Nuggets 106-90 Trail Blazers (6 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

38-23, 13-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	18	26	26	20	90
DEN	32	21	28	25	106

Denver Nuggets

40-22, 23-7 home

106

J.R. Smith makes 16-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Johan Petro misses 9-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
J.R. Smith makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (Johan Petro assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Andersen misses 12-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Joel Przybilla blocks J.R. Smith's driving layup
Linas Kleiza misses two point shot
J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Linas Kleiza misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen misses tip shot
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup
Linas Kleiza misses 18-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 8-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 23-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
J.R. Smith makes 30-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Johan Petro assists)
Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Johan Petro assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes running jumper
Nene Hilario misses driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 9-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 10-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Linas Kleiza misses 8-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot running jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 6-foot running jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario misses layup
Linas Kleiza makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
Dahntay Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Hart makes 19-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 13-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 19-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 7-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Johan Petro blocks Brandon Roy's 19-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony blocks Joel Przybilla's layup
Nene Hilario blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's 10-foot two point shot
Brandon Roy makes 6-foot running jumper
Brandon Roy makes two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 8-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 9-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Jerryd Bayless's driving layup
Travis Outlaw makes 20-foot jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes 5-foot two point shot
Travis Outlaw makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 22-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Rudy Fernandez's driving layup
Brandon Roy misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 12-foot two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot (Brandon Roy assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 5-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Joel Przybilla assists)
Brandon Roy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 14-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes 14-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 17-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla makes tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 14-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Brandon Roy makes two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes dunk (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes 10-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake misses 17-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Chris Andersen blocks Rudy Fernandez's driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge makes slam dunk
Travis Outlaw makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Brandon Roy misses two point shot
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 28-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes 14-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Travis Outlaw makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Brandon Roy makes 21-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Steve Blake's driving layup
Jerryd Bayless misses 18-foot jumper
Michael Ruffin misses two point shot
Channing Frye misses 18-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones blocks Michael Ruffin's layup
Sergio Rodriguez misses 16-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes two point shot (Sergio Rodriguez assists)

TRAIL BLAZERS

NUGGETS

TIME		POR	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Johan Petro (Carmelo Anthony gains possession)	0	0
11:37	J.R. Smith makes 16-foot two point shot	0	2
11:08	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)	0	2
11:08	Joel Przybilla makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:08	Joel Przybilla makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:53	Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)	2	4
10:40	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 13-foot jumper	4	4
10:30	Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper	4	6
10:18	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 19-foot jumper	6	6
9:56	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	6	6
9:55	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	6	6
9:45	Nicolas Batum personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	6	6
9:42	Chauncey Billups bad pass	6	6
9:32	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)	8	6
9:22	Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper	8	6
9:19	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	8	6
9:06	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 7-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)	10	6
8:55	Nene Hilario makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	10	8
8:55	Joel Przybilla shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	10	8
8:55	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1	10	9
8:40	Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
8:37	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	10	9
8:27	Johan Petro misses 9-foot running jumper	10	9
8:26	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	10	9
8:18	Johan Petro blocks Brandon Roy's 19-foot jumper	10	9
8:15	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	10	9
8:03	Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	10	11
7:45	J.R. Smith shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	10	11
7:45	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
7:45	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
7:33	Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)	12	13
7:13	Johan Petro personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	12	13
7:03	Nicolas Batum misses 17-foot jumper	12	13
7:01	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	12	13
6:52	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	13
6:52	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	12	13
6:35	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper	12	13
6:33	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	12	13
6:18	Nene Hilario misses layup	12	13
6:16	J.R. Smith offensive rebound	12	15
6:16	J.R. Smith makes two point shot	12	15
6:16	J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	15
6:16	Brandon Roy misses technical free throw	12	15
6:16	Portland offensive rebound	12	15
6:01	Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	15
5:58	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	12	15
5:48	Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot two point shot	12	17
5:48	Portland full timeout	12	17
5:48	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum	12	17
5:37	Carmelo Anthony blocks Joel Przybilla's layup	12	17
5:35	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	12	17
5:20	Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (Johan Petro assists)	12	20
4:56	Nene Hilario blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's 10-foot two point shot	12	20
4:56	Joel Przybilla offensive rebound	12	20
4:56	Johan Petro shooting foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)	12	20
4:56	Joel Przybilla misses free throw 1 of 2	12	20
4:56	Portland offensive rebound	12	20
4:56	Chris Andersen enters the game for Johan Petro	12	20
4:56	Joel Przybilla makes free throw 2 of 2	13	20
4:43	Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)	13	22
4:28	Steve Blake bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	13	22
4:26	Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)	13	22
4:26	Chauncey Billups turnover	13	22
4:26	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Steve Blake	13	22
4:26	Channing Frye enters the game for Joel Przybilla	13	22
4:16	Chris Andersen shooting foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)	13	22
4:16	Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2	13	22
4:16	Portland offensive rebound	13	22
4:16	Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2	14	22
3:59	Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)	14	24
3:43	Brandon Roy makes 6-foot running jumper	16	24
3:30	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	16	24
3:29	Channing Frye defensive rebound	16	24
3:20	Brandon Roy makes two point shot	18	24
3:09	Sergio Rodriguez shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	18	24
3:09	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Brandon Roy	18	24
3:09	Dahntay Jones enters the game for J.R. Smith	18	24
3:09	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Nene Hilario	18	24
3:09	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	18	25
3:09	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	18	26
2:51	Chris Andersen blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's driving layup	18	26
2:49	Dahntay Jones defensive rebound	18	26
2:40	Carmelo Anthony traveling	18	26
2:40	Denver full timeout	18	26
2:28	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 8-foot two point shot	18	26
2:27	Portland defensive rebound	18	26
2:15	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (LaMarcus Aldridge steals)	18	26
1:54	Travis Outlaw misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	26
1:54	LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound	18	26
1:44	Channing Frye misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	26
1:43	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	18	26
1:39	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	18	28
1:16	Sergio Rodriguez misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	28
1:15	Portland defensive rebound	18	28
1:00	Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	18	30
1:00	LaMarcus Aldridge shooting foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)	18	30
1:00	Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 1	18	31
39.9	Channing Frye misses 9-foot two point shot	18	31
38.9	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	18	31
34.1	Channing Frye shooting foul (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)	18	31
34.1	Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2	18	32
34.1	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chauncey Billups	18	32
34.1	Linas Kleiza misses free throw 2 of 2	18	32
30.9	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	18	32
22.5	Rudy Fernandez turnover	18	32
22.5	Chauncey Billups enters the game for Dahntay Jones	18	32
22.5	Jerryd Bayless enters the game for Sergio Rodriguez	18	32
1.9	Chris Andersen misses 12-foot jumper	18	32
1.0	Denver defensive rebound	18	32
0.9	Channing Frye bad pass (Chauncey Billups steals)	18	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	32

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

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

3:30 AM, 6 March 2009

Denver, CO

Attendance: 16,801

Referees:
Tom Washington
Bill Spooner
Derek Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	23	5	.821	-	W8
Denver	16	12	.571	7	L1
Minnesota	15	14	.517	8.5	W1
Portland	9	20	.310	14.5	L2
Utah	7	21	.250	16	L1

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