Nuggets 105-100 Hornets (4 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

20-10, 9-6 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	23	17	31	29	100
DEN	28	30	25	22	105

Denver Nuggets

23-12, 12-4 home

105

Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Linas Kleiza assists)
Dahntay Jones makes 18-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Kenyon Martin's three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Carter makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario makes 16-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Peja Stojakovic blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup
Rasual Butler blocks J.R. Smith's driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Nene Hilario misses layup
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Chauncey Billups makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Dahntay Jones misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Dahntay Jones makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Dahntay Jones makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Nene Hilario misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot two point shot
Dahntay Jones makes 6-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Chauncey Billups's 8-foot running jumper
Kenyon Martin misses layup
J.R. Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
Chris Andersen makes layup
J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three pointer
David West blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chauncey Billups blocks Rasual Butler's 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 5-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 24-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Linas Kleiza blocks James Posey's driving layup
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen blocks James Posey's 6-foot running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
James Posey misses two point shot
David West makes 7-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
David West misses two point shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Rasual Butler's driving layup
Nene Hilario blocks Chris Paul's layup
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup (David West assists)
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 10-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 16-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
David West misses 19-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Peja Stojakovic's driving layup
James Posey misses 20-foot jumper

HORNETS

NUGGETS

TIME		NO	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Hilton Armstrong vs. Nene Hilario (Kenyon Martin gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:45	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	0	0
11:41	Kenyon Martin misses two point shot	0	0
11:38	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Chris Paul offensive foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)	0	0
11:26	Chris Paul turnover	0	0
11:26	Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)	0	0
11:26	Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw	0	1
11:14	Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	0	3
10:59	Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	3
10:40	Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper	2	5
10:30	Nene Hilario personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	2	5
10:15	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	2	5
10:15	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
10:15	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Nene Hilario	3	5
10:15	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:52	Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper	4	5
9:51	David West defensive rebound	4	5
9:27	Chauncey Billups blocks Rasual Butler's 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:27	New Orleans offensive rebound	4	5
9:27	shot clock violation	4	5
9:14	Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	4	8
9:00	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:59	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	4	8
8:57	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	4	8
8:56	Linas Kleiza personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	4	8
8:49	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	4	8
8:42	Hilton Armstrong makes 5-foot two point shot	6	8
8:42	Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	6	8
8:42	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 1	7	8
8:32	Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Linas Kleiza assists)	7	10
8:32	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	7	10
8:32	Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1	7	11
8:07	Chris Paul misses 24-foot jumper	7	11
8:07	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	7	11
7:58	Dahntay Jones makes 18-foot jumper	7	13
7:43	Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	9	13
7:30	Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	9	16
7:11	Hilton Armstrong makes layup	11	16
6:54	Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	16
6:52	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	11	16
6:41	Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	13	16
6:16	David West blocks Kenyon Martin's three point jumper	13	16
6:16	Denver offensive rebound	13	16
6:16	Denver full timeout	13	16
6:16	shot clock violation	13	16
5:56	Carmelo Anthony illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	13	16
5:56	James Posey enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	13	16
5:56	David West makes technical free throw	14	16
5:52	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	16
5:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
5:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	16	16
5:37	Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	16	16
5:28	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot	16	18
5:05	Peja Stojakovic traveling	16	18
4:52	Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	16	20
4:33	Linas Kleiza blocks James Posey's driving layup	16	20
4:31	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	16	20
4:26	Carmelo Anthony bad pass	16	20
4:26	Anthony Carter enters the game for Dahntay Jones	16	20
4:09	James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	20
4:07	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	16	20
3:53	Linas Kleiza bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	16	20
3:47	Chris Paul makes driving layup	18	20
3:34	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	18	20
3:33	Chris Paul defensive rebound	18	20
3:26	Chris Paul makes driving layup	20	20
3:02	Anthony Carter makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	20	22
2:45	James Posey offensive foul (Anthony Carter draws the foul)	20	22
2:45	James Posey turnover	20	22
2:45	New Orleans full timeout	20	22
2:45	Chris Andersen enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	20	22
2:45	Morris Peterson enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	20	22
2:27	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)	20	22
2:27	Linas Kleiza misses free throw 1 of 2	20	22
2:27	Denver offensive rebound	20	22
2:27	Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2	20	23
2:00	Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper	20	23
2:00	Chris Paul offensive rebound	20	23
1:53	Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	23
1:52	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	20	23
1:44	Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	23
1:43	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	20	23
1:32	J.R. Smith enters the game for Linas Kleiza	20	23
1:25	David West bad pass	20	23
1:10	Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper	20	23
1:08	Denver defensive rebound	20	23
50.1	Anthony Carter personal foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	20	23
50.1	Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
50.1	Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
32.9	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	23
32.3	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	22	23
16.9	Kenyon Martin misses 12-foot two point shot	22	23
14.4	Denver offensive rebound	22	23
14.4	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Chris Andersen	22	23
7.6	Kenyon Martin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	22	26
3.9	Chris Paul lost ball (Anthony Carter steals)	22	26
1.2	Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)	22	28
0.5	Anthony Carter personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	22	28
0.5	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	23	28
0.5	Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2	23	28
0.5	Linas Kleiza defensive rebound	23	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	28

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
105
Nuggets
101

Game 1

28/11

Hornets
100
Nuggets
105

Game 2

4/1

Nuggets
81
Hornets
94

Game 3

29/1

Nuggets
101
Hornets
88

Game 4

26/3

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 4 January 2009

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,614

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Jason Phillips
Pat Fraher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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