Suns @ Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nuggets: Center - Rony Seikaly - 6-11 - 267 lbs. Power Forward - Alaa Abdelnaby - 6-10 - 251 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. Suns: Center - Rik Smits - 7-4 - 267 lbs. Power Forward - Vin Baker - 6-11 - 247 lbs. Small Forward - Billy Thompson - 6-7 - 221 lbs. Shooting Guard - Ron Harper - 6-6 - 209 lbs. Point Guard - Dee Brown - 6-1 - 163 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rik Smits (Suns) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nuggets 0, Suns 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown drives to the top of the key. Dee Brown passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dee Brown gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Nuggets 0, Suns 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Dee Brown is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Nuggets 0, Suns 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Nuggets 2, Suns 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown drives to the top of the key. Dee Brown passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nuggets 2, Suns 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. Rik Smits shoots from the inside. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Denver comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (Left baseline). Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (FT Line). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper drives to the hoop. Alaa Abdelnaby draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Billy Thompson. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left corner). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Billy Thompson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Nuggets 2, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap 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: 9:42 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits shoots from the right wing. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown drives to the top of the key. Dee Brown passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right baseline). Billy Thompson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:07 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Finley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. Rik Smits now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Post). Michael Finley is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Nuggets 3, Suns 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown Dee Brown shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dee Brown now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Nuggets 3, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Rik Smits Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nuggets 3, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. Nothing but net. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits passes the ball to Ron Harper (Left corner). Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker puts up the shot. No good. Ron Harper (Suns) gets the rebound. Ron Harper makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Sean Rooks (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rony Seikaly steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left corner). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Ron Harper tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Dee Brown is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 5 Phoenix is in the penalty. Johnny Dawkins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Nuggets 6, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Nuggets 7, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Sean Rooks inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Right wing). Rony Seikaly steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Nuggets 7, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Post). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. No good. Doug Christie (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Nuggets 7, Suns 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Deep Right wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits shoots from the right wing. No good. Sean Rooks (Suns) gets the rebound. Sean Rooks shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Nuggets 7, Suns 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Randolph Keys is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Nuggets 7, Suns 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (FT Line). Anthony Goldwire shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Doug Christie gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Nuggets 7, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. He is fouled by Sean Rooks. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 6 Sean Rooks is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 7, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 9, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Right baseline). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left baseline). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Right wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left baseline). Billy Thompson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 9, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Top of the key). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Doug Christie fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 7 Phoenix is in the penalty. Kobe Bryant will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Nuggets 9, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Nuggets 11, Suns 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right baseline). Rik Smits passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Post). Sean Rooks goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Nuggets 11, Suns 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys shoots from the left wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Nuggets 13, Suns 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left baseline). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left wing). Doug Christie shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Nuggets 13, Suns 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins finds Rony Seikaly for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Nuggets 15, Suns 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits shoots from the left wing. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:22 Nuggets 15, Suns 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Left wing). Randolph Keys shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Nuggets 15, Suns 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Nuggets 15, Suns 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker shoots from the inside. It's Good. Anthony Goldwire gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Randolph Keys drives to the top of the key. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (FT Line). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left baseline). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. No good. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (Top of the key). Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right baseline). Billy Thompson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong moves to the left corner. Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker drives to the hoop. Vin Baker goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rony Seikaly. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Suns: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Nuggets 15, Suns 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right wing). Darrel Amstrong drives to the baseline. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Post). Mike Smrek is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Suns: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Sean Rooks will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Sean Rooks is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Sean Rooks (FT Line). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Right baseline). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Doug Christie (FT Line). Doug Christie shoots from the free throw line. No good. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Nuggets 15, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Sean Rooks. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Randolph Keys shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Nuggets 17, Suns 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Left wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (Left baseline). Vin Baker shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Billy Thompson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nuggets 17, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darrel Amstrong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Sean Rooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Suns: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nuggets 17, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrel Amstrong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nuggets 19, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Anthony Peeler (Left baseline). Anthony Peeler shoots from the left baseline. No good. Darrel Amstrong (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 19, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Left wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Sean Rooks. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Nuggets 19, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Right wing). Anthony Goldwire throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nuggets 19, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Mike Smrek (FT Line). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Post). Mike Smrek shoots off the glass. It's Good. Darrel Amstrong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Nuggets 21, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Sean Rooks (FT Line). Sean Rooks gets into the paint. Sean Rooks puts up the shot. No good. Billy Thompson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Nuggets 21, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Nuggets 21, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown drives to the deep left wing. Dee Brown passes the ball to Doug Christie (Right baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (FT Line). Ron Harper passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Deep Post). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper is unable to get off a shot. Phoenix is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Nuggets 21, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. Michael Finley now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 23, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Left wing). Ron Harper shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Johnny Dawkins is tied up by Dee Brown The ref signals for a jump ball. Dee Brown wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Nuggets 23, Suns 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Dee Brown passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Left wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left baseline). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Dee Brown (Right wing). Dee Brown shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Billy Thompson gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Nuggets 23, Suns 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Nuggets 23, Suns 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Nuggets 23, Suns 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Rik Smits Rik Smits passes the ball to Dee Brown (Left baseline). Dee Brown passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Post). Rik Smits goes for a layup. It's Good. Dee Brown gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Nuggets 23, Suns 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Vin Baker fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Nuggets 23, Suns 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Rik Smits steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Nuggets 23, Suns 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right baseline). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker puts up the shot. He is fouled by Randolph Keys. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Nuggets 23, Suns 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Dee Brown is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Vin Baker gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (Deep Right wing). Vin Baker is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Post). Randolph Keys shoots from the inside. No good. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits shoots from the left wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Nuggets 23, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nuggets 25, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Nuggets 25, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap 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 (Right corner). Anthony Goldwire tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Nuggets 25, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right wing. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nuggets 25, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Doug Christie (Right corner). Doug Christie shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Nuggets 25, Suns 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Doug Christie Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right baseline). Vin Baker passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vin Baker gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Nuggets 25, Suns 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled by Billy Thompson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Nuggets 25, Suns 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Doug Christie (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Nuggets 26, Suns 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right baseline). Rik Smits passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Rony Seikaly is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Nuggets 26, Suns 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Doug Christie Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Nuggets 26, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby shoots from the inside. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Nuggets 28, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (Top of the key). Ron Harper passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (FT Line). Anthony Goldwire shoots from the free throw line. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Nuggets 28, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly drives to the hoop. Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 30, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper shoots from the right wing. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Nuggets 30, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). He is fouled by Ron Harper Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 5 Phoenix is in the penalty. Michael Finley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Nuggets 30, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Nuggets 31, Suns 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Nuggets 31, Suns 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Rony Seikaly is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Nuggets 31, Suns 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire drives to the top of the key. Anthony Goldwire finds Rik Smits for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Nuggets 31, Suns 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins 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 Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Top of the key). Mike Smrek is trapped near midcourt. Mike Smrek gets free from the trap. Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Randolph Keys tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Nuggets 33, Suns 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Denver comes out in a full court press. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Doug Christie (Deep Left wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Right wing). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Left wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Post). Billy Thompson puts up the shot. It's Good. Anthony Goldwire gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:08 Nuggets 33, Suns 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone 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 Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Rik Smits. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Nuggets 33, Suns 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits passes the ball to Doug Christie (Deep Right wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (FT Line). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Right corner). Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker shoots off the glass. It's Good. Doug Christie gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Nuggets 33, Suns 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:31 Nuggets 33, Suns 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Left wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Vin Baker is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Nuggets 33, Suns 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley shoots from the left wing. No good. Sean Rooks (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Nuggets 33, Suns 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left baseline). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Left corner). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Rik Smits goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Nuggets 33, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Nuggets 33, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Left wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Nuggets 33, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Anthony Peeler (Right baseline). Anthony Peeler passes the ball to Doug Christie (Right corner). Doug Christie shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Nuggets 33, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. It's Good. Alaa Abdelnaby gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Nuggets 35, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Anthony Peeler (Deep Right wing). Anthony Peeler passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Anthony Peeler (Left baseline). Anthony Peeler shoots from the left baseline. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Nuggets 35, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Mike Smrek (FT Line). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Nuggets 35, Suns 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Post). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right baseline). Rik Smits shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Billy Thompson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Nuggets 35, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. Halftime. Score - Nuggets 38, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 38, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Phoenix 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 (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Nuggets 38, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nuggets 38, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown passes the ball to Ron Harper (Top of the key). Ron Harper passes the ball to Dee Brown (Left baseline). Dee Brown shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:32 Nuggets 38, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. Nothing but net. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Nuggets 41, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Rik Smits goes for a layup. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Nuggets 41, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Nuggets 41, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Rony Seikaly. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Dee Brown (Right wing). Dee Brown drives to the hoop. Dee Brown goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Nuggets 41, Suns 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Dee Brown is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Nuggets 41, Suns 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Ron Harper (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Nuggets 41, Suns 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vin Baker gets the assist. Ron Harper now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix 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 (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Dee Brown (Left wing). Dee Brown passes the ball to Ron Harper (FT Line). Ron Harper shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly 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 passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly shoots from the right baseline. The shot is blocked by Vin Baker. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rik Smits fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Sean Rooks tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins is trapped near the sideline. Billy Thompson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys Randolph Keys shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Dee Brown passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Dee Brown (Left baseline). Dee Brown passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Post). Ron Harper goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rony Seikaly. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:53 Nuggets 41, Suns 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:53 Nuggets 41, Suns 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:53 Nuggets 41, Suns 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left corner). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Ron Harper (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Nuggets 41, Suns 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Dee Brown (Right baseline). Dee Brown shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rik Smits gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Nuggets 41, Suns 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix 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 (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Sean Rooks (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Nuggets 41, Suns 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Sean Rooks passes the ball to Ron Harper (Top of the key). Ron Harper passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Right wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Dee Brown (Deep Post). Dee Brown puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Nuggets 41, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins finds Kobe Bryant for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Nuggets 43, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Dee Brown inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 43, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nuggets 45, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Denver comes out in a full court press. Dee Brown passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Dee Brown (Left baseline). Rik Smits is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Nuggets 45, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins finds Randolph Keys for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:46 Nuggets 47, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:46 Nuggets 47, Suns 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson Billy Thompson passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Dee Brown (FT Line). Dee Brown drives to the hoop. Dee Brown goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Nuggets 47, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Nuggets 47, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Nuggets 47, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mike Smrek tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nuggets 49, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Denver comes out in a full court press. Ron Harper passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Left wing). Rik Smits gets into the paint. Rik Smits puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Mike Smrek. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Nuggets 49, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Nuggets 49, Suns 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right wing). Rik Smits moves to the free throw line. Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (Left baseline). Vin Baker drives to the hoop. Vin Baker goes for a layup. It's Good. Billy Thompson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:14 Nuggets 49, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley is trapped near the sideline. Dee Brown is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Nuggets 49, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Smrek 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 (Top of the key). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nuggets 49, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper drives to the deep right wing. Ron Harper passes the ball to Billy Thompson (FT Line). Billy Thompson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Nuggets 49, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Nuggets 51, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (FT Line). Anthony Goldwire shoots from the free throw line. No good. Billy Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Nuggets 51, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Rik Smits Rik Smits shoots from the left wing. No good. Anthony Goldwire tries to tip in the miss...No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Nuggets 51, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong moves to the left corner. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby puts up the shot. No good. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. Rik Smits now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Nuggets 51, Suns 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Nuggets 51, Suns 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Left wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left baseline). Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darrel Amstrong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Billy Thompson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nuggets 51, Suns 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrel Amstrong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nuggets 53, Suns 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks inbounds the ball to Ron Harper. Ron Harper drives to the deep left wing. Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is good. Vin Baker now has 18 points for the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Suns: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Nuggets 53, Suns 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Nuggets 53, Suns 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrel Amstrong inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Right wing). Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Post). Mike Smrek 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 Ron Harper. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Nuggets 53, Suns 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Right wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (FT Line). Ron Harper drives to the hoop. Ron Harper goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrel Amstrong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Suns: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Nuggets 53, Suns 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Nuggets 53, Suns 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Smrek inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Right wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Ron Harper steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Nuggets 53, Suns 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (Deep Left wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Deep Post). Sean Rooks shoots from the inside. It's Good. Doug Christie gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nuggets 53, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nuggets 53, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone 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 Sean Rooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Suns: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nuggets 53, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Top of the key). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Post). Mike Smrek puts up the shot. No good. Doug Christie (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Nuggets 54, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Left wing). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right corner). Ron Harper passes the ball to Doug Christie (FT Line). Doug Christie passes the ball to Ron Harper (Top of the key). Ron Harper shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 54, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson Billy Thompson passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Left wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Right wing). Vin Baker passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Left baseline). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Right wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (FT Line). Doug Christie shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darrel Amstrong (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nuggets 54, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Post). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Mike Smrek gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Nuggets 56, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Deep Post). Sean Rooks goes for a layup. He is fouled by Mike Smrek. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 56, Suns 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 56, Suns 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant drives to the top of the key. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). He is fouled by Dee Brown Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Nuggets 56, Suns 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (FT Line). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Michael Finley tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 58, Suns 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Left wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Deep Post). Billy Thompson goes for a layup. No good. Vin Baker follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:00 Nuggets 58, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Nuggets 60, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Denver comes out in a full court press. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Left wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Left baseline). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (FT Line). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Alaa Abdelnaby. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Nuggets 60, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Nuggets 62, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right baseline). Ron Harper shoots from the right baseline. No good. Darrel Amstrong (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Nuggets 62, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrel Amstrong drives to the top of the key. Darrel Amstrong drives to the deep left wing. Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Nuggets 65, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Nuggets 65, Suns 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Sean Rooks inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker puts up the shot. It's Good. Anthony Goldwire gets the assist. That's his fourth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right wing). Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Sean Rooks fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Rik Smits. Rik Smits (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right baseline). Ron Harper shoots from the right baseline. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys is tied up by Eric Montross The ref signals for a jump ball. Randolph Keys wins the jump ball. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Anthony Goldwire steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Left wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Ron Harper (Left baseline). Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right baseline). Rik Smits passes the ball to Eric Montross (FT Line). Eric Montross passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Post). Kobe Bryant steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Rik Smits inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire drives to the deep right wing. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Eric Montross (Deep Post). Eric Montross passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right baseline). Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Right baseline). Billy Thompson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rik Smits. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Nuggets 65, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Nuggets 67, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Doug Christie. Doug Christie passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left wing). Doug Christie passes the ball to Rik Smits (Deep Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Left wing). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Eric Montross (Left baseline). Eric Montross shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Alaa Abdelnaby. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Nuggets 67, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Post). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Nuggets 67, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Eric Montross inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Billy Thompson (Top of the key). Billy Thompson passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Left corner). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left baseline). Doug Christie passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Left wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Doug Christie (Left corner). Doug Christie shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:37 Nuggets 67, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Post). Mike Smrek shoots from the inside. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Nuggets 69, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Doug Christie inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire drives to the deep right wing. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Vin Baker (Post). Vin Baker goes for a layup. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Nuggets 69, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Nuggets 71, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Nuggets 71, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Eric Montross Eric Montross passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Right wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Eric Montross (Left wing). Eric Montross shoots from the left wing. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Nuggets 71, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eric Montross. The basket is good. Michael Finley gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Nuggets 73, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Sean Rooks (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Nuggets 73, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Sean Rooks passes the ball to Vin Baker (FT Line). Vin Baker passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Right wing). Sean Rooks passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right corner). Ron Harper passes the ball to Sean Rooks (Post). Sean Rooks goes for a layup. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 73, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Billy Thompson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Nuggets 73, Suns 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Nuggets 73, Suns 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vin Baker. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Suns: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nuggets 73, Suns 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nuggets 75, Suns 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire drives to the deep left wing. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Ron Harper (Deep Right wing). Ron Harper shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Nuggets 75, Suns 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Nuggets 77, Suns 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Billy Thompson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Billy Thompson passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Top of the key). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Ron Harper (Left baseline). Ron Harper passes the ball to Anthony Goldwire (Deep Left wing). Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right baseline). Ron Harper shoots from the right baseline. No good. Billy Thompson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Nuggets 77, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly backs down the defender. Rony Seikaly shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Nuggets 79, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper inbounds the ball to Anthony Goldwire. Anthony Goldwire drives to the top of the key. Anthony Goldwire passes the ball to Ron Harper (Left baseline). Ron Harper drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 79, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Doug Christie Doug Christie passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right baseline). Ron Harper shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Nuggets 79, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Doug Christie commits the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Suns: 6 Phoenix is in the penalty. Michael Finley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Nuggets 79, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Vin Baker (Suns) gets the rebound. Vin Baker now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Nuggets 80, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Dee Brown (Right wing). Dee Brown drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 80, Suns 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Dee Brown inbounds the ball to Ron Harper Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Rik Smits (Post). Rik Smits passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker passes the ball to Ron Harper (Right wing). Ron Harper passes the ball to Rik Smits (Right baseline). Rik Smits shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Ron Harper gets the assist. Ron Harper now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Nuggets 80, Suns 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rik Smits commits the foul. Phoenix has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Suns: 7 Phoenix is in the penalty. Kobe Bryant will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Nuggets 80, Suns 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ron Harper (Suns) gets the rebound. Ron Harper now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Nuggets 81, Suns 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ron Harper passes the ball to Dee Brown (Deep Right wing). Dee Brown passes the ball to Doug Christie (Top of the key). Doug Christie passes the ball to Rik Smits (FT Line). Rik Smits passes the ball to Dee Brown (Right baseline). Dee Brown passes the ball to Ron Harper (FT Line). Ron Harper passes the ball to Vin Baker (Right wing). Vin Baker passes the ball to Doug Christie (Top of the key). Doug Christie shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. Vin Baker gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Nuggets 81, Suns 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Rik Smits. Doug Christie (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nuggets 81, Suns 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Doug Christie passes the ball to Dee Brown (Top of the key). Dee Brown passes the ball to Vin Baker (Deep Post). Vin Baker goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Finley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Suns: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Nuggets 81, Suns 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Vin Baker is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Nuggets 81, Suns 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Ron Harper is called for the foul. Phoenix has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Suns: 8 Phoenix is in the penalty. Michael Finley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Nuggets 81, Suns 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Nuggets 82, Suns 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Vin Baker inbounds the ball to Dee Brown. Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Nuggets 82, Suns 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Help Billy Thompson inbounds the ball to Ron Harper Ron Harper shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 82, Suns 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: PF Vin Baker - Suns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Vin Baker - 24 Rebounds: Rik Smits - 9 Assists: Anthony Goldwire - 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Michael Finley - 17 Rebounds: Kobe Bryant - 11 Assists: Michael Finley - 5