Nuggets 122-112 Thunder (9 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

21-57, 7-31 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	29	27	28	28	112
DEN	27	26	36	33	122

Denver Nuggets

53-26, 32-8 home

122

Chauncey Billups misses jumper
Nene Hilario misses two point shot
Dahntay Jones makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Renaldo Balkman makes dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Renaldo Balkman's dunk
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)
Nene Hilario makes 6-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Anthony Carter makes layup
Linas Kleiza misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter makes driving layup
Linas Kleiza makes driving layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses two point shot
Nene Hilario misses two point shot
Linas Kleiza misses 8-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses tip shot
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses running jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses 11-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes 5-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chris Andersen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Dahntay Jones's driving dunk
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Chris Andersen misses tip shot
Linas Kleiza makes 2-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot two point shot
Linas Kleiza makes 7-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Andersen makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
D.J. White blocks Linas Kleiza's driving layup
Nenad Krstic blocks Chris Andersen's driving layup
Anthony Carter makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Linas Kleiza makes driving layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Nene Hilario makes dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 11-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 8-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Linas Kleiza assists)
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Linas Kleiza's 23-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 16-foot jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kyle Weaver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses layup
Jeff Green makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses two point shot
Nick Collison makes two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Jeff Green's driving layup
Shaun Livingston misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes layup (Shaun Livingston assists)
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Shaun Livingston makes 13-foot jumper (D.J. White assists)
Nick Collison makes dunk (Shaun Livingston assists)
Nick Collison makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Chris Andersen blocks D.J. White's layup
D.J. White makes layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes driving layup
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes two point shot
D.J. White makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Jeff Green assists)
Carmelo Anthony blocks Thabo Sefolosha's two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen blocks D.J. White's layup
Nene Hilario blocks D.J. White's layup
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony blocks Kevin Durant's driving layup
Jeff Green misses 14-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes driving dunk
Shaun Livingston misses two point shot
Nick Collison misses two point shot
Nick Collison misses layup
Nick Collison misses two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 27-foot three point jumper
Shaun Livingston misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Shaun Livingston makes layup (Kyle Weaver assists)
Chris Andersen blocks D.J. White's 8-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Shaun Livingston's 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes two point shot (Shaun Livingston assists)
Shaun Livingston misses 13-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Shaun Livingston's layup
Shaun Livingston makes layup
Jeff Green misses 21-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes 3-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups blocks Kevin Durant's driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes slam dunk
Chris Andersen blocks Thabo Sefolosha's driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-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 (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Chauncey Billups misses jumper	0	0
11:38	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Nenad Krstic makes two point shot (Jeff Green assists)	2	0
11:07	Nene Hilario misses two point shot	2	0
11:04	Jeff Green defensive rebound	2	0
10:59	Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	5	0
10:30	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	5	0
10:30	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	5	1
10:30	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	5	2
10:18	Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	2
10:11	Dahntay Jones makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	7	4
9:48	Jeff Green misses 18-foot jumper	7	4
9:47	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	7	4
9:44	Nene Hilario bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	7	4
9:33	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper	7	4
9:32	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	7	4
9:32	Thabo Sefolosha personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	7	4
9:32	Kyle Weaver enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	7	4
9:19	Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper	7	4
9:18	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	7	4
9:00	Nenad Krstic lost ball (Renaldo Balkman steals)	7	4
8:49	Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	7	6
8:38	Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper	7	6
8:37	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	7	6
8:33	Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	7	8
8:33	Oklahoma City full timeout	7	8
8:18	Kyle Weaver bad pass (Renaldo Balkman steals)	7	8
8:14	Renaldo Balkman makes dunk	7	10
7:48	Nenad Krstic makes 16-foot jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)	9	10
7:30	Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot jumper	9	10
7:28	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	9	10
7:20	Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	11	10
6:58	Nenad Krstic blocks Renaldo Balkman's dunk	11	10
6:56	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	11	10
6:50	Chauncey Billups personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	11	10
6:33	Kyle Weaver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	14	10
6:18	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot	14	12
6:07	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)	17	12
5:58	Nenad Krstic blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot	17	12
5:56	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	17	12
5:56	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	17	12
5:56	Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2	17	12
5:56	Denver offensive rebound	17	12
5:56	Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
5:45	Chauncey Billups personal foul (Kyle Weaver draws the foul)	17	13
5:45	Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	17	13
5:35	Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	19	13
5:13	Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot	19	13
5:13	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	19	15
5:11	Carmelo Anthony makes dunk	19	15
4:56	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	19	15
4:56	J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones	19	15
4:48	Kyle Weaver bad pass (Renaldo Balkman steals)	23	22
4:45	Renaldo Balkman bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	23	22
4:39	Kevin Durant misses layup	19	15
4:37	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	19	15
4:28	Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup	19	15
4:26	Jeff Green defensive rebound	19	15
4:20	Kyle Weaver loose ball foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	19	15
4:20	Kyle Weaver turnover	19	15
4:05	J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Renaldo Balkman assists)	19	18
3:51	Jeff Green makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	21	18
3:34	Nene Hilario makes 6-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)	21	20
3:19	Nenad Krstic lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)	21	20
3:08	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	21	20
3:08	Chris Andersen enters the game for Renaldo Balkman	21	20
3:08	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	21	21
3:08	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	21	21
3:08	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
2:55	Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Nick Collison assists)	23	22
2:42	Anthony Carter misses driving layup	23	22
2:39	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	23	22
2:31	Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	22
2:31	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	23	22
2:25	Nick Collison shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	23	22
2:25	Shaun Livingston enters the game for Russell Westbrook	23	22
2:25	J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	23	22
2:25	Denver offensive rebound	23	22
2:25	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
2:25	Denver full timeout	31	35
2:12	Anthony Carter shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	23	23
2:12	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
2:12	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
1:54	Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper	25	25
1:36	Jeff Green misses two point shot	25	25
1:35	Nick Collison offensive rebound	27	25
1:35	Nick Collison makes two point shot	27	25
1:22	Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Jeff Green steals)	27	25
1:16	Jeff Green bad pass (Anthony Carter steals)	27	25
1:01	Nene Hilario bad pass (Nick Collison steals)	27	25
56.9	Chris Andersen blocks Jeff Green's driving layup	27	25
55.6	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	27	25
46.9	J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	25
45.9	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	27	25
30.9	Shaun Livingston misses 15-foot jumper	27	25
29.6	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	27	25
17.9	Nene Hilario lost ball (Nick Collison steals)	27	25
13.1	Kevin Durant makes layup (Shaun Livingston assists)	29	25
0.0	Chris Andersen makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)	29	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	27

Regular Season Series

DEN wins 4-0

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

2:00 AM, 9 April 2009

Denver, CO

Attendance: 16,536

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Mark Lindsay
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Minnesota	4	3	.571	3	W1
Denver	4	3	.571	3	W2
Portland	3	5	.375	4.5	W1
Utah	1	6	.143	6	W1

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