Nuggets 106-92 Timberwolves (2 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

9-5, 5-2 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	28	33	17	106
MIN	25	20	22	25	92

Minnesota Timberwolves

6-9, 4-3 home

Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper
Mike James makes 9-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Mike James makes driving layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Mike James makes 21-foot jumper
Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses layup
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis makes dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Craig Smith assists)
Marko Jaric misses layup
Craig Smith misses 10-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Marko Jaric makes three pointer
Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses dunk
Randy Foye misses 11-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Eduardo Najera blocks Trenton Hassell's layup
Eduardo Najera blocks Mark Blount's 7-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Trenton Hassell makes 6-foot jumper
Troy Hudson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trenton Hassell makes slam dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Eduardo Najera blocks Mark Blount's layup
Ricky Davis makes three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 5-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 17-foot jumper
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
Trenton Hassell makes layup
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 20-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 14-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Mike James's layup
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 5-foot running jumper
Randy Foye misses 14-foot jumper
Justin Reed misses 16-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Marko Jaric makes 19-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Mike James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Mike James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 6-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Trenton Hassell misses jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Mike James makes driving layup (Craig Smith assists)
Craig Smith makes 20-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Mike James blocks Andre Miller's layup
Andre Miller makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
Eduardo Najera makes driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Marcus Camby misses 5-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Eduardo Najera's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Marcus Camby makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Marcus Camby makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes 9-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
Ricky Davis blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Reggie Evans misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Earl Boykins misses layup
Reggie Evans makes layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Earl Boykins assists)
Reggie Evans misses layup
Reggie Evans misses tip shot
Earl Boykins makes layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins makes 13-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith makes three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses layup
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses jumper
Eduardo Najera makes tip shot
Randy Foye blocks Earl Boykins's 12-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Marcus Camby misses 13-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes layup
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Marcus Camby misses layup
Andre Miller makes layup
Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks J.R. Smith's layup
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Reggie Evans makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans makes 4-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Evans assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 29-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Earl Boykins misses layup
Eduardo Najera misses 11-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Reggie Evans's 6-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot running jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Earl Boykins makes 11-foot running jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 9-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot
Eduardo Najera misses 20-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 11-foot running jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)

NUGGETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		DEN	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Kevin Garnett (Andre Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Kevin Garnett 3 second	0	0
11:14	Mark Blount blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	0	0
11:12	Mark Blount defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot jumper	0	0
10:57	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Carmelo Anthony bad pass	0	0
10:47	Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)	0	2
10:29	J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)	3	2
10:17	Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper	3	2
10:15	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	3	2
10:06	Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper	3	2
10:03	Mark Blount defensive rebound	3	2
9:57	Mike James makes 9-foot two point shot	3	4
9:36	Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper	3	4
9:33	Mike James defensive rebound	3	4
9:32	Mike James bad pass	3	4
9:17	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	3	4
9:15	Denver defensive rebound	3	4
9:15	Eduardo Najera personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	3	4
9:02	Trenton Hassell offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	3	4
9:02	Trenton Hassell turnover	3	4
8:55	Mike James blocks Andre Miller's layup	3	4
8:53	Denver offensive rebound	3	4
8:48	Andre Miller makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)	5	4
8:30	Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	5	6
8:15	Eduardo Najera makes driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	7	6
8:00	Ricky Davis misses 20-foot jumper	7	6
7:58	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	7	6
7:52	Trenton Hassell personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	7	6
7:52	Marko Jaric enters the game for Trenton Hassell	7	6
7:39	Marcus Camby misses 5-foot jumper	7	6
7:37	Eduardo Najera offensive rebound	7	6
7:35	Mark Blount blocks Eduardo Najera's layup	7	6
7:35	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	7	6
7:31	Mike James makes driving layup (Marko Jaric assists)	7	8
7:13	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)	9	8
7:01	Mike James makes 21-foot jumper	9	10
6:50	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	11	10
6:33	Mike James misses 21-foot jumper	11	10
6:31	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	11	10
6:20	Marcus Camby makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	13	10
6:11	Marko Jaric misses layup	13	10
6:09	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	13	10
6:09	Marko Jaric personal foul (Eduardo Najera draws the foul)	13	10
6:09	Minnesota full timeout	13	10
6:09	Reggie Evans enters the game for Eduardo Najera	13	10
5:52	Andre Miller makes 16-foot jumper	15	10
5:37	Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper	15	10
5:37	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	15	10
5:18	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	15	10
5:15	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	15	10
5:09	Ricky Davis misses 13-foot jumper	15	10
5:07	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	15	10
5:05	Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper	15	10
5:03	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	15	10
4:52	Mark Blount blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	15	10
4:52	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	15	10
4:50	Carmelo Anthony makes layup	17	10
4:50	Ricky Davis shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	17	10
4:50	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	18	10
4:26	Marko Jaric makes jumper (Mike James assists)	18	12
4:11	Marcus Camby bad pass (Marko Jaric steals)	18	12
4:07	Ricky Davis makes dunk (Marko Jaric assists)	18	14
3:47	Marcus Camby makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	20	14
3:30	Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper	20	16
3:19	Andre Miller makes 9-foot two point shot	22	16
3:02	Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper	22	16
3:01	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	22	16
2:53	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	24	16
2:36	Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot (Ricky Davis assists)	24	18
2:30	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	24	18
2:30	Denver full timeout	24	18
2:30	Craig Smith enters the game for Mark Blount	24	18
2:30	Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller	24	18
2:30	Yakhouba Diawara enters the game for J.R. Smith	24	18
2:30	Marcus Camby makes free throw 1 of 2	25	18
2:30	Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2	26	18
2:13	Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Craig Smith assists)	26	20
1:50	Randy Foye enters the game for Mike James	26	20
1:47	Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)	28	20
1:30	Reggie Evans personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	28	20
1:23	Marko Jaric misses layup	28	20
1:19	Jumpball: Reggie Evans vs. Craig Smith (Marko Jaric gains possession)	28	20
1:19	Minnesota offensive rebound	28	20
1:19	Eddie Griffin enters the game for Kevin Garnett	28	20
1:00	Craig Smith misses 10-foot jumper	28	20
59.9	Craig Smith offensive rebound	28	20
38.9	Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper	28	20
37.3	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	28	20
31.9	Ricky Davis blocks Reggie Evans's layup	28	20
29.9	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	28	20
29.2	Reggie Evans misses layup	28	20
28.7	Craig Smith defensive rebound	28	20
12.0	Craig Smith makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)	28	22
4.9	Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper	28	22
3.9	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	28	22
0.0	Marko Jaric makes three pointer	28	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves
112
Nuggets
109

Game 1

4/11

Nuggets
106
Timberwolves
92

Game 2

2/12

Nuggets
94
Timberwolves
99

Game 3

15/2

Timberwolves
107
Nuggets
122

Game 4

17/4

Target Center

12:00 AM, 2 December 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 14,768

Referees:
Steve Javie
Marc Davis
Ron Olesiak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	10	.375	6	L2
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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