Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 2/14

Game 1: Tuesday, February 14th
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Nuggets109
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Game 2: Friday, April 6th
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Game 3: Saturday, April 21st
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Suns107
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Nuggets 118

(35-28, 16-15 away)

Suns 107

(33-31, 19-13 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

5:30 PM ET, April 21, 2012

US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

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DEN 30 30 33 25118
PHX 34 24 22 27107

Top Performers

Denver: T. Lawson 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl

Phoenix: S. Brown 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCOREPHOENIX
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Kosta Koufos vs. Marcin Gortat (Jared Dudley gains possession)
11:38 0-0Channing Frye misses 8-foot jumper
11:37Kenneth Faried defensive rebound0-0 
11:18Danilo Gallinari misses 7-foot jumper0-0 
11:18 0-0Jared Dudley defensive rebound
11:11 0-2Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
11:11Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)0-2 
11:11 0-3Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 1
10:59Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three pointer (Arron Afflalo assists)3-3 
10:42 3-3Marcin Gortat misses 14-foot two point shot
10:41Arron Afflalo defensive rebound3-3 
10:23Kenneth Faried makes 4-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)5-3 
10:21Kenneth Faried personal foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)5-3 
10:03 5-5Channing Frye makes running jumper
9:48Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper5-5 
9:47Kosta Koufos offensive rebound5-5 
9:29Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup7-5 
9:12 7-5Jared Dudley bad pass
9:03Arron Afflalo lost ball (Jared Dudley steals)7-5 
8:55 7-8Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
8:49 7-8Channing Frye personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
8:40Kenneth Faried makes jumper (Ty Lawson assists)9-8 
8:26 9-8Jared Dudley misses 19-foot jumper
8:25Kosta Koufos defensive rebound9-8 
8:17Ty Lawson makes driving layup11-8 
7:56 11-10Marcin Gortat makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
7:50Danilo Gallinari misses jumper11-10 
7:50Kenneth Faried offensive rebound13-10 
7:50Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot two point shot13-10 
7:37 13-13Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
7:28Arron Afflalo makes 8-foot jumper15-13 
7:11Kosta Koufos personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)15-13 
7:03 15-15Marcin Gortat makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
6:45Kenneth Faried makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)17-15 
6:39 17-15Steve Nash bad pass (Kosta Koufos steals)
6:31Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper20-15 
6:22Phoenix full timeout
6:09 20-17Jared Dudley makes 21-foot jumper
5:54Kosta Koufos misses jumper20-17 
5:52 20-17Marcin Gortat defensive rebound
5:43 20-17Shannon Brown misses 9-foot two point shot
5:41Kenneth Faried defensive rebound20-17 
5:37 20-17Marcin Gortat foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
5:37Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 221-17 
5:37Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 222-17 
5:26 22-17Shannon Brown misses 23-foot jumper
5:26Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound22-17 
5:11Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot hook shot22-17 
5:11 22-17Marcin Gortat defensive rebound
5:05Ty Lawson personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)22-17 
5:05Al Harrington enters the game for Kosta Koufos22-17 
4:56 22-19Marcin Gortat makes layup (Channing Frye assists)
4:48Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari22-19 
4:41Al Harrington makes 19-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)24-19 
4:20 24-22Shannon Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
4:05Al Harrington misses three point jumper24-22 
4:05 24-22Steve Nash defensive rebound
3:55 24-22Kenneth Faried blocks Jared Dudley's 7-foot jumper
3:53Arron Afflalo defensive rebound24-22 
3:41Andre Miller misses 7-foot jumper24-22 
3:40Denver offensive team rebound24-22 
3:40JaVale McGee enters the game for Kenneth Faried24-22 
3:27Al Harrington makes 7-foot jumper26-22 
3:13 26-25Shannon Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
2:59Andre Miller bad pass (Steve Nash steals)26-25 
2:44 26-27Marcin Gortat makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
2:44JaVale McGee shooting foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)26-27 
2:44Denver full timeout
2:44 26-27Markieff Morris enters the game for Jared Dudley
2:44 26-27Michael Redd enters the game for Channing Frye
2:44 26-28Marcin Gortat makes free throw 1 of 1
2:34Andre Miller lost ball (Michael Redd steals)26-28 
2:27 26-30Marcin Gortat makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
2:04JaVale McGee makes layup28-30 
1:49 28-30Shannon Brown misses 20-foot jumper
1:47 28-32Marcin Gortat offensive rebound
1:47 28-32Marcin Gortat makes tip shot
1:36JaVale McGee misses 4-foot two point shot28-32 
1:35 28-32Shannon Brown defensive rebound
1:20 28-32Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:19Andre Miller defensive rebound28-32 
1:10Andre Miller bad pass (Michael Redd steals)28-32 
1:07 28-34Shannon Brown makes layup (Michael Redd assists)
0:54 28-34Markieff Morris personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
0:54 28-34Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Steve Nash
0:46JaVale McGee misses layup28-34 
0:45 28-34Markieff Morris defensive rebound
0:31 28-34Markieff Morris misses 5-foot jumper
0:30JaVale McGee defensive rebound28-34 
0:14Marcin Gortat blocks Andre Miller's 4-foot jumper28-34 
0:14Denver defensive team rebound28-34 
0:03 28-34Markieff Morris lost ball (Ty Lawson steals)
0:00 28-34Shannon Brown shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
0:00Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 229-34 
0:00Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 230-34 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter