Nuggets 90-84 Timberwolves (17 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

1-8, 0-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	17	23	27	17	84
DEN	27	17	21	25	90

Denver Nuggets

6-4, 3-1 home

Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 4-foot two point shot
Dahntay Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes 16-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
Nene Hilario makes layup
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Nene Hilario makes driving dunk (Dahntay Jones assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin misses layup
Anthony Carter misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 13-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 10-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes 7-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 12-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 7-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Ryan Gomes blocks Carmelo Anthony's 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses dunk
Dahntay Jones misses driving layup
Dahntay Jones misses 7-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 14-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith misses driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 5-foot hook shot
Rashad McCants blocks J.R. Smith's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses driving layup
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Collins misses 17-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Collins assists)
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Craig Smith assists)
Corey Brewer makes 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Ollie makes 18-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 8-foot hook shot
Kevin Ollie misses 17-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Randy Foye makes 23-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Randy Foye misses 9-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 13-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Al Jefferson's 10-foot hook shot
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Randy Foye makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes hook shot (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins misses layup
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 16-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes 13-foot two point shot
Jason Collins misses 8-foot hook shot
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Randy Foye makes driving layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Collins assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Kevin Love's 11-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love misses 9-foot hook shot
Rashad McCants makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Randy Foye's driving layup
Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith misses driving layup
Randy Foye makes layup (Craig Smith assists)
Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Kenyon Martin blocks Rashad McCants's driving layup
Kenyon Martin blocks Al Jefferson's 14-foot hook shot
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot hook shot (Mike Miller assists)
Randy Foye misses 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot hook shot
Randy Foye misses 9-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups blocks Rashad McCants's 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 19-foot jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Nene Hilario (Kenyon Martin gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Carmelo Anthony illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	0	0
11:36	Mike Miller makes technical free throw	1	0
11:25	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	1	0
11:25	Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:25	Minnesota offensive rebound	1	0
11:25	Jason Collins misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:22	Jason Collins offensive rebound	1	0
11:18	Mike Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper	1	0
11:17	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	1	0
10:56	Nene Hilario misses 4-foot two point shot	1	0
10:55	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	1	0
10:37	Mike Miller bad pass	1	0
10:29	Al Jefferson illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	1	0
10:29	Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw	1	0
10:29	Denver offensive rebound	1	0
10:18	Dahntay Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	1	2
9:55	Ryan Gomes misses jumper	1	2
9:53	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	1	2
9:48	Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	1	2
9:42	Kenyon Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	1	4
9:34	Sebastian Telfair bad pass (Kenyon Martin steals)	1	4
9:26	Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)	1	6
9:07	Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper	1	6
9:06	Jason Collins offensive rebound	1	6
9:06	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	1	6
9:06	Jason Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
9:06	Jason Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
8:51	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	6
8:51	Denver defensive rebound	3	6
8:51	Nene Hilario loose ball foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	3	6
8:41	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)	3	6
8:36	Sebastian Telfair misses driving layup	3	6
8:34	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	3	6
8:34	Al Jefferson misses tip shot	3	6
8:34	Minnesota offensive rebound	3	6
8:23	Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper	3	6
8:22	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	3	6
8:15	Sebastian Telfair traveling	3	6
8:02	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	3	6
8:02	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
8:02	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	3	8
7:47	Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper	3	8
7:46	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	3	8
7:37	Nene Hilario makes 16-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)	3	10
7:15	Jason Collins misses 17-foot jumper	3	10
7:13	Minnesota defensive rebound	3	10
7:13	Sebastian Telfair loose ball foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	3	10
7:13	Randy Foye enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	3	10
7:03	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)	3	12
6:52	Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Collins assists)	6	12
6:41	Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper	6	14
6:26	Al Jefferson traveling	6	14
6:07	Ryan Gomes blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup	6	14
6:05	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	6	14
6:03	Nene Hilario makes layup	6	16
5:48	Al Jefferson misses 14-foot two point shot	6	16
5:47	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	6	16
5:41	Chauncey Billups misses driving layup	6	16
5:41	Jason Collins defensive rebound	6	16
5:35	Randy Foye makes layup (Mike Miller assists)	8	16
5:18	Jason Collins personal foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	8	16
5:18	Denver full timeout	8	16
5:18	Kevin Love enters the game for Jason Collins	8	16
5:07	Carmelo Anthony misses layup	8	16
5:07	Denver offensive rebound	8	16
5:05	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	8	16
5:03	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	16
4:46	Mike Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	10	16
4:33	Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	10	18
4:18	Kevin Love misses layup	10	18
4:16	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	10	18
4:13	Nene Hilario makes driving dunk (Dahntay Jones assists)	10	20
4:01	Ryan Gomes discontinue dribble	10	20
4:01	Craig Smith enters the game for Al Jefferson	10	20
4:00	J.R. Smith enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	10	20
4:00	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Dahntay Jones	10	20
3:46	Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper	10	20
3:45	Randy Foye defensive rebound	10	20
3:38	Craig Smith lost ball (J.R. Smith steals)	10	20
3:33	Mike Miller shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	10	20
3:33	Corey Brewer enters the game for Ryan Gomes	10	20
3:33	J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	10	21
3:33	Renaldo Balkman enters the game for Nene Hilario	10	21
3:33	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	10	22
3:16	Kevin Love makes layup (Craig Smith assists)	12	22
3:05	Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot	12	22
3:03	Linas Kleiza offensive rebound	12	22
2:59	Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	22
2:57	Mike Miller defensive rebound	12	22
2:47	Corey Brewer makes 10-foot two point shot	14	22
2:32	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)	14	22
2:32	Minnesota full timeout	14	22
2:32	Kevin Ollie enters the game for Mike Miller	14	22
2:32	Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2	14	23
2:32	Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2	14	24
2:16	Kevin Ollie makes 18-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)	16	24
2:02	Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot two point shot	16	24
2:00	Kevin Love defensive rebound	16	24
1:47	Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper	16	24
1:47	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	16	24
1:36	Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper	16	24
1:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	16	24
1:19	Corey Brewer misses jumper	16	24
1:16	Minnesota defensive rebound	16	24
1:16	Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	16	24
1:01	Linas Kleiza loose ball foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	16	24
1:01	Linas Kleiza turnover	16	24
1:01	Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2	16	24
1:01	Minnesota offensive rebound	16	24
1:01	Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2	17	24
48.6	J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	17	27
32.9	Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper	17	27
30.9	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	17	27
28.9	Renaldo Balkman lost ball (Kevin Love steals)	17	27
25.8	Corey Brewer offensive foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	17	27
25.8	Corey Brewer turnover	17	27
5.9	Kenyon Martin misses layup	17	27
4.8	Anthony Carter offensive rebound	17	27
4.8	Anthony Carter misses tip shot	17	27
3.5	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	17	27
1.3	Randy Foye offensive foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	17	27
1.3	Randy Foye turnover	17	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	27

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 1-0

Timberwolves
84
Nuggets
90

Game 1

17/11

Nuggets
106
Timberwolves
97

Game 2

30/11

Timberwolves
105
Nuggets
116

Game 3

11/12

Nuggets
110
Timberwolves
87

Game 4

6/4

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 17 November 2008

Denver, CO

Attendance: 16,721

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Matt Boland
Mark Ayotte

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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