Trail Blazers @ 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. Trail Blazers: Center - Shaquille O'Neal - 7-1 - 302 lbs. Power Forward - Mike Peplowski - 6-10 - 273 lbs. Small Forward - Ashraf Amaya - 6-8 - 235 lbs. Shooting Guard - Darvin Ham - 6-7 - 221 lbs. Point Guard - Harold Ellis - 6-5 - 208 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nuggets 0, Trail Blazers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya shoots from the free throw line. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Nuggets 0, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. It's Good. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:19 Nuggets 2, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis drives to the top of the key. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Nuggets 2, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Post). Rony Seikaly steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Nuggets 2, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Nuggets 4, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the left wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Nuggets 4, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Harold Ellis (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Nuggets 4, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Nuggets 4, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins 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 Ashraf Amaya. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 4, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Portland calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left corner). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Deep Post). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Post). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Mike Peplowski is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left corner). Rony Seikaly drives to the baseline. Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Deep Post). Alaa Abdelnaby is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:34 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left baseline. No good. Alaa Abdelnaby (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Alaa Abdelnaby goes for a layup. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Shaquille O'Neal now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya shoots from the right wing. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Right wing). Alaa Abdelnaby is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Finley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Nuggets 6, Trail Blazers 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Portland comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left corner). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left corner). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Kobe Bryant now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya. Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal puts up the shot. It's Good. Darvin Ham gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins goes for a layup. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the free throw line. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Johnny Dawkins now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Top of the key). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Adrian Branch draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Portland comes out in a full court press. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Shaquille O'Neal. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nuggets 8, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nuggets 10, Trail Blazers 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl gets into the paint. Acie Earl goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Nuggets 10, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mike Peplowski. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Randolph Keys shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left baseline). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya shoots from the left baseline. No good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left wing. No good. Harold Ellis (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl shoots from the left wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Acie Earl (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Acie Earl passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Top of the key). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Post). Harold Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Randolph Keys. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Harold Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Portland comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant drives to the top of the key. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins moves to the corner. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right baseline). Darvin Ham shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Randolph Keys. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nuggets 12, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:39 Nuggets 14, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nuggets 14, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep 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 Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:08 Nuggets 16, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis drives to the top of the key. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left corner). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Post). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Nuggets 16, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins finds Michael Finley for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Portland calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Deep Right wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Acie Earl inbounds the ball to Brent Price Brent Price passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Brent Price (Right wing). Brent Price finds Acie Earl for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Deep Right wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left baseline). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong shoots from the left wing. No good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Post). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right wing). Acie Earl shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Harold Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Nuggets 18, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Portland comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (FT Line). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Top of the key). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. Michael Finley now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Nuggets 21, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Brent Price inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl passes the ball to Brent Price (Right baseline). Brent Price shoots from the right baseline. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Brent Price (Left baseline). Brent Price passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Brent Price (Left baseline). Brent Price shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Kobe Bryant now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 21, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Portland comes out in a full court press. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Left wing). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Right baseline). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Post). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Brent Price inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya. Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the right wing. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Smrek. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 0 Mike Smrek is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Shaquille O'Neal is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left corner). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Shaquille O'Neal. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Nuggets 23, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man 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 Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Mike Peplowski now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Top of the key). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Ashraf Amaya gets the assist. Ashraf Amaya now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly drives to the hoop. Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right baseline). Acie Earl passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham drives to the hoop. Darvin Ham goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Johnny Dawkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Ashraf Amaya is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Rony Seikaly Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Darvin Ham tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 3 Darvin Ham is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 9:16 Nuggets 25, Trail Blazers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny Dawkins will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Nuggets 26, Trail Blazers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Rony Seikaly Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Ashraf Amaya now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Nuggets 26, Trail Blazers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Nuggets 26, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Nuggets 26, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Right baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots off the glass. It's Good. Alaa Abdelnaby gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Acie Earl inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Top of the key). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Top of the key). Acie Earl passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left corner). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis shoots from the left wing. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left baseline). Alaa Abdelnaby moves out to the wing. Alaa Abdelnaby gets into the paint. Acie Earl draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Rony Seikaly is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Mike Peplowski Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right baseline). Acie Earl passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski shoots from the inside. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left baseline). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly puts up the shot. No good. Harold Ellis (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Deep Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Post). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right baseline). Acie Earl passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly puts up the shot. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly shoots from the inside. No good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Top of the key). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Top of the key). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis shoots from the right wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Rony Seikaly is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Left wing). Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left corner). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Acie Earl (Post). Acie Earl goes for a layup. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rony Seikaly now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Nuggets 28, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant drives to the free throw line. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly puts up the shot. It's Good. Michael Finley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Acie Earl inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Top of the key). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis shoots from the left wing. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (FT Line). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Top of the key). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Post). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Post). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Top of the key). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch shoots off the glass. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Post). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right baseline). Adrian Branch tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Mike Peplowski Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Post). Mike Peplowski shoots off the glass. No good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Nuggets 30, Trail Blazers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. Kobe Bryant now has 11 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Nuggets 33, Trail Blazers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl shoots from the free throw line. No good. Acie Earl (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Acie Earl tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:49 Nuggets 33, Trail Blazers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (FT Line). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly puts up the shot. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Trail Blazers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Nuggets 33, Trail Blazers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Nuggets 33, Trail Blazers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Portland comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch goes for a layup. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Post). Mike Peplowski shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Adrian Branch. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly shoots off the glass. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Finley now has three rebounds for the game. Michael Finley shoots from the inside. No good. Darvin Ham (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Top of the key). Mike Peplowski shoots from the top of the key. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. Halftime. Score - Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby Alaa Abdelnaby shoots from the left wing. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis Harold Ellis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ashraf Amaya tries to tip in the miss...No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Left wing). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Harold Ellis. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Nuggets 35, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby puts up the shot. No good. Michael Finley tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Nuggets 37, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the left wing. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Nuggets 37, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. Michael Finley now has 7 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Nuggets 40, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya. Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham drives to the hoop. Darvin Ham goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Nuggets 40, Trail Blazers 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Nuggets 40, Trail Blazers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Post). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. Michael Finley now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Nuggets 42, Trail Blazers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Nuggets 42, Trail Blazers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland 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 wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Nuggets 44, Trail Blazers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Post). Harold Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:48 Nuggets 44, Trail Blazers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Portland comes out in a full court press. Kobe Bryant beats the press. Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Kobe Bryant gives it up to Michael Finley. Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ashraf Amaya. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Nuggets 44, Trail Blazers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Denver comes out in a full court press. Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Charles Smith (FT Line). Charles Smith passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Post). Mike Peplowski shoots from the inside. It's Good. Shaquille O'Neal gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:07 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Portland comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:58 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Charles Smith inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis moves out to the wing. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Charles Smith inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left corner). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Michael Finley strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Top of the key). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. No good. Darvin Ham (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (FT Line). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right baseline). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left corner). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant shoots from the free throw line. No good. Charles Smith (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Charles Smith drives to the top of the key. Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (FT Line). Harold Ellis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Nuggets 46, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Kobe Bryant gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 49, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Left wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left corner). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the left wing. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Shaquille O'Neal now has 6 rebounds for the game. Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (FT Line). Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Nuggets 49, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. Michael Finley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Finley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Top of the key). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal finds Charles Smith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys drives to the deep left wing. Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right corner). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (Top of the key). Charles Smith passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Post). Darvin Ham puts up the shot. He is fouled by Kobe Bryant. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys. Randolph Keys 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 Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Charles Smith (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Charles Smith drives to the top of the key. Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Michael Finley goes for a layup. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Deep Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rony Seikaly. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Portland comes out in a full court press. Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Top of the key). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Top of the key). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left wing). Randolph Keys shoots from the left wing. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley drives to the hoop. Charles Smith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong Darrel Amstrong drives to the hoop. Darvin Ham fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Nuggets 51, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Michael Finley Michael Finley shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Nuggets 53, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Charles Smith inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Deep Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Nuggets 53, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Darrel Amstrong keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Nuggets 55, Trail Blazers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Denver comes out in a full court press. Charles Smith drives to the top of the key. Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (FT Line). Harold Ellis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Nuggets 55, Trail Blazers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Portland comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right baseline). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darvin Ham. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Nuggets 55, Trail Blazers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Nuggets 57, Trail Blazers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis drives to the deep left wing. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (FT Line). Charles Smith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darvin Ham (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Darvin Ham now has three rebounds for the game. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left baseline). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Nuggets 57, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Portland comes out in a full court press. Darvin Ham is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 5 Portland is in the penalty. Darrel Amstrong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Nuggets 57, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrel Amstrong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Denver comes out in a full court press. Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Post). Mike Smrek is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Trail Blazers: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Shaquille O'Neal will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mike Smrek passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Deep Right wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Right wing). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left wing). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right corner). Michael Finley passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (FT Line). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right wing). Michael Finley shoots from the right wing. No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (FT Line). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith shoots from the right wing. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (FT Line). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Right wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch puts up the shot. He is fouled by Mike Peplowski. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Trail Blazers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Nuggets 59, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Adrian Branch shoots from the top of the key. No good. Mike Smrek tries to tip in the miss...No good. Shaquille O'Neal (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Charles Smith passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Left baseline). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Michael Finley is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Amaya shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mike Smrek passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (FT Line). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Right baseline). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Right corner). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Post). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Ashraf Amaya steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Darvin Ham (FT Line). Darvin Ham doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Portland is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Darrel Amstrong. Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left corner). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly puts up the shot. He is fouled by Shaquille O'Neal. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Nuggets 60, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darrel Amstrong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Amaya shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrel Amstrong inbounds the ball to Michael Finley. Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Right wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (Left corner). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Darrel Amstrong (FT Line). Darrel Amstrong passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Ashraf Amaya tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. No good. Charles Smith (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man 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 (Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Trail Blazers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:34 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Alaa Abdelnaby inbounds the ball to Randolph Keys Randolph Keys passes the ball to Alaa Abdelnaby (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Darvin Ham inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Acie Earl (Post). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Post). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Acie Earl (Post). Alaa Abdelnaby is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Charles Smith inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham Darvin Ham passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:07 Nuggets 62, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Right baseline). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (FT Line). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Post). Adrian Branch shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:44 Nuggets 64, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Acie Earl inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Nuggets 64, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins retreats to the corner. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Kobe Bryant goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Acie Earl. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Nuggets 64, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Nuggets 66, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Charles Smith inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Nuggets 66, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant drives to the top of the key. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Charles Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Nuggets 66, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Trail Blazers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Nuggets 67, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly inbounds the ball to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Right wing). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Left baseline). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant backs out to the top of the key. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Post). Adrian Branch passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Deep Post). Adrian Branch shoots off the glass. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Nuggets 67, Trail Blazers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Brent Price (Deep Left wing). Brent Price passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Acie Earl (Deep Post). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski shoots from the right wing. No good. Harold Ellis (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Brent Price (FT Line). Brent Price passes the ball to Acie Earl (Post). Acie Earl goes for a layup. It's Good. Brent Price gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Nuggets 67, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Brent Price is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 5 Portland is in the penalty. Johnny Dawkins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Nuggets 67, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Nuggets 68, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Right wing). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Brent Price (FT Line). Brent Price passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Adrian Branch (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Nuggets 68, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Deep Right wing). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Adrian Branch (Post). Adrian Branch goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Brent Price. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Nuggets 68, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Adrian Branch is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Nuggets 70, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Brent Price inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (FT Line). Acie Earl passes the ball to Brent Price (Right wing). Brent Price passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Brent Price (Left wing). Brent Price shoots from the left wing. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:05 Nuggets 70, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant drives to the deep right wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Post). Michael Finley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Charles Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Trail Blazers: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Nuggets 70, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Nuggets 71, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Brent Price inbounds the ball to Charles Smith. Denver comes out in a full court press. Charles Smith passes the ball to Brent Price (Top of the key). Brent Price passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right wing). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Nuggets 71, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Brent Price inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left baseline). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Left wing). Charles Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Acie Earl (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Acie Earl now has four rebounds for the game. Acie Earl passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right baseline). Charles Smith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Mike Smrek (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Nuggets 71, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Smrek (Top of the key). Mike Smrek passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys drives to the hoop. Randolph Keys goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Peplowski. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Nuggets 71, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Nuggets 72, Trail Blazers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Charles Smith (Top of the key). Charles Smith passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Charles Smith (Right baseline). Charles Smith drives to the hoop. Charles Smith goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Nuggets 72, Trail Blazers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant drives to the hoop. Harold Ellis fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Trail Blazers: 9 Portland is in the penalty. Kobe Bryant will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Nuggets 72, Trail Blazers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Left wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (FT Line). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left baseline). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Right baseline). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Left wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Right wing). Ashraf Amaya shoots from the right wing. No good. Harold Ellis (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Harold Ellis gets into the paint. Harold Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alaa Abdelnaby. The basket is no good. Alaa Abdelnaby has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Trail Blazers: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Harold Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ashraf Amaya (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Post). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Deep Post). Ashraf Amaya goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Randolph Keys. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Trail Blazers: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Post). Kobe Bryant throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Deep Right wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (FT Line). Shaquille O'Neal shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Ashraf Amaya gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Kobe Bryant inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Top of the key). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Shaquille O'Neal inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Denver comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Top of the key). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Deep Post). Shaquille O'Neal shoots off the glass. It's Good. Ashraf Amaya gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys inbounds the ball to Rony Seikaly Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (Deep Left wing). Michael Finley shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Ashraf Amaya. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Shaquille O'Neal (Right wing). Shaquille O'Neal passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Michael Finley is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Trail Blazers: 9 Denver is in the penalty. Ashraf Amaya will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Ashraf Amaya is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Finley inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Portland comes out in a full court press. Harold Ellis is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Trail Blazers: 10 Portland is in the penalty. Johnny Dawkins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Nuggets 73, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Nuggets 75, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Ashraf Amaya inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left baseline). Ashraf Amaya shoots from the left baseline. No good. Randolph Keys (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Nuggets 75, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Top of the key). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Deep Left wing). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Shaquille O'Neal. The basket is no good. Shaquille O'Neal has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Trail Blazers: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Nuggets 75, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Nuggets 77, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Top of the key). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left corner). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (FT Line). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Deep Right wing). Rony Seikaly gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Nuggets 77, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (Top of the key). Michael Finley drives to the deep right wing. Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Deep Post). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rony Seikaly gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nuggets 79, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Portland calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nuggets 79, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Man Harold Ellis inbounds the ball to Acie Earl Acie Earl passes the ball to Harold Ellis (Right wing). Harold Ellis passes the ball to Acie Earl (Top of the key). Acie Earl passes the ball to Ashraf Amaya (Left wing). Ashraf Amaya passes the ball to Mike Peplowski (Left corner). Mike Peplowski passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Right wing). Darvin Ham passes the ball to Acie Earl (Right baseline). Acie Earl shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rony Seikaly (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Nuggets 79, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Randolph Keys (FT Line). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Right baseline). Kobe Bryant moves out to the wing. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Michael Finley (Left wing). Michael Finley passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (FT Line). Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Kobe Bryant (Left corner). Kobe Bryant shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Kobe Bryant (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Kobe Bryant now has five rebounds for the game. Kobe Bryant passes the ball to Rony Seikaly (Left corner). Rony Seikaly passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Randolph Keys (Left baseline). Randolph Keys passes the ball to Michael Finley (FT Line). Michael Finley passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Nuggets 81, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers ball: Defense: Help Mike Peplowski inbounds the ball to Harold Ellis. Harold Ellis passes the ball to Darvin Ham (Deep Left wing). Darvin Ham shoots from the left wing. No good. Mike Peplowski (Trail Blazers) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 81, Trail Blazers 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SF Michael Finley - Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trail Blazers Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Shaquille O'Neal - 19 Rebounds: Mike Peplowski - 11 Assists: Ashraf Amaya - 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Michael Finley - 19 Rebounds: Rony Seikaly - 9 Assists: Michael Finley - 4