Hornets 99-89 Nuggets (30 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

16-11, 7-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	30	16	14	89
NO	24	31	17	27	99

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

12-17, 7-6 home

Tyson Chandler makes 10-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Marc Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Cedric Simmons misses 4-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons makes dunk
Desmond Mason makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 4-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses two point shot
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes 5-foot hook shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot two point shot
Cedric Simmons misses 7-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Desmond Mason misses 7-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Tyson Chandler misses running jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot jumper
Marcus Vinicius makes layup
Allen Iverson blocks Devin Brown's layup
Devin Brown makes 20-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Desmond Mason misses two point shot
Desmond Mason misses layup
Devin Brown misses layup
Cedric Simmons makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Cedric Simmons makes 6-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses driving layup
Jannero Pargo misses 12-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses jumper
Marc Jackson misses 12-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 7-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes 3-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Jannero Pargo makes two point shot (Desmond Mason assists)
Desmond Mason misses hook shot
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes 9-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 22-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 7-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 59-foot three point jumper
Cedric Simmons makes 8-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons makes dunk (Marc Jackson assists)
Linas Kleiza blocks Jannero Pargo's layup
Desmond Mason misses two point shot
DerMarr Johnson blocks Desmond Mason's jumper
Marc Jackson misses jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes two point shot
Rasual Butler makes layup (Cedric Simmons assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler makes 5-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 7-foot running jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses 6-foot two point shot
Yakhouba Diawara makes 16-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Yakhouba Diawara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
DerMarr Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
DerMarr Johnson makes dunk (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
Earl Boykins misses 10-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson misses 20-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 5-foot jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses two point shot
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Eduardo Najera makes 17-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Earl Boykins makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Reggie Evans misses layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses layup
Earl Boykins makes 24-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Reggie Evans misses layup
Earl Boykins misses 20-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes jumper (Reggie Evans assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes driving layup
Earl Boykins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
DerMarr Johnson misses layup
DerMarr Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses layup
DerMarr Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Earl Boykins makes two point shot
DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses layup
Tyson Chandler blocks DerMarr Johnson's layup
Reggie Evans makes layup
Reggie Evans makes layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara makes layup (Jamal Sampson assists)
DerMarr Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara makes 7-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson makes 11-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses layup
Earl Boykins misses 23-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes layup
Yakhouba Diawara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Allen Iverson's layup
Rasual Butler blocks Allen Iverson's 5-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 9-foot two point shot
Earl Boykins makes 12-foot jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses layup
Earl Boykins makes layup
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses layup
Allen Iverson makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Earl Boykins misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 11-foot two point shot
Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Eduardo Najera's 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Eduardo Najera's 12-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Linas Kleiza's dunk
Earl Boykins makes layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper

NUGGETS

HORNETS

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jamal Sampson vs. Tyson Chandler (NO/Oklahoma C gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Tyson Chandler makes 10-foot two point shot	0	2
11:15	Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:14	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	2
11:06	Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)	0	4
10:48	Jannero Pargo shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	0	4
10:48	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
10:48	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:33	Jamal Sampson personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	4
10:26	Desmond Mason makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)	2	6
10:19	Allen Iverson misses 7-foot running jumper	2	6
10:17	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	2	6
10:12	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Marc Jackson assists)	2	8
9:56	Allen Iverson bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	2	8
9:52	DerMarr Johnson shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	8
9:52	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2	2	8
9:52	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	2	8
9:52	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2	2	8
9:52	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	2	8
9:52	Jamal Sampson loose ball foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	2	8
9:34	Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot jumper	2	8
9:33	Jamal Sampson defensive rebound	2	8
9:23	DerMarr Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	8
9:22	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	2	8
9:12	Rasual Butler lost ball (DerMarr Johnson steals)	2	8
9:07	Allen Iverson makes layup	4	8
8:51	Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Marc Jackson assists)	4	10
8:36	Jannero Pargo personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	4	10
8:36	Denver full timeout	4	10
8:36	Devin Brown enters the game for Jannero Pargo	4	10
8:23	Eduardo Najera misses 6-foot two point shot	4	10
8:22	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	10
8:07	Rasual Butler makes 22-foot jumper	4	12
8:00	Allen Iverson bad pass (Devin Brown steals)	4	12
7:48	Devin Brown misses 19-foot jumper	4	12
7:48	Yakhouba Diawara defensive rebound	4	12
7:37	Yakhouba Diawara makes 16-foot jumper	6	12
7:18	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	12
7:16	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	6	12
7:05	Marc Jackson misses jumper	6	12
7:03	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	6	12
6:56	Allen Iverson makes driving layup	8	12
6:43	Devin Brown makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)	8	14
6:26	Yakhouba Diawara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)	11	14
6:11	Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)	11	16
5:54	DerMarr Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)	14	16
5:35	Devin Brown bad pass (Yakhouba Diawara steals)	14	16
5:31	DerMarr Johnson makes dunk (Yakhouba Diawara assists)	16	16
5:24	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	16	16
5:24	Reggie Evans enters the game for Jamal Sampson	16	16
5:24	Cedric Simmons enters the game for Marc Jackson	16	16
5:09	Cedric Simmons misses 4-foot jumper	16	16
5:07	Cedric Simmons offensive rebound	16	16
5:05	Cedric Simmons offensive goaltending	16	16
4:56	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	16	16
4:56	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	17	16
4:56	Earl Boykins enters the game for Yakhouba Diawara	17	16
4:56	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
4:45	Cedric Simmons makes dunk	18	18
4:20	Earl Boykins misses 10-foot two point shot	18	18
4:20	Devin Brown defensive rebound	18	18
4:16	Desmond Mason makes layup (Devin Brown assists)	18	20
4:03	Allen Iverson misses 20-foot jumper	18	20
4:00	Eduardo Najera offensive rebound	18	20
3:55	Allen Iverson misses 5-foot jumper	18	20
3:53	Cedric Simmons defensive rebound	18	20
3:48	Earl Boykins personal foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	18	20
3:48	Linas Kleiza enters the game for DerMarr Johnson	18	20
3:44	Devin Brown misses 4-foot jumper	18	20
3:42	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	18	20
3:35	Reggie Evans makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)	20	20
3:18	Desmond Mason makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)	20	22
3:08	Allen Iverson misses two point shot	20	22
3:03	Eduardo Najera offensive rebound	20	22
3:01	Eduardo Najera makes layup	22	22
2:44	Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper	22	22
2:43	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	22	22
2:38	Eduardo Najera makes 17-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	24	22
2:18	Cedric Simmons offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	24	22
2:18	Cedric Simmons turnover	24	22
2:06	Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	27	22
1:58	Devin Brown bad pass (Linas Kleiza steals)	27	22
1:53	Earl Boykins makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)	29	22
1:40	Eduardo Najera personal foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	29	22
1:40	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	29	23
1:40	Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	29	23
1:39	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	29	23
1:31	Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	23
1:30	Denver defensive rebound	29	23
1:06	Desmond Mason misses two point shot	29	23
1:04	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	29	23
59.9	Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	23
57.9	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	29	23
39.2	Reggie Evans shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	29	23
39.2	Yakhouba Diawara enters the game for Eduardo Najera	29	23
39.2	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	29	23
39.2	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	29	23
39.2	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	29	24
32.8	Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper	29	24
30.9	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	29	24
28.9	Reggie Evans bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	29	24
26.8	Rasual Butler bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	29	24
23.9	Reggie Evans misses layup	29	24
21.9	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	29	24
4.9	Allen Iverson bad pass	29	24
0.2	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	24
0.0	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Nuggets
89
Hornets
99

Game 1

30/12

Nuggets
89
Hornets
99

Game 2

30/12

Hornets
114
Nuggets
112

Game 3

8/2

Hornets
114
Nuggets
112

Game 4

8/2

Hornets
91
Nuggets
106

Game 5

7/3

Hornets
91
Nuggets
106

Game 6

7/3

Nuggets
107
Hornets
105

Game 7

14/4

Nuggets
107
Hornets
105

Game 8

14/4

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 30 December 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,334

Referees:
Michael Smith
Kevin Fehr
Rodney Mott

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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