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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Game 1: Friday, January 11th
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Nuggets98
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Game 2: Saturday, February 9th
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Cavaliers 91

(9-29, 5-17 away)

Nuggets 98

(22-16, 13-2 home)

9:00 PM ET, January 11, 2013

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 30 26 20 1591
DEN 23 22 27 2698

Top Performers

Cleveland: K. Irving 28 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 5 Stl

Denver: D. Gallinari 23 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREDENVER
12:00 0-0Tyler Zeller vs. Kosta Koufos (Danilo Gallinari gains possession)
11:42 0-0Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Alonzo Gee steals)
11:37Alonzo Gee bad pass (Kosta Koufos steals)0-0 
11:33 0-0Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:33 0-0Ty Lawson offensive rebound
11:32 0-0Ty Lawson misses jumper
11:30Cavaliers defensive team rebound0-0 
11:30 0-0Kosta Koufos loose ball foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul)
11:11C.J. Miles makes 20-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)2-0 
10:59 2-2Kenneth Faried makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
10:59Alonzo Gee shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)2-3 
10:59 2-3Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 1
10:42Tristan Thompson makes driving layup4-3 
10:19 4-3Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper
10:18Kyrie Irving defensive rebound4-3 
10:07Alonzo Gee misses jumper4-3 
10:07 4-3Kenneth Faried defensive rebound
10:03 4-3Tyler Zeller blocks Kosta Koufos 's 4-foot jumper
10:00 4-3Andre Iguodala offensive rebound
9:57 4-3Andre Iguodala lost ball turnover (Kyrie Irving steals)
9:52Tristan Thompson makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)6-3 
9:42Kyrie Irving personal foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)6-3 
9:27 6-3Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Tristan Thompson steals)
9:27 6-3Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul)
9:14C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper 6-3 
9:12 6-3Kosta Koufos defensive rebound
9:03 6-6Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
8:47Tristan Thompson makes driving layup8-6 
8:33 8-8Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk
8:19Kyrie Irving makes driving layup10-8 
8:19 10-8Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)
8:19 10-8Corey Brewer enters the game for Danilo Gallinari
8:19Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 111-8 
8:00 11-8Tyler Zeller blocks Corey Brewer's layup
8:00 11-8Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
7:56 11-8Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:54C.J. Miles defensive rebound11-8 
7:47Alonzo Gee misses layup11-8 
7:47 11-8Andre Iguodala defensive rebound
7:35 11-8Ty Lawson bad pass (Tyler Zeller steals)
7:28Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper 11-8 
7:26 11-8Ty Lawson defensive rebound
7:24 11-10Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
7:24Tyler Zeller shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)11-10 
7:24 11-10Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 1
7:22Tyler Zeller defensive rebound11-10 
7:03Tristan Thompson makes jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)13-10 
6:54Alonzo Gee shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)13-10 
6:54 13-11Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
6:54Dion Waiters enters the game for Alonzo Gee13-11 
6:54 13-11JaVale McGee enters the game for Kenneth Faried
6:54 13-11Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
6:54 13-11Kosta Koufos offensive rebound
6:50 13-11Kosta Koufos misses jumper
6:50Tristan Thompson defensive rebound13-11 
6:47 13-11Ty Lawson kicked ball violation
6:33C.J. Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper 13-11 
6:31Tyler Zeller offensive rebound13-11 
6:15JaVale McGee blocks Tristan Thompson 's 5-foot jumper13-11 
6:13 13-11Corey Brewer defensive rebound
6:03Tyler Zeller shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)13-11 
6:03 13-12JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2
6:03Luke Walton enters the game for Tyler Zeller13-12 
6:03 13-12JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
6:01C.J. Miles defensive rebound13-12 
5:46Dion Waiters misses layup13-12 
5:45 13-12JaVale McGee defensive rebound
5:39 13-14Andre Iguodala makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
5:28Kyrie Irving misses layup13-14 
5:26Tristan Thompson makes two point shot15-14 
5:26Tristan Thompson offensive rebound13-14 
5:07 15-14Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:05Luke Walton defensive rebound15-14 
5:05Luke Walton traveling 15-14 
5:05Nuggets Full timeout
4:58 15-14Ty Lawson misses layup
4:58 15-14JaVale McGee offensive rebound
4:56 15-14JaVale McGee misses layup
4:54Tristan Thompson defensive rebound15-14 
4:45Kyrie Irving makes 17-foot jumper17-14 
4:31 17-14Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper
4:30Luke Walton defensive rebound17-14 
4:09JaVale McGee blocks Kyrie Irving's layup17-14 
4:07Tristan Thompson offensive rebound17-14 
4:05Tristan Thompson misses layup17-14 
4:03 17-14Ty Lawson defensive rebound
3:58 17-14Kosta Koufos misses 4-foot hook shot
3:58 17-14JaVale McGee offensive rebound
3:49 17-14JaVale McGee misses 8-foot jumper
3:49Luke Walton defensive rebound17-14 
3:33 17-14JaVale McGee personal foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul)
3:33 17-14Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson
3:33 17-14Kenneth Faried enters the game for Kosta Koufos
3:20Kyrie Irving misses 19-foot jumper17-14 
3:19 17-14JaVale McGee defensive rebound
3:13 17-14Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover (Luke Walton steals)
3:03Dion Waiters makes 25-foot three point jumper 20-14 
2:46C.J. Miles shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)20-14 
2:46Cavaliers Full timeout
2:46 20-15Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
2:46 20-16Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
2:31Kyrie Irving makes jumper (Luke Walton assists)22-16 
2:28 22-16Corey Brewer lost ball turnover (Kyrie Irving steals)
2:27 23-16Corey Brewer personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)
2:27Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 222-16 
2:27Cavaliers offensive team rebound22-16 
2:27Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 223-16 
2:06 23-18Kenneth Faried makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
1:53Dion Waiters makes driving layup25-18 
1:39 25-18Andre Miller lost ball turnover (Tristan Thompson steals)
1:38Dion Waiters makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)27-18 
1:38 27-18Corey Brewer shooting foul (Dion Waiters draws the foul)
1:38Shaun Livingston enters the game for C.J. Miles27-18 
1:38 27-18Timofey Mozgov enters the game for JaVale McGee
1:38Dion Waiters makes free throw 1 of 128-18 
1:36 28-18Kenneth Faried bad pass
1:36 28-18Evan Fournier enters the game for Corey Brewer
1:22Dion Waiters misses jumper28-18 
1:21 28-18Andre Iguodala defensive rebound
1:05 28-18Evan Fournier misses layup
1:04 28-20Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
1:04 28-18Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
0:45Timofey Mozgov blocks Tristan Thompson 's 8-foot jumper28-20 
0:43 28-20Kenneth Faried defensive rebound
0:34 28-20Evan Fournier traveling
0:26Luke Walton makes 18-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)30-20 
0:06 30-23Andre Iguodala makes 23-foot three point jumper
0:06 30-23Nuggets delay of game violation
0:02Timofey Mozgov blocks Kyrie Irving 's 3-foot 2-pt jumper30-23 
0:01 30-23Evan Fournier defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter