Nuggets 116-110 Hornets (24 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

23-20, 7-16 away

110

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NO	33	21	24	23	9	110
DEN	32	21	26	22	15	116

Denver Nuggets

29-14, 20-3 home

116

Nene Hilario makes layup
Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Arron Afflalo misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 6-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper
Darius Songaila blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes two point shot (Chris Andersen assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 67-foot three point running jumper
Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 10-foot running jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Andersen misses two point shot
Chris Andersen makes tip shot
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
Chris Andersen misses tip shot
Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses layup
Kenyon Martin misses tip shot
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Carmelo Anthony's 6-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila misses 9-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 8-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright misses 14-foot jumper
James Posey makes two point shot
Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup (James Posey assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 7-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 9-foot jumper
James Posey makes two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 30-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 23-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
Darius Songaila makes 7-foot two point shot
Darius Songaila misses 11-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 17-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 7-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 21-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darius Songaila assists)
Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
Darren Collison misses running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Darius Songaila misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Darius Songaila misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Darius Songaila makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses driving layup
Devin Brown misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup

HORNETS

NUGGETS

TIME		NO	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Nene Hilario (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Nene Hilario makes layup	0	2
11:23	Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)	2	2
11:06	Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)	2	4
10:47	Nene Hilario personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	2	4
10:27	Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot	4	4
10:14	Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)	4	6
10:00	Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	6
10:00	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	4	6
9:52	Nene Hilario traveling	4	6
9:37	Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
9:21	Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot two point shot	6	6
9:21	Darius Songaila defensive rebound	6	6
9:11	Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	6
8:57	Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	8
8:45	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:45	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	8	8
8:40	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:38	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	8	8
8:29	Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	10
8:11	Peja Stojakovic lost ball (Arron Afflalo steals)	8	10
8:07	Arron Afflalo misses layup	8	10
8:06	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	8	10
8:06	Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot	8	10
8:03	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	8	10
7:41	Darius Songaila misses 9-foot two point shot	8	10
7:41	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	8	10
7:33	Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	13
7:26	Kenyon Martin personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	8	13
7:18	Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	13
7:00	Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	13
6:58	Devin Brown defensive rebound	10	13
6:48	Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)	13	13
6:37	Nene Hilario misses 6-foot two point shot	13	13
6:35	Devin Brown defensive rebound	13	13
6:33	Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	13	13
6:33	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
6:33	Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	15	13
6:18	Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper	15	15
6:05	Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	15
5:50	Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper	17	15
5:48	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	17	15
5:26	Devin Brown misses 8-foot two point shot	17	15
5:26	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	17	15
5:22	Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)	17	17
5:01	Nene Hilario blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	17	17
4:58	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	17	17
4:52	Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)	17	19
4:22	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper	17	19
4:22	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	17	19
4:11	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	17	19
4:11	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	17	19
3:56	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	19	19
3:53	Denver full timeout	19	19
3:53	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	19	19
3:35	Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper	19	19
3:34	Arron Afflalo offensive rebound	19	19
3:31	Darius Songaila blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot	19	19
3:30	Chris Andersen offensive rebound	19	19
3:28	Chris Andersen lost ball (Darius Songaila steals)	19	19
3:18	Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper	21	19
3:03	Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)	21	22
2:36	Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot	23	22
2:28	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	23	24
2:15	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	24
2:14	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	23	24
2:11	Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	23	26
1:53	Chris Paul lost ball (Chris Andersen steals)	23	26
1:47	Chauncey Billups makes two point shot (Chris Andersen assists)	23	28
1:39	New Orleans full timeout	23	28
1:39	J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo	23	28
1:39	Julian Wright enters the game for Darius Songaila	23	28
1:27	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)	25	28
1:09	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	25	28
1:09	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	25	29
1:09	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	25	30
51.6	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	28	30
36.9	Kenyon Martin lost ball (Devin Brown steals)	28	30
28.0	Peja Stojakovic makes 11-foot jumper	30	30
6.6	Emeka Okafor illegal defense	30	32
6.6	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	30	32
0.3	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	32	32
0.3	Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	32	32
0.3	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1	33	32
0.1	J.R. Smith misses 67-foot three point running jumper	33	32
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	33	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	32

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nuggets
92
Hornets
98

Game 1

19/12

Hornets
110
Nuggets
116

Game 2

24/1

Nuggets
102
Hornets
95

Game 3

13/3

Hornets
80
Nuggets
93

Game 4

19/3

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 24 January 2010

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,807

Referees:
Dan Crawford
John Goble
Kane Fitzgerald

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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