Pacers-Nuggets Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Jan 23 2011 2:33AM

The Denver Nuggets couldn't stop the Indiana Pacers in their last matchup. Now, they'll try to take care of business at home prior to their longest road trip of the season.

Looking to avenge their worst loss of 2010-11, the Nuggets will try for a third straight home victory over the Pacers when the teams meet Sunday night.

Denver (24-18) struggled mightily in its 144-113 loss at Indiana on Nov. 9, especially in the second half. The Nuggets allowed 54 points in the third quarter - when the Pacers made 20 consecutive shots - and 85 points in the second half.

The 54 points were the fourth-most for a quarter in NBA history, and the 85 in a half were the most allowed by Denver since Jan. 10, 1991, when the Nuggets yielded 94 in the second half of a 156-133 loss to Houston.

Indiana's 144 points were its most since March 7, 1991, when the Pacers beat the Nuggets 145-125.

"I've never seen a team make every shot," Denver coach George Karl told the team's official website Saturday. "If you give them those 25 shots with nobody on them, they're not going make every shot. They were kind of in a stage where they had to start playing well and they did. It was tough."

Denver, which has yet to lose back-to-back games at home, dropped to 19-5 at the Pepsi Center with a 107-97 loss Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, who shot 53.4 percent from the floor - the highest mark by a Nuggets opponent at home.

The Nuggets, who currently occupy the seventh spot in the Western Conference, embark on a five-game road trip following this contest.

"As I told a few of the guys (Saturday), this is going to be an important stretch for us to solidify to everybody that we're a playoff team and we're going to figure this out," Karl said. "Whatever happens, we're going to fight together and believe we're going to figure it out."

Carmelo Anthony finished with 13 points -more than 10 below his season average - in the November loss to the Pacers.

Indiana (16-24) has dropped a season-high four straight and seven of nine since the new year. The Pacers led by as many as 16 points in the first half Saturday night, but fell 97-92 at Portland. They need a victory in this contest to avoid an 0-4 road trip, and have lost 12 of 13 away from home overall.

Danny Granger continues to be a bright spot for Indiana. He scored 24 points in the loss to the Blazers and is averaging 29.3 while shooting 58.0 percent on the current road trip.

"We have to learn how to win in these situations and we're just not doing it. We're just not closing games out," Granger said. "We're hoping there is light at the end of the tunnel and we stop losing these games."

Granger has averaged 34.0 points in his last two visits to Denver - both Pacers losses.

Starting center Roy Hibbert returned for Indiana on Saturday after missing Wednesday night's game with an upper respiratory infection. He recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season.

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Anthony leads Nuggets past Pacers, 121-107

By ARNIE STAPLETON
Posted Jan 23 2011 11:46PM

DENVER (AP) Carmelo Anthony won over the home crowd just before hitting the road.

Anthony gave the fans at the Pepsi Center nothing to boo about Sunday night, scoring 36 points in the Denver Nuggets' 121-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers, who lost their fifth straight.

Anthony had been subjected to jeers by the home crowd as trade talk intensified last week, but on this night, the Denver fans showed him plenty of love, especially when he was raining 3s from all over the court as he put on a spectacular 23-point show in the third quarter.

Anthony's career-best six 3-pointers all came in the third period as the Nuggets turned a close game into a laugher - a reversal of their game in November when the Pacers made their first 20 shots of the third quarter and rolled to a 144-113 win in Indianapolis.

"We owed that team and we were looking to pay them back," Chauncey Billups said.

"It was embarrassing," agreed Anthony. "Not just for me, but for the team. So, of course, that motivated me tonight."

And when he found himself open over and over, he kept putting up 3-pointers and they kept popping the net, going 6 of 8 in all.

"Man, I mean, they just kept leaving me open," Anthony said. "The 3-ball was falling. I've been looking for the 3-ball for about a month and a-half now."

Consider it located.

Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said he put Paul George on Anthony in the third quarter because Danny Granger already had three fouls. And he figured leaving Melo open so far from the basket was a safe bet, never envisioning that it would backfire so spectacularly.

"Not when he's shooting 25 percent from out there," O'Brien said. "So, that's the shot we're going to give him."

Anthony got a chuckle out of that strategy.

"I'm a streaky shooter, man," he said. "I'm a rhythm shooter."

Anthony, whose previous high was five 3-pointers back in 2003, his rookie season, didn't look as tight as he had earlier in the week when the trade talk was so rampant.

"I don't know if it was the trade rumors slowing down (but) he was making a lot of shots," Tyler Hansbrough said. "He had some open looks and made the shots. He is Carmelo Anthony and he's going to make shots."

Nene added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets. Hansbrough had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana.

After a chaotic week in which the New Jersey Nets scuttled talks on a proposed blockbuster trade for Anthony, the weekend was quiet in Denver with no new reports, rumors or revelations in this Melo Drama that began last summer when the All-Star forward refused to sign a $65 million extension through 2014-15.

Nuggets coach George Karl acknowledged over the weekend that the drama has weighed on his weary team, saying that while the games have been good, "the little things and the details of preparation and details of practice, I see a little heaviness to it."

The Pepsi Center fans let Anthony have it while he was getting interviewed by the team's TV network following his 35-point performance against Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, hours after the Nets pulled out of their latest round of trade talks.

That drew a rebuke from Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Before and after Los Angeles' win here Friday night, Bryant called those boo-birds idiots and suggested they were foolish because the fans' hostile reaction might just push Anthony out of town if he were at all waffling about wanting to play somewhere else.

Nary a boo-bird was heard Sunday night in Denver's last home game this month.

The Melo Drama hits the road for a five-game Eastern swing starting Tuesday night in Washington before stops in Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New Jersey.

"This is a big road trip for us," Anthony said. "We need to take the confidence and the momentum that we have here on our home court and really just lock in and focus in on winning basketball games on the road."

The game against the Nets on Jan. 31 will be the first meeting between the teams since Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov called off talks on a blockbuster three-team trade that would have sent Anthony and Billups to New Jersey for rookie Derrick Favors and a couple of first-round draft picks.

NOTES: Showing support for his favorite NFL team, Karl sported a Steelers wind-breaker before the game. His life partner, Kim Van Deraa, is from Wisconsin and is a die-hard Packers fan, and "so there will be two weeks of trash-talking going on." ... Anthony's previous best was five 3-pointers Dec. 26, 2003, against Houston.

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Pacers-Nuggets notebook

By Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Monday January 24, 2011 12:08AM

THE FACTS: Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers as the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 121-107 on Sunday night.

QUOTABLE: "They kept leaving me open. The 3-ball was falling. I was looking for the 3-ball for a month and a half now and tonight I was making them."
-- Anthony

THE STAT: The Nuggets held Indiana leading scorer Danny Granger to just eight points, more than 13 below his season average. The Pacers are 0-3 when Granger fails to score at least 10 points.

TURNING POINT: Indiana was within range at 78-67 when the Nuggets turned on the jets and outscored the Pacers 12-3 over the next two minutes to put this one away.

QUOTABLE II: "We knew that we owed them. We owed that team and we were looking to pay them back."
-- Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups, on avenging a 144-113 loss in Indiana.

HOT: Anthony was unstoppable in the third quarter. He scored 23 points and hit all six of his 3-pointers in the frame. He is averaging 27 points over his last three games.

NOT: Indiana's Brandon Rush has averaged 6.0 points in his last five games while starting just four of the last 12 games.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough has been consistently inconsistent offensively. Over the last six games he has scored in single digits one game and double digits the next. Sunday he led the Pacers with a career-high 27 points and added 10 rebounds. It was his second double-double of the season.

GOOD MOVE: The Nuggets went with a smaller, quicker lineup in the second quarter and sped up the game against a tired Pacers team.

BAD MOVE: The schedule makers might have contributed to the Pacers' performance. They played an 8 p.m. Mountain Time game in Portland on Saturday and then had to start at 6 p.m. in Denver.

ROOKIE WATCH: Indiana's Paul George had a career-high 17 points off the bench.

NOTABLE: The Nuggets had a 45-point turnaround from their last meeting with Indiana -- a 31-point loss on Nov. 9.

UP NEXT: For the Pacers, Wednesday vs. Orlando, Friday vs. New Jersey, Saturday @ Chicago. For the Nuggets, Tuesday @ Washington, Wednesday @ Detroit, Friday at Philadelphia.

• Pacers: Jones, McRoberts, Stephenson
• Nuggets: Andersen, Balkman

• Pacers: --
• Nuggets: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #52 Pat Fraher
• Attendance: 17047
• Duration: 2:08

Indiana Pacers (16-25)		Denver Nuggets (25-18)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Nene vs Hibbert (Granger gains possession)
Granger Layup Shot: Missed	11:56
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:55
Hansbrough Tip Shot: Missed	11:55
Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:54
Granger Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:52 [IND 2-0]
	11:32	Billups Jump Shot: Missed
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:31
Hibbert Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	11:15 [IND 4-0]
Granger Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:56
	10:56	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:56	Team Rebound
	10:56 [DEN 1-4]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Collison Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Afflalo (1 ST)	10:33
	10:27	Nene Layup Shot: Missed
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:26
Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed	10:15
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:14
	10:11	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:11
Team Rebound	10:11
Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:11
	10:10	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hibbert Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:08
Hibbert Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:01
	09:51	Nene Layup Shot: Missed
Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:50
Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:37
	09:36	Jump Ball Martin vs Hansbrough (Billups gains possession)
Hansbrough Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)	09:36
	09:31 [DEN 3-4]	Billups Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)
Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)	09:18 [IND 6-3]
	08:59 [DEN 5-6]	Nene Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)
Hansbrough Jump Hook Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:46	Team Rebound
	08:35	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:34
Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)	08:20 [IND 8-5]
	08:03	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:02
Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
Team Rebound	07:50
Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (1 AST)	07:34 [IND 10-5]
	07:28	Billups Layup Shot: Missed
	07:27	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:24	Anthony Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	07:23	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:23	Anthony Tip Shot: Missed
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:22
	07:22	Billups Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:02 [DEN 8-10]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Granger 3pt Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:44 [DEN 10-10]	Nene Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:11	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed
Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:08
Collison Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Granger Substitution replaced by Foster	05:57
Hibbert Substitution replaced by Price	05:57
Collison Substitution replaced by George	05:57
	05:45	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:George (1 ST)
George Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:41 [IND 12-10]
	05:29	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:27	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	05:27	Anthony Tip Shot: Missed
Foster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:25
	05:10	Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)	05:03 [IND 14-10]
	04:39	Martin Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	04:39	Nene Substitution replaced by Harrington
Hansbrough Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (2 AST)	04:30 [IND 16-10]
	04:19 [DEN 12-16]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hansbrough Layup Shot: Missed	04:05
Foster Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:04
Foster Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:02 [IND 18-12]
	03:50 [DEN 14-18]	Billups Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)	03:34 [IND 21-14]
	03:15 [DEN 16-21]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)
George Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:15
	03:15 [DEN 17-21]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	03:02	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Posey	03:02
Dunleavy Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Foster (1 AST)	02:57 [IND 23-17]
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Granger	02:48
	02:37 [DEN 19-23]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)
George Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:26 [IND 25-19]
	02:12	Martin Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Foster Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:10
Granger Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:05	Team Rebound
	01:55 [DEN 21-25]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Price Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:36
Foster Tip Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:34	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:28 [DEN 23-25]	Harrington Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)
Posey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Granger (1 AST)	01:01 [IND 28-23]
	00:52.6 [DEN 25-28]	Anthony Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)
Granger Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foster (2 AST)	00:32.4 [IND 30-25]
	00:21.8 [DEN 27-30]	Martin Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.8
	00:01.9	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	00:00.8	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Indiana Pacers (16-25)		Denver Nuggets (25-18)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [DEN 29-30]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Granger Jump Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:29	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	11:18 [DEN 31-30]	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Foster Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Granger (2 AST)	10:58 [IND 32-31]
Granger Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:47
Foster Substitution replaced by Hibbert	10:47
Granger Substitution replaced by Dunleavy	10:47
Dunleavy Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:39
	10:29 [DEN 33-32]	Smith Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hibbert Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:03 [DEN 35-32]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
George Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:43 [IND 34-35]
	09:34	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:33
Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:21	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Price Substitution replaced by Collison	09:09
	09:09	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:02
	09:02 [DEN 36-34]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:02 [DEN 37-34]	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:50	Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:44	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:43
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	08:36
Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:34
Hibbert Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:32 [IND 36-37]
	08:10 [DEN 40-36]	Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:04 [IND 38-40]
	07:52	Lawson Running Bank shot: Missed
	07:50	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Posey Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)	07:47
	07:47
	07:47	Ely Substitution replaced by Nene
George Substitution replaced by Granger	07:47
Posey Substitution replaced by Hansbrough	07:47
	07:40	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:40
Dunleavy Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	07:28
Hansbrough Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:23
	07:23 [DEN 41-38]	Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:23 [DEN 42-38]	Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hansbrough Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)	07:10 [IND 40-42]
	06:51 [DEN 44-40]	Nene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:33	Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:28 [DEN 46-40]	Lawson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:01	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:00
Dunleavy Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Hibbert Substitution replaced by Foster	05:59
	05:52	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:50
Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:11 [DEN 48-40]	Harrington Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	05:01	Smith Substitution replaced by Billups
	04:46	Harrington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:46 [IND 41-48]
Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:46 [IND 42-48]
	04:26	Lawson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Foster Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:25
Foster Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)	04:18
	04:13 [DEN 50-42]	Lawson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:02	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:59	Harrington Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:59	Harrington Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:59	Harrington Substitution replaced by Anthony
	03:50	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:50 [IND 43-50]
Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Rush	03:50
Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:50 [IND 44-50]
	03:26	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	03:25	Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:22 [DEN 52-44]	Nene Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Granger Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
Foster Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:03
	03:03	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Foster Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:03 [IND 45-52]
Hansbrough Substitution replaced by George	03:03
Foster Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:03 [IND 46-52]
	02:51 [DEN 54-46]	Nene Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Rush 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Granger (3 AST)	02:27 [IND 49-54]
	02:14 [DEN 56-49]	Nene Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Granger Foul : Shooting Block (3 PF)	02:14
Team Timeout : Regular	02:14
Granger Substitution replaced by Posey	02:14
	02:14 [DEN 57-49]	Nene Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Team Rebound
	01:35	Nene Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:34
Rush Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nene (2 ST)	01:24
	01:19 [DEN 59-49]	Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (2 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
Team Rebound	01:08
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nene (3 ST)	00:56.9
	00:53.8	Nene Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
George Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:38.4
Foster Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:37.4
	00:36.4	Nene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Foster Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:36.4 [IND 50-59]
Foster Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:36.4 [IND 51-59]
	00:28.9	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:27.9
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.8
	00:03.6	Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:01.4	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Indiana Pacers (16-25)		Denver Nuggets (25-18)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Granger Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
	11:16	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:05 [DEN 61-51]	Nene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Billups (5 AST)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)	10:54
	10:52	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	10:35	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:34	Nene Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:31 [DEN 64-51]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)
	10:19	Nene Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Granger Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
Team Rebound	10:08
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	10:03
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:00 [IND 53-64]
	09:49	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	09:40	Nene Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Collison Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:23	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:16 [DEN 67-53]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Nene (2 AST)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:04 [IND 55-67]
	08:40 [DEN 70-55]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (3 AST)
	08:17	Anthony Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Hibbert Substitution replaced by Foster	08:17
Collison Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	08:17 [IND 56-70]
George 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:01	Nene Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
George Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:42
	07:37	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:36
Granger 3pt Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:26	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:19	Billups Running Bank shot: Missed
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	07:17
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (2 BLK)	07:10
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	07:09
	07:08	Martin Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:08 [IND 57-70]
Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:08 [IND 58-70]
Foster Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	06:52
	06:52 [DEN 71-58]	Billups Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	06:46 [DEN 73-58]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
George Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:46
	06:46	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Foster Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	06:45
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:35	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
George Foul : Personal Block (4 PF)	06:29
	06:22	Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
	06:18	Anthony Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:18 [IND 59-73]
Collison Substitution replaced by Price	06:18
George Substitution replaced by Dunleavy	06:18
Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:18 [IND 60-73]
Dunleavy Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:01
	06:01	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:01	Team Rebound
	06:01 [DEN 74-60]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Price (3 AST)	05:47 [IND 62-74]
	05:47	Foul : Double Personal - Afflalo (2 PF), Foster (1 PF)
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:28 [DEN 76-62]	Martin Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hansbrough Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Price (4 AST)	05:15 [IND 64-76]
	05:15	Nene Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Granger Substitution replaced by Rush	05:15
	05:15	Nene Substitution replaced by Harrington
Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	05:15 [IND 65-76]
Hansbrough Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:04
	05:04 [DEN 77-65]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:04 [DEN 78-65]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hansbrough Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (3 AST)	04:46 [IND 67-78]
	04:29	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	04:28	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:26	Harrington Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Foster (1 ST)
Price Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)	04:20
	04:16 [DEN 80-67]	Harrington Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Price Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:02	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:45 [DEN 82-67]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Billups (6 AST)
Rush 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foster (3 AST)	03:35 [IND 70-82]
	03:14	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	03:13	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:08 [DEN 85-70]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (4 AST)
Dunleavy Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Billups (1 ST)	03:00
	02:56 [DEN 87-70]	Billups Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Posey	02:56
Foster Substitution replaced by Hibbert	02:56
	02:56	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:40	Martin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:40
Team Rebound	02:40
Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:40
	02:39	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:25 [DEN 90-70]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Harrington (2 AST)
Rush Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harrington (1 BLK)	02:06
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:57
Dunleavy Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	01:49
	01:46	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:39	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Posey (1 ST)
Hibbert Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rush (1 AST)	01:22 [IND 72-90]
	01:03 [DEN 93-72]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Harrington (3 AST)
Price 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (4 AST)	00:45.1 [IND 75-93]
	00:37.9	Billups Jump Shot: Missed
Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:36.9
	00:32.2	Billups Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Price Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)	00:32.2 [IND 76-93]
Price Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)	00:32.2 [IND 77-93]
Price Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)	00:32.2 [IND 78-93]
	00:11.4	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:10.4
Price Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Martin (2 ST)	00:01.8
	00:01.1	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Indiana Pacers (16-25)		Denver Nuggets (25-18)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:32 [DEN 95-78]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Dunleavy Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:32
	11:32	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:31
Price Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	11:20
	11:10	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed
	11:09	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Dunleavy Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:08
	11:08	Martin Substitution replaced by Nene
	11:00	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:59
Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:35	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:34
	10:29	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Posey Substitution replaced by Granger	10:29
	10:29	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
Dunleavy Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:29 [IND 79-95]
Dunleavy Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:29 [IND 80-95]
	10:03 [DEN 97-80]	Lawson Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	09:50	Nene Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Hibbert Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	09:45
	09:34 [DEN 100-80]	Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Price (5 AST)	09:24 [IND 83-100]
	09:09 [DEN 102-83]	Harrington Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (5 AST)
Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Price (6 AST)	08:50 [IND 85-102]
	08:30	Nene Jump Shot: Missed
Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:29
Price Layup Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:18	Nene Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	08:10 [DEN 104-85]	Afflalo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:51	Nene Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:42 [DEN 106-85]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:36
Granger Substitution replaced by George	07:36
Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones	07:36
Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Hansbrough	07:36
George Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:25 [IND 87-106]
	07:09 [DEN 108-87]	Afflalo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harrington (4 AST)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Price (7 AST)	06:58 [IND 89-108]
	06:40	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: George (1 BLK)
Hansbrough Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	06:38
Price Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Nene (4 ST)	06:34
Hansbrough Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:30
	06:30 [DEN 109-89]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:30 [DEN 110-89]	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:16	Nene Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	06:16	Nene Substitution replaced by Ely
	06:16	Harrington Substitution replaced by Williams
Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:16 [IND 90-110]
Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:16 [IND 91-110]
	05:59 [DEN 113-91]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	05:48
Team Rebound	05:47
	05:47
	05:47	Lawson Substitution replaced by Carter
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:12	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	05:10	Ely Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:06	Ely Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	05:05	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Hansbrough Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:05
	04:54 [DEN 115-91]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
	04:35	Carter Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:35	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Forbes
George Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Ely (1 BLK)	04:26
	04:24	Forbes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:16	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:15
	03:57	Ely Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:57 [IND 92-115]
Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:57 [IND 93-115]
Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:52
	03:52	Forbes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:52	Team Rebound
	03:52 [DEN 116-93]	Forbes Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
George 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)	03:39 [IND 96-116]
	03:24 [DEN 119-96]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:58
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:58 [DEN 120-96]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:58 [DEN 121-96]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Rush (2 AST)	02:45 [IND 98-121]
	02:30	Forbes Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:29
George 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:21 [IND 101-121]
	02:13	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:12
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:56	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:49	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:47
George Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	01:39 [IND 103-121]
	01:17	Forbes 3pt Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:15
Rush 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Price (8 AST)	01:06 [IND 106-121]
	00:43.9	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:George (2 ST)
	00:41.1	Carter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
George Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:41.1
Team Rebound	00:41.1
George Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:41.1 [IND 107-121]
	00:29.0	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:16.9	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
End of 4th Quarter

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