Nuggets 116-105 Timberwolves (11 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

4-17, 2-9 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	26	22	27	105
DEN	22	22	40	32	116

Denver Nuggets

15-7, 8-3 home

116

Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Rashad McCants blocks Dahntay Jones's driving layup
Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Renaldo Balkman misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 23-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes 17-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses layup
Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 9-foot running jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
Chris Andersen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Nene Hilario's two point shot
Anthony Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith makes two point shot
Chris Andersen misses 9-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 8-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones makes 6-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 34-foot three point running jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
Chauncey Billups misses 11-foot two point shot
Renaldo Balkman misses 5-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
Randy Foye blocks Dahntay Jones's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
Rodney Carney blocks Carmelo Anthony's 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Renaldo Balkman's two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Anthony Carter misses 55-foot three point running jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Linas Kleiza makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 21-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes tip shot
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter makes 19-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter makes 22-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Andersen misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 4-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Al Jefferson misses 5-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot
Craig Smith makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Craig Smith misses layup
Rashad McCants makes driving layup
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes 20-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Craig Smith makes 5-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
Chris Andersen blocks Kevin Love's layup
Craig Smith makes running jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 53-foot three point jumper
Kevin Ollie misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Sebastian Telfair's driving layup
Al Jefferson makes layup
Randy Foye misses driving layup
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes 12-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes layup (Kevin Ollie assists)
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Randy Foye misses driving layup
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Renaldo Balkman blocks Al Jefferson's 19-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses driving layup
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Al Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Randy Foye makes 23-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 27-foot three pointer
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes two point shot
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 16-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Rashad McCants's layup
Craig Smith misses 9-foot two point shot
Rodney Carney misses 23-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 11-foot running jumper
Randy Foye misses driving layup
Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Kevin Ollie assists)
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson makes 15-foot two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Randy Foye misses 8-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Randy Foye misses 8-foot running jumper
Craig Smith misses layup
Chris Andersen blocks Randy Foye's driving layup
Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
Chris Andersen blocks Kevin Love's two point shot
Kevin Ollie misses driving layup
Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye makes two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Randy Foye misses 6-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Rashad McCants misses 19-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes driving layup
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Nene Hilario (Renaldo Balkman gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Rashad McCants defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Craig Smith misses 4-foot jumper	0	0
11:30	Craig Smith offensive rebound	2	0
11:30	Craig Smith makes layup	2	0
11:06	Renaldo Balkman bad pass (Craig Smith steals)	2	0
10:52	Al Jefferson misses 5-foot two point shot	2	0
10:52	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Al Jefferson blocks Nene Hilario's layup	2	0
10:37	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	2	0
10:22	Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper	2	2
10:07	Rashad McCants bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	2	2
9:53	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	2	4
9:36	Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot	4	4
9:18	Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper	4	4
9:17	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	4
9:06	Craig Smith makes driving layup (Randy Foye assists)	6	4
8:56	Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot jumper	6	6
8:33	Craig Smith misses layup	6	6
8:32	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	6	6
8:26	Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper	6	6
8:25	Renaldo Balkman offensive rebound	6	6
8:25	Craig Smith shooting foul (Renaldo Balkman draws the foul)	6	6
8:25	Renaldo Balkman makes free throw 1 of 2	6	7
8:25	Renaldo Balkman misses free throw 2 of 2	6	7
8:22	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	6	7
8:00	Rashad McCants makes driving layup	8	7
7:35	Dahntay Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	8	10
7:22	Randy Foye makes driving layup	10	10
7:11	Rashad McCants blocks Dahntay Jones's driving layup	10	10
7:09	Craig Smith defensive rebound	10	10
6:52	Randy Foye bad pass (Nene Hilario steals)	10	10
6:46	Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	10	12
6:28	Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)	12	12
6:15	Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
6:13	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	12	12
6:03	Randy Foye makes 20-foot jumper	14	12
5:45	Dahntay Jones offensive foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	14	12
5:45	Dahntay Jones turnover	14	12
5:45	Denver full timeout	14	12
5:45	Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Rashad McCants	14	12
5:28	Craig Smith lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)	14	12
5:15	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	14	12
5:13	Randy Foye defensive rebound	14	12
5:01	Craig Smith makes layup	16	12
4:39	Renaldo Balkman misses 18-foot jumper	16	12
4:37	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	16	12
4:26	Nene Hilario lost ball (Ryan Gomes steals)	16	12
4:22	Ryan Gomes makes two point shot	18	12
4:22	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)	18	12
4:22	Chris Andersen enters the game for Renaldo Balkman	18	12
4:22	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Dahntay Jones	18	12
4:22	Kevin Love enters the game for Al Jefferson	18	12
4:22	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 1	19	12
4:05	Chauncey Billups makes two point shot	19	14
3:47	Ryan Gomes lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)	19	14
3:41	Chauncey Billups makes 23-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	19	16
3:23	Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	16
3:21	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	19	16
3:21	Carmelo Anthony bad pass	19	16
3:04	Linas Kleiza shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)	19	16
3:04	Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
3:04	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chris Andersen	20	16
3:04	Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	21	16
2:45	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	16
2:43	Craig Smith defensive rebound	21	16
2:29	Randy Foye makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)	23	16
2:01	Nene Hilario makes 17-foot two point shot	23	18
1:45	Craig Smith makes 5-foot running jumper	25	18
1:30	Ryan Gomes shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	25	18
1:30	Minnesota full timeout	25	18
1:30	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	25	18
1:30	Kevin Ollie enters the game for Randy Foye	25	18
1:30	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:30	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
1:15	Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)	28	20
59.9	J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	20
58.8	Kevin Love defensive rebound	28	20
42.9	Chris Andersen blocks Kevin Love's layup	28	20
41.7	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	28	20
32.9	Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	20
30.9	Kevin Love defensive rebound	28	20
7.3	Craig Smith makes running jumper	30	20
1.2	Sebastian Telfair shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	30	20
1.2	Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 3	30	20
1.2	Denver offensive rebound	30	20
1.2	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 3	30	21
1.2	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 3 of 3	30	22
0.4	Sebastian Telfair misses 53-foot three point jumper	30	22
0.0	Minnesota offensive rebound	30	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	22

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 3-0

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

2:00 AM, 11 December 2008

Denver, CO

Attendance: 14,007

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Bennie Adams

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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