Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

Close

Series starts 1/6

Game 1: Friday, January 6th
Nuggets96Final
Hornets88
Recap »Boxscore »
Game 2: Monday, January 9th
Hornets94Final
Nuggets81
Recap »Boxscore »
Game 3: Friday, March 9th
Hornets97Final
Nuggets110
Recap »Boxscore »
Game 4: Wednesday, April 4th
Nuggets92Final
Hornets94
Recap »Boxscore »

Nuggets 96

(6-2, 2-2 away)

Hornets 88

(2-5, 1-3 home)

Coverage: COX

8:00 PM ET, January 6, 2012

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

1 2 3 4 T
DEN 24 17 21 3496
NO 32 15 16 2588

Top Performers

Denver: D. Gallinari 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

New Orleans: G. Vasquez 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Timofey Mozgov vs. Emeka Okafor (Ty Lawson gains possession)0-0 
11:49Ty Lawson bad pass0-0 
11:33 0-2Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
11:12Nene Hilario bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)0-2 
11:07 0-4Marco Belinelli makes layup
11:02Emeka Okafor blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup0-4 
11:02Denver offensive team rebound0-4 
11:00Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper0-4 
10:57 0-4Chris Kaman defensive rebound
10:40 0-7Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
10:22Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper0-7 
10:22 0-7Chris Kaman defensive rebound
10:15 0-7Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
10:14Nene Hilario defensive rebound0-7 
9:59Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's layup0-7 
9:59Denver offensive team rebound0-7 
9:51Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)2-7 
9:41 2-10Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper
9:26Arron Afflalo makes layup4-10 
9:10 4-12Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Chris Kaman assists)
8:48Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)7-12 
8:29 7-12Emeka Okafor misses 4-foot jumper
8:27 7-12Jarrett Jack offensive rebound
8:23 7-15Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper
8:08 7-15Marco Belinelli personal foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)
8:00Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)9-15 
7:41 9-15Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper
7:41Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound9-15 
7:35 9-15Al-Farouq Aminu personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
7:22 9-15Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
7:22Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 210-15 
7:22Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 211-15 
6:56 11-17Chris Kaman makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
6:46Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper11-17 
6:43 11-17Chris Kaman defensive rebound
6:37 11-17Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
6:35 11-17New Orleans defensive team rebound
6:28 11-17Al-Farouq Aminu personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
6:28Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson11-17 
6:20Danilo Gallinari makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)13-17 
6:16New Orleans full timeout
6:16Al Harrington enters the game for Timofey Mozgov13-17 
6:16 13-17Carl Landry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu
6:07Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)13-17 
5:58 13-19Chris Kaman makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
5:39Al Harrington misses 20-foot jumper13-19 
5:37 13-19Carl Landry defensive rebound
5:24 13-19Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
5:22Nene Hilario defensive rebound13-19 
5:03Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)15-19 
4:45 15-19Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot
4:43Nene Hilario defensive rebound15-19 
4:41Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)17-19 
4:22 17-19Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:22Al Harrington defensive rebound17-19 
4:16Andre Miller bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)17-19 
4:13Al Harrington shooting foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)17-19 
4:13 17-20Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2
4:13 17-20Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
4:13Al Harrington defensive rebound17-20 
4:03 17-20Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor
3:53Danilo Gallinari misses layup17-20 
3:49 17-20Chris Kaman defensive rebound
3:43 17-20Andre Miller blocks Carl Landry's layup
3:43 17-20New Orleans offensive team rebound
3:33Arron Afflalo illegal defense foul17-20 
3:33Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Arron Afflalo17-20 
3:33 17-21Jarrett Jack makes technical free throw
3:21 17-23Jarrett Jack makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
3:01Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)20-23 
2:46 20-23Carl Landry offensive charge (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
2:46 20-23Carl Landry turnover
2:46Denver full timeout
2:46Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario20-23 
2:46 20-23Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack
2:33Al Harrington makes layup22-23 
2:20 22-23Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
2:19Al Harrington defensive rebound22-23 
2:06Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper22-23 
2:04 22-23Chris Kaman defensive rebound
1:50 22-25Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
1:25Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper22-25 
1:25Denver defensive team rebound22-25 
1:25Ty Lawson enters the game for Danilo Gallinari22-25 
1:25 22-25Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Kaman
1:14 22-27Marco Belinelli makes 6-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
1:07Jason Smith blocks Andre Miller's layup22-27 
1:06 22-27Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
0:59 22-30Greivis Vasquez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
0:37Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper22-30 
0:36 22-30Carl Landry defensive rebound
0:18 22-32Carl Landry makes two point shot
0:03Andre Miller makes 2-foot two point shot (Rudy Fernandez assists)24-32 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter