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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

10:30 PM ET - Rose Garden, Portland, OR

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DEN |
POR

111

109

FINAL

DEN
POR

31	27	21	32	111

25	25	32	27	109

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Preview | Recap

Nuggets-Trail Blazers Preview

By JORDAN GARRETSON
Posted Feb 26 2013 3:46PM

The Denver Nuggets have shown that even without their leading scorer they can still run opposing teams off the floor with the league's best transition offense.

The Portland Trail Blazers are just hoping they can keep their banged-up shooting guard on the floor to make a run at the playoffs.

The high-powered Nuggets try to build on an impressive victory and earn a rare win in Portland on Wednesday night.

Denver (36-22) leads the league in fast-break points at 19.4 per game, and it's been even better in transition since Jan. 18, averaging 22.7 while going 12-5.

Monday provided another showcase for the team's ability to score on the run as Denver matched a season high with 33 fast-break points in a 119-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, its ninth straight at home.

"We were having fun out there," Kenneth Faried told the team's official site. "When we're having fun and clicking like that as a team, it's pretty hard to stop us."

Faried had 12 points and 10 rebounds for his 24th double-double and the Nuggets improved to 14-5 when scoring at least 22 fast-break points.

One of the more impressive aspects about Monday's performance was that it came without the services of Danilo Gallinari, the team's leading scorer at 16.9 ppg. Gallinari was a late scratch with a bruised left thigh, but Wilson Chandler replaced him and put together another good showing with 23 points.

Chandler is averaging 18.7 points on 22-of-42 (52.4 percent) shooting over his last three games. He also hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 14.9 seconds remaining in overtime in a 115-111 win over the Trail Blazers on Jan. 15.

"Will's been playing great, knocking down big shots," teammate Corey Brewer said. "He's spreading the floor for us and driving. It's hard for bigs to guard him, so he's getting a lot of things done."

Although Chandler is playing well, Denver would probably like to have Gallinari back against Portland. He scored 25 in last month's meeting and is averaging 19.4 points over his last five games versus the Blazers.

Andre Iguodala has also experienced success in 16 contests against them, averaging 19.4 points - 4.3 higher than his career average, and his best against any opponent.

The Nuggets, however, haven't enjoyed much success lately in Portland, losing their last six there.

Portland (26-30) will need to tighten up its transition defense after allowing an average of 16.0 fast-break points over its last three games. The Blazers sit four games out of the Western Conference's eighth spot, and will likely need Wesley Matthews to continue to gut it out if they hope to make the playoffs.

Matthews, who said he's "not even close to 80 percent," continues to play through injuries to his left leg, ankle and elbow suffered just prior to the All-Star break. He's already proven to be one of the NBA's most durable players, appearing in 250 straight games to start his career before a hip injury kept him out earlier this season.

Matthews played through the pain again to score 24 points - including five 3-pointers - in a 92-86 win over Boston on Sunday, putting the brakes on a seven-game skid.

"We haven't lost hope. We haven't lost belief," said Matthews, averaging 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists. "We still feel we can make these playoffs. We know what we've got to do."

Nicolas Batum has averaged 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists as Portland has split the season's first two meetings with Denver.

Lawson has 30 in 111-109 Denver win over Blazers

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Posted Feb 28 2013 3:04AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Ty Lawson had George Karl's blessing to take over.

Lawson had 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Denver Nuggets scrambled down the stretch but held off the Blazers 111-109 on Wednesday night.

"I tried to get everyone involved, but as the game was coming down and we needed big shots. I just tried to take it to the hole," Lawson said. "Today, I was knocking `em down."

Denver, which led by as many as 12 points in the first half, lost the lead to the Blazers late in the third quarter but went ahead 96-95 on Lawson's layup with 4:54 left.

After rookie Damian Lillard's layup briefly put the Blazers back up 101-10, Andre Iguodala and Lawson scored to give Denver a 106-101 lead. Wesley Matthews answered with a 3-pointer and LaMarcus Aldridge added a turnaround jumper that tied it at 106 with 33.8 seconds left.

But former Blazer Andre Miller's scoop under the basket with 24.9 seconds to go gave the Nuggets back the lead, and Aldridge missed a jumper on the other end. Lillard made a 3-pointer as time wound down and Miller made free throws for the final margin.

"It was kind of funny, we were running a play and he (Lawson) swung it and we got a lousy shot," Karl said. "So I just said to him, `We're not gonna run any more plays. You've got one option, go into the paint and find it. Find the shot, not someone else."'

Iguodala matched his season high with 29 for the Nuggets, who snapped a six-game losing streak at the Rose Garden. Denver outscored the Blazers 32-27 and shot 59.1 percent from the field in the final quarter.

Lillard led Portland with 26 points and J.J. Hickson had his 31st double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

"It's tough to come up short at the end of a game that we really needed to win," Lillard said.

The Nuggets were without starter Danilo Gallinari, the team's leading scorer with an average of 16.9 points per game, for the second straight game because of a left thigh bruise. Wilson Chandler started again in his place.

Even without Gallinari, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 119-108 on Monday, their seventh straight win at home. Denver is currently sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference standings.

The Blazers were coming off a 92-86 victory over Boston on Sunday night that snapped a season-high seven-game losing streak.

Portland is still clinging to playoff hopes, but its chances are growing dim. Portland is four games back of Houston for the eighth and final spot in the West. The Lakers are 2 1/2 games behind the Rockets.

"It was our third good game in a row, we've just come up short in two out of the three," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. "I liked the way we competed in the second half. They're a talented team and they caused a lot of problems for us on the defensive end by what they do, but we stayed with it."

The Blazers went on an 8-0 run capped by Lillard's bank shot to pull within 43-37 midway through the second quarter, but the Nuggets led 58-50 at halftime, paced by Lawson's 16 points.

The Blazers kept threatening in the third quarter, but Denver kept holding them off. After Lillard's 3-pointer got Portland as close a 62-61, Kenneth Faried dunked and made a layup to stem the threat. Nicolas Batum's dunk got the Blazers to 72-70, but Iguodala answered with a 3-pointer.

Rookie Meyers Leonard finally gave Portland lead with a dunk that made it 80-79 with 53 seconds left in the third quarter. For good measure, he dunked again over Miller to extend it.

Leonard, who turned 21 on Wednesday, celebrated by flexing his muscles Incredible Hulk-style. He finished with a career-high 13 points.

Faried tied it at 92 with a dunk, and Lawson's layup gave Denver back the lead at 94-92 with just over six minutes left in the game. Wesley Matthews gave the Blazers back the lead with a 3-pointer, but 19 turnovers hurt Portland.

"This arena is so tough to play in," Lawson said. "They (the Blazers) have so much energy and knock down big 3s. There's a lot of heartbreakers that went down in this building."

NOTES: Lillard was given his trophy for winning the NBA Skills Challenge at All-Star weekend. Because the award is sponsored by Taco Bell, everybody at the Rose Garden was going to get a coupon for a free chalupa on the way out. ... The teams split their two earlier meetings this season, with each team winning at home. ... Matthews has hit at least four 3-pointers in three straight games.

DEN POR

51.7% 44.7% 21.4% 40.0% 58.1% 85.2% FG % 3FG% FT %

	DEN	POR
Total Rebounds	42	39
Offensive Rebounds	13	13
Turnovers	15	19
Fast Break Pts:	22	17
Biggest Lead:	12	6
Points in the Paint:	72	42

	DEN	POR
p	Lawson 30	Lillard 26
rb	2 players 8	Hickson 14
a	Miller 10	Batum 9
s	Iguodala 5	Batum 5
b	McGee 3	Batum 3

12/20 - DEN 93 @ POR 101
01/15 - POR 111 @ DEN 115
02/27 - DEN 111 @ POR 109
04/14 - POR 109 @ DEN 118

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Denver Nuggets (37-22)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
W. Chandler	F	27:48	3-10	1-4	0-0	-3	0	2	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	7
K. Faried	F	26:28	5-12	0-0	0-0	-8	3	5	8	4	3	4	1	0	2	10
K. Koufos	C	23:27	5-7	0-0	1-2	+1	5	3	8	0	4	0	0	1	0	11
A. Iguodala	G-F	42:43	11-20	2-7	5-10	0	1	6	7	8	2	5	5	1	0	29
T. Lawson	G	37:24	12-22	0-2	6-9	+4	0	2	2	6	3	2	2	1	2	30
A. Randolph		15:47	2-5	0-0	3-6	+4	1	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	7
J. McGee		17:15	2-3	0-0	0-0	+9	2	1	3	0	3	0	1	3	0	4
C. Brewer		27:24	3-5	0-1	2-2	+6	1	3	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	8
A. Miller		21:44	2-3	0-0	1-2	-3	0	4	4	10	1	1	4	0	0	5
E. Fournier		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hamilton		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Mozgov		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Stone		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		240	45-87	3-14	18-31		13	29	42	29	24	16	15	6	4	111
			51.7%	21.4%	58.1%		team rebs: 15			total to: 15

Portland Trail Blazers (26-31)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
N. Batum	F-G	40:20	4-9	2-4	0-0	+9	0	6	6	9	3	5	4	3	0	10
L. Aldridge	F	40:56	11-24	0-0	0-1	+5	1	4	5	3	1	1	2	1	0	22
J.J. Hickson	C-F	31:38	5-9	0-0	8-9	+1	6	8	14	2	3	1	3	0	1	18
W. Matthews	G	32:19	4-12	4-11	4-4	-5	1	0	1	2	5	0	1	0	0	16
D. Lillard	G	37:12	8-14	4-6	6-8	+6	1	2	3	4	4	1	5	0	2	26
E. Maynor		14:12	0-4	0-1	0-0	-13	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
V. Claver		23:07	2-6	0-3	0-0	-15	1	3	4	1	2	0	3	0	1	4
M. Leonard		16:12	4-7	0-0	5-5	-5	2	3	5	1	4	0	0	0	1	13
W. Barton		03:55	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Babbitt		00:09	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Freeland		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Jeffries		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Pavlovic		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		240	38-85	10-25	23-27		13	26	39	26	24	9	19	4	6	109
			44.7%	40.0%	85.2%		team rebs: 10			total to: 19

inactive

Nuggets: Gallinari, Miller
Trail Blazers: Smith, Williams

technical fouls

Nuggets: --
Trail Blazers: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 17
Times Tied: 10

arena stats

Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #63 Derek Richardson, #30 John Goble
Attendance: 20077
Duration: 2:34

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Denver Nuggets (36-22)		Portland Trail Blazers (26-30)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hickson vs Koufos (Aldridge gains possession)
	11:43 [POR 2-0]	Lillard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)
Faried Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)	11:28 [DEN 2-2]
	11:07 [POR 4-2]	Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Batum (2 AST)
Koufos Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)	10:45 [DEN 4-4]
	10:31	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:30
Chandler Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:25
	10:03 [POR 7-4]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Batum (3 AST)
Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:43	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:35	Lillard Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	09:33	Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:24 [POR 10-4]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)	09:07
	09:00	Aldridge Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	08:49
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:47
Lawson Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	08:36 [DEN 6-10]
	08:20	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	08:17	Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:15	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Iguodala (1 BLK)
	08:14	Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:13	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:11
Koufos Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)	08:06 [DEN 8-10]
	07:44	Aldridge Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:43
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:29	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:15	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:15
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	07:08 [DEN 11-10]
	06:44	Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Lawson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:36	Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Koufos Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:32
	06:32 [POR 11-11]	Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:32 [POR 12-11]	Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Koufos Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)	06:23 [DEN 13-12]
	06:03	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Faried (1 ST)
Iguodala Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Faried (2 AST)	05:59 [DEN 15-12]
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	05:41	Hickson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	05:41 [POR 14-15]	Hickson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Chandler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	05:41
	05:41 [POR 15-15]	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	05:17
	05:17	Hickson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:06	Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed
	05:05	Hickson Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	05:05 [POR 17-15]	Hickson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	04:48
Team Rebound	04:46
Koufos Substitution replaced by Randolph	04:46
Faried Substitution replaced by McGee	04:46
	04:46	Lillard Substitution replaced by Maynor
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)	04:41
Randolph Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:31
Chandler Substitution replaced by Brewer	04:31
	04:22	Batum Substitution replaced by Claver
	04:17	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:16
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:08
	04:03	Hickson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:03 [DEN 16-17]
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:03 [DEN 17-17]
	03:49	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:49
	03:39	Hickson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:39 [DEN 18-17]
	03:39	Hickson Substitution replaced by Leonard
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:39 [DEN 19-17]
	03:26	Matthews Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:25
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	03:19 [DEN 21-17]
	02:56 [POR 19-21]	Leonard Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Claver (1 AST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:38 [DEN 23-19]
McGee Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:18
Team Timeout : Regular	02:18
Lawson Substitution replaced by Miller	02:18
	02:18	Aldridge Free Throw Technical Missed
	02:18	Team Rebound
McGee Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:13
	02:13 [POR 20-23]	Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:13 [POR 21-23]	Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	02:01 [DEN 25-21]
	01:36	Leonard Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:34
Iguodala Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	01:32 [DEN 27-21]
	01:09	Claver 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:06	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:05 [POR 23-27]	Aldridge Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Iguodala Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	00:51.9 [DEN 29-23]
	00:31.9	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Missed
	00:30.9	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:10.1	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:10.1	Team Rebound
McGee Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:10.1
	00:10.1 [POR 24-29]	Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:10.1 [POR 25-29]	Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	00:04.0	Maynor Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)
	00:01.7	Aldridge Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:01.7 [DEN 30-25]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:01.7 [DEN 31-25]
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (36-22)		Portland Trail Blazers (26-30)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Lillard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:45 [DEN 32-25]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:45 [DEN 33-25]
	11:30	Leonard Dunk Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:29
	11:22	Leonard Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	11:16 [DEN 35-25]
	10:56	Claver 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:55
	10:48	Claver Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:48
Team Rebound	10:48
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:48
	10:45	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:42 [POR 27-35]	Claver Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lillard (1 AST)
McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)	10:30 [DEN 37-27]
	10:21	Lillard Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)
	10:20	Team Rebound
	10:15	Claver Dunk Shot: Missed Block: McGee (3 BLK)
	10:12	Claver Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:11 [POR 29-37]	Claver Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	10:03	Claver Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Lawson Free Throw Technical Missed	10:03
Team Rebound	10:03
	09:58	Lillard Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Randolph Substitution replaced by Chandler	09:58
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:44	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:39	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:36 [DEN 39-29]
	09:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:35	Leonard Substitution replaced by Hickson
	09:11	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Lawson (1 BLK)
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:09
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:02	Claver Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:52	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:50
	08:37	Maynor Substitution replaced by Barton
Brewer Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	08:31 [DEN 41-29]
	08:18	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:17
McGee Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	08:10
McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:10
McGee Substitution replaced by Faried	08:10
	07:51	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:50
Brewer Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:43	Hickson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	07:42	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	07:42	Claver Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:34
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:32
Faried Tip Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13 [POR 31-41]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Batum (1 ST)	07:05
	06:59 [POR 33-41]	Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
Faried Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	06:43
Faried Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:43
Brewer Substitution replaced by Iguodala	06:43
	06:23	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:21
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lillard (1 ST)	06:19
	06:16 [POR 35-41]	Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lillard (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:07
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:52 [DEN 43-35]
	05:26 [POR 37-43]	Lillard Running Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:11 [DEN 45-37]
Chandler Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:54
Miller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:42
	04:42 [POR 38-45]	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	04:42	Barton Substitution replaced by Matthews
	04:42 [POR 39-45]	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Miller Running Hook Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:25	Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Faried Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:22
	04:22 [POR 40-45]	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Miller Substitution replaced by Koufos	04:22
	04:22 [POR 41-45]	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Hickson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	03:55	Hickson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Faried (2 ST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Faried (3 AST)	03:52 [DEN 47-41]
	03:39 [POR 43-47]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lillard (3 AST)
Faried Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	03:24 [DEN 49-43]
	03:11	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:11
	03:02	Matthews Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:02
Team Rebound	03:02
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:02
	03:02	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:37 [POR 45-49]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Batum (4 AST)
Lawson Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	02:31
Lawson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:31
	02:31
	02:22	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Faried (3 ST)
	02:18	Matthews Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:18 [DEN 50-45]
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:18 [DEN 51-45]
	02:14 [POR 47-51]	Lillard Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:53
Faried Tip Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:51	Hickson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:34	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:33
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:26 [DEN 53-47]
	01:09	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)
Koufos Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)	01:06 [DEN 55-47]
	01:06	Team Timeout : Short
Faried Substitution replaced by Randolph	01:06
Chandler Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:06
	00:48.9 [POR 49-55]	Batum Driving Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:36.9 [DEN 57-49]
Koufos Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:23.2
	00:23.2	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:23.2	Team Rebound
	00:23.2	Lillard Substitution replaced by Maynor
Koufos Substitution replaced by Miller	00:23.2
	00:23.2	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Claver
	00:23.2 [POR 50-57]	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:01.9	Batum Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:01.9
Team Rebound	00:01.9
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:01.9 [DEN 58-50]
	00:00.3	Hickson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (36-22)		Portland Trail Blazers (26-30)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Faried Layup Shot: Missed	11:47
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:44
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:40	Team Rebound
Koufos Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:40
	11:24	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:23
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Batum (2 ST)	11:18
	11:10 [POR 53-58]	Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)	11:04
Team Rebound	11:04
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:01
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:01
	10:50	Matthews Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Koufos Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:50
Team Rebound	10:50
Koufos Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:50 [DEN 59-53]
	10:36	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:36
Koufos Jump Shot: Missed	10:19
	10:17	Team Rebound
Lawson Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:17
	10:00	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Batum (1 BLK)	09:56
Team Rebound	09:56
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	09:49 [DEN 62-53]
	09:40	Lillard Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (1 BLK)
	09:38	Lillard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:33 [POR 56-62]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Batum (5 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:19	Hickson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
Koufos Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	09:05
	09:05 [POR 57-62]	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
Koufos Substitution replaced by McGee	09:05
	09:05 [POR 58-62]	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Batum (3 ST)	08:50
Chandler Foul: Personal (3 PF)	08:50
	08:29 [POR 61-62]	Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	08:22	Matthews Foul: Personal (4 PF)
	08:22	Matthews Substitution replaced by Claver
Faried Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)	08:11 [DEN 64-61]
	08:02	Batum Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Faried (4 ST)
Faried Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)	07:56 [DEN 66-61]
	07:37	Batum Jump Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:36
	07:26	Claver Foul: Personal Block (2 PF)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed Block: Batum (2 BLK)	07:18
	07:16	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Iguodala Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:11
	07:11	Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:11	Team Rebound
Faried Substitution replaced by Brewer	07:11
	07:11 [POR 62-66]	Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Lawson Running Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:54 [DEN 68-62]
	06:45	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Iguodala (2 ST)
Iguodala Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:43 [DEN 70-62]
	06:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:28 [POR 65-70]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)
Iguodala Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:05
	06:04	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:53	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:50	Hickson Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	05:47 [POR 67-70]	Hickson Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	05:34
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:33
	05:33	Hickson Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Chandler Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:23 [DEN 72-67]
Chandler Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:12
	05:12	Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:12	Team Rebound
Chandler Substitution replaced by Randolph	05:12
	05:12 [POR 68-72]	Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Brewer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Batum (4 ST)	04:59
	04:56 [POR 70-72]	Batum Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hickson (2 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	04:41 [DEN 75-70]
Lawson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:27
	04:27 [POR 71-75]	Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
Lawson Substitution replaced by Miller	04:27
	04:27	Hickson Substitution replaced by Leonard
	04:27 [POR 72-75]	Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Randolph Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:02 [POR 74-75]	Aldridge Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Leonard (1 AST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	03:44
	03:32	Lillard Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:30
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	03:25
	03:09	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:08
Iguodala Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)	02:58 [DEN 77-74]
	02:41 [POR 76-77]	Aldridge Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
Team Timeout : Regular	02:21
	02:21	Lillard Substitution replaced by Maynor
Team Rebound	02:21
	02:21	Jump Ball Aldridge vs McGee (Miller gains possession)
McGee Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)	02:06 [DEN 79-76]
	01:45 [POR 78-79]	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
McGee Driving Hook Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:19	Claver Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:07	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:04
Iguodala Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.6	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:53.9 [POR 80-79]	Leonard Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (6 AST)
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:32.9
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:30.5	Leonard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:26.2	Claver Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
McGee Substitution replaced by Lawson	00:26.2
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Batum (5 ST)	00:07.9
	00:02.9 [POR 82-79]	Leonard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Batum (7 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (36-22)		Portland Trail Blazers (26-30)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Leonard Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:44
Randolph Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Faried (4 AST)	11:28 [DEN 81-82]
	11:13 [POR 84-81]	Aldridge Jump Bank Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)
Iguodala Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Miller (8 AST)	11:04 [DEN 83-84]
	10:43	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
	10:41	Leonard Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:37	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:37	Team Rebound
Randolph Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:37
Iguodala Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:29
	10:29 [POR 85-83]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:29 [POR 86-83]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Iguodala Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Miller (9 AST)	10:18 [DEN 85-86]
	09:57	Maynor Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:56
	09:56	Leonard Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Randolph Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:36 [DEN 87-86]
	09:19 [POR 88-87]	Leonard Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Maynor (3 AST)
Brewer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:19
Randolph Substitution replaced by Koufos	09:19
	09:19 [POR 89-87]	Leonard Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Maynor (1 ST)	08:59
	08:57	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Koufos Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (10 AST)	08:43 [DEN 89-89]
	08:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:42	Maynor Substitution replaced by Lillard
	08:42	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Batum
	08:31 [POR 92-89]	Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:04
Faried Layup Shot: Missed	08:01
	07:59	Claver Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:47	Claver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Iguodala (3 ST)
	07:46	Batum Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Miller Substitution replaced by Lawson	07:46
	07:30	Leonard Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:30
Team Rebound	07:30
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	07:30 [DEN 90-92]
	07:12	Claver 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:11
	07:11	Leonard Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:59
Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:56
Faried Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (8 AST)	06:47 [DEN 92-92]
	06:21	Claver Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Iguodala (4 ST)
	06:19	Batum Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:19
Team Rebound	06:19
	06:19	Leonard Substitution replaced by Hickson
	06:19	Claver Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:19
	06:19	Team Rebound
Faried Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:19
	06:05	Hickson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	06:01 [DEN 94-92]
	05:41 [POR 95-94]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Batum (8 AST)
Iguodala Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:21
	05:20	Hickson Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	05:14	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Iguodala (5 ST)
	05:13
Lawson Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:54 [DEN 96-95]
Brewer Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:39
	04:39 [POR 96-96]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Faried Substitution replaced by Chandler	04:39
	04:39 [POR 97-96]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Chandler Running Bank shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:22 [DEN 98-97]
	04:01 [POR 99-98]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lillard (4 AST)
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	03:47 [DEN 100-99]
	03:38 [POR 101-100]	Lillard Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Batum (3 BLK)	03:31
	03:30	Hickson Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	03:22	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:21
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	03:13
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:13
	03:10	Lillard Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:10 [DEN 101-101]
Brewer Substitution replaced by Miller	03:10
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	03:10 [DEN 102-101]
	02:55	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	02:54	Hickson Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
	02:45	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:43
Iguodala Running Hook Shot: Made (29 PTS)	02:39 [DEN 104-101]
	02:16	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:15
Team Timeout : Regular	02:06
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (28 PTS)	01:59 [DEN 106-101]
	01:39 [POR 104-106]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Batum (9 AST)
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:24
Koufos Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	01:23
Koufos Layup Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:20	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:11	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)
	01:09	Matthews Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:09
Team Rebound	01:09
Miller Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:09
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:09
Koufos Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	01:08
Brewer Substitution replaced by Miller	01:04
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.8	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:33.8 [POR 106-106]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:33.4
Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:24.9 [DEN 108-106]
	00:24.7	Team Timeout : Regular
Miller Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:24.7
	00:14.9	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:13.9
	00:13.0	Lillard Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	00:13.0 [DEN 109-106]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:13.0 [DEN 110-106]
	00:13.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:13.0	Hickson Substitution replaced by Babbitt
	00:06.9	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:05.9	Babbitt Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:03.9 [POR 109-110]	Lillard 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Babbitt (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.7
Brewer Substitution replaced by Miller	00:03.7
	00:03.7	Babbitt Substitution replaced by Claver
	00:03.7	Matthews Substitution replaced by Maynor
	00:03.0	Maynor Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:03.0 [DEN 111-109]
Lawson Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:03.0
	00:03.0	Claver Substitution replaced by Hickson
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:03.0
	00:02.4	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:02.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.4	Maynor Substitution replaced by Matthews
	00:00.3	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:00.1
End of 4th Quarter

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