Nuggets 112-99 Thunder (12 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

18-47, 5-27 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	19	25	26	29	99
DEN	31	22	30	29	112

Denver Nuggets

41-25, 24-8 home

112

Nene Hilario makes 18-foot jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)
J.R. Smith misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 9-foot jumper
Renaldo Balkman makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Nene Hilario makes 6-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)
Chris Andersen makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Andersen misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
Malik Rose blocks Nene Hilario's slam dunk
Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Renaldo Balkman misses tip shot
Renaldo Balkman makes layup
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Linas Kleiza misses driving layup
Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Earl Watson blocks Linas Kleiza's driving layup
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Renaldo Balkman misses dunk
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 7-foot jumper
Renaldo Balkman misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 5-foot hook shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Renaldo Balkman misses layup
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Renaldo Balkman's layup
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
Renaldo Balkman misses tip shot
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Renaldo Balkman makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Andersen makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot jumper
Robert Swift blocks Chauncey Billups's 6-foot running jumper
Anthony Carter makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Renaldo Balkman misses 19-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 12-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Linas Kleiza assists)
Kyle Weaver blocks J.R. Smith's 10-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 16-foot jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)
J.R. Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 22-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 7-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 22-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Carter makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Jeff Green's 7-foot jumper
Renaldo Balkman blocks Jeff Green's 12-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes dunk
Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Chauncey Billups blocks Russell Westbrook's driving layup
Carmelo Anthony blocks Nenad Krstic's 7-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes 5-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Robert Swift makes dunk (Malik Rose assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 11-foot jumper
Robert Swift makes layup
Chris Andersen blocks Malik Rose's layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses three point jumper
Malik Rose misses 8-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robert Swift makes 6-foot jumper (Malik Rose assists)
Malik Rose misses 7-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter blocks Russell Westbrook's 6-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes layup
Earl Watson makes 12-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 16-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 23-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Chris Andersen blocks Jeff Green's driving layup
Nenad Krstic makes 5-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha makes 17-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 11-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes slam dunk
Robert Swift makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses driving layup
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Thabo Sefolosha's driving layup
Malik Rose makes 8-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 7-foot running jumper
Malik Rose misses 22-foot jumper
Robert Swift misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 6-foot two point shot
Malik Rose misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Earl Watson's 6-foot running jumper
Earl Watson makes layup
Earl Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Malik Rose makes 7-foot hook shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 20-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving layup
Kyle Weaver makes 10-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Malik Rose makes 19-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 9-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes layup (Malik Rose assists)
Kyle Weaver makes driving layup (Earl Watson assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony blocks Earl Watson's driving layup
Kyle Weaver makes 26-foot three point jumper

THUNDER

NUGGETS

TIME		OKC	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jeff Green vs. Nene Hilario (Renaldo Balkman gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Nene Hilario makes 18-foot jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)	0	2
11:11	Nene Hilario blocks Jeff Green's 7-foot jumper	0	2
11:08	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	0	2
11:02	J.R. Smith misses driving layup	0	2
11:00	Jumpball: Nenad Krstic vs. Nene Hilario (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	2
11:00	Denver offensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Carmelo Anthony makes 9-foot jumper	0	4
10:27	Renaldo Balkman blocks Jeff Green's 12-foot jumper	0	4
10:26	Jeff Green offensive rebound	0	4
10:23	Jeff Green makes dunk	2	4
10:10	Nene Hilario bad pass	2	4
9:52	Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
9:51	Jeff Green offensive rebound	2	4
9:48	Jeff Green bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)	2	4
9:47	Renaldo Balkman makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)	2	6
9:30	Thabo Sefolosha misses 19-foot jumper	2	6
9:29	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	2	6
9:23	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Jeff Green steals)	2	6
9:18	Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot jumper	2	6
9:15	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	2	6
9:03	Nene Hilario offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	2	6
9:03	Nene Hilario turnover	2	6
8:52	Renaldo Balkman personal foul (Kyle Weaver draws the foul)	2	6
8:45	Nenad Krstic misses layup	2	6
8:44	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	4	6
8:44	Nenad Krstic makes tip shot	4	6
8:29	Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	4	6
8:29	Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2	4	6
8:29	Denver offensive rebound	4	6
8:29	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
8:14	Jeff Green traveling	4	7
7:58	Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper	4	7
7:56	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	4	7
7:54	Kyle Weaver bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	4	7
7:46	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	4	7
7:46	J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
7:46	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
7:37	Chauncey Billups blocks Russell Westbrook's driving layup	4	9
7:37	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	4	9
7:26	Carmelo Anthony blocks Nenad Krstic's 7-foot jumper	4	9
7:24	Renaldo Balkman defensive rebound	4	9
7:16	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	4	9
7:15	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	4	9
7:07	Kyle Weaver misses 17-foot jumper	4	9
7:07	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	4	9
7:03	Kyle Weaver bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	4	9
6:56	Nenad Krstic blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	4	9
6:52	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	4	9
6:48	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	6	9
6:24	Nene Hilario makes 6-foot jumper	6	11
6:03	Russell Westbrook lost ball (Nene Hilario steals)	6	11
5:56	J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	14
5:47	Oklahoma City full timeout	6	14
5:47	Malik Rose enters the game for Jeff Green	6	14
5:47	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Kyle Weaver	6	14
5:39	Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	14
5:20	Damien Wilkins personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	8	14
5:11	Chauncey Billups makes driving layup	8	16
4:48	Thabo Sefolosha makes 5-foot jumper	10	16
4:24	Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	10	18
4:11	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper	10	18
4:09	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	10	18
4:01	Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)	10	20
3:32	Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper	12	20
3:15	Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)	12	23
2:58	Damien Wilkins lost ball (J.R. Smith steals)	12	23
2:50	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Damien Wilkins steals)	12	23
2:47	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	12	23
2:47	Denver full timeout	12	23
2:47	Robert Swift enters the game for Nenad Krstic	12	23
2:47	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	12	23
2:47	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	13	23
2:47	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	13	23
2:46	Robert Swift offensive rebound	13	23
2:42	Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	23
2:41	Renaldo Balkman defensive rebound	13	23
2:28	Chris Andersen makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	13	25
2:06	Robert Swift makes dunk (Malik Rose assists)	15	25
1:53	Damien Wilkins shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	15	25
1:53	Earl Watson enters the game for Russell Westbrook	15	25
1:53	J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	15	25
1:53	Denver offensive rebound	15	25
1:53	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	15	26
1:32	Damien Wilkins misses 11-foot jumper	15	26
1:31	Robert Swift offensive rebound	17	26
1:31	Robert Swift makes layup	17	26
1:12	Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	17	28
53.4	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	17	28
53.4	Linas Kleiza enters the game for Renaldo Balkman	17	28
53.4	Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith	17	28
53.4	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 1 of 2	18	28
53.4	Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 2 of 2	19	28
35.9	Chris Andersen misses 19-foot jumper	19	28
35.7	Denver offensive rebound	19	28
35.7	Malik Rose loose ball foul (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)	19	28
35.7	Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2	19	29
35.7	Linas Kleiza misses free throw 2 of 2	19	29
33.4	Denver defensive rebound	19	29
23.9	Chris Andersen blocks Malik Rose's layup	19	29
20.9	Anthony Carter defensive rebound	19	29
19.0	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)	19	31
0.2	Thabo Sefolosha misses three point jumper	19	31
0.0	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	19	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	31

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 3-0

Nuggets
122
Thunder
120

Game 1

3/1

Nuggets
114
Thunder
113

Game 2

5/2

Thunder
99
Nuggets
112

Game 3

12/3

Thunder
112
Nuggets
122

Game 4

9/4

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 12 March 2009

Denver, CO

Attendance: 16,186

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Phil Robinson
Tony Brothers

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	10	2	.833	-	W2
Denver	7	3	.700	2	W5
Minnesota	6	6	.500	4	L3
Portland	5	8	.385	5.5	W2
Utah	3	8	.273	6.5	W1

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