January 2006

Portland, OR

Attendance: 13,136

Referees:
Ron Olesiak
Matt Boland
Joe DeRosa

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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