Hornets @ Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nuggets: Center - Rony Seikaly - 6-11 - 267 lbs. Power Forward - Terry Davis - 6-10 - 257 lbs. Small Forward - Michael Finley - 6-7 - 218 lbs. Shooting Guard - Kobe Bryant - 6-6 - 214 lbs. Point Guard - Johnny Dawkins - 6-2 - 172 lbs. Hornets: Center - Gheorghe Muresan - 7-7 - 316 lbs. Power Forward - Tom Gugliotta - 6-10 - 248 lbs. Small Forward - Calbert Cheaney - 6-7 - 214 lbs. Shooting Guard - Ray Allen - 6-5 - 206 lbs. Point Guard - Kevin Johnson - 6-1 - 182 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nuggets 0, Hornets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Top of the key). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Nuggets 0, Hornets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Nuggets 2, Hornets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right wing). Tom Gugliotta drives to the hoop. Tom Gugliotta goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rony Seikaly. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nuggets 2, Hornets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nuggets 2, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Nuggets 4, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right baseline). Calbert Cheaney shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Nuggets 4, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right wing). Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Post). Kobe Bryant shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Tom Gugliotta. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Nuggets 4, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Nuggets 5, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left corner). Calbert Cheaney shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Nuggets 5, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Rony Seikaly shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Nuggets 7, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Nuggets 7, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (FT Line). Terry Davis passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots off the glass. No good. Kobe Bryant tries to tip in the miss...No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Nuggets 7, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nuggets 7, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right baseline). Terry Davis passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Nuggets 10, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Charlotte calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Nuggets 10, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney Calbert Cheaney drives to the baseline. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Nuggets 10, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Gheorghe Muresan. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Nuggets 10, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Nuggets 12, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right wing). Ray Allen shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nuggets 12, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right corner). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Nuggets 12, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Post). Marcus Camby goes for a layup. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Nuggets 12, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Nuggets 12, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Nuggets 13, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney drives to the deep left wing. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right wing). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kobe Bryant. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:16 Nuggets 13, Hornets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:16 Nuggets 13, Hornets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (FT Line). Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Nuggets 13, Hornets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Top of the key). Terry Davis is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Nuggets 13, Hornets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Left wing). Ray Allen shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. Tom Gugliotta now has two rebounds for the game. Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Deep Post). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Top of the key). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Nuggets 13, Hornets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Allen Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Tom Gugliotta tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Nuggets 13, Hornets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (FT Line). Terry Davis passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Marcus Camby (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 13, Hornets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Ray Allen gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Nuggets 13, Hornets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Nuggets 13, Hornets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Tom Gugliotta. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Nuggets 13, Hornets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Nuggets 15, Hornets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Nuggets 15, Hornets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. He is fouled by Kevin Johnson Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 5 Charlotte is in the penalty. Johnny Dawkins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Nuggets 15, Hornets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Nuggets 17, Hornets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right wing). Marcus Camby shoots from the right wing. No good. Jamie Feick (Hornets) gets the rebound. Jamie Feick passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right baseline). Ray Allen shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nuggets 17, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (Deep Post). Terry Davis puts up the shot. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. Kobe Bryant now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Nuggets 19, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Negele Knight inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Left wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right baseline). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left baseline). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Left corner). Rony Seikaly is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Nuggets 19, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Jamie Feick inbounds the ball to Ray Allen Ray Allen shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Nuggets 19, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right baseline). Terry Davis passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Nuggets 19, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Negele Knight inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (Deep Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Ray Allen (FT Line). Ray Allen passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Left baseline). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (FT Line). Ray Allen passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left baseline). He is fouled by Randolph Keys Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Negele Knight will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Nuggets 19, Hornets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Negele Knight is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Nuggets 19, Hornets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Ray Allen is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 6 Charlotte is in the penalty. Randolph Keys will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 19, Hornets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 21, Hornets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nuggets 21, Hornets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Negele Knight (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nuggets 21, Hornets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Negele Knight drives to the deep left wing. Negele Knight finds Calbert Cheaney for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Nuggets 21, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Post). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Terry Davis (Post). Terry Davis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ray Allen. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Nuggets 21, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Nuggets 23, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight drives to the deep right wing. Negele Knight passes the ball to Thomas Hamilton (Deep Right wing). Thomas Hamilton drives to the right wing. Thomas Hamilton gets into the paint. Thomas Hamilton passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right wing). Calbert Cheaney drives to the hoop. Calbert Cheaney goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Nuggets 23, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Negele Knight Negele Knight passes the ball to Thomas Hamilton (FT Line). Mike Smrek gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Nuggets 23, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Mike Smrek gives it up to Randolph Keys. He finishes with a layup. Mike Smrek gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Nuggets 25, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby gets into the paint. Marcus Camby passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (FT Line). Calbert Cheaney shoots from the free throw line. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Nuggets 25, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Left corner). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right corner). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left corner). Alaa Abdelnaby shoots from the left corner. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 27, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Charlotte calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 27, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Negele Knight Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left wing). Ledell Eackles drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Hornets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Ledell Eackles will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Nuggets 27, Hornets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ledell Eackles is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Nuggets 27, Hornets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Nuggets 30, Hornets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Thomas Hamilton inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Denver comes out in a full court press. Calbert Cheaney drives to the deep left wing. Calbert Cheaney makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Nuggets 30, Hornets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Post). Kobe Bryant shoots from the inside. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nuggets 32, Hornets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight drives to the deep left wing. Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Hornets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Marcus Camby will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Nuggets 32, Hornets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Nuggets 32, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Top of the key). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right corner). Negele Knight is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Hornets: 8 Charlotte is in the penalty. Darrel Amstrong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Nuggets 32, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrel Amstrong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Nuggets 33, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (Deep Right wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Thomas Hamilton (FT Line). Thomas Hamilton passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (FT Line). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Left baseline). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Negele Knight (FT Line). Negele Knight shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Nuggets 33, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left corner). Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Marcus Camby (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Nuggets 33, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Nuggets 33, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man He is fouled by Ledell Eackles Charlotte has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Hornets: 9 Charlotte is in the penalty. Kobe Bryant will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Nuggets 33, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Nuggets 35, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Jamie Feick inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Left corner). Marcus Camby shoots from the left corner. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 35, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrel Amstrong inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys drives to the deep left wing. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nuggets 35, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Right wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Smrek. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nuggets 35, Hornets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Darrel Amstrong (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Nuggets 35, Hornets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrel Amstrong drives to the deep left wing. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left wing. No good. Negele Knight (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Nuggets 35, Hornets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Negele Knight passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Nuggets 35, Hornets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles Ledell Eackles drives to the hoop. Ledell Eackles goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Smrek. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Nuggets 35, Hornets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ledell Eackles is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Nuggets 35, Hornets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (Deep Right wing). Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (Deep Post). Terry Davis passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant shoots from the free throw line. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Nuggets 35, Hornets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney drives to the deep right wing. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan goes for a layup. It's Good. Calbert Cheaney gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Nuggets 35, Hornets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Ledell Eackles (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Nuggets 35, Hornets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Right wing). Tom Gugliotta shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. Gheorghe Muresan now has two rebounds for the game. Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (FT Line). Ledell Eackles shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Nuggets 35, Hornets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Terry Davis (Deep Post). Terry Davis passes the ball to Michael Finley (Post). Michael Finley shoots off the glass. It's Good. Terry Davis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:34 Nuggets 37, Hornets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Negele Knight inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left wing). Calbert Cheaney shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Nuggets 37, Hornets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (FT Line). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Nuggets 37, Hornets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left wing). Kevin Johnson finds Calbert Cheaney for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Nuggets 37, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Calbert Cheaney is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Nuggets 37, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Calbert Cheaney. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Nuggets 37, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Nuggets 39, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right wing). Kevin Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Nuggets 39, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Nuggets 39, Hornets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Left wing). Ray Allen shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Nuggets 39, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Nuggets 41, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan shoots from the free throw line. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Terry Davis now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Nuggets 41, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots off the glass. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Nuggets 43, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left corner). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Nuggets 43, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nuggets 43, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Post). Ray Allen shoots from the inside. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Nuggets 43, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Nuggets 45, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Charlotte calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Nuggets 45, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney Calbert Cheaney drives to the hoop. Michael Finley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Nuggets 45, Hornets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney Calbert Cheaney shoots from the left wing. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right wing). Ray Allen shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Kevin Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Nuggets 45, Hornets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Terry Davis (Left baseline). Terry Davis shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. He now has four assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Nuggets 47, Hornets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right wing). Ray Allen shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Kevin Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Nuggets 47, Hornets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Nuggets 50, Hornets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta shoots from the free throw line. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Nuggets 50, Hornets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Top of the key). Terry Davis passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Ray Allen. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Nuggets 50, Hornets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Nuggets 50, Hornets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right corner). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Top of the key). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Nuggets 50, Hornets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right wing). Terry Davis passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Davis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Nuggets 52, Hornets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ledell Eackles inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Left wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Top of the key). Terry Davis tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 3 Denver is in the penalty. Gheorghe Muresan will shoot two free throws. Terry Davis is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Nuggets 52, Hornets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Nuggets 52, Hornets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Tom Gugliotta. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 52, Hornets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 54, Hornets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles drives to the hoop. Ledell Eackles goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Nuggets 54, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Kevin Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 5 Charlotte is in the penalty. Johnny Dawkins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nuggets 54, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nuggets 56, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right baseline). Marcus Camby drives to the hoop. Marcus Camby gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Nuggets 56, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Nuggets 59, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight drives to the deep right wing. Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (FT Line). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right baseline). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right wing). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left wing). Ledell Eackles moves to the free throw line. Ledell Eackles drives to the hoop. Ledell Eackles goes for a layup. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Kobe Bryant now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Nuggets 59, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Nuggets 61, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Charlotte calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Nuggets 61, Hornets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Negele Knight Negele Knight passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Post). Calbert Cheaney puts up the shot. No good. Marcus Camby (Hornets) gets the rebound. Marcus Camby drives to the hoop. Marcus Camby goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Nuggets 61, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Nuggets 63, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Negele Knight inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (Top of the key). Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right baseline). Ledell Eackles shoots from the right baseline. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Nuggets 63, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Marcus Camby. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Nuggets 65, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan shoots from the right wing. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right baseline). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (FT Line). Kobe Bryant gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Nuggets 65, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right baseline). Terry Davis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Nuggets 65, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left baseline). Calbert Cheaney drives to the hoop. Calbert Cheaney goes for a layup. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Nuggets 65, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Marcus Camby fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 6 Charlotte is in the penalty. Rony Seikaly will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 65, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ledell Eackles (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Nuggets 66, Hornets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Top of the key). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nuggets 66, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Marcus Camby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Nuggets 66, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Marcus Camby (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Nuggets 67, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby passes the ball to Negele Knight (Deep Right wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Post). Calbert Cheaney shoots from the inside. No good. Terry Davis (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Nuggets 67, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Nuggets 67, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 67, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Nuggets 67, Hornets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (FT Line). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right corner). Kevin Johnson finds Calbert Cheaney for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Nuggets 67, Hornets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Finley now has 17 points for the game. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Nuggets 69, Hornets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Denver comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:08 Nuggets 69, Hornets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ray Allen Ray Allen passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Davis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Nuggets 69, Hornets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Nuggets 69, Hornets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Nuggets 69, Hornets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Nuggets 69, Hornets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Left wing). Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Calbert Cheaney. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Nuggets 69, Hornets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Nuggets 70, Hornets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen drives to the top of the key. Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (FT Line). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right wing). Kevin Johnson finds Calbert Cheaney for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Nuggets 70, Hornets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Top of the key). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Nuggets 70, Hornets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Left wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right baseline). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ray Allen (Left wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Rony Seikaly. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Nuggets 70, Hornets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Allen Ray Allen shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Nuggets 70, Hornets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. Rony Seikaly now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:44 Nuggets 73, Hornets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen drives to the top of the key. Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson finds Gheorghe Muresan for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Nuggets 73, Hornets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. Nothing but net. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Nuggets 76, Hornets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen drives to the deep left wing. Ray Allen passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Nuggets 76, Hornets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Ray Allen (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Nuggets 76, Hornets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen drives to the deep right wing. Ray Allen passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Post). Gheorghe Muresan shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Michael Finley. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Nuggets 76, Hornets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Nuggets 76, Hornets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Marcus Camby tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Nuggets 76, Hornets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Right wing). Terry Davis passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Nuggets 76, Hornets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly now has 6 rebounds for the game. Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Kevin Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Nuggets 76, Hornets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Johnson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Nuggets 76, Hornets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Nuggets 76, Hornets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Nuggets 78, Hornets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left baseline). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Nuggets 78, Hornets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly shoots from the left wing. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. Tom Gugliotta now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Nuggets 78, Hornets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left corner). Calbert Cheaney shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Tom Gugliotta tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Nuggets 78, Hornets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right baseline). Randolph Keys shoots from the right baseline. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Nuggets 78, Hornets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Nuggets 78, Hornets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney Calbert Cheaney shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Michael Finley. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Nuggets 78, Hornets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Nuggets 78, Hornets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right corner). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Calbert Cheaney gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Nuggets 78, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Kevin Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Nuggets 78, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Terry Davis (Left baseline). Gheorghe Muresan is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Nuggets 78, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Negele Knight. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Nuggets 78, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Nuggets 79, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen drives to the deep left wing. Ray Allen passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Ray Allen will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Nuggets 79, Hornets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ray Allen is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Nuggets 79, Hornets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Top of the key). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Nuggets 79, Hornets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Left wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (FT Line). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left baseline). Negele Knight passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Terry Davis. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Hornets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Nuggets 79, Hornets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Nuggets 79, Hornets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley shoots from the left wing. No good. Ray Allen (Hornets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Nuggets 79, Hornets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen drives to the deep left wing. Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right baseline). Negele Knight drives to the hoop. Alaa Abdelnaby draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Nuggets 79, Hornets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Post). Randolph Keys goes for a layup. No good. Randolph Keys tries to tip in the miss...No good. Marcus Camby (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Nuggets 79, Hornets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right baseline). Negele Knight passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right wing). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left corner). Ledell Eackles shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Marcus Camby gets the assist. Ledell Eackles now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Nuggets 79, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Nuggets 79, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left corner). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys moves out to the wing. Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Ray Allen fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Hornets: 6 Charlotte is in the penalty. Randolph Keys will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Nuggets 79, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Nuggets 81, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ledell Eackles inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Right wing). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left baseline). Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (FT Line). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left wing). Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left baseline). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (FT Line). Negele Knight passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Negele Knight (Left baseline). Negele Knight shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Nuggets 81, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Negele Knight tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Hornets: 7 Charlotte is in the penalty. Alaa Abdelnaby will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Nuggets 81, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Nuggets 82, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Clint McDaniel (Left baseline). Clint McDaniel passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Left wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Clint McDaniel (Left wing). Clint McDaniel passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Alaa Abdelnaby. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Hornets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 82, Hornets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Nuggets 82, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right baseline). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Nuggets 82, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Clint McDaniel (Deep Right wing). Clint McDaniel passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Clint McDaniel (Left baseline). Clint McDaniel drives to the hoop. Clint McDaniel goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Nuggets 82, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Right wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darrel Amstrong (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Post). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right corner). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (FT Line). Darrel Amstrong shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Hornets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Nuggets 82, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Mike Smrek Mike Smrek passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Mike Smrek gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Nuggets 85, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right baseline). Ledell Eackles shoots from the right baseline. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 85, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Negele Knight. Negele Knight drives to the top of the key. Negele Knight passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Left corner). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Top of the key). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Ray Allen (Deep Right wing). Ray Allen passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta puts up the shot. He is fouled by Terry Davis. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Nuggets 85, Hornets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Nuggets 85, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Ledell Eackles is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Nuggets 85, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong Darrel Amstrong drives to the baseline. Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darrel Amstrong goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Gheorghe Muresan. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:08 Nuggets 87, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles. Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (FT Line). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Negele Knight (Right wing). Negele Knight drives to the hoop. Negele Knight passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right baseline). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Left baseline). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left wing). Kobe Bryant steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Nuggets 87, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Negele Knight is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Nuggets 87, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Rony Seikaly Kevin Johnson forces a 5-second violation on Rony Seikaly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Nuggets 87, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Denver comes out in a full court press. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Top of the key). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right wing). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Nuggets 87, Hornets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Nuggets 87, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Post). Johnny Dawkins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Marcus Camby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Nuggets 87, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Nuggets 89, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Nuggets 89, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Marcus Camby Marcus Camby passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Right wing). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Left wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Nuggets 89, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). He is fouled by Calbert Cheaney Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Nuggets 89, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins finds Kobe Bryant for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Nuggets 91, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ledell Eackles inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Post). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (Right wing). Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ledell Eackles (FT Line). Ledell Eackles shoots from the free throw line. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Nuggets 91, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly shoots from the free throw line. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. No good. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Nuggets 91, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Top of the key). Randolph Keys steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Nuggets 91, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver gets a 2-on-1 break. Randolph Keys keeps the ball. He finishes with a dunk. Randolph Keys is taunting the opposing bench. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 7:57 Nuggets 93, Hornets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Johnson will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Charlotte calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right baseline). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Calbert Cheaney (Hornets) gets the rebound. Calbert Cheaney now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (FT Line). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right corner). Calbert Cheaney shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant drives to the deep left wing. Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Marcus Camby fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Hornets: 5 Charlotte is in the penalty. Kobe Bryant will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Nuggets 93, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Nuggets 95, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Right baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right corner). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Johnny Dawkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Hornets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Nuggets 95, Hornets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Nuggets 95, Hornets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Mike Smrek (FT Line). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ray Allen (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Nuggets 95, Hornets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Ray Allen drives to the top of the key. Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left baseline). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left wing). Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Smrek. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Nuggets 95, Hornets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Nuggets 95, Hornets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Post). Mike Smrek goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Gheorghe Muresan. Tom Gugliotta (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nuggets 95, Hornets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Left corner). Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Post). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Deep Post). Tom Gugliotta shoots off the glass. It's Good. Calbert Cheaney gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nuggets 95, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong drives to the deep left wing. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Darrel Amstrong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Nuggets 97, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Ray Allen inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Ray Allen (Left baseline). Ray Allen makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Nuggets 97, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Nuggets 97, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Nuggets 97, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Kobe Bryant keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Nuggets 99, Hornets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Calbert Cheaney. Calbert Cheaney drives to the deep left wing. Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Post). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Post). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Left corner). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Right wing). Kevin Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Calbert Cheaney gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Nuggets 99, Hornets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrel Amstrong inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Calbert Cheaney. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Hornets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Nuggets 99, Hornets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Nuggets 101, Hornets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Marcus Camby inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Marcus Camby (FT Line). Marcus Camby passes the ball to Ray Allen (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Nuggets 101, Hornets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Nuggets 104, Hornets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Gheorghe Muresan (Deep Post). Gheorghe Muresan goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:01 Nuggets 104, Hornets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Terry Davis inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley beats the press. Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Michael Finley keeps the ball. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nuggets 106, Hornets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Calbert Cheaney inbounds the ball to Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson drives to the top of the key. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Marcus Camby (Post). Marcus Camby goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Davis. The basket is no good. Terry Davis has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Hornets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Nuggets 106, Hornets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Marcus Camby is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Nuggets 106, Hornets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Jamie Feick inbounds the ball to Ledell Eackles Ledell Eackles passes the ball to Negele Knight (FT Line). Negele Knight drives to the hoop. Negele Knight goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Aaron McKie. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Hornets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 106, Hornets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Negele Knight is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 106, Hornets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Charlotte comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:06 Nuggets 106, Hornets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right wing). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Left wing). Kevin Johnson drives to the left wing. Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop. Kevin Johnson finds Gheorghe Muresan for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Nuggets 106, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left corner). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Nuggets 106, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Top of the key). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Right baseline). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Ray Allen (Top of the key). Ray Allen passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Calbert Cheaney passes the ball to Ray Allen (Right corner). Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Left baseline). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Top of the key). Calbert Cheaney shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nuggets 106, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 108, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Top of the key). Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left corner). Tom Gugliotta shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Nuggets 108, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley moves out to the wing. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Gheorghe Muresan (Hornets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nuggets 108, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Help Gheorghe Muresan passes the ball to Kevin Johnson (Deep Right wing). Kevin Johnson drives to the right wing. Kevin Johnson passes the ball to Tom Gugliotta (Left corner). Tom Gugliotta passes the ball to Calbert Cheaney (Deep Right wing). Calbert Cheaney shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Nuggets 108, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. Nothing but net. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Nuggets 111, Hornets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets ball: Defense: Man Tom Gugliotta inbounds the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen drives to the deep right wing. Ray Allen shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Nuggets 111, Hornets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Kevin Johnson (Hornets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 111, Hornets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SF Michael Finley - Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hornets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Ray Allen - 22 Rebounds: Tom Gugliotta - 12 Assists: Kevin Johnson - 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Kobe Bryant - 34 Rebounds: Rony Seikaly - 7 Assists: Michael Finley - 6