Nuggets 93-80 Hornets (19 Mar, 2010) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

33-37, 12-25 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	17	20	24	19	80
DEN	27	35	15	16	93

Denver Nuggets

47-22, 30-5 home

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

HORNETS

NUGGETS

TIME		NO	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Johan Petro (Carmelo Anthony gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Nene Hilario bad pass	0	0
11:22	David West misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:07	Johan Petro offensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Johan Petro makes layup	0	2
10:44	Nene Hilario blocks David West's layup	2	2
10:42	Julian Wright offensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Morris Peterson makes 16-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)	2	2
10:21	Johan Petro offensive foul (Julian Wright draws the foul)	2	2
10:21	Johan Petro turnover	2	2
10:04	David West misses 9-foot jumper	2	2
10:03	David West makes layup	4	2
10:03	David West offensive rebound	4	2
9:48	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	4	2
9:48	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	2
9:38	Arron Afflalo personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	4	2
9:26	Darren Collison misses 8-foot running jumper	4	2
9:26	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	4	2
9:18	Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot running jumper	4	4
9:14	David West makes dunk (Darren Collison assists)	6	4
9:03	Emeka Okafor blocks Chauncey Billups's layup	6	4
9:03	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	4
9:03	Chauncey Billups loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	6	4
8:45	Johan Petro shooting foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	6	4
8:45	Darren Collison makes free throw 1 of 2	7	4
8:45	Darren Collison makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:32	Johan Petro makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	6
8:15	Malik Allen enters the game for Johan Petro	8	6
8:10	David West misses 19-foot jumper	8	6
8:08	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	8	6
7:52	Nene Hilario makes 15-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)	8	8
7:37	Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper	8	8
7:35	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	8	8
7:26	Emeka Okafor personal foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	8	8
7:16	Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot	8	8
7:15	Malik Allen offensive rebound	8	8
7:15	Malik Allen misses tip shot	8	8
7:13	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	8	8
7:00	Emeka Okafor misses hook shot	8	8
7:00	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	8	8
6:41	Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	11
6:26	David West makes driving layup	10	11
6:20	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	10	11
6:20	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	10	12
6:20	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	10	13
6:11	Darren Collison turnover	10	13
5:50	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	13
5:48	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	10	13
5:37	Darren Collison bad pass	10	13
5:37	Denver full timeout	10	13
5:16	Malik Allen misses 20-foot jumper	10	13
5:16	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	10	13
5:13	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)	10	15
4:46	David West bad pass (Nene Hilario steals)	10	15
4:43	Denver 20 Sec. timeout	10	15
4:31	Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	15
4:31	Malik Allen offensive rebound	10	15
4:31	Malik Allen misses tip shot	10	15
4:30	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	10	15
4:18	Darren Collison lost ball (Malik Allen steals)	10	15
4:16	Malik Allen bad pass	10	15
4:16	J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo	10	15
4:16	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Julian Wright	10	15
4:03	Morris Peterson makes two point shot (David West assists)	12	15
4:03	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	12	15
4:03	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	12	15
4:03	Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 1	13	15
3:38	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
3:36	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	13	15
3:32	Morris Peterson misses layup	13	15
3:31	Malik Allen defensive rebound	13	15
3:27	J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
3:26	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	13	15
3:25	Marcus Thornton shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	13	15
3:25	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
3:25	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	13	17
3:10	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)	15	17
2:59	Chauncey Billups misses two point shot	15	17
2:56	Malik Allen offensive rebound	15	17
2:56	Malik Allen misses tip shot	15	17
2:55	David West defensive rebound	15	17
2:49	Darren Collison misses 22-foot jumper	15	17
2:49	New Orleans defensive rebound	15	17
2:49	New Orleans full timeout	15	17
2:32	J.R. Smith makes 6-foot running jumper	15	19
2:15	David West misses 20-foot jumper	15	19
2:14	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	15	19
2:11	Emeka Okafor makes dunk	17	19
1:51	Malik Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	17	21
1:31	David West offensive foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	17	21
1:31	David West turnover	17	21
1:31	Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	17	21
1:19	Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Anthony Carter assists)	17	23
54.9	Malik Allen blocks Darren Collison's 12-foot two point shot	17	23
53.9	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	17	23
51.0	Anthony Carter makes two point shot	17	25
27.0	shot clock violation	17	25
10.9	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	17	25
10.9	J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	17	26
10.9	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	17	27
4.0	Darren Collison misses 11-foot running jumper	17	27
0.9	Malik Allen defensive rebound	17	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	27

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 5-2

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

Ball Arena

1:30 AM, 19 March 2010

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,155

Referees:
Tony Brown
Scott Foster
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

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