Nuggets 119-108 Lakers (26 Feb, 2013) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

28-30, 10-19 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	29	25	29	25	108
DEN	35	32	28	24	119

Denver Nuggets

36-22, 24-3 home

119

Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Wilson Chandler makes driving dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
Wilson Chandler makes 7-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses layup
Andre Iguodala misses 13-foot jumper
Earl Clark blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
Kosta Koufos makes two point shot
Corey Brewer makes 8-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Kosta Koufos 's 5-foot jumper
Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala makes driving layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes layup
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes layup
Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 1-foot dunk
Corey Brewer misses layup
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
JaVale McGee misses alley pop dunk shot
Wilson Chandler misses layup
Wilson Chandler misses tip shot
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes driving dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses driving layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes driving dunk (Jordan Hamilton assists)
Jordan Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot
Ty Lawson makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Wilson Chandler makes driving layup
Kenneth Faried misses 4-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 12-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson misses 5-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 16-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes driving layup
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 27-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes dunk
Timofey Mozgov makes 6-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Corey Brewer's layup
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Ty Lawson makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
Wilson Chandler makes 5-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 7-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes 16-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 11-foot two point shot
Andre Miller makes layup
Wilson Chandler makes 5-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 19-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)
Wilson Chandler misses jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes layup
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Earl Clark makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Metta World Peace misses two point shot
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Metta World Peace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Earl Clark makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper
Jodie Meeks makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Andre Iguodala blocks Kobe Bryant 's 2-foot layup
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jodie Meeks assists)
Jodie Meeks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Kobe Bryant's jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes layup
JaVale McGee blocks Antawn Jamison's layup
Earl Clark makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Earl Clark makes 2-foot driving dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Earl Clark misses 18-foot jumper
Metta World Peace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
JaVale McGee blocks Kobe Bryant's layup
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 48-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Metta World Peace makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Earl Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace misses 10-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Earl Clark misses 14-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Earl Clark misses 10-foot two point shot
Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 13-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison misses layup
Earl Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Antawn Jamison misses layup
Jodie Meeks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Antawn Jamison misses jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Metta World Peace misses three point jumper
Jodie Meeks makes 4-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried blocks Antawn Jamison's layup
JaVale McGee blocks Dwight Howard's shot
Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 3-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot two point shot
Jodie Meeks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 5-foot two point shot
Metta World Peace makes 14-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Steve Nash misses two point shot
Kenneth Faried blocks Dwight Howard's layup
Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Metta World Peace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)

LAKERS

NUGGETS

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Kosta Koufos (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Metta World Peace makes layup	2	0
11:37	Metta World Peace technical foul(1st technical foul)	2	0
11:37	Ty Lawson makes technical free throw	2	1
11:32	Metta World Peace personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)	2	1
11:17	Ty Lawson bad pass (Metta World Peace steals)	2	1
11:11	Wilson Chandler personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	2	1
11:04	Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper	4	1
10:48	Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper	4	3
10:37	Earl Clark makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	6	3
10:29	Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot jumper	6	3
10:27	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	3
10:14	Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper	6	3
10:14	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	6	3
10:02	Dwight Howard defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	6	3
10:02	Ty Lawson misses technical free throw	6	3
10:02	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	3
9:55	Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)	6	6
9:44	Dwight Howard lost ball turnover (Kosta Koufos steals)	6	6
9:38	Wilson Chandler makes driving dunk (Ty Lawson assists)	6	8
9:30	Kenneth Faried personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	6	8
9:19	Metta World Peace misses two point shot	6	8
9:18	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	6	8
9:06	Dwight Howard blocks Kenneth Faried's layup	6	8
9:04	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	6	8
9:02	Kosta Koufos personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	6	8
8:51	Dwight Howard makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	8	8
8:30	Wilson Chandler makes 7-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)	8	10
8:15	Steve Nash bad pass (Wilson Chandler steals)	8	10
8:07	Ty Lawson misses layup	8	10
8:04	Steve Nash defensive rebound	8	10
8:00	Metta World Peace misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	10
8:00	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	8	10
7:56	Ty Lawson lost ball turnover (Earl Clark steals)	8	10
7:54	Wilson Chandler personal foul (Earl Clark draws the foul)	8	10
7:45	Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	10	10
7:33	Andre Iguodala misses 13-foot jumper	10	10
7:31	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	10	10
7:28	Earl Clark blocks Kenneth Faried's layup	10	10
7:28	Kosta Koufos offensive rebound	10	10
7:26	George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)	10	10
7:26	Steve Nash misses technical free throw	10	10
7:26	Nuggets offensive team rebound	10	10
7:26	Corey Brewer enters the game for Wilson Chandler	10	10
7:15	Kosta Koufos makes two point shot	10	12
7:00	Earl Clark makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	12	12
6:45	Corey Brewer makes 8-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)	12	14
6:24	Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper	12	14
6:22	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	12	14
6:18	Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)	12	16
6:05	Ty Lawson personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	12	16
6:05	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
6:05	Antawn Jamison enters the game for Earl Clark	13	16
6:05	Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
5:50	Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper	14	16
5:50	Kosta Koufos offensive rebound	14	16
5:48	Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	14	16
5:48	Nuggets Full timeout	14	16
5:48	Jodie Meeks enters the game for Metta World Peace	14	16
5:48	Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2	14	17
5:48	Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2	14	17
5:46	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	14	17
5:33	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	17
5:33	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
5:33	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
5:16	Dwight Howard blocks Kosta Koufos 's 5-foot jumper	16	17
5:16	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	16	17
5:09	Jodie Meeks makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	19	17
4:52	Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)	19	19
4:50	Nuggets delay of game violation	19	19
4:39	Andre Iguodala blocks Kobe Bryant 's 2-foot layup	19	19
4:39	Lakers offensive team rebound	19	19
4:39	JaVale McGee enters the game for Kosta Koufos	19	19
4:39	Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson	19	19
4:28	Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jodie Meeks assists)	22	19
4:09	Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	19
4:07	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	22	19
4:01	Kobe Bryant bad pass (Corey Brewer steals)	22	19
3:55	Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)	22	21
3:35	Jodie Meeks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)	25	21
3:15	Andre Iguodala makes driving layup	25	23
2:59	Kobe Bryant traveling	25	23
2:59	Lakers Full timeout	25	23
2:59	Anthony Randolph enters the game for Kenneth Faried	25	23
2:59	Steve Blake enters the game for Dwight Howard	25	23
2:59	Earl Clark enters the game for Steve Nash	25	23
2:41	JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	25	25
2:31	Anthony Randolph personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)	25	25
2:31	Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2	26	25
2:31	Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2	26	25
2:30	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	26	25
2:14	Andre Miller makes layup	26	27
2:01	JaVale McGee blocks Kobe Bryant's jumper	26	27
2:00	Andre Miller defensive rebound	26	27
1:57	Corey Brewer makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)	26	29
1:29	Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper	26	29
1:28	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	26	29
1:22	Andre Miller makes layup	26	31
1:08	Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	29	31
55.0	Jodie Meeks shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)	29	31
55.0	Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2	29	31
55.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	29	31
55.0	Andre Iguodala makes free throw 2 of 2	29	32
36.0	Kobe Bryant misses two point shot	29	32
35.0	Anthony Randolph defensive rebound	29	32
27.0	Earl Clark shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)	29	32
27.0	JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2	29	32
27.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	29	32
27.0	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	29	33
4.0	Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	33
4.0	Andre Iguodala defensive rebound	29	33
0.0	Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Andre Iguodala assists)	29	35
0.0	Jodie Meeks shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	29	35
0.0	Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 1	29	35
0.0	Anthony Randolph offensive rebound	29	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	35

Regular Season Series

DEN wins 3-1

Nuggets
103
Lakers
122

Game 1

1/12

Lakers
114
Nuggets
126

Game 2

27/12

Nuggets
112
Lakers
105

Game 3

7/1

Lakers
108
Nuggets
119

Game 4

26/2

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 26 February 2013

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,155

Referees:
Joe Crawford
David Guthrie
Josh Tiven

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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