Jazz 96-84 Nuggets (7 Jan, 2007) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

24-10, 10-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	27	21	17	31	96
DEN	16	16	30	22	84

Denver Nuggets

16-15, 9-8 home

Linas Kleiza misses 9-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses driving layup
Earl Boykins makes 17-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Earl Boykins makes 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes driving layup
Jamal Sampson makes dunk (Julius Hodge assists)
Earl Boykins makes layup (Julius Hodge assists)
Allen Iverson makes two point shot
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes dunk (Julius Hodge assists)
Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper
Jarron Collins blocks Eduardo Najera's layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 7-foot running jumper
Nene Hilario misses tip shot
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses driving layup
Reggie Evans makes layup
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes driving layup
Earl Boykins misses jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 12-foot two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 21-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Nene Hilario misses two point shot
Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses two point shot
Earl Boykins misses three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
Nene Hilario makes layup (Earl Boykins assists)
Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson makes two point shot
Allen Iverson makes two point shot
Allen Iverson misses two point shot
Earl Boykins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins makes 11-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses driving layup
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara makes 26-foot three point jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Yakhouba Diawara misses three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
Earl Boykins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Sampson makes dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
Earl Boykins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 30-foot three point running jumper
Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Allen Iverson misses two point shot
Paul Millsap blocks Yakhouba Diawara's driving layup
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses 13-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 17-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Allen Iverson's three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 17-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur misses 12-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Deron Williams makes layup (Gordan Giricek assists)
Deron Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Gordan Giricek misses layup
Deron Williams makes running jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 20-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 9-foot running jumper
Derek Fisher makes driving layup
Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Deron Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 6-foot running jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Paul Millsap misses driving layup
Derek Fisher misses 23-foot jumper
Jamal Sampson blocks Paul Millsap's driving layup
Matt Harpring misses 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Harpring assists)
Matt Harpring misses two point shot
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper
Matt Harpring misses 6-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher makes jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Nene Hilario blocks Matt Harpring's layup
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Harpring misses layup
Mehmet Okur makes 23-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Deron Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses 7-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur misses 15-foot two point shot
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses driving layup
Carlos Boozer makes 16-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 23-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 53-foot three point running jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Mehmet Okur's two point shot
Gordan Giricek makes 21-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Deron Williams's driving layup
Gordan Giricek makes 16-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Gordan Giricek misses jumper
Deron Williams misses layup
Gordan Giricek makes two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses driving layup
Carlos Boozer makes dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
Carlos Boozer makes two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses driving layup
Deron Williams misses 6-foot running jumper
Carlos Boozer misses tip shot
Carlos Boozer makes tip shot
Andrei Kirilenko misses jumper
Derek Fisher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 15-foot jumper
Dee Brown misses driving layup
Matt Harpring misses 16-foot jumper
Jarron Collins misses 14-foot two point shot
Matt Harpring misses 12-foot jumper
Dee Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Paul Millsap assists)
Carlos Boozer makes driving layup
Deron Williams makes driving dunk
Deron Williams makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Carlos Boozer misses 10-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses two point shot
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
Carlos Boozer makes 13-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Matt Harpring makes two point shot (Carlos Boozer assists)

JAZZ

NUGGETS

TIME		UTAH	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mehmet Okur vs. Nene Hilario (Reggie Evans gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Linas Kleiza misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Denver defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Mehmet Okur bad pass (Reggie Evans steals)	0	0
11:18	Allen Iverson discontinue dribble	0	0
11:03	Mehmet Okur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gordan Giricek assists)	3	0
10:45	Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper	3	0
10:44	Denver defensive rebound	3	0
10:30	Mehmet Okur misses 17-foot two point shot	3	0
10:27	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	3	0
10:21	Reggie Evans 3 second	3	0
10:07	Mehmet Okur misses 12-foot jumper	3	0
10:04	Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound	5	0
10:04	Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot	5	0
9:47	Earl Boykins bad pass (Deron Williams steals)	5	0
9:38	Deron Williams makes driving layup	7	0
9:30	Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper	7	0
9:26	Gordan Giricek defensive rebound	7	0
9:18	Carlos Boozer bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	7	0
9:14	Nene Hilario bad pass	7	0
9:03	Andrei Kirilenko bad pass	7	0
8:40	Nene Hilario lost ball (Gordan Giricek steals)	7	0
8:34	Deron Williams makes layup (Gordan Giricek assists)	9	0
8:34	Denver full timeout	9	0
8:15	Nene Hilario misses driving layup	9	0
8:14	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	9	0
8:02	Deron Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)	12	0
7:48	Earl Boykins makes 17-foot jumper	12	2
7:26	Mehmet Okur misses jumper	12	2
7:24	Utah defensive rebound	12	2
7:15	Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper	12	2
7:13	Deron Williams defensive rebound	12	2
6:58	Gordan Giricek misses layup	12	2
6:58	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	12	2
6:52	Deron Williams personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	12	2
6:43	Earl Boykins makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)	12	4
6:35	Deron Williams makes running jumper	14	4
6:28	Earl Boykins makes 18-foot jumper	14	6
6:05	Gordan Giricek makes 20-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	16	6
5:52	Allen Iverson misses jumper	16	6
5:48	Gordan Giricek defensive rebound	16	6
5:39	Mehmet Okur makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	18	6
5:28	Mehmet Okur personal foul (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)	18	6
5:28	Derek Fisher enters the game for Gordan Giricek	18	6
5:28	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Nene Hilario	18	6
5:18	Earl Boykins misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	6
5:16	Denver offensive rebound	18	6
5:16	Carlos Boozer loose ball foul (Reggie Evans draws the foul)	18	6
5:07	Linas Kleiza makes driving layup	18	8
4:47	Andrei Kirilenko misses 9-foot running jumper	18	8
4:43	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	18	8
4:37	Reggie Evans turnover	18	8
4:33	Derek Fisher makes driving layup	20	8
4:33	Eduardo Najera shooting foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	20	8
4:33	Derek Fisher makes free throw 1 of 1	21	8
4:22	Reggie Evans offensive goaltending	21	8
4:22	Jamal Sampson enters the game for Linas Kleiza	21	8
4:22	Julius Hodge enters the game for Reggie Evans	21	8
4:09	Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)	24	8
3:50	Jamal Sampson makes dunk (Julius Hodge assists)	24	10
3:43	Deron Williams bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	24	10
3:39	Earl Boykins makes layup (Julius Hodge assists)	24	12
3:26	Deron Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	12
3:24	Derek Fisher offensive rebound	24	12
3:17	Jamal Sampson shooting foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)	24	12
3:17	Mehmet Okur makes free throw 1 of 2	25	12
3:17	Mehmet Okur misses free throw 2 of 2	25	12
3:15	Jamal Sampson defensive rebound	25	12
3:08	Allen Iverson makes two point shot	25	14
3:08	Andrei Kirilenko illegal defense	25	14
3:00	Andrei Kirilenko bad pass	25	14
2:45	Jamal Sampson 3 second	25	14
2:45	Utah full timeout	25	14
2:45	Gordan Giricek enters the game for Deron Williams	25	14
2:45	Yakhouba Diawara enters the game for Earl Boykins	25	14
2:20	Gordan Giricek misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	14
2:17	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	25	14
2:17	Julius Hodge personal foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)	25	14
2:17	Paul Millsap enters the game for Carlos Boozer	25	14
2:04	Mehmet Okur misses 6-foot running jumper	25	14
2:02	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	25	14
1:47	Paul Millsap makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)	27	14
1:38	Allen Iverson discontinue dribble	27	14
1:25	Derek Fisher offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	27	14
1:25	Derek Fisher turnover	27	14
1:00	Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	14
59.8	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	27	14
48.9	Paul Millsap misses driving layup	27	14
46.9	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	27	14
43.7	Eduardo Najera makes dunk (Julius Hodge assists)	27	16
39.0	Eduardo Najera personal foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	27	16
34.9	Derek Fisher misses 23-foot jumper	27	16
30.9	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	27	16
20.0	Derek Fisher personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	27	16
20.0	Deron Williams enters the game for Derek Fisher	27	16
1.5	Eduardo Najera misses 18-foot jumper	27	16
0.2	Jamal Sampson offensive rebound	27	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	16

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads 1-0

Jazz
96
Nuggets
84

Game 1

7/1

Nuggets
111
Jazz
116

Game 2

27/1

Jazz
114
Nuggets
104

Game 3

24/2

Nuggets
115
Jazz
106

Game 4

12/4

Ball Arena

12:00 AM, 7 January 2007

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,341

Referees:
Gary Zielinski
Tim Donaghy
Bernie Fryer

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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