Denver Nuggets @ Phoenix Suns

21-13, 7-8 Away

115

21-13, 7-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	34	25	31	25	115
Suns PHX	46	32	28	31	137

Phoenix SunsSunsPHX

24-10, 11-4 Home

137

24-10, 11-4 Home

Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
Grant Hill makes 12-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Grant Hill's dunk
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 11-foot two point shot
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes jumper
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Amare Stoudemire misses tip shot
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 11-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses jumper
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot jumper
Brian Skinner makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Brian Skinner misses 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 10-foot running jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Marcus Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses jumper
Grant Hill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Marcus Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Brian Skinner misses 12-foot two point shot
Brian Skinner misses 11-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses jumper
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses jumper
Boris Diaw misses 13-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Brian Skinner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 16-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Raja Bell misses 22-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes dunk
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Boris Diaw makes 10-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw misses 14-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 15-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Grant Hill makes 16-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill misses jumper
Marcus Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 28-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion makes 17-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Steve Nash misses jumper
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Marcus Banks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk
Marcus Banks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Eric Piatkowski misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks misses jumper
Marcus Banks makes 27-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 21-foot jumper
Eric Piatkowski makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Marcus Banks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Piatkowski assists)
Allen Iverson makes 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 7-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot hook shot
Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot running jumper
Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses layup
Marcus Camby misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Carmelo Anthony's 7-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire blocks Linas Kleiza's 14-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Allen Iverson makes layup
Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Marcus Camby assists)
Allen Iverson makes 8-foot running jumper
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
Grant Hill blocks Carmelo Anthony's 10-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Marcus Banks blocks Allen Iverson's 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point hook shot
Nene Hilario misses 17-foot two point shot
Eduardo Najera misses 8-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup
Eduardo Najera makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Anthony Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Kenyon Martin's 9-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Yakhouba Diawara makes layup
Allen Iverson makes 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 15-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 7-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Anthony Carter's 10-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Marcus Camby misses 18-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Allen Iverson's 9-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Marcus Camby's layup
Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
Anthony Carter makes 27-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Kenyon Martin misses jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Marcus Camby makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Marcus Camby makes 9-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Carmelo Anthony's 9-foot jumper
Marcus Banks blocks Allen Iverson's 16-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Nene Hilario's dunk
Amare Stoudemire blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 17-foot jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes driving dunk
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Linas Kleiza assists)
Eduardo Najera misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 13-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup
Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks blocks Linas Kleiza's layup
Linas Kleiza misses 16-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes tip shot

NUGGETS

SUNS

TIME		DEN	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Amare Stoudemire (Denver gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Amare Stoudemire lane violation	0	0
11:45	Raja Bell shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:33	Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Shawn Marion assists)	2	2
11:15	Allen Iverson makes 17-foot jumper	4	2
11:04	Grant Hill makes 12-foot two point shot	4	4
10:45	Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot	4	4
10:42	Grant Hill defensive rebound	4	4
10:33	Shawn Marion makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	4	6
10:15	Carmelo Anthony misses 7-foot jumper	4	6
10:12	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	4	6
10:10	Marcus Camby blocks Grant Hill's dunk	4	6
10:07	Anthony Carter defensive rebound	4	6
9:59	Shawn Marion personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	4	6
9:55	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)	6	6
9:38	Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)	6	9
9:23	Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot hook shot	6	9
9:19	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	6	9
9:15	Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	6	11
8:59	Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper	6	11
8:56	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	11
8:48	Steve Nash makes 11-foot two point shot	6	13
8:36	Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper	6	13
8:33	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	6	13
8:29	Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	6	15
8:21	Denver full timeout	6	15
8:02	Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot	6	15
8:02	Denver offensive rebound	6	15
8:02	shot clock violation	6	15
7:50	Raja Bell makes jumper	6	17
7:39	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)	8	17
7:28	Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper	8	19
7:20	Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot running jumper	10	19
7:20	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	10	19
7:20	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1	11	19
7:13	Grant Hill misses layup	11	19
7:13	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	11	19
7:13	Amare Stoudemire misses tip shot	11	19
7:13	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	11	21
7:13	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	11	21
7:13	Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	11	21
7:13	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 1	11	22
6:54	Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper	11	22
6:52	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	11	22
6:50	Marcus Camby misses layup	11	22
6:50	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	11	22
6:43	Anthony Carter personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	11	22
6:39	Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper	11	25
6:30	Grant Hill personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	11	25
6:20	Marcus Camby misses layup	11	25
6:18	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	13	25
6:18	Kenyon Martin makes two point shot	13	25
6:05	Grant Hill makes layup (Raja Bell assists)	13	27
5:56	Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper	13	27
5:54	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	13	27
5:50	Shawn Marion blocks Carmelo Anthony's 7-foot jumper	13	27
5:48	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	13	27
5:43	Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper	13	27
5:43	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	13	27
5:41	Shawn Marion makes 11-foot jumper	13	29
5:24	Shawn Marion shooting foul (Anthony Carter draws the foul)	13	29
5:24	Boris Diaw enters the game for Grant Hill	13	29
5:24	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell	13	29
5:24	Anthony Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	14	29
5:24	Anthony Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	15	29
5:03	Boris Diaw misses two point shot	15	29
5:01	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	15	31
5:01	Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot	15	31
4:41	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	17	31
4:41	Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)	17	31
4:41	Steve Nash makes technical free throw	17	32
4:41	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	17	32
4:41	Nene Hilario enters the game for Kenyon Martin	17	32
4:28	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	17	32
4:28	Amare Stoudemire misses jumper	26	39
4:24	Amare Stoudemire blocks Linas Kleiza's 14-foot jumper	17	32
4:24	Denver offensive rebound	17	32
4:20	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	17	32
4:20	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	18	32
4:20	Brian Skinner enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	18	32
4:20	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	32
4:07	Anthony Carter personal foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	19	32
4:07	Yakhouba Diawara enters the game for Anthony Carter	19	32
4:01	Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	32
4:01	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	19	32
3:49	Allen Iverson makes driving layup	21	32
3:43	Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot jumper	21	34
3:32	Allen Iverson makes layup	23	34
3:32	Boris Diaw shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	23	34
3:32	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 1	24	34
3:15	Brian Skinner makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	24	36
3:15	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Brian Skinner draws the foul)	24	36
3:15	Brian Skinner makes free throw 1 of 1	24	37
3:01	Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Marcus Camby assists)	26	37
2:45	Boris Diaw makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	26	39
2:33	Allen Iverson makes 8-foot running jumper	28	39
2:18	Brian Skinner misses 17-foot jumper	28	39
2:16	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	28	39
2:09	Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper	28	39
2:06	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	28	39
1:59	Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper	28	39
1:58	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	28	39
1:42	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup	28	41
1:29	Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	41
1:27	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	28	41
1:22	Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper	28	44
1:02	Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	30	44
53.9	Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	44
51.7	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	30	44
47.9	Shawn Marion shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	30	44
47.9	Phoenix full timeout	30	44
47.9	Grant Hill enters the game for Shawn Marion	30	44
47.9	Marcus Banks enters the game for Steve Nash	30	44
47.9	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	31	44
47.9	Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2	31	44
46.8	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	31	44
30.4	Leandro Barbosa makes 10-foot running jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	31	46
15.7	Allen Iverson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)	34	46
0.1	Marcus Banks bad pass (Nene Hilario steals)	34	46
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	46

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Nuggets
115
Suns
137

Game 1

8/1

Suns
113
Nuggets
126

Game 2

6/3

Nuggets
117
Suns
132

Game 3

1/4

Suns
120
Nuggets
126

Game 4

2/4

Mortgage Matchup Center

12:00 AM, 8 January 2008

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Luis Grillo
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	4	.867	-	L1
Denver	21	8	.724	4.5	L1
Minnesota	20	10	.667	6	W3
Portland	12	18	.400	14	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

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