Nuggets 96-88 Hornets (7 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

6-2, 2-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	24	17	21	34	96
NO	32	15	16	25	88

New Orleans Hornets

2-5, 1-3 home

Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Marco Belinelli makes layup
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Chris Kaman assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 4-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller blocks Carl Landry's layup
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli makes 6-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Carl Landry makes two point shot
Carl Landry makes 11-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 12-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot hook shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 11-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari blocks Jarrett Jack's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Jason Smith makes layup
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 10-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 6-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes layup
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes jumper
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 45-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 3-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 14-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Kosta Koufos blocks Greivis Vasquez's jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot
Carl Landry misses tip shot
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Carl Landry makes 15-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes tip shot
Kosta Koufos blocks Emeka Okafor's 8-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos blocks Carl Landry's jumper
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
Trey Johnson makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup
Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Al Harrington misses 20-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Al Harrington makes layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Andre Miller's layup
Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 2-foot two point shot (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Al Harrington misses 13-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Rudy Fernandez's layup
Chris Andersen makes tip shot
Jason Smith blocks Al Harrington's layup
Andre Miller misses 30-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses jumper
Ty Lawson misses 3-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses layup
Danilo Gallinari makes 5-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses layup
Al Harrington makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 6-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 5-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 5-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses dunk
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Nene Hilario misses jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses tip shot
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 30-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Nene Hilario misses layup
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Andre Miller misses 4-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos makes tip shot
Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Al Harrington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 8-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes 5-foot hook shot (Al Harrington assists)
Andre Miller makes layup
Rudy Fernandez makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Al Harrington makes 13-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Greivis Vasquez blocks Andre Miller's 9-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's 3-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Kosta Koufos makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses jumper
Kosta Koufos makes tip shot
Andre Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 7-foot jumper

NUGGETS

HORNETS

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Timofey Mozgov vs. Emeka Okafor (Ty Lawson gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Ty Lawson bad pass	0	0
11:33	Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)	0	2
11:12	Nene Hilario bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)	0	2
11:07	Marco Belinelli makes layup	0	4
11:02	Emeka Okafor blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup	0	4
11:02	Denver offensive team rebound	0	4
11:00	Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper	0	4
10:57	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	0	4
10:40	Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	0	7
10:22	Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	7
10:22	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	0	7
10:15	Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper	0	7
10:14	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	0	7
9:59	Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's layup	0	7
9:59	Denver offensive team rebound	0	7
9:51	Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	2	7
9:41	Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper	2	10
9:26	Arron Afflalo makes layup	4	10
9:10	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Chris Kaman assists)	4	12
8:48	Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)	7	12
8:29	Emeka Okafor misses 4-foot jumper	7	12
8:27	Jarrett Jack offensive rebound	7	12
8:23	Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper	7	15
8:08	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)	7	15
8:00	Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	9	15
7:41	Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper	9	15
7:41	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	9	15
7:35	Al-Farouq Aminu personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	9	15
7:22	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	9	15
7:22	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
7:22	Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
6:56	Chris Kaman makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	11	17
6:46	Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
6:43	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	11	17
6:37	Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper	11	17
6:35	New Orleans defensive team rebound	11	17
6:28	Al-Farouq Aminu personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	11	17
6:28	Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson	11	17
6:20	Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)	13	17
6:16	New Orleans full timeout	13	17
6:16	Al Harrington enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	13	17
6:16	Carl Landry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	13	17
6:07	Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	13	17
5:58	Chris Kaman makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	13	19
5:39	Al Harrington misses 20-foot jumper	13	19
5:37	Carl Landry defensive rebound	13	19
5:24	Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper	13	19
5:22	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	13	19
5:03	Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	15	19
4:45	Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot	15	19
4:43	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	15	19
4:41	Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)	17	19
4:22	Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:22	Al Harrington defensive rebound	17	19
4:16	Andre Miller bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)	17	19
4:13	Al Harrington shooting foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	17	19
4:13	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
4:13	Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2	17	20
4:13	Al Harrington defensive rebound	17	20
4:03	Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor	17	20
3:53	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	17	20
3:49	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	17	20
3:43	Andre Miller blocks Carl Landry's layup	17	20
3:43	New Orleans offensive team rebound	17	20
3:33	Arron Afflalo illegal defense foul	17	20
3:33	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Arron Afflalo	17	20
3:33	Jarrett Jack makes technical free throw	17	21
3:21	Jarrett Jack makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)	17	23
3:01	Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	20	23
2:46	Carl Landry offensive charge (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	20	23
2:46	Carl Landry turnover	20	23
2:46	Denver full timeout	20	23
2:46	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	20	23
2:46	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	20	23
2:33	Al Harrington makes layup	22	23
2:20	Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper	22	23
2:19	Al Harrington defensive rebound	22	23
2:06	Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	23
2:04	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	22	23
1:50	Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup	22	25
1:25	Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	25
1:25	Denver defensive team rebound	22	25
1:25	Ty Lawson enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	22	25
1:25	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Kaman	22	25
1:14	Marco Belinelli makes 6-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)	22	27
1:07	Jason Smith blocks Andre Miller's layup	22	27
1:06	Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound	22	27
59.7	Greivis Vasquez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	22	30
37.9	Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper	22	30
36.9	Carl Landry defensive rebound	22	30
18.9	Carl Landry makes two point shot	22	32
3.9	Andre Miller makes 2-foot two point shot (Rudy Fernandez assists)	24	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	32

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 1-0

Nuggets
96
Hornets
88

Game 1

7/1

Nuggets
96
Hornets
88

Game 2

7/1

Hornets
94
Nuggets
81

Game 3

10/1

Hornets
94
Nuggets
81

Game 4

10/1

Hornets
97
Nuggets
110

Game 5

10/3

Hornets
97
Nuggets
110

Game 6

10/3

Nuggets
92
Hornets
94

Game 7

5/4

Nuggets
92
Hornets
94

Game 8

5/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 7 January 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,035

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Gary Zielinski
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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