Trail Blazers 101-93 Nuggets (21 Dec, 2012) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

14-13, 7-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	14	26	21	32	93
POR	25	25	19	32	101

Portland Trail Blazers

12-12, 8-4 home

101

Joel Freeland misses 3-foot hook shot
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses two point shot
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
J.J. Hickson misses jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 15-foot Running Jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
JaVale McGee blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
Nicolas Batum makes dunk (Luke Babbitt assists)
Meyers Leonard makes two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists)
Damian Lillard misses 18-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes 21-foot two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 17-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 8-foot Running Jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Meyers Leonard misses tip shot
Victor Claver misses three point jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 18-foot two point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot
Luke Babbitt makes three point jumper (Meyers Leonard assists)
Luke Babbitt makes three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Luke Babbitt makes three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Ronnie Price misses 10-foot two point shot
Timofey Mozgov blocks J.J. Hickson 's 2-foot layup
Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
Luke Babbitt misses 18-foot two point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Ronnie Price assists)
J.J. Hickson misses driving layup
Nicolas Batum misses tip shot
Luke Babbitt misses jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 6-foot jump bank shot
Wesley Matthews misses 13-foot jumper
Joel Freeland makes driving dunk (Wesley Matthews assists)
Kosta Koufos blocks Damian Lillard's jumper
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 16-foot two point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes 20-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Joel Freeland misses 4-foot hook shot
J.J. Hickson makes 3-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
Joel Freeland misses 4-foot hook shot
Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 7-foot Running Jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot hook shot
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Babbitt misses three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses running hook shot
Luke Babbitt misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kosta Koufos blocks Nicolas Batum's layup
Meyers Leonard misses 15-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot
Meyers Leonard makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 16-foot two point jumper
Ronnie Price misses 45-foot
Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price misses driving layup
J.J. Hickson makes 15-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Ronnie Price makes driving dunk
Nicolas Batum makes jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 20-foot jumper
Ronnie Price misses jumper
Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee blocks Nicolas Batum 's 1-foot layup
Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wesley Matthews assists)
Nicolas Batum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 4-foot Running Jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 22-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Luke Babbitt makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 28-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses layup
J.J. Hickson misses
Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Kosta Koufos makes two point shot
Andre Iguodala makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 4-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee misses 16-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 4-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 11-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 12-foot Running Jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 14-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Jordan Hamilton makes layup (Evan Fournier assists)
Jordan Hamilton misses 10-foot Running Jumper
Evan Fournier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Evan Fournier makes driving layup
Andre Miller misses jumper
Timofey Mozgov makes two point shot
Anthony Randolph makes 7-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses layup
Ronnie Price blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Andre Miller misses 3-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes layup
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses tip shot
Andre Iguodala misses two point shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson blocks Ty Lawson 's 1-foot layup
Kenneth Faried makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
J.J. Hickson blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
Ty Lawson makes two point shot
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Evan Fournier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 8-foot hook shot
Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk
J.J. Hickson blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
Ty Lawson misses 18-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Kosta Koufos makes two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Kenneth Faried misses
Kenneth Faried misses
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 20-foot two point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
JaVale McGee makes dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Jordan Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses jumper
Jordan Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses jumper
Jordan Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton makes 10-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
JaVale McGee makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Andre Miller misses three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 8-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum blocks Corey Brewer's shot
JaVale McGee misses layup
JaVale McGee misses tip shot
Andre Miller makes 9-foot two point shot
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews blocks Andre Miller's layup
Ty Lawson makes two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 20-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper

NUGGETS

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIME		DEN	POR
12:00	Kosta Koufos vs. J.J. Hickson (Ty Lawson gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Kosta Koufos bad pass	0	0
11:25	Joel Freeland misses 3-foot hook shot	0	0
11:22	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper	0	0
11:11	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	0	3
10:45	Danilo Gallinari misses 22-foot jumper	0	3
10:45	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	0	3
10:37	Damian Lillard misses two point shot	0	3
10:34	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	0	3
10:34	J.J. Hickson makes two point shot	0	5
10:14	Wesley Matthews personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)	0	5
10:04	Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:02	Joel Freeland defensive rebound	0	5
9:55	J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)	0	7
9:37	Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper	0	7
9:36	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	0	7
9:30	Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)	0	7
9:30	Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2	0	7
9:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	0	7
9:30	Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2	0	7
9:30	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	0	7
9:11	J.J. Hickson misses jumper	0	7
9:11	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	0	7
9:06	Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)	2	7
8:47	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
8:45	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	2	7
8:33	Kenneth Faried misses layup	2	7
8:33	Joel Freeland defensive rebound	2	7
8:22	Ty Lawson personal foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	2	7
8:15	Wesley Matthews misses 15-foot Running Jumper	2	7
8:12	Nuggets defensive team rebound	2	7
8:03	Kenneth Faried misses layup	2	7
8:00	Kosta Koufos offensive rebound	2	7
8:00	Kosta Koufos makes two point shot	4	7
7:50	Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	4	10
7:28	Andre Iguodala makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)	6	10
7:16	J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot jumper	6	10
7:13	Joel Freeland offensive rebound	6	10
7:11	Wesley Matthews misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	10
7:11	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	6	10
7:11	Kosta Koufos loose ball foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)	6	10
7:07	Kosta Koufos shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)	6	10
7:07	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	6	11
7:07	JaVale McGee enters the game for Kosta Koufos	6	11
7:07	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
6:50	Ty Lawson makes 4-foot two point shot	8	12
6:35	Wesley Matthews makes three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	8	15
6:09	JaVale McGee misses 16-foot two point shot	8	15
6:09	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	8	15
5:58	JaVale McGee blocks J.J. Hickson's layup	8	15
5:56	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	8	15
5:52	Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	8	15
5:52	Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)	8	15
5:52	Trail Blazers Full timeout	8	15
5:52	Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	8	15
5:52	Corey Brewer enters the game for Andre Iguodala	8	15
5:52	Timofey Mozgov enters the game for JaVale McGee	8	15
5:52	Luke Babbitt enters the game for Joel Freeland	8	15
5:52	Meyers Leonard enters the game for J.J. Hickson	8	15
5:43	Nicolas Batum makes dunk (Luke Babbitt assists)	8	17
5:22	Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	17
5:20	Wesley Matthews defensive rebound	8	17
5:15	Meyers Leonard makes two point shot (Wesley Matthews assists)	8	19
4:48	Kenneth Faried misses jumper	8	19
4:48	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	8	19
4:39	Damian Lillard misses 18-foot two point shot	8	19
4:39	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	8	19
4:24	Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	10	19
4:07	Wesley Matthews makes 21-foot two point shot	10	21
3:44	Andre Miller misses 4-foot jumper	10	21
3:44	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	10	21
3:35	Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	21
3:35	Nuggets defensive team rebound	10	21
3:35	Nicolas Batum loose ball foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	10	21
3:35	Evan Fournier enters the game for Kenneth Faried	10	21
3:35	Anthony Randolph enters the game for Ty Lawson	10	21
3:35	Victor Claver enters the game for Nicolas Batum	10	21
3:15	Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper	10	21
3:13	Evan Fournier offensive rebound	10	21
2:59	Andre Miller misses 11-foot jumper	10	21
2:57	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	10	21
2:47	Wesley Matthews makes 17-foot two point shot	10	23
2:41	Corey Brewer misses 12-foot Running Jumper	10	23
2:40	Victor Claver defensive rebound	10	23
2:31	Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper	10	23
2:30	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	10	23
2:23	Anthony Randolph misses 14-foot jumper	10	23
2:20	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	10	23
2:20	Nuggets Full timeout	10	23
2:20	Jordan Hamilton enters the game for Corey Brewer	10	23
1:57	Damian Lillard misses 8-foot Running Jumper	10	23
1:55	Andre Miller defensive rebound	10	23
1:35	Timofey Mozgov makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)	12	23
1:10	Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	23
1:09	Meyers Leonard misses tip shot	12	23
1:09	Meyers Leonard offensive rebound	12	23
1:07	Victor Claver offensive rebound	12	23
1:07	Victor Claver bad pass (Evan Fournier steals)	12	23
1:01	Jordan Hamilton makes layup (Evan Fournier assists)	14	23
45.0	Victor Claver misses three point jumper	14	23
44.0	Andre Miller defensive rebound	14	23
36.0	Andre Miller bad pass (Wesley Matthews steals)	14	23
27.0	Luke Babbitt misses 18-foot two point jumper	14	23
26.0	Jordan Hamilton defensive rebound	14	23
10.0	Jordan Hamilton misses 10-foot Running Jumper	14	23
9.0	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	14	23
7.0	Evan Fournier personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)	14	23
7.0	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	14	24
7.0	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	14	25
1.0	Luke Babbitt personal take foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	14	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	25

Regular Season Series

POR leads 1-0

Nuggets
93
Trail Blazers
101

Game 1

21/12

Trail Blazers
111
Nuggets
115

Game 2

16/1

Nuggets
111
Trail Blazers
109

Game 3

28/2

Trail Blazers
109
Nuggets
118

Game 4

14/4

Moda Center

3:00 AM, 21 December 2012

Portland, OR

Attendance: 19,982

Referees:
Scott Foster
Eli Roe
Brian Forte

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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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