Nuggets-Trail Blazers Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Oct 29 2009 2:53AM

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets took the Northwest Division title race down to the final week of the regular season and both are expecting another tight battle in 2009-10.

Coming off season-opening victories, Portland and Denver meet for the first time in the new campaign Thursday night at the Rose Garden.

The Nuggets and Trail Blazers each finished with 54 wins last season, although Denver clinched the Northwest title in the final week after finishing with a better record against division opponents.

However, Portland closed last season with a 104-76 victory over the Nuggets on April 15 to earn a split of the four meetings with each club winning twice at home.

They'll resume their rivalry after successful season debuts. The Blazers recorded a 96-87 victory over Houston on Tuesday as Travis Outlaw had a team-high 23 points while Greg Oden scored only two, but had 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.

"You definitely want a lot more points," Oden said. "But I think I did a lot of good things that don't show up on the scoreboard or in the stats."

Oden, who missed his first season in 2007-08 due to microfracture surgery on his right knee, averaged 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds in 61 games with 39 starts last season. He came off the bench during the playoffs, but is expected to be a key part of coach Nate McMillan's focus on defense this season.

Portland had the fourth-best scoring defense in the NBA in 2008-09 at 94.1 points per game.

McMillan, though, had to be happy Tuesday. The Blazers held the Rockets to 37.0 percent shooting and outrebounded them 51-33. Portland also took a 13-point lead into the second half after holding Houston to 18 second-quarter points.

"That's the commitment, getting involved in the game on the defensive end of the floor, not the offensive end of the floor. Offensive players want to see that ball go in the basket before they get into the game," McMillan said. "We want to change that thought process this year and get into the game on the defensive end of the floor. I thought our guys did that."

Denver, meanwhile, is coming off a 114-105 victory over Utah on Wednesday. Carmelo Anthony led the way with 30 points and rookie Ty Lawson added 17 with seven coming in a key fourth-quarter run.

Lawson, the 18th overall pick in this year's draft from North Carolina, was 7 of 13 from the floor and had six assists and four rebounds off the bench, igniting a 9-0 run to open the fourth quarter and give the Nuggets a 91-80 lead.

"There's such a speed to the game when Ty's on the court," coach George Karl said. "Right now, I'm just going to ride guys that are going.''

After beating one of the other expected division contenders at home, the Nuggets hope a weather system that had dumped a foot of snow in the area would let up enough for them to take off without much delay.

The Nuggets realize the importance of these early matchups against division foes.

"It's a tough way to start off - two division games, back-to-back games," Chauncey Billups told the team's official Web site. "We've got to hit the ground running. Even though it's not do or die this early in the season, they are big games."

Denver has lost four of its last five visits to the Rose Garden, where the Blazers had the NBA's fourth-best home record at 34-7. Anthony missed one of the games in Portland and was held to 12 points in the other last season.

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Anthony dominates as Nuggets hold off Blazers

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Friday October 30, 2009 2:48AM

PORTLAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- Two Northwest Division heavyweights went toe-to-toe Thursday night at the Rose Garden.

When it was over, Carmelo Anthony was the difference.

Denver's superstar forward scored 41 points -- including a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left -- to lift the Nuggets to a 97-94 win over the Trail Blazers.

"He's pretty good, isn't he?" Denver coach George Karl said with a chuckle.

"The guy showed tonight what he's all about," Portland coach Nate McMillan said. The Nuggets "basically gave him the ball and rode him."

A night earlier, Anthony had scored 30 points in a 114-105 home-opening victory over Utah.

The Nuggets put together victories over their two division rivals on back-to-back nights.

"We came in here and stole one," said Anthony, who was 11 of 21 from the field and 18 of 19 from the free-throw line.

Portland used Martell Webster to defend Anthony much of the night, but switched Brandon Roy onto him for the game's final six minutes. Anthony scored 16 of his points the rest of the way against the Blazers' two-time All-Star.

"He's a load down there on the block," said Roy, who had a big game of his own, leading Portland (1-1) with 30 points. "It's tough to guard him down there if you can't be physical. He did a good job making his shots and knocking down his free throws."

Chauncey Billups scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half and made some tough shots when Anthony left the game in the third quarter.

"Both of them are very good players," McMillan said. "They do a good job of playing off of each other and taking turns. When Carmelo didn't have it tonight, Billups did."

Portland blew a golden opportunity to win in the closing seconds when Greg Oden was fouled and sent to the line with 4.6 seconds left and the Blazers trailing 95-94.

He missed both free throws, though, and Anthony rebounded the second miss, was fouled and calmly sank a pair of gift shots with 1.9 seconds left.

After a timeout, Roy missed with a wild 3-pointer and the game was Denver's.

"I stepped up there with confidence, thinking I was going to hit (them), but it didn't go that way," said Oden, who had six points and nine rebounds in 22 foul-plagued minutes. "I put this loss on me. I need to step up and make those. All of us have to step up, and I didn't do it tonight with those free throws."

It was a physical game, but the referees didn't let the players play.

There were 60 personal fouls and 90 free throws attempted -- 49 by Denver. The Nuggets made 38.

"Forty-nine free throws is a ton," McMillan said. "We knew this was a team that would attack the paint and get to the line. We need to do a better job of keeping them off the line. You shoot that many, you're going to win."

But the Blazers had 41 attempts at the line. They were 33 of 39 until the final 4.6 seconds.

For Denver, which tied with Portland for the division crown a year ago, it meant a great start to the season.

"These first two games, they weren't just important -- they were battles," said Anthony, if anything, an early candidate for Most Valuable Player. "They were two fights, and division games, which makes it even more important. There's a rivalry between us and Portland. For us to come in on their home court and get this game early in the season, that's important for us."

Portland shot .346 from the field. The Blazers had 20 more attempts than the Nuggets and still lost.

The Nuggets "tried to take away the inside, and we didn't shoot the ball," McMillan said. "We had some open looks we need to knock down. We settled early (in the possession) a lot of times."

Even Roy was only 6 of 16 from the field, though he sank 16 of 18 at the line.

The biggest bright spot for the Blazers was Rudy Fernandez, who came off the bench for 22 points -- 16 in the second half -- in just 23 minutes. In one stretch in the fourth quarter, he scored 14 of Portland's 16 points.

"Rudy had a rhythm," McMillan said. "He was able to knock down some shots and keep us in the game."

In the end, though, Fernandez said it didn't matter much.

"We still lost," the second-year shooting guard from Spain said. "There's no satisfaction in that."

• Nuggets: Petro
• Trail Blazers: Batum, Mills, Pendergraph

• Nuggets: Martin
• Trail Blazers: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #30 Tony Brown, #67 John Goble
• Attendance: 20218
• Duration: 2:49

Denver Nuggets (22-13)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Oden vs Hilario (Billups gains possession)
	11:44	Oden Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hilario Jump Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:33	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:07
Hilario Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:49	Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Anthony Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:36
	10:30	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
	10:29	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:24	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Billups Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:06
	10:06 [POR 1-0]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:06 [POR 2-0]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)	09:55
	09:50 [POR 4-0]	Webster Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Hilario Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:36
Hilario Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:36
	09:10	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:10
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	08:53
	08:53	Team Rebound
	08:30 [POR 6-0]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)
	08:19	Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hilario Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:06	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:55	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:53
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:44 [DEN 2-6]
	07:14 [POR 9-2]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)
	07:04	Roy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:04 [DEN 3-9]
Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:04 [DEN 4-9]
	06:51	Webster Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Billups (1 ST)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:24	Oden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)
Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:22
Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)	06:15 [DEN 7-9]
	05:53	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
	05:51	Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:50 [POR 11-7]	Oden Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Anthony Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:30 [DEN 9-11]
	04:59	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
	04:58	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:51	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:49	Oden Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:49
	04:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:49 [POR 12-9]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:49 [POR 13-9]	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Hilario Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)	04:36 [DEN 11-13]
	04:20	Oden Layup Shot: Missed
	04:18	Oden Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	04:15 [POR 15-11]	Webster Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
	03:59	Oden Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
	03:59	Webster Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	03:59	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:59	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen	03:59
Carter Substitution replaced by Afflalo	03:59
Billups Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	03:59 [DEN 12-15]
	03:51	Roy Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:51 [DEN 13-15]
	03:51	Roy Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:51 [DEN 14-15]
	03:37	Andersen Violation:Kicked Ball
	03:29	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	03:27	Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:27	Przybilla Tip Shot: Missed
	03:26	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:26	Aldridge Tip Shot: Missed
	03:25	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:24	Przybilla Layup Shot: Missed Block: Afflalo (1 BLK)
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:23
Billups Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:17	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:10 [POR 17-14]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Martin Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)	02:52 [DEN 16-17]
	02:38	Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
	02:26	Przybilla Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson	02:26
Anthony Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)	02:26 [DEN 17-17]
	02:21	Outlaw Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:21 [DEN 18-17]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:21 [DEN 19-17]
Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:08
	01:57	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:56
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:30	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:30
Martin Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	01:19 [DEN 21-17]
	00:59.9	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:57.9
Anthony Driving Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:43.8 [DEN 23-17]
	00:25.9	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:23.9
	00:05.3	Przybilla Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:05.3
Team Rebound	00:05.3
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:05.3 [DEN 24-17]
	00:00.9	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:00.1
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (22-13)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41 [POR 19-24]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:23	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:00 [POR 21-24]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Oden (1 AST)
Lawson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:00
	11:00 [POR 22-24]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Martin Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Oden Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	10:24 [POR 24-24]	Fernandez Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
	10:13	Przybilla Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:13
Team Rebound	10:13
Anthony Substitution replaced by Billups	10:13
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:13
	10:12	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:53	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:50
	09:50	Oden Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	09:50	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Webster
Martin Substitution replaced by Hilario	09:50
Hilario Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed Block: Oden (1 BLK)	09:29
	09:28	Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:13	Webster Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	09:12	Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:59	Oden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)
	08:58	Team Rebound
	08:58	Timeout : Official
	08:44 [POR 26-24]	Fernandez Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:25	Oden Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:04 [POR 28-24]	Fernandez Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:50 [DEN 26-28]
	07:31	Oden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:24 [DEN 28-28]
	07:05	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
	07:05	Team Rebound
Afflalo Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:05
	07:05	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Anthony	07:05
	06:55 [POR 30-28]	Oden Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)
	06:32	Oden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:32 [DEN 29-30]
	06:32	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:32
	06:31	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:17 [POR 32-29]	Webster Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)
Anthony Driving Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Webster (1 BLK)	06:04
Team Rebound	06:04
Team Timeout : Regular	06:04
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:56	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:35	Webster Running Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:34
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:12
Lawson Substitution replaced by Graham	05:12
Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin	05:12
	05:12 [POR 33-29]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:12	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Aldridge
	05:12 [POR 34-29]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Anthony Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:56
Anthony Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:56
	04:32	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	04:32	Team Rebound
Graham Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:32
	04:32	Miller Substitution replaced by Blake
	04:24	Webster Jump Shot: Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:23
	04:11	Przybilla Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:11 [DEN 30-34]
	04:11	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Outlaw
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:11 [DEN 31-34]
	04:02	Roy Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	04:01	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:59	Outlaw Tip Shot: Missed
	03:56	Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:56	Outlaw Tip Shot: Missed
	03:56	Outlaw Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:56	Outlaw Tip Shot: Missed
	03:56	Team Rebound
Martin Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	03:56
Martin Technical	03:56
	03:56 [POR 35-31]	Roy Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	03:56 [POR 36-31]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:56 [POR 37-31]	Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:46	Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:46
Team Rebound	03:46
Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:46
	03:45	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:24 [POR 39-31]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	03:12	Webster Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:12 [DEN 32-39]
	03:12	Roy Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:12 [DEN 33-39]
	03:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:08	Webster Substitution replaced by Howard
	02:57	Outlaw Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:55
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	02:42
	02:41	Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:31	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:29
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	02:09 [DEN 35-39]
	01:53	Outlaw Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Anthony (1 ST)
	01:53	Outlaw Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:53 [DEN 36-39]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	01:53 [DEN 37-39]
	01:43	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:42
Graham Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)	01:30 [DEN 39-39]
	01:11	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
Anthony Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	01:10
	01:01 [POR 41-39]	Aldridge Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	00:45.9
	00:34.8 [POR 43-39]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
	00:25.1	Fernandez Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Billups Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)	00:25.1 [DEN 40-43]
	00:19.1	Blake Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Martin Substitution replaced by Andersen	00:19.1
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:19.1 [DEN 41-43]
Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo	00:19.1
	00:19.1	Howard Substitution replaced by Roy
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:19.1 [DEN 42-43]
	00:15.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.9	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:00.9
Andersen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fernandez (1 ST)	00:00.2
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (22-13)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:36
Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Oden (1 ST)	11:25
	11:11 [POR 45-42]	Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Oden Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	10:31	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:30
	10:12	Blake Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:12
Team Rebound	10:12
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:12 [DEN 43-45]
	09:58 [POR 47-43]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)
	09:40	Oden Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:40
Team Rebound	09:40
	09:40	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:40
	09:40	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Martin Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:28
Carter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:21
	09:21 [POR 48-43]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	09:21 [POR 49-43]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Carter 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Billups (5 AST)	08:59 [DEN 46-49]
	08:38 [POR 51-46]	Przybilla Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (5 AST)
	08:24	Przybilla Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Billups Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:16 [DEN 48-51]
	07:57	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:57
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:41	Roy Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)
Carter Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)	07:38 [DEN 50-51]
	07:15	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:15
	07:15	Przybilla Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
	07:15	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Howard
Billups Jump Shot: Missed	06:59
	06:58	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hilario Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:46
	06:46 [POR 52-50]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	06:46 [POR 53-50]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Webster (2 BLK)	06:27
	06:25	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:19	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:19
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Billups (6 AST)	06:06 [DEN 52-53]
	05:43	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	05:43	Team Rebound
Martin Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
Martin Substitution replaced by Andersen	05:43
	05:43	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	05:27 [POR 55-52]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Anthony Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:07	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:49	Aldridge Hook Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:48
Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)	04:37
Anthony Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:34
	04:34 [POR 56-52]	Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	04:34	Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:33
Andersen Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)	04:18 [DEN 54-56]
	03:56	Miller Running Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:55
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:38
Anthony Dunk Shot: Missed	03:36
	03:34	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:17 [POR 58-54]	Roy Step Back Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:01 [DEN 56-58]
	02:43 [POR 61-56]	Roy 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Carter Substitution replaced by Afflalo	02:41
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:55	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:54
Billups 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	01:48 [DEN 59-61]
	01:23	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:23
	01:23	Aldridge Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Anthony Substitution replaced by Lawson	01:23
	01:23	Webster Substitution replaced by Outlaw
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:23 [DEN 60-61]
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:23 [DEN 61-61]
Andersen Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	01:08
	01:08	Roy Free Throw Technical Missed
	01:08	Team Rebound
	00:57.8	Miller Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	00:57.3	Team Rebound
Hilario Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:57.3
	00:57.3 [POR 62-61]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:57.3	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:56.7
	00:45.6	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:45.6 [DEN 62-62]
Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:45.6
	00:44.9	Outlaw Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Afflalo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:29.4
	00:29.4 [POR 63-62]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	00:29.4 [POR 64-62]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Lawson Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:02.9	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:00.1 [POR 67-62]	Roy 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (22-13)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Billups Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	11:41 [DEN 64-67]
Afflalo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:24
	11:17	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	11:16	Team Rebound
Afflalo Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:57
	10:46	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:46
	10:46	Howard Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	10:35	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	10:35 [DEN 65-67]
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	10:35 [DEN 66-67]
	10:18	Aldridge Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	10:15	Fernandez Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Billups Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:07
Team Timeout : Regular	10:07
	10:07 [POR 68-66]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	10:07 [POR 69-66]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
	09:49	Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	09:49 [DEN 67-69]
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Anthony	09:49
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	09:49 [DEN 68-69]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:38
	09:38 [POR 70-68]	Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	09:38	Roy Substitution replaced by Webster
	09:38 [POR 71-68]	Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Martin Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	09:25 [DEN 70-71]
	09:10 [POR 74-70]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:54 [DEN 72-74]
Billups Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:34
	08:34 [POR 75-72]	Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	08:34 [POR 76-72]	Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Anthony Driving Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS)	08:19 [DEN 74-76]
	07:55 [POR 78-74]	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Anthony Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	07:35
	07:34	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:19 [POR 81-74]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:16
Andersen Substitution replaced by Hilario	07:16
	07:16	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Oden
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)	06:59 [DEN 76-81]
	06:42	Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)	06:39 [DEN 78-81]
Hilario Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:21
	06:21	Webster Substitution replaced by Roy
	06:21	Howard Substitution replaced by Aldridge
	06:21 [POR 82-78]	Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	06:21 [POR 83-78]	Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Anthony Pullup Jump shot: Made (28 PTS)	06:04 [DEN 80-83]
	05:48 [POR 85-80]	Fernandez Running Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
	05:36	Roy Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Lawson Substitution replaced by Carter	05:36
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:23	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:10	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	05:09
	05:03	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	05:03 [DEN 81-85]
	05:03	Miller Substitution replaced by Blake
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:03
Team Rebound	05:01
	04:51	Oden Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:51 [DEN 82-85]
	04:51	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:51 [DEN 83-85]
	04:42	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (31 PTS)	04:28 [DEN 85-85]
	04:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:13	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:13
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS)	03:51 [DEN 87-85]
Martin Foul : Personal (5 PF)	03:36
	03:36 [POR 86-87]	Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	03:36	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Oden
	03:36	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:36 [POR 87-87]	Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	03:24	Roy Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	03:24 [DEN 88-87]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)	03:24 [DEN 89-87]
Anthony Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:17
	03:17 [POR 88-89]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	03:17 [POR 89-89]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:58
	02:43	Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)	02:43 [DEN 90-89]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)	02:43 [DEN 91-89]
Anthony Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:25
	02:25 [POR 90-91]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	02:25	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	02:24
	02:03	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)	02:03 [DEN 92-90]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)	02:03 [DEN 93-90]
	01:43	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	01:42	Oden Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
Hilario Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:40
	01:40	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:40	Team Rebound
	01:40	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Webster
	01:40 [POR 91-93]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Billups Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:27
Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	01:25
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	01:09
Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	01:08
Hilario Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (2 BLK)	01:07
Hilario Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	01:06
Hilario Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:05 [DEN 95-91]
	01:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:05	Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	00:56.9 [POR 93-95]	Roy Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)
Anthony Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	00:36.8
	00:35.5	Team Rebound
Hilario Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)	00:35.5
Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen	00:35.5
	00:35.5	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:35.5	Team Rebound
	00:35.5	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:35.5 [POR 94-95]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:35.5
Billups Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:12.8
	00:11.8	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:10.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:10.8	Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Martin Foul : Personal (6 PF)	00:04.6
Martin Substitution replaced by Allen	00:04.6
	00:04.6	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:04.6	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:04.6	Team Rebound
	00:04.6	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:03.9
	00:01.9	Webster Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (40 PTS)	00:01.9 [DEN 96-94]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (41 PTS)	00:01.9 [DEN 97-94]
	00:01.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.9	Oden Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	00:00.1	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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