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Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Game 1: Friday, January 6th
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Game 2: Monday, January 9th
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Game 3: Friday, March 9th
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Game 4: Wednesday, April 4th
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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

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:47 41-47Chris Kaman misses 18-foot jumper
11:45 41-47Marco Belinelli offensive rebound
11:32 41-47Emeka Okafor misses layup
11:29Nene Hilario defensive rebound41-47 
11:19Ty Lawson offensive foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)41-47 
11:19Ty Lawson turnover41-47 
11:00 41-47Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper
10:59Nene Hilario defensive rebound41-47 
10:55Timofey Mozgov misses dunk41-47 
10:52Denver defensive team rebound41-47 
10:33 41-49Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
10:19Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper41-49 
10:18 41-49Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
10:11 41-49Jarrett Jack traveling
9:53Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)44-49 
9:33Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)44-49 
9:33 44-50Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
9:33 44-50Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
9:33Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound44-50 
9:25Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's layup44-50 
9:25 46-50Marco Belinelli defensive rebound
9:03 44-50Chris Kaman misses 16-foot two point shot
9:00 44-50Emeka Okafor offensive rebound
8:48 44-50Chris Kaman bad pass (Danilo Gallinari steals)
8:45Arron Afflalo makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)46-50 
8:27 46-50Al-Farouq Aminu misses 10-foot jumper
8:26Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound46-50 
8:18 46-50Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
8:18Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 246-50 
8:18Denver offensive team rebound46-50 
8:18Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 246-50 
8:15 46-50Chris Kaman defensive rebound
8:00 46-50Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:58Nene Hilario defensive rebound46-50 
7:47Chris Kaman blocks Nene Hilario's layup46-50 
7:46 46-50Chris Kaman defensive rebound
7:33 46-50Timofey Mozgov blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 6-foot jumper
7:31Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound46-50 
7:31 46-50Jarrett Jack flagrant foul type 1 (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
7:31Ty Lawson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 247-50 
7:31Ty Lawson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 248-50 
7:20Nene Hilario misses jumper48-50 
7:18Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound48-50 
7:18Timofey Mozgov misses tip shot48-50 
7:16Arron Afflalo offensive rebound48-50 
7:13Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper48-50 
7:11 48-50Chris Kaman defensive rebound
6:56 48-52Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot jumper
6:28Danilo Gallinari misses 30-foot three point jumper48-52 
6:26 48-52Emeka Okafor defensive rebound
6:03 48-54Jarrett Jack makes 6-foot two point shot
5:41Nene Hilario makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)50-54 
5:20 50-57Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
4:54Nene Hilario misses layup50-57 
4:48Nene Hilario offensive rebound50-57 
4:41Ty Lawson makes driving layup52-57 
4:41New Orleans full timeout
4:41 52-57Jason Smith enters the game for Chris Kaman
4:41 52-57Carl Landry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu
4:41Al Harrington enters the game for Timofey Mozgov52-57 
4:41Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson52-57 
4:22 52-57Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
4:20 52-57New Orleans offensive team rebound
4:09 52-57Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
4:07Al Harrington defensive rebound52-57 
3:47Andre Miller traveling52-57 
3:47 52-57Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Marco Belinelli
3:28 52-59Jason Smith makes layup
3:14Nene Hilario offensive foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)52-59 
3:14Nene Hilario turnover52-59 
3:14Kosta Koufos enters the game for Nene Hilario52-59 
3:00 52-61Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
2:41Andre Miller misses 4-foot jumper52-61 
2:40Kosta Koufos offensive rebound54-61 
2:40Kosta Koufos makes tip shot54-61 
2:15 54-63Carl Landry makes jumper
2:05Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)56-63 
1:49 56-63Jason Smith offensive foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)
1:49 56-63Jason Smith turnover
1:49Denver full timeout
1:49 56-63Marco Belinelli enters the game for Emeka Okafor
1:49 56-63Chris Kaman enters the game for Jarrett Jack
1:32Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper56-63 
1:31 56-63Chris Kaman defensive rebound
1:15 56-63Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
1:15Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound56-63 
1:09Arron Afflalo makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)58-63 
1:09 58-63Carl Landry shooting foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)
1:09Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 159-63 
0:50 59-63Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
0:49Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound59-63 
0:33Al Harrington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)62-63 
0:18 62-63Jason Smith offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
0:18 62-63Jason Smith turnover
0:18Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Arron Afflalo62-63 
0:04Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper62-63 
0:02 62-63Chris Kaman defensive rebound
0:00 62-63Marco Belinelli misses 45-foot three point jumper
0:00 62-63New Orleans offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter