Nuggets 105-94 Timberwolves (12 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

8-31, 3-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	15	35	20	24	94
DEN	20	38	27	20	105

Denver Nuggets

24-14, 16-3 home

105

Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes 6-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen misses 56-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
J.R. Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Chris Andersen makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Arron Afflalo makes two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith makes two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes 10-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario misses 15-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 30-foot three point running jumper
Arron Afflalo makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses tip shot
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin misses dunk
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Corey Brewer blocks Arron Afflalo's slam dunk
J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes running jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Chris Andersen misses driving dunk
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer blocks Carmelo Anthony's 8-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Allen makes 22-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Malik Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Corey Brewer misses layup
Corey Brewer makes layup
Kevin Love misses 10-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
Nathan Jawai misses 8-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes tip shot
Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Oleksiy Pecherov's 13-foot two point shot
Wayne Ellington misses driving layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot two point shot
Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Corey Brewer makes dunk
Corey Brewer makes 15-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Al Jefferson assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Ryan Gomes's two point shot
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn makes two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes layup
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Nene Hilario blocks Damien Wilkins's 21-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo blocks Jonny Flynn's driving layup
Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Al Jefferson makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson misses 7-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes 8-foot running jumper
Nathan Jawai makes layup
Jonny Flynn misses driving layup
Nathan Jawai makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Nene Hilario blocks Jonny Flynn's driving layup
Nathan Jawai makes 7-foot two point shot
Nathan Jawai misses layup
Nathan Jawai misses three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 7-foot running jumper
Nathan Jawai makes layup
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Kevin Love's layup
Ramon Sessions misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Al Jefferson makes layup
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup (Wayne Ellington assists)
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
Al Jefferson makes 12-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith blocks Ryan Gomes's jumper
Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Nene Hilario (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:14	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:03	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Al Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)	2	0
10:38	Nene Hilario turnover	2	0
10:17	Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot	4	0
10:02	Jonny Flynn inbound foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	4	0
10:02	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
10:02	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
9:44	Chauncey Billups personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	4	2
9:38	Jonny Flynn misses 18-foot jumper	4	2
9:37	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	4	2
9:17	Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:15	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	2
9:04	Damien Wilkins bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	4	2
9:00	Arron Afflalo makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)	4	4
8:44	Al Jefferson misses layup	4	4
8:41	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	4	4
8:36	Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper	4	4
8:36	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	4	4
8:34	Damien Wilkins blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	4	4
8:32	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	4	4
8:26	Corey Brewer misses layup	4	4
8:25	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	6	4
8:25	Corey Brewer makes layup	6	4
8:15	Arron Afflalo bad pass	6	4
7:50	shot clock violation	6	4
7:35	Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	4
7:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	6	4
7:30	Jonny Flynn bad pass (Arron Afflalo steals)	6	4
7:24	Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)	6	6
6:54	Kevin Love misses 10-foot two point shot	6	6
6:52	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	8	6
6:52	Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot	8	6
6:35	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	8	6
6:35	Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2	8	6
6:35	Denver offensive rebound	8	6
6:35	Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2	8	6
6:33	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	6
6:20	Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper	8	6
6:20	Damien Wilkins offensive rebound	8	6
6:16	Jonny Flynn misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	6
6:15	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	8	6
6:05	Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	6
6:05	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	6
5:48	Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper	8	6
5:47	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	8	6
5:39	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	8	6
5:37	Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul)	8	6
5:37	Denver full timeout	8	6
5:37	Jonny Flynn makes free throw 1 of 2	9	6
5:37	Jonny Flynn misses free throw 2 of 2	9	6
5:35	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	9	6
5:22	Damien Wilkins shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)	9	6
5:22	Nathan Jawai enters the game for Al Jefferson	9	6
5:22	Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2	9	6
5:22	Denver offensive rebound	9	6
5:22	Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2	9	6
5:20	Damien Wilkins defensive rebound	9	6
4:58	Nathan Jawai misses 8-foot two point shot	9	6
4:56	Damien Wilkins offensive rebound	11	6
4:56	Damien Wilkins makes tip shot	11	6
4:37	Nene Hilario makes 6-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)	11	8
4:26	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	11	8
4:26	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Damien Wilkins	11	8
4:26	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	12	8
4:26	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	13	8
4:07	Kenyon Martin bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	13	8
4:01	Corey Brewer lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	13	8
3:57	Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	13	10
3:41	Nathan Jawai traveling	13	10
3:41	Oleksiy Pecherov enters the game for Kevin Love	13	10
3:41	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	13	10
3:41	J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo	13	10
3:30	Oleksiy Pecherov illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	13	10
3:30	Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw	13	11
3:24	Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper	13	11
3:23	Chris Andersen offensive rebound	13	11
3:15	Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot	13	11
3:15	Denver defensive rebound	13	11
3:00	Jonny Flynn misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	11
3:00	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	13	11
2:47	J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper	13	13
2:31	Kenyon Martin blocks Oleksiy Pecherov's 13-foot two point shot	13	13
2:29	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	13	13
2:23	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	13	13
2:21	Denver offensive rebound	13	13
2:21	Ryan Gomes loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)	13	13
2:21	Minnesota full timeout	13	13
2:21	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Corey Brewer	13	13
2:21	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Nathan Jawai	13	13
2:21	Al Jefferson enters the game for Oleksiy Pecherov	13	13
2:05	Al Jefferson blocks Kenyon Martin's layup	13	13
2:04	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	13	13
2:03	Al Jefferson bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)	13	13
2:02	Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot jumper	13	13
2:01	Denver offensive rebound	13	13
2:01	Ryan Gomes loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)	13	13
2:01	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn	13	13
2:01	Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2	13	14
2:01	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Ryan Gomes	13	14
2:01	Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2	13	15
1:51	Wayne Ellington misses driving layup	13	15
1:49	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	13	15
1:47	Al Jefferson misses layup	13	15
1:47	Minnesota offensive rebound	13	15
1:36	Sasha Pavlovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	15
1:35	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	13	15
1:21	Al Jefferson misses 12-foot two point shot	13	15
1:21	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	13	15
1:14	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	13	17
1:14	Sasha Pavlovic shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	13	17
1:14	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	13	18
56.9	Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	18
55.9	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	13	18
44.9	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	18
44.8	Brian Cardinal defensive rebound	13	18
27.0	Al Jefferson makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	15	18
4.2	Ramon Sessions shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	15	18
4.2	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
4.2	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
2.0	Wayne Ellington lost ball (Kenyon Martin steals)	15	20
0.6	Chris Andersen misses 56-foot three point jumper	15	20
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	15	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	20

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

Nuggets
124
Timberwolves
111

Game 1

26/11

Timberwolves
106
Nuggets
100

Game 2

30/11

Timberwolves
94
Nuggets
105

Game 3

12/1

Nuggets
110
Timberwolves
102

Game 4

11/3

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 12 January 2010

Denver, CO

Attendance: 14,669

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Leon Wood
Courtney Kirkland

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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