Final

Series (Game 2 of 2)

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Series starts 2/21

Game 1: Sunday, February 21st
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Nuggets114
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Game 2: Wednesday, March 24th
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Nuggets 99

(47-25, 17-19 away)

Celtics 113

(46-25, 22-12 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, March 24, 2010

TD Garden, Boston, MA

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DEN 27 24 29 1999
BOS 30 31 26 26113

Top Performers

Denver: C. Anthony 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Boston: P. Pierce 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:41Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup53-61 
11:15 53-63Ray Allen makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
11:03Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper53-63 
11:02 53-63Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
10:51 53-63Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
10:49Nene Hilario defensive rebound53-63 
10:37Johan Petro bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)53-63 
10:32 53-65Kendrick Perkins makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
10:32Nene Hilario shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)53-65 
10:32Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario53-65 
10:32 53-66Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1
10:30Chris Andersen bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)53-66 
10:26 53-66Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
10:25Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound53-66 
10:15Arron Afflalo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)56-66 
10:00 56-68Paul Pierce makes 20-foot two point shot
9:41Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper56-68 
9:41 56-68Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
9:34 56-68Kevin Garnett misses layup
9:33 56-68Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
9:32 56-70Kendrick Perkins makes layup
9:23Denver full timeout
9:18Carmelo Anthony misses layup56-70 
9:17 56-70Paul Pierce defensive rebound
9:08 56-70Kevin Garnett misses jumper
9:07Chris Andersen defensive rebound56-70 
9:00 56-70Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
9:00Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 256-70 
9:00Denver offensive team rebound56-70 
9:00Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 256-70 
8:59 56-70Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
8:36 56-70Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
8:33Chris Andersen defensive rebound56-70 
8:18Arron Afflalo bad pass56-70 
8:03 56-70Johan Petro blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
8:02 56-70Rajon Rondo offensive rebound
7:58 56-72Ray Allen makes 13-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
7:43Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper56-72 
7:41 56-72Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
7:37 56-72Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:35 56-72Kevin Garnett offensive rebound
7:11 56-74Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
6:56Ray Allen blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup56-74 
6:54Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound56-74 
6:52Carmelo Anthony misses layup56-74 
6:50 56-74Paul Pierce defensive rebound
6:47Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)56-74 
6:47 56-75Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
6:47J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo56-75 
6:47 56-76Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
6:33Chris Andersen misses 21-foot jumper56-76 
6:33Chauncey Billups offensive rebound56-76 
6:31 56-76Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
6:31Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 257-76 
6:31Arron Afflalo enters the game for Johan Petro57-76 
6:31Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 258-76 
6:16 58-78Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
6:03Chauncey Billups misses layup58-78 
6:01Chauncey Billups offensive rebound58-78 
5:58Arron Afflalo misses three point jumper58-78 
5:56 58-78Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
5:52J.R. Smith shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)58-78 
5:52 58-78Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
5:52 58-78Boston offensive team rebound
5:52 58-79Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
5:35J.R. Smith makes 9-foot two point shot60-79 
5:05 60-79Paul Pierce misses 13-foot jumper
5:03 60-79Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
5:00 60-79Chris Andersen blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
4:58 60-79Paul Pierce offensive rebound
4:56 60-81Paul Pierce makes jumper
4:39Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup62-81 
4:39 62-81Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
4:39Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 163-81 
4:24 63-81Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
4:22Chauncey Billups defensive rebound63-81 
4:16Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)65-81 
3:53 65-83Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
3:47 65-83Glen Davis enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
3:46 65-83Rajon Rondo personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
3:46Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups65-83 
3:40Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)68-83 
3:25 68-83Carmelo Anthony blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
3:24 68-83Boston offensive team rebound
3:24 68-83Nate Robinson enters the game for Rajon Rondo
3:16 68-83Ray Allen misses 19-foot jumper
3:15Anthony Carter defensive rebound68-83 
3:03J.R. Smith misses 11-foot jumper68-83 
3:02Denver offensive team rebound68-83 
3:02 68-83Nate Robinson loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
3:02Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 268-83 
3:02Denver offensive team rebound68-83 
3:02Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 269-83 
2:49 69-85Ray Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
2:34 69-85Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
2:34Boston full timeout
2:34Ty Lawson enters the game for Arron Afflalo69-85 
2:34 69-85Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kevin Garnett
2:34Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 270-85 
2:34Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 271-85 
2:16 71-85Nate Robinson bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)
2:13J.R. Smith makes dunk73-85 
1:52 73-85Ray Allen misses 22-foot jumper
1:50Chris Andersen defensive rebound73-85 
1:32Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot two point shot75-85 
1:15 75-85Glen Davis offensive foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
1:15 75-85Glen Davis turnover
1:15 75-85Tony Allen enters the game for Glen Davis
1:15 75-85Michael Finley enters the game for Paul Pierce
1:02Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper75-85 
1:01Chris Andersen offensive rebound75-85 
0:58 75-85Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
0:58Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 276-85 
0:58Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 277-85 
0:38 77-87Michael Finley makes two point shot (Nate Robinson assists)
0:28J.R. Smith bad pass77-87 
0:04 77-87Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:02Chris Andersen defensive rebound77-87 
0:00J.R. Smith makes 29-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)80-87 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter