Lakers 103-88 Nuggets (29 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

38-28, 18-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	14	26	24	24	88
LAL	27	23	27	26	103

Los Angeles Lakers

41-25, 26-7 home

103

Ramon Sessions makes driving dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos blocks Ramon Sessions's jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 6-foot two point shot
Devin Ebanks makes 18-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 2-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 14-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried blocks Devin Ebanks's layup
Jordan Hill misses two point shot
Steve Blake misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Ebanks makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hill misses 3-foot hook shot
Jordan Hill makes layup
Matt Barnes misses layup
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hill makes layup
Devin Ebanks makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Jordan Hill misses 21-foot jumper
Devin Ebanks makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Jordan Hill misses jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes tip shot
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Devin Ebanks makes 9-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum misses 4-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 15-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo blocks Kobe Bryant's 20-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 12-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Pau Gasol misses jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 4-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes driving dunk
Ramon Sessions makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 3-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes 4-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot jumper
JaVale McGee blocks Jordan Hill's 4-foot hook shot
Andrew Bynum makes layup
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hill makes 3-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes tip shot
Pau Gasol makes hook shot
Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses 5-foot two point shot
Jordan Hill makes tip shot
Pau Gasol misses 20-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Kobe Bryant makes slam dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 3-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes hook shot
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 11-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Jordan Hill makes slam dunk
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Christian Eyenga makes layup
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
Kosta Koufos misses 15-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Ty Lawson's 4-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 11-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
JaVale McGee misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
JaVale McGee misses hook shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Al Harrington's dunk
Al Harrington misses 21-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes layup
Al Harrington misses 9-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Kenneth Faried makes driving layup
Andre Miller makes driving layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Jordan Hill blocks Al Harrington's layup
Corey Brewer makes three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 19-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 17-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 8-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses layup
Andre Miller misses two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 1-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Ty Lawson's 4-foot running jumper
JaVale McGee misses 7-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses driving layup
Ty Lawson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes 29-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Pau Gasol blocks Ty Lawson's 5-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's 5-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 4-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 1-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's driving layup
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Al Harrington makes 16-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Al Harrington's 4-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes 4-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Pau Gasol blocks Al Harrington's 7-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Andre Miller's 11-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 44-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses layup
Al Harrington misses layup
JaVale McGee misses layup
Matt Barnes blocks Corey Brewer's jumper
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Jordan Hill blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Ty Lawson makes 21-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses layup
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 4-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Danilo Gallinari makes two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Andre Miller misses layup
Andre Miller makes tip shot
Timofey Mozgov misses jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Timofey Mozgov's jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 14-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 6-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 5-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses tip shot
Jordan Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper (Julyan Stone assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Julyan Stone assists)

NUGGETS

LAKERS

TIME		DEN	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kosta Koufos vs. Andrew Bynum (Ty Lawson gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Ty Lawson bad pass	0	0
11:37	Kenneth Faried personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	0	0
11:30	Kosta Koufos shooting foul (Devin Ebanks draws the foul)	0	0
11:30	Devin Ebanks makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:30	Devin Ebanks makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:08	Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup	2	2
10:48	Pau Gasol bad pass (Danilo Gallinari steals)	2	2
10:41	Danilo Gallinari lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals)	2	2
10:37	Ramon Sessions makes driving dunk (Pau Gasol assists)	2	4
10:25	Kosta Koufos misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
10:22	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
10:06	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	2	4
9:55	Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:53	Kosta Koufos offensive rebound	2	4
9:48	Arron Afflalo misses layup	2	4
9:47	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	2	4
9:36	Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot jumper	2	4
9:34	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	2	4
9:18	Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper	2	4
9:18	Devin Ebanks defensive rebound	2	4
9:00	Kosta Koufos blocks Ramon Sessions's jumper	2	4
9:00	Jumpball: Kosta Koufos vs. Andrew Bynum (Arron Afflalo gains possession)	2	4
9:00	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	2	4
8:45	Andrew Bynum blocks Ty Lawson's 4-foot jumper	2	4
8:42	Devin Ebanks defensive rebound	2	4
8:22	Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot jumper	2	4
8:22	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	2	4
8:15	Arron Afflalo misses jumper	2	4
8:14	Devin Ebanks defensive rebound	2	4
8:08	Pau Gasol makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)	2	6
7:50	Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's layup	2	6
7:48	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	2	6
7:47	Kobe Bryant bad pass (Ty Lawson steals)	2	6
7:39	Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot jumper	2	6
7:39	Kosta Koufos offensive rebound	2	6
7:30	Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot	4	6
7:30	Devin Ebanks shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)	4	6
7:30	Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 1	4	6
7:28	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	4	6
7:11	Andrew Bynum traveling	4	6
6:50	Ty Lawson misses 11-foot jumper	4	6
6:48	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	4	6
6:41	Ramon Sessions makes 6-foot two point shot	4	8
6:18	Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)	6	8
6:01	Ramon Sessions backcourt	6	8
6:01	Al Harrington enters the game for Kosta Koufos	6	8
6:01	JaVale McGee enters the game for Kenneth Faried	6	8
5:52	Pau Gasol shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)	6	8
5:52	Los Angeles full timeout	6	8
5:52	JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2	6	8
5:52	Denver offensive team rebound	6	8
5:52	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
5:35	Devin Ebanks makes 18-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	7	10
5:13	Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup	9	10
4:52	Kobe Bryant makes 2-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)	9	12
4:46	JaVale McGee offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	9	12
4:46	JaVale McGee turnover	9	12
4:31	Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper	9	12
4:31	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	9	12
4:20	JaVale McGee misses layup	9	12
4:20	Denver offensive team rebound	9	12
4:20	Andre Miller enters the game for Arron Afflalo	9	12
4:20	Matt Barnes enters the game for Devin Ebanks	9	12
4:07	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	9	12
4:05	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	9	12
3:56	JaVale McGee shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	9	12
3:56	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	9	13
3:56	Jordan Hill enters the game for Pau Gasol	9	13
3:56	Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2	9	13
3:55	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	9	13
3:34	JaVale McGee misses hook shot	9	13
3:31	Jordan Hill defensive rebound	9	13
3:16	Ty Lawson shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	9	13
3:16	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
3:16	Steve Blake enters the game for Ramon Sessions	9	14
3:16	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
3:02	Ty Lawson bad pass (Andrew Bynum steals)	9	15
2:59	Matt Barnes bad pass	9	15
2:59	Denver full timeout	9	15
2:59	Corey Brewer enters the game for Ty Lawson	9	15
2:41	Andrew Bynum blocks Al Harrington's dunk	9	15
2:40	Al Harrington offensive rebound	9	15
2:35	Jordan Hill shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	9	15
2:35	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
2:35	Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2	10	15
2:34	Jordan Hill defensive rebound	10	15
2:15	Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	10	18
1:59	Kobe Bryant personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	10	18
1:53	Al Harrington misses 21-foot jumper	10	18
1:52	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	10	18
1:32	Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	18
1:31	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	10	18
1:31	JaVale McGee bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)	10	18
1:28	Matt Barnes makes 14-foot jumper	10	20
1:17	Matt Barnes personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	10	20
1:17	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	11	20
1:17	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	12	20
1:00	Steve Blake makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	12	23
53.3	Danilo Gallinari makes layup	14	23
29.3	Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper	14	26
7.9	Al Harrington misses 9-foot two point shot	14	26
5.8	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	14	26
1.3	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	14	26
1.3	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	14	27
1.3	Devin Ebanks enters the game for Matt Barnes	14	27
1.3	Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2	14	27
0.8	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	14	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	27

Nuggets
88
Lakers
103

Game 1

29/4

Nuggets
100
Lakers
104

Game 2

2/5

Lakers
84
Nuggets
99

Game 3

5/5

Lakers
92
Nuggets
88

Game 4

7/5

Nuggets
102
Lakers
99

Game 5

9/5

Lakers
96
Nuggets
113

Game 6

11/5

Nuggets
87
Lakers
96

Game 7

13/5

crypto.com Arena

8:30 PM, 29 April 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Derrick Collins
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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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