Nuggets 102-95 Hornets (13 Mar, 2010) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

44-21, 16-16 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	22	22	29	102
NO	29	23	23	20	95

New Orleans Hornets

32-34, 21-12 home

Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes driving layup (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes layup (David West assists)
David West misses jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 16-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Julian Wright misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 6-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes tip shot
Darren Collison makes 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot hook shot
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Julian Wright assists)
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes dunk (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes layup
Darren Collison makes 17-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
David West makes 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes 15-foot jumper (Aaron Gray assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 14-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes layup
David West makes layup
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes 15-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses tip shot
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 13-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 6-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Darren Collison makes driving layup
David West makes layup
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses jumper
David West makes jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 11-foot running jumper
Darren Collison misses 10-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
David West makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes dunk (Marcus Thornton assists)
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 10-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Darius Songaila misses layup
Darius Songaila misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darius Songaila misses 18-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes two point shot (David West assists)
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Marcus Thornton misses 29-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 9-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darren Collison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper (Johan Petro assists)
Nene Hilario makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario makes 14-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Nene Hilario makes 18-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Johan Petro makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 22-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot two point shot
Johan Petro misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Nene Hilario makes layup
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Johan Petro makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Anthony Carter makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Malik Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Malik Allen makes dunk
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Joey Graham misses 20-foot jumper
Joey Graham makes 8-foot running jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 7-foot jumper
David West blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Arron Afflalo makes 15-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 12-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes layup
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Nene Hilario misses 14-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 55-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper

NUGGETS

HORNETS

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Emeka Okafor (Darren Collison gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Darren Collison bad pass (Chauncey Billups steals)	0	0
11:34	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Julian Wright defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)	0	2
11:06	Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper (Johan Petro assists)	2	2
10:47	Julian Wright makes driving layup (Darren Collison assists)	2	4
10:27	Nene Hilario makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	4	4
10:11	David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)	4	6
9:56	Nene Hilario makes 14-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	6
9:45	Emeka Okafor makes layup	6	8
9:33	Nene Hilario makes 18-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	8	8
9:17	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot jumper	8	8
9:15	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	8	8
9:07	Johan Petro makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	10	8
8:56	Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot jumper	10	8
8:55	New Orleans offensive rebound	10	8
8:49	David West misses 19-foot jumper	10	8
8:48	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	10	8
8:40	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Morris Peterson steals)	10	8
8:37	Darren Collison makes layup (David West assists)	10	10
8:37	Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	10	10
8:37	Darren Collison makes free throw 1 of 1	10	11
8:22	Chauncey Billups makes 22-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	12	11
8:03	Nene Hilario personal foul (David West draws the foul)	12	11
7:56	David West misses jumper	12	11
7:56	Johan Petro defensive rebound	12	11
7:52	Chauncey Billups bad pass	12	11
7:35	Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	11
7:35	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	12	11
7:28	Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	11
7:26	Johan Petro offensive rebound	12	11
7:22	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	11
7:22	Denver defensive rebound	12	11
7:22	Carmelo Anthony loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	12	11
7:07	Darren Collison misses 16-foot jumper	12	11
7:07	New Orleans defensive rebound	12	11
6:52	Chauncey Billups misses layup	12	11
6:52	David West defensive rebound	12	11
6:46	Emeka Okafor misses layup	12	11
6:45	Johan Petro defensive rebound	12	11
6:33	Carmelo Anthony makes layup	14	11
6:13	Johan Petro shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	14	11
6:13	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
6:13	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
6:01	Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	16	13
5:41	Julian Wright misses 17-foot jumper	16	13
5:41	Darren Collison offensive rebound	16	13
5:30	Emeka Okafor misses 6-foot jumper	16	13
5:28	Julian Wright offensive rebound	16	13
5:28	Julian Wright makes tip shot	16	15
5:13	Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper	18	15
5:00	Darren Collison makes 20-foot jumper	18	17
4:48	Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
4:31	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper	21	17
4:30	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	21	17
4:18	Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	21	17
4:18	Arron Afflalo turnover	21	17
4:18	New Orleans full timeout	21	17
4:18	J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo	21	17
3:57	Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot hook shot	21	17
3:56	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	21	17
3:47	Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot two point shot	23	17
3:31	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Julian Wright assists)	23	19
3:15	Johan Petro misses layup	23	19
3:10	David West defensive rebound	23	19
3:01	David West misses 22-foot jumper	23	19
3:00	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	23	19
2:49	Carmelo Anthony misses layup	23	19
2:48	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	23	19
2:40	Julian Wright makes dunk (Darren Collison assists)	23	21
2:24	Nene Hilario makes layup	25	21
2:09	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	25	21
2:09	Denver full timeout	25	21
2:09	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	25	21
2:09	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Julian Wright	25	21
2:09	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	25	22
2:09	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	25	22
2:08	Johan Petro defensive rebound	25	22
1:55	Morris Peterson personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	25	22
1:47	Chris Andersen makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	27	22
1:25	David West makes layup	27	24
1:07	Chauncey Billups bad pass	27	24
1:07	Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	27	24
58.6	Darren Collison makes 17-foot jumper	27	26
50.4	Johan Petro makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)	29	26
35.9	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	26
34.7	Anthony Carter defensive rebound	29	26
29.4	Anthony Carter bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)	29	26
9.2	Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)	29	29
3.9	Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	29
2.9	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	29	29
1.4	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper	29	29
0.5	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	29	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	29

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 3-2

Nuggets
92
Hornets
98

Game 1

19/12

Nuggets
92
Hornets
98

Game 2

19/12

Hornets
110
Nuggets
116

Game 3

24/1

Hornets
110
Nuggets
116

Game 4

24/1

Nuggets
102
Hornets
95

Game 5

13/3

Nuggets
102
Hornets
95

Game 6

13/3

Hornets
80
Nuggets
93

Game 7

19/3

Hornets
80
Nuggets
93

Game 8

19/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 13 March 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,220

Referees:
Greg Willard
Gary Zielinski
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	25	5	.833	-	W10
Denver	17	13	.567	8	W1
Minnesota	16	14	.533	9	W2
Portland	11	20	.355	14.5	W2
Utah	7	23	.233	18	L3

Orlando faces conference rival Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets (12-19, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (19-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Golden State takes on Phoenix, looks to halt 3-game skid

Phoenix Suns (15-15, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (15-15, 11th in the Western Conference)

Wembanyama and the Spurs take on conference foe Minnesota

San Antonio Spurs (16-15, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (16-14, eighth in the Western Conference)

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