Nuggets 99-84 Lakers (5 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

41-25, 15-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	14	25	26	19	84
DEN	30	25	17	27	99

Denver Nuggets

38-28, 20-13 home

Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 11-foot jumper
Devin Ebanks blocks Danilo Gallinari's 3-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses layup
Kenneth Faried makes tip shot
Ty Lawson misses 18-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Kenneth Faried makes layup
Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 2-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Timofey Mozgov's 3-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Arron Afflalo makes jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Ty Lawson makes dunk
Pau Gasol blocks Kenneth Faried's two point shot
JaVale McGee misses layup
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 13-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes 6-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Al Harrington assists)
Corey Brewer misses 49-foot three point running jumper
Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)
JaVale McGee makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Al Harrington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Andre Miller misses 17-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three pointer
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 12-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 10-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 21-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses layup
JaVale McGee makes 2-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes 2-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 15-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Arron Afflalo's two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 4-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 1-foot two point shot (Kenneth Faried assists)
Devin Ebanks blocks Arron Afflalo's driving layup
Al Harrington makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
JaVale McGee misses two point shot
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Matt Barnes blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Pau Gasol blocks Andre Miller's driving layup
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
JaVale McGee misses jumper
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup
JaVale McGee makes 7-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Andre Miller's 14-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes layup (Kenneth Faried assists)
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 17-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee makes layup
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Kenneth Faried misses 3-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses 6-foot two point shot
Andre Miller makes 12-foot two point shot
Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 21-foot jumper
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
JaVale McGee misses hook shot
Kenneth Faried misses tip shot
Pau Gasol blocks Timofey Mozgov's driving layup
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Kenneth Faried misses 2-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses jumper
Ty Lawson misses 14-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes layup
Devin Ebanks makes 20-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 14-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 21-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Ebanks misses jumper
Devin Ebanks makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Devin Ebanks misses 16-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 24-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee blocks Devin Ebanks's 4-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 9-foot two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses 16-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 22-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 24-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Steve Blake makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Matt Barnes makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Matt Barnes misses 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes three pointer (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 7-foot two point shot
Matt Barnes misses two point shot
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 8-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses running jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 10-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol misses 19-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes two point shot
Timofey Mozgov blocks Kobe Bryant's driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Andrew Bynum makes 11-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 7-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Andrew Bynum assists)
Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Andrew Bynum's 5-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 9-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes layup
JaVale McGee blocks Matt Barnes's layup
Kobe Bryant misses 32-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 21-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 22-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three pointer
Pau Gasol misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 6-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup

LAKERS

NUGGETS

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Timofey Mozgov (Ramon Sessions gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Devin Ebanks makes 20-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)	2	0
11:26	Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
11:26	Denver defensive team rebound	2	0
11:26	Kenneth Faried loose ball foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	2	0
11:03	Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
11:00	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	2	0
10:51	Kenneth Faried misses 11-foot jumper	2	0
10:49	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	2	0
10:33	Pau Gasol makes 14-foot two point shot	4	0
10:18	Timofey Mozgov 3 second	4	0
10:03	Pau Gasol misses 21-foot jumper	4	0
10:02	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	4	0
9:57	Devin Ebanks shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	4	0
9:57	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
9:57	Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2	4	1
9:55	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	4	1
9:41	Andrew Bynum misses layup	4	1
9:41	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	4	1
9:41	Arron Afflalo loose ball foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	4	1
9:34	Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper	4	1
9:33	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	4	1
9:26	Devin Ebanks blocks Danilo Gallinari's 3-foot jumper	4	1
9:25	Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound	4	1
9:23	Timofey Mozgov misses layup	4	1
9:22	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	4	3
9:22	Kenneth Faried makes tip shot	4	3
9:03	Kobe Bryant makes two point shot	6	3
8:52	Ty Lawson misses 18-foot jumper	6	3
8:52	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	6	3
8:42	Ramon Sessions out of bounds lost ball turnover (Arron Afflalo steals)	6	3
8:36	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	6	3
8:34	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	6	5
8:34	Kenneth Faried makes layup	6	5
8:18	Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:18	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	6	5
8:08	Kenneth Faried misses two point shot	6	5
8:07	Danilo Gallinari offensive rebound	6	7
8:07	Danilo Gallinari makes 2-foot two point shot	6	7
7:50	Devin Ebanks misses jumper	6	7
7:50	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	6	7
7:33	Andrew Bynum blocks Timofey Mozgov's 3-foot jumper	6	7
7:31	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	6	7
7:28	Kenneth Faried misses 17-foot jumper	6	7
7:26	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	6	7
7:07	Devin Ebanks makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	8	7
6:43	Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	8	10
6:26	Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)	10	10
6:07	Timofey Mozgov bad pass	10	10
5:56	Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	12	10
5:33	Arron Afflalo makes jumper	12	12
5:15	Timofey Mozgov personal foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul)	12	12
5:15	Denver full timeout	12	12
5:15	Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	12	12
5:15	JaVale McGee enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	12	12
4:58	Devin Ebanks misses 16-foot jumper	12	12
4:58	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	12	12
4:35	Ty Lawson makes driving layup	12	14
4:16	Pau Gasol bad pass (Ty Lawson steals)	12	14
4:11	Ty Lawson makes dunk	12	16
3:54	Pau Gasol misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	16
3:53	Andre Miller defensive rebound	12	16
3:47	Pau Gasol blocks Kenneth Faried's two point shot	12	16
3:45	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	12	16
3:43	JaVale McGee misses layup	12	16
3:41	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	12	16
3:29	JaVale McGee blocks Devin Ebanks's 4-foot jumper	12	16
3:27	Andre Miller defensive rebound	12	16
3:20	Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	12	19
3:16	Los Angeles full timeout	12	19
3:16	Steve Blake enters the game for Devin Ebanks	12	19
3:16	Matt Barnes enters the game for Ramon Sessions	12	19
3:16	Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried	12	19
3:00	Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)	14	19
2:47	Matt Barnes shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	14	19
2:47	Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2	14	20
2:47	Jordan Hill enters the game for Pau Gasol	14	20
2:47	Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	21
2:28	Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper	14	21
2:27	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	14	21
2:13	Ty Lawson makes 13-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)	14	23
1:52	Jordan Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	23
1:52	Corey Brewer enters the game for Arron Afflalo	14	23
1:32	Ty Lawson makes driving layup	14	25
1:29	Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	14	25
1:29	Kobe Bryant turnover	14	25
1:15	Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	25
1:14	Jordan Hill defensive rebound	14	25
1:01	Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	25
1:00	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	14	25
53.2	JaVale McGee makes 6-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)	14	27
33.9	Andrew Bynum misses 9-foot two point shot	14	27
32.9	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	14	27
24.9	Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Al Harrington assists)	14	29
24.9	Steve Blake shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	14	29
24.9	Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1	14	30
12.3	Corey Brewer personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	14	30
4.1	Kobe Bryant lost ball (Corey Brewer steals)	14	30
0.8	Corey Brewer misses 49-foot three point running jumper	14	30
0.0	Denver offensive team rebound	14	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	30

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

Ball Arena

3:30 AM, 5 May 2012

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,155

Referees:
Jason Phillips
Michael Smith
Dan Crawford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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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