Nuggets 109-94 Hornets (19 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

38-30, 17-18 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	34	24	24	27	109
NO	16	26	22	30	94

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

31-33, 19-14 home

Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony blocks Chris Paul's layup
Kirk Snyder misses layup
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Linton Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Marc Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 9-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Marc Jackson misses 6-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Kirk Snyder assists)
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes three point jumper (Moochie Norris assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kenyon Martin blocks P.J. Brown's layup
Greg Buckner blocks Chris Paul's layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linton Johnson misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses layup
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 10-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 11-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linton Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes 23-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Linton Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Aaron Williams assists)
Marc Jackson makes layup
Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 10-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes layup
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes tip shot
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
J.R. Smith misses layup
Moochie Norris makes 17-foot jumper
Moochie Norris misses 18-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup
Andre Miller makes 17-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes layup
Francisco Elson misses 15-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson misses 8-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Andre Miller makes 10-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Reggie Evans assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Greg Buckner misses 18-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)
Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper
Linton Johnson blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Howard Eisley assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Linas Kleiza misses 18-foot jumper
Howard Eisley makes 24-foot three point jumper
Howard Eisley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Howard Eisley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans makes jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Ruben Patterson misses 20-foot jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Reggie Evans assists)
Francisco Elson makes layup (Ruben Patterson assists)
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Francisco Elson makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Greg Buckner makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin makes three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ruben Patterson makes 10-foot two point shot (Greg Buckner assists)
Andre Miller misses 66-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 11-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 12-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Greg Buckner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
P.J. Brown blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Andre Miller makes layup
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans misses 14-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Greg Buckner makes layup
Reggie Evans misses 11-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Howard Eisley assists)
Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Howard Eisley assists)
Howard Eisley misses layup
Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 12-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Howard Eisley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Andre Miller's 16-foot jumper
Aaron Williams blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson makes tip shot
Ruben Patterson makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
Greg Buckner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Greg Buckner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 20-foot jumper
Julius Hodge makes layup (DerMarr Johnson assists)
David West blocks Reggie Evans's layup

NUGGETS

HORNETS

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Francisco Elson vs. P.J. Brown (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Chris Paul shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	0	0
11:14	Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:14	Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
10:57	Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot jumper	2	0
10:56	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Andre Miller makes 17-foot two point shot	4	0
10:21	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:19	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	4	0
10:17	David West makes jumper (P.J. Brown assists)	4	2
10:00	Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper	6	2
9:40	P.J. Brown misses 17-foot two point shot	6	2
9:37	Ruben Patterson defensive rebound	6	2
9:34	David West shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	6	2
9:34	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	7	2
9:34	Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2	7	2
9:33	David West defensive rebound	7	2
9:33	Francisco Elson loose ball foul (David West draws the foul)	7	2
9:14	Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper	7	2
9:11	Andre Miller defensive rebound	7	2
9:07	Andre Miller makes layup	9	2
9:00	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	4
8:47	Francisco Elson misses 15-foot jumper	9	4
8:45	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	9	4
8:37	David West misses 19-foot jumper	9	4
8:37	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	9	4
8:37	Francisco Elson shooting foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	9	4
8:37	P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	9	5
8:37	Reggie Evans enters the game for Francisco Elson	9	5
8:37	P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
8:19	Ruben Patterson misses 8-foot jumper	9	6
8:18	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	9	6
8:14	Ruben Patterson personal foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)	9	6
8:03	Kirk Snyder makes driving layup	9	8
7:43	Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper	9	8
7:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	8
7:39	Carmelo Anthony blocks Chris Paul's layup	9	8
7:37	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	9	8
7:31	Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)	11	8
7:26	Kirk Snyder misses layup	11	8
7:24	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	11	8
7:03	Andre Miller makes 10-foot jumper	13	8
6:47	Kirk Snyder bad pass (Reggie Evans steals)	13	8
6:46	Kirk Snyder personal foul (Reggie Evans draws the foul)	13	8
6:37	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	15	8
6:22	P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper	15	8
6:20	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	15	8
6:16	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Reggie Evans assists)	17	8
6:09	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	17	8
6:09	Linton Johnson enters the game for Kirk Snyder	17	8
5:52	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	17	10
5:26	Kenyon Martin makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	19	10
5:09	Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	10
5:07	David West offensive rebound	19	10
5:03	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	10
5:01	David West offensive rebound	19	10
4:54	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	19	12
4:45	Carmelo Anthony makes dunk	21	12
4:31	Linton Johnson misses 22-foot jumper	21	12
4:31	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	21	12
4:26	Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	23	12
4:26	Linton Johnson shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	23	12
4:26	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Rasual Butler	23	12
4:26	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1	24	12
4:26	Aaron Williams enters the game for P.J. Brown	24	12
4:26	Greg Buckner enters the game for Ruben Patterson	24	14
4:13	Linton Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)	24	14
3:59	Greg Buckner misses 18-foot jumper	24	14
3:54	Linton Johnson defensive rebound	24	14
3:44	David West lost ball (Andre Miller steals)	24	14
3:39	Andre Miller misses layup	24	14
3:38	David West defensive rebound	24	14
3:26	David West misses 15-foot jumper	24	14
3:24	Andre Miller defensive rebound	24	14
3:15	Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	26	14
3:00	Greg Buckner personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	26	14
3:00	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Kenyon Martin	26	14
2:49	Chris Paul lost ball (Greg Buckner steals)	26	14
2:45	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)	28	14
2:27	Aaron Williams bad pass (Linas Kleiza steals)	28	14
2:19	Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper	28	14
2:18	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	28	14
2:17	Linton Johnson blocks Reggie Evans's layup	28	14
2:16	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	28	14
2:12	Linton Johnson shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	28	14
2:12	Denver full timeout	28	14
2:12	Howard Eisley enters the game for Andre Miller	28	14
2:12	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	29	14
2:12	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	30	14
1:50	David West makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)	30	16
1:30	Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	16
1:29	Linton Johnson defensive rebound	30	16
1:27	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chris Paul	30	16
1:27	Marc Jackson enters the game for David West	30	16
1:07	Marc Jackson misses 19-foot jumper	30	16
1:06	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	30	16
57.6	Linton Johnson personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	30	16
57.6	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	31	16
57.6	Rasual Butler enters the game for Linton Johnson	31	16
57.6	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	32	16
47.4	Reggie Evans illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	32	16
47.4	Speedy Claxton misses technical free throw	32	16
47.4	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	32	16
38.9	J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	32	16
36.1	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	32	16
31.9	Rasual Butler misses three point jumper	32	16
28.9	Howard Eisley defensive rebound	32	16
12.7	Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Howard Eisley assists)	34	16
1.9	Rasual Butler bad pass (Howard Eisley steals)	34	16
0.0	Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point jumper	34	16
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	34	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	16

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 3-2

Nuggets
91
Hornets
81

Game 1

17/11

Nuggets
91
Hornets
81

Game 2

17/11

Hornets
102
Nuggets
95

Game 3

1/12

Hornets
102
Nuggets
95

Game 4

1/12

Nuggets
109
Hornets
94

Game 5

19/3

Nuggets
109
Hornets
94

Game 6

19/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 19 March 2006

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,912

Referees:
Bernie Fryer
Phil Robinson
Derek Richardson

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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