Nuggets 97-89 Trail Blazers (23 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

17-11, 8-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	27	20	28	14	89
DEN	29	24	25	19	97

Denver Nuggets

18-10, 10-4 home

J.R. Smith makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Dahntay Jones makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper
Greg Oden blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
Dahntay Jones makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Oden blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses tip shot
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Joel Przybilla blocks Chris Andersen's dunk
Anthony Carter misses 59-foot three point running jumper
Chris Andersen makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Travis Outlaw blocks Linas Kleiza's driving layup
Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes slam dunk
Ike Diogu blocks Chris Andersen's layup
Anthony Carter makes two point shot
Nene Hilario makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses 5-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
Nene Hilario makes tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Chris Andersen's layup
Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith misses 6-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk
Dahntay Jones misses 7-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Nene Hilario misses 16-foot two point shot
Dahntay Jones misses 8-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
J.R. Smith misses 6-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen makes 19-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Travis Outlaw blocks Chris Andersen's layup
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Andersen misses 7-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 8-foot running jumper
Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Greg Oden makes 5-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 18-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 15-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes layup
Steve Blake makes 8-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum misses 8-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 8-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Nene Hilario blocks Greg Oden's 8-foot hook shot
Steve Blake misses driving layup
Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses 10-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses two point shot
Joel Przybilla misses tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Rudy Fernandez's layup
Travis Outlaw makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Chris Andersen blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's driving layup
Rudy Fernandez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 17-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Travis Outlaw misses 17-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Ike Diogu's layup
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Steve Blake misses 15-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Ike Diogu makes slam dunk (Greg Oden assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Greg Oden assists)
Brandon Roy misses 15-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Steve Blake's jumper
Greg Oden makes 5-foot jumper
Greg Oden makes 11-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's 11-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Ike Diogu's layup
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Kenyon Martin blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's 11-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses layup
Rudy Fernandez misses 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 14-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez makes driving layup
Joel Przybilla makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Rudy Fernandez misses three point jumper
Jerryd Bayless misses driving layup
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Jerryd Bayless's driving layup
Travis Outlaw makes 7-foot running jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 8-foot jumper
Greg Oden makes slam dunk (Travis Outlaw assists)
Brandon Roy makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes dunk (Brandon Roy assists)
Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Brandon Roy's driving layup
Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw makes jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses two point shot
Brandon Roy misses 23-foot three point jumper

TRAIL BLAZERS

NUGGETS

TIME		POR	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Greg Oden vs. Nene Hilario (J.R. Smith gains possession)	0	0
11:30	J.R. Smith makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	0	2
11:08	Brandon Roy makes driving layup	2	2
11:08	Kenyon Martin illegal defense	2	2
10:56	Greg Oden shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	2	2
10:56	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
10:56	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:38	Greg Oden makes 5-foot jumper	4	4
10:19	Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper	4	4
10:18	Brandon Roy defensive rebound	4	4
10:10	Kenyon Martin shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	4	4
10:10	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2	5	4
10:10	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:53	J.R. Smith makes driving layup	6	6
9:45	Steve Blake misses 18-foot jumper	6	6
9:44	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	6	6
9:25	Nene Hilario bad pass	6	6
9:06	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 15-foot two point shot	8	6
8:47	Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper	8	6
8:45	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	8	6
8:38	Nicolas Batum makes layup	10	6
8:29	Brandon Roy shooting foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)	10	6
8:29	Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
8:29	Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
8:14	Steve Blake makes 8-foot two point shot	12	8
7:58	Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	12	10
7:41	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	12	10
7:28	Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)	12	10
7:28	Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2	13	10
7:28	Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
7:11	Dahntay Jones makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	14	12
6:56	Nicolas Batum misses 8-foot jumper	14	12
6:56	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	14	12
6:56	Nicolas Batum loose ball foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	14	12
6:48	Steve Blake personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	14	12
6:35	Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper	14	12
6:33	Steve Blake defensive rebound	14	12
6:20	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 8-foot two point shot	14	12
6:18	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	14	12
6:11	Greg Oden blocks Kenyon Martin's layup	14	12
6:11	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	14	12
6:11	Brandon Roy shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	14	12
6:11	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
6:11	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Brandon Roy	14	13
6:11	Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2	14	13
6:09	Steve Blake defensive rebound	14	13
5:58	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Greg Oden draws the foul)	14	13
5:58	Denver full timeout	14	13
5:58	Greg Oden makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:58	Greg Oden makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
5:46	Dahntay Jones makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	16	15
5:30	Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	19	15
5:18	Nicolas Batum personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	19	15
5:18	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Dahntay Jones	19	15
5:18	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum	19	15
5:18	J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	19	16
5:18	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
5:01	Nene Hilario blocks Greg Oden's 8-foot hook shot	19	17
5:01	Portland defensive rebound	19	17
4:48	Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper	19	17
4:46	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	19	17
4:41	Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	17
4:41	Steve Blake defensive rebound	19	17
4:33	Steve Blake misses driving layup	19	17
4:31	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	19	17
4:16	Greg Oden blocks Kenyon Martin's layup	19	17
4:15	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	19	17
4:13	Kenyon Martin lost ball (Steve Blake steals)	19	17
4:05	Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	17
4:03	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	19	17
3:59	Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	19	19
3:47	Nene Hilario jump ball	19	19
3:47	Joel Przybilla enters the game for Greg Oden	19	19
3:47	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Steve Blake	19	19
3:38	Rudy Fernandez bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)	19	19
3:31	J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	19
3:30	Linas Kleiza offensive rebound	19	19
3:30	Linas Kleiza misses tip shot	19	19
3:29	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	19	19
3:15	Sergio Rodriguez misses 10-foot jumper	19	19
3:13	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	19	19
3:06	Chauncey Billups makes driving layup	19	21
2:56	Sergio Rodriguez lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	19	21
2:56	Sergio Rodriguez loose ball foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	19	21
2:56	Portland full timeout	19	21
2:56	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	19	21
2:56	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	19	22
2:56	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	19	23
2:36	Sergio Rodriguez misses two point shot	19	23
2:34	Joel Przybilla offensive rebound	19	23
2:34	Joel Przybilla misses tip shot	19	23
2:33	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	19	23
2:28	Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	19	25
2:08	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper	19	25
2:06	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	19	25
1:53	Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot jumper	19	27
1:38	Chris Andersen blocks Rudy Fernandez's layup	19	27
1:38	Portland offensive rebound	19	27
1:38	Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith	19	27
1:25	Travis Outlaw makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	22	27
1:08	Kenyon Martin lost ball (LaMarcus Aldridge steals)	22	27
1:04	Chris Andersen blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's driving layup	22	27
1:01	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	22	27
1:00	Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)	22	29
44.0	Rudy Fernandez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	25	29
26.9	Joel Przybilla blocks Chris Andersen's dunk	25	29
23.9	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	25	29
3.2	Travis Outlaw makes 17-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	27	29
0.7	Anthony Carter misses 59-foot three point running jumper	27	29
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	27	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	29

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 1-0

Trail Blazers
89
Nuggets
97

Game 1

23/12

Nuggets
92
Trail Blazers
101

Game 2

24/12

Trail Blazers
90
Nuggets
106

Game 3

6/3

Nuggets
76
Trail Blazers
104

Game 4

16/4

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 23 December 2008

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,611

Referees:
Greg Willard
James Capers
Curtis Blair

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

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