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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

4th Qtr Play-By-Play

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4th Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 4th Quarter
11:42Andre Miller makes 8-foot two point shot64-63 
11:21 64-63Carl Landry out of bounds lost ball turnover
10:56Kosta Koufos makes 5-foot hook shot (Al Harrington assists)66-63 
10:49Ty Lawson enters the game for Danilo Gallinari66-63 
10:49 66-63Jarrett Jack enters the game for Greivis Vasquez
10:44 66-63Chris Kaman bad pass (Al Harrington steals)
10:30Andre Miller makes layup68-63 
10:30 68-63Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
10:30Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 169-63 
10:11 69-63Chris Kaman bad pass (Al Harrington steals)
10:07Rudy Fernandez makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)71-63 
10:07New Orleans full timeout
10:07 71-63Emeka Okafor enters the game for Chris Kaman
9:56 71-63Jarrett Jack bad pass (Rudy Fernandez steals)
9:56 71-63Jarrett Jack personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
9:37 71-63Jarrett Jack shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
9:37Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 272-63 
9:37 72-63Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu
9:37Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 273-63 
9:26Kosta Koufos personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)73-63 
9:18 73-63Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
9:18Rudy Fernandez defensive rebound73-63 
9:06 73-63Greivis Vasquez foul (Al Harrington draws the foul)
9:06Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 273-63 
9:06Denver offensive team rebound73-63 
9:06Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 273-63 
9:04 73-63Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
8:45 73-63Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:44 73-63Emeka Okafor offensive rebound
8:44 73-65Emeka Okafor makes 3-foot two point shot
8:26Al Harrington makes 13-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)75-65 
8:07 75-68Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
7:48 75-68Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Rudy Fernandez draws the foul)
7:48Rudy Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 276-68 
7:48Rudy Fernandez misses free throw 2 of 276-68 
7:48 76-68Carl Landry defensive rebound
7:35 76-70Emeka Okafor makes 14-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
7:22Greivis Vasquez blocks Andre Miller's 9-foot jumper76-70 
7:20 76-70Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
7:18Ty Lawson personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)76-70 
7:18Danilo Gallinari enters the game for Al Harrington76-70 
7:01 76-70Kosta Koufos blocks Greivis Vasquez's jumper
7:01Kosta Koufos defensive rebound76-70 
6:58Rudy Fernandez makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)78-70 
6:31 78-73Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
6:15Emeka Okafor blocks Ty Lawson's 3-foot jumper78-73 
6:13Denver offensive team rebound78-73 
6:13Arron Afflalo enters the game for Rudy Fernandez78-73 
6:07Ty Lawson makes driving layup80-73 
5:48 80-73Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:47Kosta Koufos defensive rebound80-73 
5:33 80-73Carl Landry personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
5:33 Official timeout
5:33Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 281-73 
5:33Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 282-73 
5:18 82-73Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:18Arron Afflalo defensive rebound82-73 
5:00Andre Miller bad pass (Jarrett Jack steals)82-73 
4:48 82-73Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot
4:47 82-73Carl Landry offensive rebound
4:47 82-73Carl Landry misses tip shot
4:46Andre Miller defensive rebound82-73 
4:26Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)85-73 
4:01 85-75Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
3:54Arron Afflalo makes layup (Andre Miller assists)87-75 
3:30 87-77Carl Landry makes 15-foot jumper
3:30Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)87-77 
3:30 87-78Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
3:17Kosta Koufos makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)89-78 
3:17New Orleans full timeout
3:17 89-78Trey Johnson enters the game for Marco Belinelli
3:06 89-78Greivis Vasquez misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:04 89-80Carl Landry offensive rebound
3:04 89-80Carl Landry makes tip shot
2:41Ty Lawson misses jumper89-80 
2:39Kosta Koufos offensive rebound91-80 
2:39Kosta Koufos makes tip shot91-80 
2:13 91-80Kosta Koufos blocks Emeka Okafor's 8-foot jumper
2:12 91-80New Orleans offensive team rebound
2:10 91-80Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
2:08Kosta Koufos defensive rebound91-80 
1:51Andre Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper91-80 
1:50 91-80Trey Johnson defensive rebound
1:40 91-80Kosta Koufos blocks Carl Landry's jumper
1:39 91-80Carl Landry offensive rebound
1:39Kosta Koufos shooting foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)91-80 
1:39 91-81Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2
1:39 91-82Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
1:30 91-82Trey Johnson personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
1:30Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 292-82 
1:30 92-82Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor
1:30 92-82Carldell Johnson enters the game for Jarrett Jack
1:30Andre Miller makes free throw 2 of 293-82 
1:12 93-84Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
0:54Danilo Gallinari makes 7-foot jumper95-84 
0:54 95-84Trey Johnson foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
0:54Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 196-84 
0:39 96-86Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
0:21Ty Lawson bad pass (Greivis Vasquez steals)96-86 
0:16 96-88Trey Johnson makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
0:00End of the 4th Quarter
0:00End Game