Nuggets 102-101 Timberwolves (25 Feb, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

30-26, 12-15 away

102

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	28	21	26	13	14	102
MIN	22	28	17	21	13	101

Minnesota Timberwolves

23-31, 15-13 home

101

Ricky Davis makes layup
Ricky Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter makes 22-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses driving layup
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 24-foot jumper
Marcus Banks misses jumper
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Rashad McCants makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Justin Reed makes layup (Marcus Banks assists)
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Rashad McCants misses layup
Ricky Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Rashad McCants misses layup
Linas Kleiza blocks Justin Reed's 14-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Justin Reed makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Rashad McCants misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric makes 20-foot jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Marcus Banks makes 19-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 34-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 22-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount misses 15-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Ricky Davis's driving layup
Marcus Banks misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Banks misses three point jumper
Marcus Banks misses layup
Marko Jaric misses layup
Mark Blount makes 11-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Justin Reed makes slam dunk (Marcus Banks assists)
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses 8-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Ricky Davis's 9-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 4-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Ricky Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Mark Blount misses 15-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Banks misses driving layup
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes 15-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Trenton Hassell's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Marcus Banks makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Mark Blount makes 15-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
Ricky Davis makes 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
Francisco Elson makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Francisco Elson makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 9-foot two point shot
Andre Miller makes 10-foot running jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Francisco Elson misses two point shot
DerMarr Johnson misses three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Andre Miller misses 15-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
Earl Boykins misses 21-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 17-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Francisco Elson assists)
Earl Boykins misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes three point jumper (Francisco Elson assists)
Earl Boykins misses 17-foot jumper
Rashad McCants blocks Earl Boykins's layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
DerMarr Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 18-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 16-foot two point shot
DerMarr Johnson makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses two point shot
Andre Miller makes 4-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes dunk (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 21-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes jumper (Andre Miller assists)
DerMarr Johnson makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (DerMarr Johnson assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Marcus Camby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 15-foot two point shot (DerMarr Johnson assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
DerMarr Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins makes 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses layup
Earl Boykins misses 20-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 17-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses 15-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Francisco Elson misses jumper
Earl Boykins misses 12-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
DerMarr Johnson misses three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Andre Miller's layup
DerMarr Johnson misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes tip shot
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Andre Miller makes jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)

NUGGETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		DEN	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Kevin Garnett (Anthony Carter gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Andre Miller personal foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	0	0
11:23	Francisco Elson shooting foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul)	0	0
11:23	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:23	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:11	Francisco Elson makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	2	2
11:00	Ricky Davis makes layup	2	4
10:52	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	4	4
10:32	Ricky Davis misses 22-foot jumper	4	4
10:30	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	4	4
10:17	Anthony Carter shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	4	4
10:17	Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	5	4
10:17	Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2	5	4
10:15	DerMarr Johnson offensive rebound	5	4
9:53	Francisco Elson makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)	7	4
9:37	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	7	4
9:37	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	7	4
9:33	Francisco Elson bad pass (Trenton Hassell steals)	7	4
9:26	Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)	7	6
9:07	Andre Miller misses 9-foot two point shot	7	6
9:07	Mark Blount defensive rebound	7	6
8:59	Anthony Carter makes 22-foot jumper	7	8
8:47	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	7	8
8:47	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	8	8
8:47	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
8:33	Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper	9	8
8:32	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	9	8
8:19	Andre Miller makes 10-foot running jumper	11	8
8:00	Marcus Camby shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	11	8
8:00	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	11	9
8:00	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
7:39	DerMarr Johnson makes three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)	14	10
7:18	Ricky Davis misses driving layup	14	10
7:16	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	14	10
7:09	Francisco Elson misses two point shot	14	10
7:07	Denver defensive rebound	14	10
6:52	Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot	14	10
6:50	Andre Miller defensive rebound	14	10
6:35	DerMarr Johnson misses three point jumper	14	10
6:35	Anthony Carter defensive rebound	14	10
6:26	Kevin Garnett misses layup	14	10
6:24	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	14	10
6:18	Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	16	10
6:11	Minnesota full timeout	16	10
6:00	Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)	16	12
5:43	Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot jumper (Marcus Camby assists)	18	12
5:22	Trenton Hassell turnover	18	12
5:05	Andre Miller misses 15-foot two point shot	18	12
5:03	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	18	12
4:48	Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)	18	14
4:28	Marcus Camby misses 16-foot jumper	18	14
4:28	Mark Blount defensive rebound	18	14
4:07	Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper	18	14
4:05	Minnesota offensive rebound	18	14
4:05	Kenyon Martin enters the game for Francisco Elson	18	14
3:54	Ricky Davis offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	18	14
3:54	Ricky Davis turnover	18	14
3:33	Anthony Carter shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	18	14
3:33	Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
3:33	Marcus Banks enters the game for Anthony Carter	19	14
3:33	Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	20	14
3:13	Marcus Banks makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	20	16
3:08	Denver full timeout	20	16
3:08	Earl Boykins enters the game for DerMarr Johnson	20	16
2:50	Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk	22	16
2:34	Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	22	18
2:19	Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	24	18
1:52	Trenton Hassell misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	18
1:50	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	24	18
1:44	Andre Miller bad pass (Marcus Banks steals)	24	18
1:34	Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper	24	18
1:31	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	24	18
1:22	Justin Reed enters the game for Trenton Hassell	24	18
1:14	Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)	26	18
1:04	Ricky Davis makes 24-foot jumper	26	20
52.7	Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper	28	20
42.9	Marcus Banks misses jumper	28	20
41.5	Justin Reed offensive rebound	28	20
32.6	Marcus Banks makes driving layup	28	22
32.6	Kenyon Martin illegal defense	28	22
12.9	Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper	28	22
8.8	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	28	22
3.9	Justin Reed offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	28	22
3.9	Justin Reed turnover	28	22
3.9	DerMarr Johnson enters the game for Marcus Camby	28	22
0.6	Earl Boykins misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	22
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	28	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	22

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

Timberwolves
91
Nuggets
102

Game 1

14/11

Nuggets
89
Timberwolves
103

Game 2

14/1

Nuggets
102
Timberwolves
101

Game 3

25/2

Timberwolves
94
Nuggets
106

Game 4

1/4

Target Center

12:00 AM, 25 February 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 19,356

Referees:
James Capers
Bill Spooner
Tommy Nunez Jr.

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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