Nuggets 98-94 Thunder (8 Apr, 2010) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

51-27, 19-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	21	22	25	98
OKC	33	19	28	14	94

Oklahoma City Thunder

48-30, 25-14 home

Kevin Durant misses running jumper
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Russell Westbrook misses jumper
Jeff Green misses driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses layup
Kevin Durant makes 6-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 8-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 4-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 10-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses jumper
James Harden misses two point shot
Nick Collison makes tip shot
Eric Maynor misses 7-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes two point shot
Eric Maynor misses 18-foot jumper
Malik Allen blocks Nick Collison's layup
Nick Collison makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Nick Collison makes 19-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jeff Green misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes tip shot
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony blocks Russell Westbrook's 17-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 13-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses layup
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Jeff Green makes driving layup
James Harden misses layup
Nene Hilario blocks Nick Collison's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes slam dunk (Jeff Green assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Eric Maynor misses 6-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith blocks James Harden's 18-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo blocks Russell Westbrook's driving layup
Jeff Green misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith blocks Thabo Sefolosha's 23-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Kevin Durant misses 8-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk
Arron Afflalo makes driving dunk
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Nene Hilario misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper
Jeff Green blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joey Graham makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Nene Hilario makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 7-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 4-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
Joey Graham makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith misses 13-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot jumper (Joey Graham assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Malik Allen misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses driving layup
J.R. Smith makes 7-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
Russell Westbrook blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Joey Graham makes layup
Arron Afflalo misses 14-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses layup
Johan Petro makes 16-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Johan Petro misses hook shot
Kevin Durant blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
James Harden blocks Joey Graham's 6-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot jumper
Nick Collison blocks Arron Afflalo's jumper
J.R. Smith misses 9-foot jumper
Malik Allen misses tip shot
Kevin Durant blocks Arron Afflalo's layup
Nick Collison blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
J.R. Smith misses 12-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 5-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes slam dunk
Kevin Durant blocks Carmelo Anthony's 7-foot jumper

NUGGETS

THUNDER

TIME		DEN	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Johan Petro vs. Jeff Green (Nene Hilario gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Arron Afflalo misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Jeff Green defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	shot clock violation	0	0
10:56	Nene Hilario makes driving layup	2	0
10:41	Johan Petro shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	2	0
10:41	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:41	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:32	Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
10:30	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	Kevin Durant misses running jumper	2	2
10:22	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	2	2
10:15	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	2	2
10:11	Kevin Durant makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	2	4
9:56	Jeff Green shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	2	4
9:56	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
9:56	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
9:48	Russell Westbrook misses jumper	4	4
9:45	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	4	4
9:41	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:40	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	4	4
9:38	Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot	4	4
9:37	Johan Petro offensive rebound	4	4
9:25	Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk	6	4
9:15	Jeff Green misses driving layup	6	4
9:12	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	6	4
9:07	Arron Afflalo makes driving dunk	8	4
8:47	Nene Hilario shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	8	4
8:47	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	5
8:47	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	6
8:38	Chauncey Billups misses driving layup	8	6
8:37	Chauncey Billups offensive rebound	8	6
8:37	Chauncey Billups traveling	8	6
8:26	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	8	6
8:26	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	8	6
8:25	Nenad Krstic personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	8	6
8:08	Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Thabo Sefolosha steals)	8	6
8:04	Russell Westbrook makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	8	8
7:50	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	8	8
7:50	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	8	8
7:50	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
7:50	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
7:39	Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper	10	8
7:37	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	10	8
7:28	Nene Hilario misses layup	10	8
7:28	Nick Collison defensive rebound	10	8
7:22	Kevin Durant makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	10	10
7:22	Johan Petro shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	10	10
7:22	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	10	11
7:00	Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot jumper	12	11
6:50	Thabo Sefolosha makes jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	12	13
6:31	Jeff Green blocks Nene Hilario's layup	12	13
6:28	Nick Collison defensive rebound	12	13
6:22	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper	12	13
6:20	Johan Petro defensive rebound	12	13
6:13	Chauncey Billups makes driving layup	14	13
6:05	Oklahoma City full timeout	14	13
6:05	Joey Graham enters the game for Johan Petro	14	13
5:56	Nick Collison misses layup	14	13
5:54	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	14	13
5:43	Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper	16	13
5:33	Russell Westbrook bad pass	16	13
5:13	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	13
5:13	Jeff Green defensive rebound	16	13
5:05	Kevin Durant makes 6-foot two point shot	16	15
4:50	Nick Collison shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	16	15
4:50	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2	17	15
4:50	Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2	18	15
4:41	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	18	17
4:24	Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	18	17
4:24	Carmelo Anthony turnover	18	17
4:24	J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo	18	17
4:16	Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot	18	19
3:58	Joey Graham makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	20	19
3:47	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	20	21
3:47	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	20	21
3:47	Serge Ibaka enters the game for Jeff Green	20	21
3:47	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	20	21
3:47	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1	20	21
3:47	Joey Graham defensive rebound	20	21
3:42	Chauncey Billups misses layup	20	21
3:39	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	22	21
3:39	Nene Hilario makes two point shot	22	21
3:24	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	22	21
3:20	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	22	21
3:11	Joey Graham lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	22	21
3:04	Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot jumper	22	23
2:47	Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper	25	23
2:31	Kevin Durant makes 8-foot two point shot	25	25
2:20	Chauncey Billups turnover	25	25
2:20	Denver full timeout	25	25
2:20	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	25	25
2:20	Malik Allen enters the game for Nene Hilario	25	25
2:14	Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	25	25
2:14	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	25	26
2:14	Arron Afflalo enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	25	26
2:14	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	25	27
1:54	J.R. Smith misses 7-foot two point shot	25	27
1:54	Denver offensive team rebound	25	27
1:50	Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	27	27
1:47	Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)	27	27
1:47	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	27	28
1:31	Serge Ibaka makes 4-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)	27	30
1:13	Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	30	30
52.9	Serge Ibaka makes 10-foot two point shot	30	32
39.8	Chauncey Billups misses 4-foot jumper	30	32
38.9	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	30	32
17.6	Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)	30	32
17.6	Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2	30	32
17.6	Oklahoma City offensive team rebound	30	32
17.6	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 2 of 2	30	33
1.9	Chauncey Billups misses driving layup	30	33
0.9	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	30	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	33

Regular Season Series

DEN wins 3-1

Thunder
93
Nuggets
102

Game 1

15/12

Nuggets
84
Thunder
101

Game 2

30/1

Thunder
90
Nuggets
119

Game 3

4/3

Nuggets
98
Thunder
94

Game 4

8/4

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 8 April 2010

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,332

Referees:
Scott Wall
Sean Corbin
Scott Foster

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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