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Denver wins series 4-1 (Game 3 of 5)

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Denver wins series 4-1

Game 1: Sunday, April 19th
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Nuggets113
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 22nd
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Nuggets108
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Game 3: Saturday, April 25th
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Hornets95
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Game 4: Monday, April 27th
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Hornets63
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Game 5: Wednesday, April 29th
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Nuggets107
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Nuggets 93

(54-28, 21-20 away)

Hornets 95

(49-33, 28-13 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

1:00 PM ET, April 25, 2009

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

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DEN 26 21 25 2193
NO 21 29 27 1895

Top Performers

Denver: C. Anthony 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

New Orleans: C. Paul 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 12 Ast, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:34 47-50David West misses layup
11:33 47-50David West offensive rebound
11:33 47-52David West makes two point shot
11:15Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper47-52 
11:15 47-52Rasual Butler defensive rebound
11:07 47-54Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
10:47Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)47-54 
10:41 47-56David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
10:38Denver full timeout
10:17Chauncey Billups turnover47-56 
10:03Carmelo Anthony jump ball47-56 
9:48 47-56David West misses 14-foot jumper
9:48Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound47-56 
9:40Carmelo Anthony misses layup47-56 
9:38Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound47-56 
9:37Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot49-56 
9:21 49-56Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
9:21 49-56Tyson Chandler turnover
9:07Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper51-56 
8:55Dahntay Jones shooting foul (David West draws the foul)51-56 
8:55 51-57David West makes free throw 1 of 2
8:55 51-57David West misses free throw 2 of 2
8:53Kenyon Martin defensive rebound51-57 
8:44Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper54-57 
8:29Nene Hilario personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)54-57 
8:21 54-59Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
8:02Carmelo Anthony misses layup54-59 
8:00 54-59David West defensive rebound
7:52 54-61Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
7:35 54-61Tyson Chandler personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
7:31Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)56-61 
7:11 56-61Peja Stojakovic offensive foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
7:11 56-61Peja Stojakovic turnover
7:01 56-61David West shooting foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)
7:01Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 256-61 
7:01Denver offensive rebound56-61 
7:01Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 257-61 
7:01New Orleans full timeout
6:39 57-61Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:37Kenyon Martin defensive rebound57-61 
6:18Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper57-61 
6:16Nene Hilario offensive rebound57-61 
6:09Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup59-61 
6:09 59-61Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
6:09 59-61James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic
6:09Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 159-61 
6:09 59-61James Posey defensive rebound
5:58Nene Hilario personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)59-61 
5:48 59-63Chris Paul makes driving layup
5:31Kenyon Martin traveling59-63 
5:18 59-63Chris Paul bad pass (Dahntay Jones steals)
5:13 59-63Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1 (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)
5:13Dahntay Jones makes flagrant free throw 2 of 260-63 
5:13Dahntay Jones makes free throw61-63 
5:13 61-63Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler
5:03Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper64-63 
4:52Dahntay Jones illegal defense foul (3rd personal foul)64-63 
4:52 64-64David West makes technical free throw
4:39 64-64Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
4:37 64-64Sean Marks offensive rebound
4:35 64-64James Posey misses layup
4:33Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound64-64 
4:24Sean Marks blocks Dahntay Jones's layup64-64 
4:22 64-64James Posey defensive rebound
4:18 64-64Chris Paul discontinue dribble
4:18J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones64-64 
4:01Kenyon Martin lost ball (David West steals)64-64 
3:44Carmelo Anthony personal foul (David West draws the foul)64-64 
3:31 64-64David West misses layup
3:30Nene Hilario defensive rebound64-64 
3:21J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)67-64 
3:14Nene Hilario personal foul (Sean Marks draws the foul)67-64 
3:14 67-65Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2
3:14Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario67-65 
3:14 67-65Sean Marks misses free throw 2 of 2
3:13Chris Andersen defensive rebound67-65 
2:59Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper67-65 
2:58 67-65James Posey defensive rebound
2:44 67-65Sean Marks misses 8-foot hook shot
2:43 67-65Sean Marks offensive rebound
2:34 67-68Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
2:20 67-68Sean Marks shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
2:20Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 268-68 
2:20Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 269-68 
2:03 69-68Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:02J.R. Smith defensive rebound69-68 
1:53J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper69-68 
1:52 69-68Chris Paul defensive rebound
1:47Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)69-68 
1:47Linas Kleiza enters the game for Carmelo Anthony69-68 
1:47 69-69Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
1:47 69-70Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
1:23J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper69-70 
1:23 69-70Chris Paul defensive rebound
1:15 69-70David West misses 19-foot jumper
1:13 69-72Rasual Butler offensive rebound
1:13 69-72Rasual Butler makes tip shot
0:59 69-72James Posey flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
0:59Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw69-72 
0:59Denver offensive rebound69-72 
0:59Chris Andersen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 269-72 
0:59Denver offensive rebound69-72 
0:59Chris Andersen makes free throw70-72 
0:45Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper70-72 
0:44 70-72Chris Paul defensive rebound
0:44J.R. Smith shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)70-72 
0:44J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)70-72 
0:44 70-72David West misses technical free throw
0:44 70-72New Orleans offensive rebound
0:44 70-73Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
0:44 70-74Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
0:28J.R. Smith misses layup70-74 
0:27Kenyon Martin offensive rebound70-74 
0:26Kenyon Martin makes layup72-74 
0:26 72-74Sean Marks shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)
0:26Dahntay Jones enters the game for J.R. Smith72-74 
0:26Anthony Carter enters the game for Linas Kleiza72-74 
0:26Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 172-74 
0:25 72-74James Posey defensive rebound
0:02 72-77Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
0:00Dahntay Jones misses 50-foot three point jumper72-77 
0:00Denver offensive rebound72-77 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter