Nuggets-Jazz Preview

By DOUG ALDEN
Posted Apr 22 2010 9:21PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Denver Nuggets are trying not to dwell on how much has changed in their opening-round playoff series against Utah.

There will be no sweep of the short-handed Jazz, who are without two injured starters but feeling quite comfortable and confident with the series tied at 1-1. Game 3 is on Friday night and the outlook is considerably different for both teams after Utah's win in Denver on Monday.

``We had an objective and we completed it,'' Utah point guard Deron Williams said before practice Thursday.

The Jazz are thrilled to be tied - and not facing a 2-0 deficit against a team that won the regular season series 3-1.

The Nuggets, meanwhile, know they blew a chance at taking command in the series with some sloppy play that allowed the Jazz to achieve the split in Denver.

``We could have easily won the game,'' acting coach Adrian Dantley said before the Nuggets' short flight to Utah on Thursday. ``We had the game down the stretch we just missed some shots and we let Williams hurt us.''

Williams finished with 33 points and 14 assists while leading the Utah to the win that could be pivotal if the Jazz can win the next two games at home, where they are a notably more difficult team to play.

Dantley knows firsthand how rowdy the Utah crowds can get. He played 461 games for the Jazz and his No. 4 was retired by the team three years ago. It hangs in the rafters not far from where Dantley will be at the head of the Nuggets' bench.

Dantley took over when coach George Karl left the team to undergo treatment for neck and throat cancer. Karl is still recovering from the aggressive treatment, but was feeling up to talking a little basketball with Dantley on Wednesday night.

Dantley said the two coaches agreed that the Nuggets need to focus on not letting Williams come close to what he did Monday as the Jazz outslugged the Nuggets in the latest round of the Northwest Division rivalry.

There were 67 fouls in the game, 37 of which were called on the Nuggets. All-Star Carmelo Anthony had six of them, including four on offense as the Jazz pestered him with much tighter defense than Utah played when Anthony scored 42 in the series opener.

``That first game he just got too many easy shots - too many shots where he just was able to turn and shoot,'' Williams said. ``That's not making things hard for him at all.''

Anthony acknowledged this week that the Jazz had flustered him and vowed to try to do a better job of keeping his composure this weekend. He can count on Utah smothering him again as much as possible with a combination of whoever is within reach of Anthony.

``It doesn't make any difference who guards Carmelo Anthony. The other guys have got to help,'' said Utah coach Jerry Sloan, who suggested his players should take a look at Anthony's scoring average for the series before boasting too much about the defensive improvement in Game 2.

Anthony has scored 74 points in the two games.

``I wouldn't get too excited about that,'' Sloan said. ``We've just got to continue to work harder and try to help each other.''

The Jazz know they need to keep playing physical while trying to slow down the Nuggets. Utah center Mehmet Okur is out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn Achilles' tendon he suffered in Game 1. The Jazz are also without forward Andrei Kirilenko, recovering from a strained calf and not likely to be ready before this series ends.

Denver forward Kenyon Martin sat out practice Thursday as a precaution.

Dantley said Martin's ailing left knee was feeling fine, but the Nuggets didn't want to risk aggravating the tendinitis that caused Martin to miss 18 games late in the season.

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Jazz reserves spark short-handed Utah to 2-1 series lead

By Andrew Aragon, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday April 24, 2010 2:46AM

SALT LAKE CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- It doesn't matter how shorthanded the Utah Jazz are in the NBA playoffs, especially when Deron Williams plays at an All-Star level, and they get monumental contributions from unexpected sources.

Like Paul Millsap.

Millsap had career playoff highs of 22 points and 19 rebounds to lead Utah to a 105-93 win over Denver in Game 3 of the first-round series between the two teams. Game 4 is Sunday, and the Jazz have a 2-1 lead in the series.

Utah got off to a rocky start, as Denver opened the game on a 7-0 run, and built its biggest lead of the game at 27-16. Carlos Boozer missed his first five shots, but Millsap's play erased many of Utah's early ills.

"The way Paul came in and played the game, it didn't matter," Boozer said. "He played like that, it didn't matter what the rest of us did. He played a monster game."

Millsap's first half was especially impressive. He had 18 points on a perfect 9-for-9 shooting. He also had eight of his rebounds.

"I just wanted to be aggressive, establish myself down low," Millsap said. "They were kind of timid down there so we attacked them."

The Nuggets' focus on defense was to double Williams, and to stop his dribble penetration. That left things open for Millsap near the basket, and for Boozer when he got going in the second half.

"We kind of have a feel for what they are doing," Millsap said. "They are doubling Deron and that helps put the numbers in our favor. If they want to double him, we will take the numbers."

Williams had another big game in the series with 24 points and 10 assists. Despite the extra attention the Nuggets paid to him, Williams still mostly had his way against them.

"Obviously, when Paul came in the game we started getting some stuff because Deron was terrific getting him the basketball, and he made some great moves to get to the basket," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "They made a commitment to try and keep Deron boxed in. Deron did a great job of getting the ball to the right people."

The Jazz quickly erased their early 27-16 deficit. They went on a 15-2 run that took a little more than five minutes and was bridged by the first and second quarters. Millsap scored eight of Utah's points during the spurt, and rookie Wesley Matthews hit a big 3-pointer late in the first to give the Jazz a boost.

Utah took control with a dominant third quarter. The Jazz held the Nuggets to 33 percent shooting and forced six turnovers during the period. Williams had 10 points and sparked two 8-0 runs. The second gave the Jazz a 70-56 lead.

"Our defense got us going," Boozer said. "We got back (in transition), got some stops, made them shoot some tough ones. Our defense got us going and our offense followed suit."

The Jazz, without starters in Mehmet Okur (done for the season) and Andrei Kirilenko (hopes to return if the series goes six or seven games), got a balanced effort outside of Williams and Millsap. Boozer had 18 points and eight rebounds after missing his first five shots. Matthews had 14 points and made three 3-pointers.

Utah also got a spark from Kyrylo Fesenko, who had nine points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes of play.

"We had a lot of guys play well when you look at the whole picture," said Sloan. "Deron was sensational and so was Paul. We had a lot of guys that really filled in."

The third quarter was disastrous for the Nuggets, who only trailed by four points at halftime.

"That third quarter was frustrating," said Denver guard Chauncey Billups, who scored 25 points. "They opened up that lead. You go from having a pretty good first half to ? bam ? you're down 16 on the road."

Carmelo Anthony also had 25 points for the Nuggets, but picked up his fifth foul with 1:05 left in the third quarter. By then, the game was pretty much decided.

"What I'm disappointed in is the way we failed to compete tonight as a team," Anthony said. "We came out in the third quarter and had a chance to keep the momentum going. They made a run and we just started looking back from there."

The Nuggets can only look ahead now and try to regain homecourt advantage in the series. After Sunday, the series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Wednesday.

• Nuggets: Balkman, Butch, Karl
• Jazz: Kirilenko

• Nuggets: Andersen
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #24 Mike Callahan, #36 David Jones
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:33

Denver Nuggets (53-30)		Utah Jazz (54-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Fesenko vs Nene (Billups gains possession)
	11:38	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:38
Team Rebound	11:38
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:38 [DEN 1-0]
	11:25	Miles Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:16 [DEN 3-0]
	10:52	Miles Floating Jump shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
Billups Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:49
Billups Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:49
	10:42	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:41
	10:38	Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:38
Team Rebound	10:38
Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:38 [DEN 4-0]
Afflalo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:31
	10:16	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:14
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:08
Billups 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:02 [DEN 7-0]
	09:39 [UTA 3-7]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (1 AST)
Billups Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:09 [UTA 5-7]	Williams Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Afflalo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:09
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Lawson	09:09
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	09:09
	09:09 [UTA 6-7]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:56	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:47	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)
Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:44
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:38	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:23	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:22
Anthony Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:09 [DEN 9-6]
	07:55	Matthews Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:54
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:40	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Martin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:31
	07:31	Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:31	Team Rebound
	07:31 [UTA 7-9]	Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:13 [DEN 11-7]
	06:57 [UTA 10-11]	Miles 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:51 [DEN 13-10]
	06:51	Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	06:51 [DEN 14-10]
	06:41 [UTA 12-14]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Martin Dunk Shot: Missed	06:28
Billups Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:26
	06:24	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:24	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:24 [DEN 15-12]
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:24 [DEN 16-12]
	06:07	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:06	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:59 [UTA 14-16]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Billups Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)	05:34 [DEN 18-14]
	05:12	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:11
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:06 [DEN 20-14]
	04:45	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:44
	04:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14	Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:14
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:00 [DEN 22-14]
	03:39	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:38
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	03:26
	03:25	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:08	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:07
	02:55	Millsap Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
Lawson Substitution replaced by Smith	02:55
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:55 [DEN 23-14]
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:55 [DEN 24-14]
	02:44	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	02:41	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:41 [UTA 16-24]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nene (2 AST)	02:24 [DEN 27-16]
Nene Substitution replaced by Andersen	02:11
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:06
	02:06	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
	02:06	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:06	Team Rebound
	02:06	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:05
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:38	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:37
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:28	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:20	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:19
Martin Layup Shot: Missed	01:03
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:00
Andersen Tip Shot: Missed	01:00
	00:59.9	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:56.8	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:55.9
Martin Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:52.1
	00:38.1 [UTA 18-27]	Fesenko Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:19.8	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:00.1 [UTA 21-27]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (2 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (53-30)		Utah Jazz (54-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [UTA 23-27]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)
	11:33	Miles Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo	11:33
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	11:05 [UTA 25-27]	Millsap Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (3 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:53 [DEN 29-25]
	10:36 [UTA 27-29]	Millsap Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Korver (1 ST)	10:15
	09:52 [UTA 29-29]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:43
Martin Substitution replaced by Nene	09:43
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:34	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:20 [UTA 31-29]	Fesenko Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)
Nene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)	09:03 [DEN 31-31]
Nene Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:41
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Anthony	08:41
Lawson Substitution replaced by Billups	08:33
	08:30 [UTA 33-31]	Fesenko Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Korver (3 AST)
Smith Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:20 [DEN 33-33]
	08:01	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:00
Billups Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	07:45
	07:38	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:37
Smith Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:08	Fesenko Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	07:08	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer
Billups 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	06:45 [DEN 38-33]
	06:27 [UTA 35-36]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Korver (4 AST)
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:12 [DEN 38-35]
	06:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:01	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:01	Miles Substitution replaced by Matthews
	05:56 [UTA 37-38]	Millsap Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Andersen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Korver (2 ST)	05:31
Billups Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:31
Smith Substitution replaced by Carter	05:31
	05:20 [UTA 40-38]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
	04:57	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin	04:57
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:57 [DEN 39-40]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:57 [DEN 40-40]
	04:46 [UTA 42-40]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	04:31
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:29
Anthony Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)	04:23 [DEN 42-42]
	04:08 [UTA 44-42]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (2 ST)	03:49
	03:39	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:38
Billups Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:25 [DEN 44-44]
Martin Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:09
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:02
	03:02 [UTA 45-44]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:02 [UTA 46-44]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:58	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:58
Martin Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)	02:46 [DEN 46-46]
	02:27 [UTA 48-46]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Korver (5 AST)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:53 [UTA 50-46]	Millsap Jump Bank Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:32	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:20	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	01:18	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Carter Substitution replaced by Smith	01:18
	01:18	Jump Ball Matthews vs Nene
	01:16	Williams Substitution replaced by Price
	01:07	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:06
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)	00:56.6 [DEN 48-50]
	00:35.9 [UTA 52-48]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	00:26.8
	00:24.9	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:01.9	Price Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:01.7
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (53-30)		Utah Jazz (54-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Miles Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Anthony (1 ST)
Afflalo Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)	11:44 [DEN 50-52]
	11:22 [UTA 55-50]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Billups Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:58
	10:57	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:37	Boozer Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	10:35
Jump Ball Miles vs Nene (Afflalo gains possession)	10:23
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:11	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Martin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:58
	09:58 [UTA 56-50]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:58 [UTA 57-50]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Billups Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:47	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:41 [UTA 59-50]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Afflalo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:41
	09:41 [UTA 60-50]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Afflalo Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:22
	09:11	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	09:10
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	08:54
	08:48	Matthews Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Billups (1 ST)
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:31	Nene Violation:Kicked Ball
	08:28	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Billups Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:15	Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:08	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed Block: Afflalo (1 BLK)
Afflalo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:06
	07:58	Matthews Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:58 [DEN 51-60]
Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:58 [DEN 52-60]
	07:41	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	07:40
	07:32	Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	07:25 [DEN 54-60]
	07:05 [UTA 62-54]	Fesenko Running Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:47 [DEN 56-62]
	06:40 [UTA 64-56]	Miles Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	06:23
	06:17 [UTA 66-56]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miles (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:10
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:52	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Afflalo Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:47
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Lawson	05:47
	05:47	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:47	Team Rebound
	05:47	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:39 [UTA 68-56]	Miles Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Anthony Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:05
	05:05	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Millsap
	05:05	Miles Substitution replaced by Korver
	04:56 [UTA 70-56]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
	04:40	Boozer Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	04:34 [DEN 58-70]
	04:18	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:17
	04:13	Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:13 [DEN 59-70]
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:13 [DEN 60-70]
	03:56 [UTA 73-60]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:38	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
Lawson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:38
Nene Substitution replaced by Andersen	03:38
	03:38 [UTA 74-60]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	03:38 [UTA 75-60]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
	03:32	Matthews Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:32
Team Rebound	03:32
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:32 [DEN 61-75]
	03:19	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)	03:18
	03:12	Korver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:12 [DEN 62-75]
Lawson Substitution replaced by Smith	03:12
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:12 [DEN 63-75]
	02:51 [UTA 77-63]	Boozer Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (10 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:29
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)	02:27
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (2 ST)	02:27
Anthony Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:27
	02:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:27	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:27	Team Rebound
	02:27 [UTA 78-63]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:43	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	01:42	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	01:29	Millsap Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	01:28	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:28 [UTA 80-63]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Anthony Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	01:05
Anthony Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	01:05
Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo	01:05
	00:49.4 [UTA 82-63]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:43.4 [DEN 65-82]
	00:43.4	Korver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	00:43.4 [DEN 66-82]
	00:35.9	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:33.9
Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Matthews (3 ST)	00:31.9
Andersen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:17.4
Andersen Technical	00:17.4
	00:17.4 [UTA 83-66]	Korver Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	00:17.4	Williams Substitution replaced by Price
	00:17.4	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:17.4	Team Rebound
	00:17.4 [UTA 84-66]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:02.0	Price Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:02.0 [DEN 67-84]
	00:02.0	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:02.0 [DEN 68-84]
	00:01.7	Price 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	11:52
Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:49
Andersen Tip Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:48	Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Afflalo Foul : Personal (5 PF)	11:40
	11:25 [UTA 86-68]	Millsap Floating Jump shot: Made (22 PTS)
Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	11:04 [DEN 71-86]
	10:42	Miles Jump Shot: Missed
	10:40	Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:38	Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed
	10:37	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	10:34	Fesenko Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:34
Afflalo Substitution replaced by Billups	10:34
	10:24	Millsap Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:24 [DEN 72-86]
	10:24	Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer
	10:24	Price Substitution replaced by Williams
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:24 [DEN 73-86]
	10:08	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:07
Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	09:58
	09:53 [UTA 88-73]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Andersen Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)	09:41 [DEN 75-88]
	09:25 [UTA 90-75]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)
Billups 3pt Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:12	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
	08:59 [UTA 93-75]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Korver (6 AST)
Billups Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (3 ST)	08:42
	08:38 [UTA 95-75]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:37
Smith Substitution replaced by Anthony	08:37
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
Andersen Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:23
Andersen Tip Shot: Missed	08:23
Andersen Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	08:22
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:14	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	07:57 [UTA 97-75]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:50 [DEN 77-97]
	07:24	Miles 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)
	07:23	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	07:23	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:18	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	07:06	Miles Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	07:06	Korver Substitution replaced by Matthews
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:53	Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)
Lawson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:44
	06:44 [UTA 98-77]	Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:44 [UTA 99-77]	Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Nene Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:10
Billups Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:04
	06:04	Miles Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:04	Team Rebound
	06:04 [UTA 100-77]	Miles Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	05:50	Millsap Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:50
Anthony Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	05:40 [DEN 79-100]
	05:17	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:15
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:07	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:12)
	04:52	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:50
	04:45	Miles Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	04:45 [DEN 80-100]
Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:45
	04:44	Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:13)
	04:32	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nene (1 BLK)
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:30
	04:24	Matthews Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:24
Team Rebound	04:24
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	04:24 [DEN 81-100]
Nene Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:03
	04:03 [UTA 101-81]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	04:03	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Team Rebound	04:02
	04:02	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:02
Team Rebound	04:02
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:02 [DEN 82-101]
	03:49	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Billups Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:48
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:37 [DEN 84-101]
Lawson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:20
	03:20 [UTA 102-84]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	03:20 [UTA 103-84]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Billups Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:08 [DEN 86-103]
	02:53	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)
	02:53	Boozer Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:53
Team Rebound	02:53
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:53 [DEN 87-103]
Nene Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:39
Anthony Substitution replaced by Carter	02:39
Nene Substitution replaced by Petro	02:39
Billups Substitution replaced by Allen	02:39
Andersen Substitution replaced by Graham	02:39
	02:39	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:39	Team Rebound
	02:39	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:38	Millsap Rebound (Off:6 Def:13)
Petro Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:18
	02:18	Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines
	02:18	Millsap Substitution replaced by Koufos
	02:18 [UTA 104-87]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	02:18 [UTA 105-87]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Graham 3pt Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:50	Koufos Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Petro (1 BLK)
	01:50	Team Rebound
	01:50	Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko
	01:50	Miles Substitution replaced by Jeffers
	01:43	Gaines Jump Shot: Missed
	01:41	Matthews Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:14	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Graham Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Carter (2 AST)	01:04 [DEN 89-105]
	01:04	Fesenko Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Graham Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	01:04 [DEN 90-105]
	00:48.4	Jeffers Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	00:39.7	Gaines Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:39.7
Team Rebound	00:39.7
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:39.7 [DEN 91-105]
	00:28.9	Fesenko Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Carter (3 AST)	00:23.1 [DEN 93-105]
End of 4th Quarter

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