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Los Angeles wins series 4-3 (Game 3 of 7)

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Los Angeles wins series 4-3

Game 1: Sunday, April 29th
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Lakers103
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 1st
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Lakers104
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Game 3: Friday, May 4th
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Nuggets99
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Game 4: Sunday, May 6th
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Game 5: Tuesday, May 8th
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Game 6: Thursday, May 10th
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Game 7: Saturday, May 12th
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Lakers 84

(41-25, 15-18 away)

Nuggets 99

(38-28, 20-13 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

10:30 PM ET, May 4, 2012

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

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LAL 14 25 26 1984
DEN 30 25 17 2799

Top Performers

Los Angeles: A. Bynum 18 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Denver: T. Lawson 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMELOS ANGELESSCOREDENVER
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Timofey Mozgov (Ramon Sessions gains possession)0-0 
11:44Devin Ebanks makes 20-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)2-0 
11:26 2-0Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
11:26 2-0Denver defensive team rebound
11:26 2-0Kenneth Faried loose ball foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
11:03Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper2-0 
11:00 2-0Kenneth Faried defensive rebound
10:51 2-0Kenneth Faried misses 11-foot jumper
10:49Andrew Bynum defensive rebound2-0 
10:33Pau Gasol makes 14-foot two point shot4-0 
10:18 4-0Timofey Mozgov 3 second
10:03Pau Gasol misses 21-foot jumper4-0 
10:02 4-0Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
9:57Devin Ebanks shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)4-0 
9:57 4-1Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
9:57 4-1Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2
9:55Ramon Sessions defensive rebound4-1 
9:41Andrew Bynum misses layup4-1 
9:41Los Angeles offensive team rebound4-1 
9:41 4-1Arron Afflalo loose ball foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
9:34Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper4-1 
9:33 4-1Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
9:26 4-1Devin Ebanks blocks Danilo Gallinari's 3-foot jumper
9:25 4-1Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound
9:23 4-1Timofey Mozgov misses layup
9:22 4-3Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
9:22 4-3Kenneth Faried makes tip shot
9:03Kobe Bryant makes two point shot6-3 
8:52 6-3Ty Lawson misses 18-foot jumper
8:52Ramon Sessions defensive rebound6-3 
8:42Ramon Sessions out of bounds lost ball turnover (Arron Afflalo steals)6-3 
8:36 6-3Danilo Gallinari misses layup
8:34 6-5Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
8:34 6-5Kenneth Faried makes layup
8:18Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper6-5 
8:18 6-5Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound
8:08 6-5Kenneth Faried misses two point shot
8:07 6-7Danilo Gallinari offensive rebound
8:07 6-7Danilo Gallinari makes 2-foot two point shot
7:50Devin Ebanks misses jumper6-7 
7:50 6-7Kenneth Faried defensive rebound
7:33 6-7Andrew Bynum blocks Timofey Mozgov's 3-foot jumper
7:31 6-7Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
7:28 6-7Kenneth Faried misses 17-foot jumper
7:26Andrew Bynum defensive rebound6-7 
7:07Devin Ebanks makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)8-7 
6:43 8-10Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
6:26Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)10-10 
6:07 10-10Timofey Mozgov bad pass
5:56Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)12-10 
5:33 12-12Arron Afflalo makes jumper
5:15 12-12Timofey Mozgov personal foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul)
5:15Denver full timeout
5:15 12-12Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari
5:15 12-12JaVale McGee enters the game for Timofey Mozgov
4:58Devin Ebanks misses 16-foot jumper12-12 
4:58 12-12Kenneth Faried defensive rebound
4:35 12-14Ty Lawson makes driving layup
4:16Pau Gasol bad pass (Ty Lawson steals)12-14 
4:11 12-16Ty Lawson makes dunk
3:54Pau Gasol misses 24-foot three point jumper12-16 
3:53 12-16Andre Miller defensive rebound
3:47 12-16Pau Gasol blocks Kenneth Faried's two point shot
3:45 12-16JaVale McGee offensive rebound
3:43 12-16JaVale McGee misses layup
3:41Pau Gasol defensive rebound12-16 
3:29JaVale McGee blocks Devin Ebanks's 4-foot jumper12-16 
3:27 12-16Andre Miller defensive rebound
3:20 12-19Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
3:16Los Angeles full timeout
3:16Steve Blake enters the game for Devin Ebanks12-19 
3:16Matt Barnes enters the game for Ramon Sessions12-19 
3:16 12-19Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried
3:00Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)14-19 
2:47Matt Barnes shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)14-19 
2:47 14-20Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
2:47Jordan Hill enters the game for Pau Gasol14-20 
2:47 14-21Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
2:28Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper14-21 
2:27 14-21JaVale McGee defensive rebound
2:13 14-23Ty Lawson makes 13-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)
1:52Jordan Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover14-23 
1:52 14-23Corey Brewer enters the game for Arron Afflalo
1:32 14-25Ty Lawson makes driving layup
1:29Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)14-25 
1:29Kobe Bryant turnover14-25 
1:15 14-25Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:14Jordan Hill defensive rebound14-25 
1:01Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper14-25 
1:00 14-25Ty Lawson defensive rebound
0:53 14-27JaVale McGee makes 6-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
0:33Andrew Bynum misses 9-foot two point shot14-27 
0:32 14-27JaVale McGee defensive rebound
0:24 14-29Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Al Harrington assists)
0:24Steve Blake shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)14-29 
0:24 14-30Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1
0:12 14-30Corey Brewer personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
0:04Kobe Bryant lost ball (Corey Brewer steals)14-30 
0:00 14-30Corey Brewer misses 49-foot three point running jumper
0:00 14-30Denver offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter