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Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Series starts 11/21

Game 1: Wednesday, November 21st
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Timberwolves94
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Game 2: Wednesday, December 12th
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Timberwolves108
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Game 3: Thursday, January 3rd
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Nuggets97
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Game 4: Saturday, March 9th
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Nuggets 105

(11-12, 6-11 away)

Timberwolves 108

(10-9, 6-3 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 12, 2012

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

1 2 3 4 T
DEN 29 21 20 35105
MIN 21 30 26 31108

Top Performers

Denver: K. Faried 26 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Stl

Minnesota: N. Pekovic 22 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00 0-0Kosta Koufos vs. Nikola Pekovic (Andrei Kirilenko gains possession)
11:40 0-0Nikola Pekovic misses two point shot
11:38Andre Iguodala defensive rebound0-0 
11:23 0-0Luke Ridnour personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
11:15Kenneth Faried makes jumper (Ty Lawson assists)2-0 
10:51 2-0Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:49 2-0Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound
10:47 2-0Nikola Pekovic lost ball turnover (Danilo Gallinari steals)
10:41Ty Lawson misses 16-foot jumper2-0 
10:38Kenneth Faried makes two point shot4-0 
10:38Kenneth Faried offensive rebound2-0 
10:22 4-2Luke Ridnour makes 20-foot jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)
10:04Danilo Gallinari makes 7-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)6-2 
9:55Ty Lawson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)6-2 
9:55 6-3Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
9:55 6-4Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2
9:33 6-4Andrei Kirilenko shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
9:33Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 26-4 
9:33Nuggets offensive team rebound6-4 
9:33Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 27-4 
9:22 7-4Andrei Kirilenko misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:21 7-4Malcolm Lee offensive rebound
9:17 7-4Malcolm Lee misses jumper
9:15Kenneth Faried defensive rebound7-4 
9:07Ty Lawson misses 18-foot jumper7-4 
9:07 7-4Timberwolves defensive team rebound
9:07Kosta Koufos loose ball foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)7-4 
8:48 7-4Kevin Love misses two point shot
8:48Kenneth Faried defensive rebound7-4 
8:33Danilo Gallinari misses finger roll layup7-4 
8:32 7-4Kevin Love defensive rebound
8:22 7-4Kevin Love misses two point shot
8:22 7-4Timberwolves offensive team rebound
8:21 7-4Kosta Koufos blocks Kevin Love's layup
8:18 7-4Kevin Love offensive rebound
8:15 7-4Kevin Love misses layup
8:15Kosta Koufos defensive rebound7-4 
8:03Kenneth Faried misses 3-foot Running Jumper7-4 
8:03 7-4Kevin Love defensive rebound
7:58 7-6Andrei Kirilenko makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
7:39Andre Iguodala lost ball turnover (Malcolm Lee steals)7-6 
7:35 7-8Andrei Kirilenko makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
7:30Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)9-8 
7:11 9-10Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
6:58Danilo Gallinari makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)12-10 
6:39 12-10Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:39Kosta Koufos defensive rebound12-10 
6:35Kenneth Faried makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)14-10 
6:20 14-10Luke Ridnour out of bounds lost ball turnover
6:09Kenneth Faried makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)16-10 
5:45 16-12Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
5:26Malcolm Lee blocks Andre Iguodala 's 3-foot layup16-12 
5:24 16-12Luke Ridnour defensive rebound
5:20 16-14Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
5:07 16-14Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
5:07Timberwolves Full timeout
5:07Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 216-14 
5:07Nuggets offensive team rebound16-14 
5:07Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 217-14 
4:56 17-14Malcolm Lee misses 19-foot jumper
4:54Kosta Koufos defensive rebound17-14 
4:33Andre Iguodala bad pass (Malcolm Lee steals)17-14 
4:30 17-16Kevin Love makes two point shot (Malcolm Lee assists)
4:13Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup19-16 
4:01 19-16Nikola Pekovic misses jumper
3:59 19-16Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound
3:56Corey Brewer enters the game for Andre Iguodala19-16 
3:56JaVale McGee enters the game for Kosta Koufos19-16 
3:46 19-16Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot jumper
3:44 19-16Timberwolves offensive team rebound
3:34 19-16Nikola Pekovic offensive foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
3:34 19-16Nikola Pekovic turnover
3:34 19-16Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Nikola Pekovic
3:27JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)21-16 
3:11 21-16Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper
3:10JaVale McGee defensive rebound21-16 
3:08JaVale McGee bad pass (Luke Ridnour steals)21-16 
3:04JaVale McGee shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)21-16 
3:04 21-17Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
3:04 21-17Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour
3:04 21-17Alexey Shved enters the game for Malcolm Lee
3:04 21-17Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
3:03Kenneth Faried defensive rebound21-17 
2:58Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)23-17 
2:47 23-19Kevin Love makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
2:27Ty Lawson makes two point shot25-19 
2:10 25-19Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:09Kenneth Faried defensive rebound25-19 
2:00Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper25-19 
1:59 25-19Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound
1:50 25-19Jose Juan Barea misses
1:49Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound25-19 
1:39Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)27-19 
1:23 27-19Alexey Shved misses 22-foot jumper
1:22 27-19Alexey Shved offensive rebound
1:19 27-19Alexey Shved misses 14-foot jumper
1:17Ty Lawson defensive rebound27-19 
1:10 27-19Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
1:10Nuggets Full timeout
1:10 27-19Derrick Williams enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko
1:10Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson27-19 
1:10Jordan Hamilton enters the game for Kenneth Faried27-19 
1:10JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 227-19 
1:10Nuggets offensive team rebound27-19 
1:10JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 227-19 
1:10 27-19Kevin Love defensive rebound
0:54 27-21Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
0:30JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)29-21 
0:11 29-21Jose Juan Barea misses layup
0:09 29-21Kevin Love misses tip shot
0:09 29-21Kevin Love offensive rebound
0:07Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound29-21 
0:01Corey Brewer misses 22-foot jumper29-21 
0:01 29-21Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter