Final

Series (Game 1 of 3)

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Series starts 12/25

Game 1: Tuesday, December 25th
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Clippers112
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Game 2: Tuesday, January 1st
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Nuggets92
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Game 3: Thursday, March 7th
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Nuggets 100

(15-14, 7-13 away)

Clippers 112

(22-6, 13-3 home)

10:30 PM ET, December 25, 2012

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

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DEN 26 22 28 24100
LAC 25 42 26 19112

Top Performers

Denver: K. Koufos 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Los Angeles: M. Barnes 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00 0-0Kosta Koufos vs. DeAndre Jordan (Chris Paul gains possession)
11:37 0-2Blake Griffin makes 7-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
11:15Kenneth Faried makes 19-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)2-2 
10:56 2-4Blake Griffin makes 5-foot two point shot
10:41Andre Iguodala makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)4-4 
10:12 4-4Blake Griffin misses 22-foot jumper
10:11Kenneth Faried defensive rebound4-4 
10:00Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper 4-4 
9:59Kenneth Faried offensive rebound4-4 
9:55Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper 4-4 
9:52 4-4Chris Paul defensive rebound
9:48 4-6Willie Green makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
9:41 4-6Blake Griffin personal block (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
9:26Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot jumper4-6 
9:23Kosta Koufos makes two point shot6-6 
9:23Kosta Koufos offensive rebound4-6 
9:06 6-6Caron Butler offensive Charge (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
9:06 6-6Caron Butler turnover
8:59Ty Lawson makes driving layup8-6 
8:33 8-6Blake Griffin lost ball turnover (Kenneth Faried steals)
8:29 8-6Caron Butler shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)
8:29Andre Iguodala makes free throw 1 of 29-6 
8:29Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 29-6 
8:27 9-6DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
8:14 9-9Willie Green makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
7:56Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper11-9 
7:33 11-11Caron Butler makes 19-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
7:26Danilo Gallinari lost ball turnover (DeAndre Jordan steals)11-11 
7:22 11-11Chris Paul bad pass
7:07DeAndre Jordan blocks Kenneth Faried 's 3-foot jumper11-11 
7:05Kenneth Faried misses tip shot11-11 
7:05Kenneth Faried offensive rebound11-11 
7:03Kenneth Faried offensive rebound11-11 
7:03DeAndre Jordan blocks Kenneth Faried 's 2-foot layup11-11 
7:01Kenneth Faried makes layup13-11 
7:01Kenneth Faried offensive rebound11-11 
6:50 13-13DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Blake Griffin assists)
6:35Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper 13-13 
6:33 13-13Blake Griffin defensive rebound
6:33Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)13-13 
6:22 13-13Caron Butler misses 27-foot three point jumper
6:22 13-13DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
6:20 13-15DeAndre Jordan makes layup
6:09Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper 13-15 
6:07 13-15Caron Butler defensive rebound
6:05Andre Iguodala shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)13-15 
6:05 13-15DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
6:05 13-15Clippers offensive team rebound
6:05JaVale McGee enters the game for Kenneth Faried13-15 
6:05 13-15DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
6:05Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound13-15 
5:45Blake Griffin blocks Danilo Gallinari 's 6-foot jumper13-15 
5:43 13-15Clippers defensive team rebound
5:39Clippers Full timeout
5:24 13-15JaVale McGee blocks Caron Butler's jumper
5:22 13-15Willie Green offensive rebound
5:18 13-15Chris Paul misses 32-foot three point jumper
5:18Kosta Koufos defensive rebound13-15 
5:09Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper 13-15 
5:07 13-15DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:52 13-15Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:50JaVale McGee defensive rebound13-15 
4:41Kosta Koufos makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)15-15 
4:22 15-15Blake Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
4:20Ty Lawson defensive rebound15-15 
4:11JaVale McGee makes layup (Kosta Koufos assists)17-15 
3:56 17-15Willie Green bad pass (Ty Lawson steals)
3:51 17-15Chris Paul shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
3:51Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 218-15 
3:51 18-15Lamar Odom enters the game for DeAndre Jordan
3:51 18-15Jamal Crawford enters the game for Willie Green
3:51 18-15Matt Barnes enters the game for Caron Butler
3:51Corey Brewer enters the game for Andre Iguodala18-15 
3:51Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari18-15 
3:51Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 218-15 
3:50 18-15Blake Griffin defensive rebound
3:31 18-15Blake Griffin misses 19-foot jumper
3:31Corey Brewer defensive rebound18-15 
3:15Matt Barnes blocks Ty Lawson 's 8-foot jumper18-15 
3:14 18-15Matt Barnes defensive rebound
3:01 18-15Matt Barnes misses 7-foot jumper
3:00 18-17Lamar Odom makes two point shot
3:00 18-15Lamar Odom offensive rebound
2:48Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Miller assists)20-17 
2:34 20-17Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
2:33 20-17Lamar Odom offensive rebound
2:28 20-17Jamal Crawford misses three point jumper
2:27Kosta Koufos defensive rebound20-17 
2:23Kosta Koufos bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)20-17 
2:23Andre Miller shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)20-17 
2:23Nuggets Full timeout
2:23Kenneth Faried enters the game for Kosta Koufos20-17 
2:23 20-18Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2
2:23 20-18Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
2:21JaVale McGee defensive rebound20-18 
2:04Andre Miller misses 10-foot jumper20-18 
2:03JaVale McGee offensive rebound20-18 
2:01JaVale McGee bad pass (Chris Paul steals)20-18 
1:55 20-18JaVale McGee blocks Lamar Odom's layup
1:54 20-18Blake Griffin offensive rebound
1:51 20-21Jamal Crawford makes three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
1:32JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)22-21 
1:13 22-21Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
1:12 22-21Lamar Odom offensive rebound
1:08 22-23Lamar Odom makes layup
0:52 22-23Jamal Crawford shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
0:52Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 223-23 
0:52 23-23Ronny Turiaf enters the game for Blake Griffin
0:52Jordan Hamilton enters the game for Ty Lawson23-23 
0:52Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 224-23 
0:38 24-23Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot jumper
0:37Kenneth Faried defensive rebound24-23 
0:26 24-23Lamar Odom defensive rebound
0:23 24-25Matt Barnes makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
0:01Jordan Hamilton makes 15-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)26-25 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter