Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 12/16

Game 1: Sunday, December 16th
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Game 2: Saturday, January 26th
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Game 3: Tuesday, March 5th
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Game 4: Saturday, March 23rd
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Nuggets 122

(13-12, 7-11 away)

Kings 97

(7-16, 6-7 home)

6:00 PM ET, December 16, 2012

Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA

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DEN 32 32 33 25122
SAC 23 23 21 3097

Top Performers

Denver: J. McGee 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Blk

Sacramento: J. Thompson 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORESACRAMENTO
11:42 64-46John Salmons bad pass (Andre Iguodala steals)
11:41 64-46John Salmons shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
11:41Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 265-46 
11:41Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 266-46 
11:25Kosta Koufos shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)66-46 
11:25 66-47DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2
11:25 66-48DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
11:07Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper 66-48 
11:04 66-48Aaron Brooks defensive rebound
11:00 66-48John Salmons misses layup
10:57Kenneth Faried defensive rebound66-48 
10:53Kosta Koufos makes 3-foot dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)68-48 
10:27 68-48Keith Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
10:27Danilo Gallinari makes technical free throw69-48 
10:22 69-48Aaron Brooks misses 21-foot jumper
10:21Nuggets defensive team rebound69-48 
10:15 69-48Francisco Garcia shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)
10:15Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 269-48 
10:15Nuggets offensive team rebound69-48 
10:15Andre Iguodala makes free throw 2 of 270-48 
10:03 70-50Jason Thompson makes 20-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
9:48Kosta Koufos makes 3-foot two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)72-50 
9:32Andre Iguodala shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)72-50 
9:32 72-51DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2
9:32 72-52DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
9:11Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper 72-52 
9:11 72-52Jason Thompson defensive rebound
9:00 72-52Jason Thompson misses 8-foot jumper
8:59Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound72-52 
8:37Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Jason Thompson steals)72-52 
8:32 72-52Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:30Ty Lawson defensive rebound72-52 
8:27 72-52Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
8:27Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 273-52 
8:27Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 274-52 
8:10 74-52John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:10Ty Lawson defensive rebound74-52 
8:03Andre Iguodala misses 6-foot jumper74-52 
8:00Andre Iguodala offensive rebound74-52 
7:54Andre Iguodala bad pass (Jason Thompson steals)74-52 
7:54Kosta Koufos personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)74-52 
7:35Andre Iguodala shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)74-52 
7:35 74-52DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
7:35 74-52Kings offensive team rebound
7:35 74-52Travis Outlaw enters the game for John Salmons
7:35 74-53DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
7:13Danilo Gallinari misses 24-foot three point jumper 74-53 
7:11Kenneth Faried offensive rebound74-53 
7:09Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot jumper74-53 
7:07Kosta Koufos offensive rebound74-53 
7:07Kosta Koufos makes two point shot76-53 
6:52 76-53Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot jumper
6:52Kenneth Faried defensive rebound76-53 
6:41Ty Lawson makes 26-foot three point jumper 79-53 
6:37Kings Full timeout
6:37 79-53Jimmer Fredette enters the game for Francisco Garcia
6:20 79-53DeMarcus Cousins misses 8-foot jumper
6:18Kosta Koufos defensive rebound79-53 
6:07Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper 79-53 
6:05Andre Iguodala offensive rebound79-53 
6:05Andre Iguodala makes two point shot81-53 
5:43 81-55DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot
5:43Kosta Koufos shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)81-56 
5:43 81-56DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 1
5:26Danilo Gallinari makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)84-56 
5:13 84-56Jason Thompson misses layup
5:13Kosta Koufos defensive rebound84-56 
5:03Andre Iguodala traveling 84-56 
4:37 84-56shot clock turnover
4:16Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)86-58 
3:57Kosta Koufos shooting foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)86-58 
3:57 86-58Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
3:57 86-58Kings offensive team rebound
3:57Andre Miller enters the game for Kosta Koufos86-58 
3:57JaVale McGee enters the game for Ty Lawson86-58 
3:57 86-58James Johnson enters the game for Jason Thompson
3:57 86-58Thomas Robinson enters the game for Travis Outlaw
3:57 86-59Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
3:46JaVale McGee makes 2-foot two point shot (Andre Iguodala assists)88-59 
3:36 88-62Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
3:19 89-60Jimmer Fredette shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
3:19JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 289-62 
3:19Corey Brewer enters the game for Danilo Gallinari89-62 
3:19JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 289-62 
3:18 89-62DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
3:15 89-64James Johnson makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
3:15Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation 89-64 
2:58JaVale McGee misses two point shot89-64 
2:57 89-64DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
2:48 89-64Aaron Brooks misses 3-foot jumper
2:48 89-64Thomas Robinson offensive rebound
2:45 89-64JaVale McGee blocks Aaron Brooks 's 3-foot layup
2:44 89-64Kings offensive team rebound
2:44Nuggets Full timeout
2:30 89-62Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:28Corey Brewer defensive rebound89-62 
2:12 89-62James Johnson shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
2:12JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 289-62 
2:12Nuggets offensive team rebound89-62 
2:12JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 290-62 
2:00 90-62DeMarcus Cousins misses 4-foot jumper
2:00 90-62DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound
1:59JaVale McGee shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)90-62 
1:59 90-62DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
1:59 90-62Kings offensive team rebound
1:59 90-63DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
1:40Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)93-63 
1:22 93-63DeMarcus Cousins misses
1:21Andre Iguodala defensive rebound93-63 
1:19 93-63DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)
1:19Andre Iguodala makes free throw 1 of 294-63 
1:19 94-63Isaiah Thomas enters the game for Aaron Brooks
1:19Andre Iguodala makes free throw 2 of 295-63 
1:19 95-63Isaiah Thomas possession lost ball turnoverCorey Brewer
1:00JaVale McGee makes dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)97-63 
0:51 97-63Thomas Robinson misses 4-foot jumper
0:51 97-63DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound
0:35JaVale McGee misses 6-foot jumper97-65 
0:35 97-65Thomas Robinson defensive rebound
0:31 97-65Isaiah Thomas traveling
0:31Jordan Hamilton enters the game for Kenneth Faried97-65 
0:07Jordan Hamilton lost ball turnover (James Johnson steals)97-65 
0:04 97-67James Johnson makes dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
0:00Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper 97-67 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter
0:00Nuggets offensive team rebound97-67