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Series (Game 3 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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Timberwolves 101

(15-14, 6-10 away)

Nuggets 97

(18-16, 10-2 home)

Coverage: Altitude Sports

9:00 PM ET, January 3, 2013

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

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MIN 23 24 22 32101
DEN 25 18 27 2797

Top Performers

Minnesota: J. Barea 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast

Denver: K. Koufos 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00 0-0Nikola Pekovic vs. Kosta Koufos (Kevin Love gains possession)
11:44Alexey Shved bad pass (Andre Miller steals)0-0 
11:25 0-0Andrei Kirilenko blocks Kenneth Faried 's 14-foot jumper
11:23 0-0Andre Miller offensive rebound
11:19 0-0shot clock turnover
11:03Alexey Shved makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)3-0 
10:47Andrei Kirilenko personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)3-0 
10:33 3-0Kosta Koufos misses two point shot
10:33Timberwolves defensive team rebound3-0 
10:18 3-0Kenneth Faried shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
10:18Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 24-0 
10:18Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 25-0 
9:57 5-2Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
9:36Kevin Love makes driving layup7-2 
9:25 7-4Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
9:07Andrei Kirilenko makes 6-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)9-4 
8:48 9-6Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
8:25Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper 9-6 
8:23 9-6Nuggets defensive team rebound
7:58 9-6Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:58Kevin Love defensive rebound9-6 
7:54Andrei Kirilenko misses layup9-6 
7:52 9-6Kosta Koufos defensive rebound
7:37 9-9Andre Iguodala makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
7:18Nikola Pekovic misses dunk9-9 
7:18 9-9Kosta Koufos defensive rebound
7:13 9-9Kosta Koufos offensive rebound
7:11 9-11Kosta Koufos makes 2-foot two point shot
7:03 9-11Andre Miller personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
7:03 9-11JaVale McGee enters the game for Kenneth Faried
6:58 9-11JaVale McGee shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
6:58Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 210-11 
6:58Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 211-11 
6:41 11-11Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:41Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound11-11 
6:37Kevin Love makes dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)13-11 
6:26 13-11Andrei Kirilenko blocks JaVale McGee's layup
6:24Kevin Love defensive rebound13-11 
6:20Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper 13-11 
6:18Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound13-11 
6:13Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot15-11 
6:07 15-13Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
5:50 15-13JaVale McGee personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
5:50Nuggets Full timeout
5:50 15-13Corey Brewer enters the game for Danilo Gallinari
5:50 15-13Timofey Mozgov enters the game for JaVale McGee
5:39Luke Ridnour misses jumper15-13 
5:37 15-13Corey Brewer defensive rebound
5:35Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)15-14 
5:35 15-13Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
5:35 15-13Nuggets offensive team rebound
5:35 15-14Andre Iguodala makes free throw 2 of 2
5:20Luke Ridnour bad pass (Kosta Koufos steals)15-14 
5:05 15-16Corey Brewer makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
4:48Andrei Kirilenko misses 23-foot jumper15-16 
4:48 15-16Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound
4:35 15-16Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:33Alexey Shved defensive rebound15-16 
4:26Alexey Shved misses 26-foot three point jumper 15-16 
4:24 15-16Corey Brewer defensive rebound
4:07 15-18Kosta Koufos makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
3:42Alexey Shved misses two point shot15-18 
3:41 15-18Andre Iguodala defensive rebound
3:31 15-20Timofey Mozgov makes 14-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
3:11Andre Miller blocks Kevin Love 's 3-foot layup15-20 
3:10 15-20Andre Miller defensive rebound
2:58 15-23Corey Brewer makes three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
2:51Timberwolves Full timeout
2:51 15-23Kenneth Faried enters the game for Kosta Koufos
2:51Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Nikola Pekovic15-23 
2:51Dante Cunningham enters the game for Luke Ridnour15-23 
2:39Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper15-23 
2:38 15-23Andre Miller defensive rebound
2:13 15-23Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot
2:12Kevin Love defensive rebound15-23 
2:04Timofey Mozgov blocks Kevin Love's layup15-23 
2:03Kevin Love offensive rebound15-23 
2:02Timofey Mozgov blocks Kevin Love 's 2-foot layup15-23 
2:01Dante Cunningham offensive rebound15-24 
2:01 15-24Andre Iguodala loose ball foul (Dante Cunningham draws the foul)
2:01Kevin Love technical foul(1st technical foul) 15-23 
2:01 15-24Andre Miller makes technical free throw
2:01Dante Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 215-24 
2:01Timberwolves offensive team rebound15-24 
2:01 15-24Ty Lawson enters the game for Andre Miller
2:01Dante Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 215-24 
2:00 15-24Andre Iguodala defensive rebound
1:47 15-24Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:46Kevin Love defensive rebound15-24 
1:40 16-24Kenneth Faried personal foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
1:40Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 216-24 
1:40 16-24Danilo Gallinari enters the game for Kenneth Faried
1:40Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 217-24 
1:16 17-24Andre Iguodala misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:15Alexey Shved defensive rebound17-24 
1:09 19-24Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (Dante Cunningham draws the foul)
1:09Dante Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 218-24 
1:09Dante Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 219-24 
0:57 19-24Andre Iguodala misses 19-foot jumper
0:56Kevin Love defensive rebound19-24 
0:53 21-24Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
0:53Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 220-24 
0:53Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 221-24 
0:32 21-24Danilo Gallinari misses driving layup
0:31Kevin Love defensive rebound21-24 
0:28Dante Cunningham misses alley pop dunk shot21-24 
0:27Kevin Love offensive rebound21-24 
0:26Kevin Love makes two point shot23-24 
0:10Jose Juan Barea personal take foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)23-24 
0:02Kevin Love shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)23-24 
0:02 23-24Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2
0:02 23-24Nuggets offensive team rebound
0:02 23-25Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
0:01Kevin Love lost ball turnover (Corey Brewer steals)23-25 
0:00 23-25Corey Brewer misses two point shot
0:00 23-25Nuggets offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter