Hornets 94-81 Nuggets (10 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

3-6, 2-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	28	24	16	94
DEN	27	19	18	17	81

Denver Nuggets

6-4, 4-1 home

Danilo Gallinari makes 17-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Timofey Mozgov misses 6-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario misses layup
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Nene Hilario's layup
Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 20-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Greivis Vasquez blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Andersen misses tip shot
Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Rudy Fernandez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 15-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes 20-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Corey Brewer makes slam dunk (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Nene Hilario's dunk
Corey Brewer misses 14-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 3-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez misses 21-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 5-foot running jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk
Andre Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 3-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 59-foot three point jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses 17-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses layup
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Ty Lawson makes 14-foot jumper
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses 13-foot running jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses driving layup
Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 13-foot running jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Al Harrington's layup
Rudy Fernandez misses 20-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 14-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 9-foot running jumper
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Arron Afflalo's 6-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 18-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez misses driving layup
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Corey Brewer misses 22-foot jumper
DeMarre Carroll makes 7-foot running jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 8-foot two point shot
DeMarre Carroll makes 9-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Chris Kaman misses two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 3-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Nene Hilario blocks Jarrett Jack's driving layup
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk
Chris Kaman makes 12-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses layup
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk
Marco Belinelli makes 1-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Rudy Fernandez blocks Marco Belinelli's 21-foot two point shot
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
DaJuan Summers makes 19-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Carl Landry misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Chris Kaman makes layup (DaJuan Summers assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 27-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 10-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Carl Landry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 11-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 10-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry misses two point shot
Danilo Gallinari blocks Carl Landry's 5-foot running jumper
Carldell Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 7-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 12-foot running jumper
Chris Kaman makes dunk (Emeka Okafor assists)
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 6-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Chris Kaman makes 1-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes dunk (Emeka Okafor assists)
Jarrett Jack misses jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes running jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 6-foot running jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
DaJuan Summers misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carldell Johnson misses 7-foot running jumper
Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Arron Afflalo blocks Chris Kaman's 4-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes two point shot
DaJuan Summers makes 23-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 3-foot two point shot (DaJuan Summers assists)
DaJuan Summers misses 17-foot jumper

HORNETS

NUGGETS

TIME		NO	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Timofey Mozgov (Jarrett Jack gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Marco Belinelli foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)	0	0
11:33	Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:33	Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:11	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot running jumper	0	2
11:11	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	0	2
10:57	Timofey Mozgov lost ball (Jarrett Jack steals)	0	2
10:52	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	2	2
10:52	Nene Hilario defensive goaltending	2	2
10:41	Chris Kaman kicked ball	2	2
10:30	Danilo Gallinari makes 17-foot jumper	2	4
10:07	Chris Kaman misses two point shot	2	4
10:06	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	2	4
9:57	Nene Hilario makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)	2	6
9:42	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:41	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	2	6
9:37	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 3-foot two point shot	2	6
9:37	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	2	6
9:27	Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)	2	8
9:25	New Orleans full timeout	2	8
9:18	Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper	2	8
9:15	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	2	8
8:56	Timofey Mozgov misses 6-foot two point shot	2	8
8:55	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	8
8:45	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	5	8
8:30	Emeka Okafor personal foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	5	8
8:17	Nene Hilario misses layup	5	8
8:17	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	5	8
8:11	Nene Hilario blocks Jarrett Jack's driving layup	5	8
8:08	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	5	8
8:08	Emeka Okafor foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)	5	8
8:08	Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2	5	8
8:08	Denver offensive team rebound	5	8
8:08	Carl Landry enters the game for Emeka Okafor	5	8
8:08	Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2	5	9
7:48	Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper	5	9
7:48	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	5	9
7:43	Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Carl Landry steals)	5	9
7:37	Carl Landry makes dunk	7	9
7:26	Carl Landry personal foul (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)	7	9
7:26	Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 1 of 2	7	10
7:26	Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 2 of 2	7	11
7:03	Chris Kaman makes 12-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)	9	11
6:48	Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	9	14
6:31	Chris Kaman misses layup	9	14
6:28	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	9	14
6:26	Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper	9	14
6:24	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	9	14
6:03	Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot two point shot	11	14
5:54	Carl Landry blocks Nene Hilario's layup	11	15
5:52	Nene Hilario offensive rebound	11	14
5:52	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	11	14
5:52	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2	11	15
5:52	Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2	11	15
5:50	Carl Landry defensive rebound	11	15
5:43	Ty Lawson personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	11	15
5:43	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	11	15
5:43	Al Harrington enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	11	15
5:22	Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot two point shot	11	15
5:22	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	11	15
5:16	Nene Hilario 3 second	11	15
5:00	Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper	11	15
4:58	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	11	15
4:54	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk	13	15
4:39	Nene Hilario bad pass (Greivis Vasquez steals)	13	15
4:33	Marco Belinelli makes 1-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)	15	15
4:26	Arron Afflalo traveling	15	15
4:26	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Nene Hilario	15	15
4:26	Chris Andersen enters the game for Arron Afflalo	15	15
4:26	DaJuan Summers enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	15	15
4:09	Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	17	15
3:51	Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	15
3:51	Denver defensive team rebound	17	15
3:31	Rudy Fernandez blocks Marco Belinelli's 21-foot two point shot	17	15
3:28	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	17	15
3:25	Ty Lawson makes layup (Rudy Fernandez assists)	17	17
3:25	DaJuan Summers defensive goaltending	17	17
3:03	Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper	17	17
3:03	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	17	17
2:55	Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Harrington assists)	17	20
2:33	DaJuan Summers makes 19-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	19	20
2:20	Rudy Fernandez makes 20-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	19	22
2:00	Carl Landry misses 9-foot jumper	19	22
2:00	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	19	22
1:54	Chris Kaman makes layup	21	22
1:52	Greivis Vasquez blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup	21	22
1:51	Denver defensive team rebound	21	22
1:51	Denver full timeout	21	22
1:51	Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson	21	22
1:32	Chris Kaman makes layup (DaJuan Summers assists)	23	22
1:10	Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)	23	25
49.5	Greivis Vasquez makes 27-foot three point jumper	26	25
33.9	Al Harrington misses 20-foot jumper	26	25
32.9	Chris Andersen offensive rebound	26	25
28.9	Chris Andersen misses tip shot	26	25
28.8	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	26	25
24.9	Greivis Vasquez bad pass (Rudy Fernandez steals)	26	25
21.8	Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Andre Miller assists)	26	27
7.2	Carl Landry step out of bounds turnover	26	27
7.2	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Marco Belinelli	26	27
7.2	Ty Lawson enters the game for Chris Andersen	26	27
1.8	Rudy Fernandez misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	27
0.0	Denver offensive team rebound	26	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nuggets
96
Hornets
88

Game 1

7/1

Hornets
94
Nuggets
81

Game 2

10/1

Hornets
97
Nuggets
110

Game 3

10/3

Nuggets
92
Hornets
94

Game 4

5/4

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 10 January 2012

Denver, CO

Attendance: 14,002

Referees:
Violet Palmer
Leroy Richardson
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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