Raptors 121-94 Nuggets (23 Mar, 2007) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

34-33, 15-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	15	28	21	30	94
TOR	36	36	23	26	121

Toronto Raptors

38-31, 25-10 home

121

Juan Dixon misses jumper
T.J. Ford makes 20-foot jumper
Jorge Garbajosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juan Dixon makes jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
Chris Bosh makes 14-foot jumper
Chris Bosh misses 14-foot two point shot
Rasho Nesterovic makes 6-foot hook shot (T.J. Ford assists)
T.J. Ford makes 21-foot jumper (Juan Dixon assists)
Chris Bosh makes two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)
Juan Dixon makes two point shot (Chris Bosh assists)
T.J. Ford misses 10-foot running jumper
Chris Bosh makes 7-foot two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Bosh makes slam dunk (T.J. Ford assists)
Rasho Nesterovic makes two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)
Jorge Garbajosa makes 8-foot running jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
Jorge Garbajosa makes three point jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
T.J. Ford makes 21-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Jorge Garbajosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Joey Graham makes driving dunk (Jose Calderon assists)
Joey Graham misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kris Humphries assists)
Kris Humphries makes two point shot
Chris Bosh misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Bosh misses driving layup
Kris Humphries makes tip shot
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Joey Graham assists)
Jose Calderon makes driving layup
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jorge Garbajosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Bosh assists)
Juan Dixon misses jumper
Jorge Garbajosa misses tip shot
Juan Dixon makes three point jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
Chris Bosh makes 22-foot jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
T.J. Ford makes 16-foot running jumper
Jorge Garbajosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rasho Nesterovic assists)
Jorge Garbajosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joey Graham assists)
Morris Peterson makes two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)
Rasho Nesterovic misses jumper
Chris Bosh makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)
Juan Dixon makes 22-foot jumper
Juan Dixon makes two point shot (Chris Bosh assists)
Rasho Nesterovic makes 9-foot hook shot (Chris Bosh assists)
Rasho Nesterovic makes layup (T.J. Ford assists)
T.J. Ford misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes 17-foot jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
Juan Dixon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Juan Dixon misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasho Nesterovic misses dunk
Juan Dixon misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Bosh misses jumper
Jorge Garbajosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
T.J. Ford makes 15-foot jumper
T.J. Ford misses 19-foot jumper
Kris Humphries misses jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (T.J. Ford assists)
T.J. Ford misses 9-foot jumper
T.J. Ford makes 13-foot two point shot
Kris Humphries makes two point shot
Jorge Garbajosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries misses jumper
Morris Peterson misses 33-foot three point running jumper
Jose Calderon makes 19-foot jumper
Jose Calderon makes 22-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper
Joey Graham misses layup
Jose Calderon misses 18-foot jumper
Jose Calderon misses 22-foot jumper
Kris Humphries misses 8-foot jumper
Joey Graham makes 7-foot running jumper
Joey Graham makes driving dunk (Jose Calderon assists)
Jose Calderon misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Jorge Garbajosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Calderon makes driving layup
Morris Peterson makes 9-foot running jumper
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)
Joey Graham makes 17-foot jumper
Uros Slokar makes layup (Darrick Martin assists)
Uros Slokar misses two point shot
Uros Slokar misses 8-foot two point shot
Pape Sow makes 9-foot two point shot
Uros Slokar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pape Sow misses driving layup
Reggie Evans misses 21-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Steve Blake's 8-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Reggie Evans misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 9-foot two point shot
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Chris Bosh blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Linas Kleiza misses jumper
Chris Bosh blocks Linas Kleiza's 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 13-foot running jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith misses 6-foot running jumper
Steve Blake makes 22-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Kris Humphries blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Allen Iverson makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes 7-foot running jumper
J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Reggie Evans assists)
Steve Blake makes 15-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 21-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Linas Kleiza makes tip shot
Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Kris Humphries blocks Allen Iverson's driving layup
Linas Kleiza misses 70-foot three point jumper
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Nene Hilario's 5-foot two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 14-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Steve Blake misses driving layup
Steve Blake misses 11-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson makes jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 9-foot running jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving dunk
Linas Kleiza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake makes driving layup
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Steve Blake misses 17-foot two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 19-foot jumper
Jamal Sampson makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot jumper
DerMarr Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yakhouba Diawara makes layup
J.R. Smith makes 10-foot running jumper
DerMarr Johnson makes dunk (Yakhouba Diawara assists)

NUGGETS

RAPTORS

TIME		DEN	TOR
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Chris Bosh (Juan Dixon gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Juan Dixon misses jumper	0	0
11:45	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Reggie Evans misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:18	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	T.J. Ford makes 20-foot jumper	0	2
10:56	Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
10:55	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	0	2
10:53	Nene Hilario misses layup	0	2
10:52	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Jorge Garbajosa misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:40	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	0	2
10:30	Rasho Nesterovic blocks Steve Blake's 8-foot two point shot	0	2
10:29	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	0	2
10:25	Juan Dixon makes jumper (T.J. Ford assists)	0	4
10:03	Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:02	Juan Dixon defensive rebound	0	4
9:47	Chris Bosh makes 14-foot jumper	0	6
9:33	Allen Iverson bad pass	0	6
9:22	Chris Bosh misses 14-foot two point shot	0	6
9:21	Reggie Evans defensive rebound	0	6
9:07	Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper	0	6
9:06	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	0	6
9:03	Reggie Evans misses layup	0	6
9:03	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	0	6
9:00	Reggie Evans misses layup	0	6
8:59	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	0	6
8:56	Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper	0	6
8:53	Juan Dixon defensive rebound	0	6
8:48	Rasho Nesterovic makes 6-foot hook shot (T.J. Ford assists)	0	8
8:33	Nene Hilario misses 9-foot two point shot	0	8
8:30	Juan Dixon defensive rebound	0	8
8:25	T.J. Ford makes 21-foot jumper (Juan Dixon assists)	0	10
8:22	Denver full timeout	0	10
8:10	Rasho Nesterovic blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup	0	10
8:07	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	0	10
8:06	Rasho Nesterovic blocks Reggie Evans's layup	0	10
8:04	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	0	10
8:03	Chris Bosh blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	0	10
8:00	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	0	10
7:58	Carmelo Anthony misses layup	0	10
7:58	T.J. Ford defensive rebound	0	10
7:54	Chris Bosh makes two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)	0	12
7:39	Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper	0	12
7:39	T.J. Ford defensive rebound	0	12
7:30	Chris Bosh bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	0	12
7:26	Jorge Garbajosa shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	2	12
7:26	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	2	12
7:26	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Reggie Evans	2	12
7:26	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	3	12
7:03	Juan Dixon makes two point shot (Chris Bosh assists)	3	14
6:43	Linas Kleiza misses jumper	3	14
6:43	T.J. Ford defensive rebound	3	14
6:35	T.J. Ford misses 10-foot running jumper	3	14
6:33	Steve Blake defensive rebound	3	14
6:28	Juan Dixon personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	3	14
6:20	Chris Bosh blocks Linas Kleiza's 25-foot three point jumper	3	14
6:18	Denver offensive rebound	3	14
6:09	shot clock violation	3	14
5:58	Chris Bosh makes 7-foot two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)	3	16
5:47	Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)	5	16
5:35	Juan Dixon offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	5	16
5:35	Juan Dixon turnover	5	16
5:35	J.R. Smith enters the game for Steve Blake	5	16
5:35	Morris Peterson enters the game for Juan Dixon	5	16
5:16	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	5	16
5:15	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	5	16
5:11	Allen Iverson shooting foul (T.J. Ford draws the foul)	5	16
5:11	T.J. Ford makes free throw 1 of 2	5	17
5:11	T.J. Ford makes free throw 2 of 2	5	18
5:01	Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper	5	18
4:58	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	5	18
4:48	Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper	5	18
4:47	Allen Iverson offensive rebound	5	18
4:45	Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper	7	18
4:33	Linas Kleiza personal foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)	7	18
4:24	Morris Peterson turnover	7	18
4:16	Allen Iverson misses 13-foot running jumper	7	18
4:15	Jorge Garbajosa defensive rebound	7	18
4:01	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	18
3:59	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	7	18
3:56	Carmelo Anthony bad pass	7	18
3:49	Chris Bosh makes slam dunk (T.J. Ford assists)	7	20
3:32	Nene Hilario offensive foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)	7	20
3:32	Nene Hilario turnover	7	20
3:15	Rasho Nesterovic makes two point shot (T.J. Ford assists)	7	22
3:01	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	7	22
3:01	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Nene Hilario	7	22
3:01	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	8	22
3:01	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	9	22
2:48	Jorge Garbajosa makes 8-foot running jumper (T.J. Ford assists)	9	24
2:32	J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	24
2:31	Jorge Garbajosa defensive rebound	9	24
2:21	Jorge Garbajosa makes three point jumper (T.J. Ford assists)	9	27
2:15	Denver 20 Sec. timeout	9	27
2:15	Toronto full timeout	9	27
2:15	Joey Graham enters the game for Rasho Nesterovic	9	27
2:15	Steve Blake enters the game for Allen Iverson	9	27
2:01	Linas Kleiza misses 20-foot jumper	9	27
2:00	Joey Graham defensive rebound	9	27
1:53	T.J. Ford makes 21-foot jumper	9	29
1:44	Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper	11	29
1:21	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	29
1:19	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	11	29
1:04	Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)	13	29
42.7	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Jorge Garbajosa draws the foul)	13	29
42.7	Jose Calderon enters the game for T.J. Ford	13	29
42.7	Jorge Garbajosa makes free throw 1 of 2	13	30
42.7	Kris Humphries enters the game for Chris Bosh	13	30
42.7	Jorge Garbajosa makes free throw 2 of 2	13	31
24.9	J.R. Smith misses 6-foot running jumper	13	31
24.0	Jorge Garbajosa defensive rebound	13	31
24.0	Linas Kleiza personal foul (Jorge Garbajosa draws the foul)	13	31
24.0	Jorge Garbajosa makes free throw 1 of 2	13	32
24.0	Jorge Garbajosa makes free throw 2 of 2	13	33
5.8	Steve Blake makes 22-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	15	33
0.1	Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Calderon assists)	15	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	36

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Raptors
109
Nuggets
117

Game 1

19/11

Nuggets
94
Raptors
121

Game 2

23/3

Scotiabank Arena

11:00 PM, 23 March 2007

Toronto, ON

Attendance: 20,120

Referees:
Jess Kersey
Mike Callahan
Pat Fraher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	15	3	.833	-	W6
New York	10	7	.588	4.5	W1
Brooklyn	8	10	.444	7	W2
Toronto	4	14	.222	11	L2
Philadelphia	3	13	.188	11	L1

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Series tied 1-1

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