Nuggets 113-107 Timberwolves (12 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

25-34, 12-19 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	23	33	27	107
DEN	37	31	21	24	113

Denver Nuggets

32-26, 18-12 home

113

Danilo Gallinari misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes 15-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Ty Lawson misses 14-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos misses 3-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 17-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Kosta Koufos makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Wesley Johnson blocks Arron Afflalo's layup
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes layup
Ty Lawson makes 15-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ty Lawson makes 12-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ty Lawson misses 8-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes layup
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
JaVale McGee misses slam dunk
Danilo Gallinari makes 19-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes 2-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Derrick Williams blocks Al Harrington's layup
Wesley Johnson blocks Corey Brewer's layup
Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Corey Brewer misses 22-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer makes 12-foot two point shot (Al Harrington assists)
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
Anthony Randolph blocks Arron Afflalo's layup
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)
Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 10-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 14-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk
Kosta Koufos makes tip shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 4-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 13-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 2-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Al Harrington misses 21-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 13-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 46-foot three point running jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Andre Miller's 6-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 9-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington makes dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
Andre Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver blocks Andre Miller's layup
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 20-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 9-foot running jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Arron Afflalo's jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
Anthony Randolph blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Danilo Gallinari makes 19-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes 1-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Martell Webster makes layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 16-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
Kevin Love misses 6-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kosta Koufos blocks Kevin Love's layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 23-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love misses two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Wesley Johnson misses two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 5-foot running jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 70-foot three point running jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 4-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses layup
Derrick Williams misses layup
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot
Derrick Williams makes layup (Malcolm Lee assists)
Derrick Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malcolm Lee makes driving layup
Derrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 20-foot jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)
Kenneth Faried blocks Anthony Randolph's layup
Derrick Williams misses layup
Anthony Randolph misses 8-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee blocks Jose Juan Barea's driving layup
Anthony Randolph makes layup
Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 8-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses layup
Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
Derrick Williams misses three point jumper
Martell Webster makes 15-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes 4-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 9-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic misses 8-foot two point shot
Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Wesley Johnson assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 18-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Kosta Koufos blocks Jose Juan Barea's 10-foot running jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 18-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams misses layup
Anthony Randolph makes tip shot
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 8-foot two point shot
Derrick Williams makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Derrick Williams makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams makes 18-foot jumper
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes 2-foot two point shot (Martell Webster assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 5-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Anthony Randolph's driving layup
JaVale McGee blocks Derrick Williams's 4-foot running jumper
Anthony Randolph makes 21-foot jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Anthony Tolliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Anthony Randolph makes jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three pointer (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Anthony Tolliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 12-foot two point shot
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster misses 15-foot jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nikola Pekovic vs. Kosta Koufos (Jose Juan Barea gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Kevin Love misses jumper	0	0
11:41	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Danilo Gallinari misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:30	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	0	2
11:30	Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot	0	2
11:14	Nikola Pekovic makes 1-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)	2	2
10:56	Kenneth Faried makes 15-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	2	4
10:40	Kosta Koufos shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	2	4
10:40	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
10:40	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
10:26	Ty Lawson misses 14-foot jumper	4	4
10:26	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	4	4
10:12	Martell Webster offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	4	4
10:12	Martell Webster turnover	4	4
9:51	Kosta Koufos misses 3-foot two point shot	4	4
9:49	Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound	4	4
9:37	Martell Webster makes layup (Nikola Pekovic assists)	6	4
9:26	Ty Lawson makes 17-foot jumper	6	6
9:07	Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)	8	6
9:02	Kenneth Faried makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)	8	8
8:45	Wesley Johnson makes 16-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)	10	8
8:32	Kosta Koufos makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)	10	10
8:14	Kevin Love misses 6-foot two point shot	10	10
8:11	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	10	10
8:08	Wesley Johnson blocks Arron Afflalo's layup	10	10
8:07	Denver defensive team rebound	10	10
8:07	Denver full timeout	10	10
7:52	Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Kenneth Faried steals)	10	10
7:48	Martell Webster personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	10	10
7:48	Michael Beasley enters the game for Martell Webster	10	10
7:37	Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	10	10
7:26	Michael Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:24	Kevin Love offensive rebound	10	10
7:20	Kosta Koufos blocks Kevin Love's layup	10	10
7:18	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	10	10
7:15	Arron Afflalo makes layup	10	12
7:01	Jose Juan Barea makes 12-foot jumper	12	12
6:50	Ty Lawson makes 15-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	12	14
6:26	Nikola Pekovic makes driving layup	14	14
6:11	Ty Lawson makes 12-foot two point shot	14	16
5:54	Jose Juan Barea makes 23-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:35	Kosta Koufos makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)	17	18
5:18	Kenneth Faried blocks Kevin Love's layup	17	18
5:16	Kevin Love offensive rebound	17	18
5:13	Kevin Love misses two point shot	17	18
5:13	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	17	18
5:05	Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	17	21
4:45	Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot	19	21
4:31	Ty Lawson misses 8-foot jumper	19	21
4:31	Ty Lawson offensive rebound	19	21
4:26	Ty Lawson makes layup	19	23
4:18	Kosta Koufos foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	19	23
4:18	Jose Juan Barea misses free throw 1 of 2	19	23
4:18	Minnesota offensive team rebound	19	23
4:18	JaVale McGee enters the game for Kosta Koufos	19	23
4:18	Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2	20	23
4:05	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	20	23
4:05	Denver offensive team rebound	20	23
3:59	JaVale McGee offensive foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	20	23
3:59	JaVale McGee turnover	20	23
3:59	Minnesota full timeout	20	23
3:59	Derrick Williams enters the game for Kevin Love	20	23
3:50	Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper	20	23
3:48	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	20	23
3:32	Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper	20	25
3:24	Jose Juan Barea bad pass	20	25
3:24	Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried	20	25
3:14	JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)	20	27
2:55	Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)	22	27
2:47	Nikola Pekovic illegal defense foul	22	27
2:47	Arron Afflalo makes technical free throw	22	28
2:47	Andre Miller enters the game for Arron Afflalo	22	28
2:34	Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	22	31
2:26	Ty Lawson personal foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	22	31
2:13	Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Derrick Williams draws the foul)	22	31
2:12	Nikola Pekovic offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	22	31
2:12	Nikola Pekovic turnover	22	31
1:58	JaVale McGee misses slam dunk	22	31
1:57	Al Harrington offensive rebound	22	31
1:43	Danilo Gallinari makes 19-foot jumper	22	33
1:31	Wesley Johnson misses two point shot	22	33
1:30	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	22	33
1:24	Ty Lawson makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)	22	35
1:05	Jose Juan Barea makes 5-foot running jumper	24	35
51.9	Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	35
50.8	Denver defensive team rebound	24	35
50.8	Corey Brewer enters the game for Ty Lawson	24	35
35.9	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	35
34.9	Andre Miller defensive rebound	24	35
29.3	JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	24	37
9.9	Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	37
8.9	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	24	37
2.9	Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	37
1.6	Derrick Williams defensive rebound	24	37
0.2	Derrick Williams misses 70-foot three point running jumper	24	37
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	24	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	37

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

Timberwolves
101
Nuggets
103

Game 1

21/2

Nuggets
100
Timberwolves
117

Game 2

25/3

Timberwolves
107
Nuggets
113

Game 3

12/4

Nuggets
131
Timberwolves
102

Game 4

27/4

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 12 April 2012

Denver, CO

Attendance: 15,823

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Derrick Collins
Josh Tiven

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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