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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, May 3rd
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Nuggets109
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 5th
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Nuggets117
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Game 3: Saturday, May 9th
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Mavericks105
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Game 4: Monday, May 11th
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Mavericks119
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 13th
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Nuggets124
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Nuggets 106

(54-28, 21-20 away)

Mavericks 105

(50-32, 32-9 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

5:00 PM ET, May 9, 2009

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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DEN 20 28 31 27106
DAL 20 25 35 25105

Top Performers

Denver: C. Billups 32 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 33 Pts, 16 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Erick Dampier (Chauncey Billups gains possession)0-0 
11:51Carmelo Anthony misses jumper0-0 
11:49Dahntay Jones offensive rebound0-0 
11:45Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper0-0 
11:45 0-0Erick Dampier defensive rebound
11:27 0-0Antoine Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:26 0-0Erick Dampier offensive rebound
11:23 0-2Dirk Nowitzki makes 22-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
11:04Dahntay Jones misses 13-foot jumper0-2 
11:04 0-2Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
10:55 0-4Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
10:34Nene Hilario 3 second0-4 
10:22Kenyon Martin personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)0-4 
10:10 0-6Josh Howard makes two point shot
9:48Josh Howard blocks Nene Hilario's layup0-6 
9:48 0-6Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
9:41 0-6Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:40Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound0-6 
9:32 0-6Erick Dampier shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
9:32Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 21-6 
9:32Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 22-6 
9:17 2-6Erick Dampier lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)
9:08Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper2-6 
9:07 2-6Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
8:52 2-8Antoine Wright makes 20-foot jumper
8:30Dirk Nowitzki blocks Kenyon Martin's 8-foot two point shot2-8 
8:30Denver offensive rebound2-8 
8:26Dahntay Jones makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)4-8 
8:03 4-8Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:03Nene Hilario defensive rebound4-8 
7:56Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper4-8 
7:56 4-8Josh Howard defensive rebound
7:50 4-8Josh Howard misses driving layup
7:48Chauncey Billups defensive rebound4-8 
7:46 4-8Antoine Wright shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
7:46Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 25-8 
7:46Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 26-8 
7:33Chauncey Billups personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)6-8 
7:26 6-8Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
7:26Nene Hilario defensive rebound6-8 
7:16Carmelo Anthony misses layup6-8 
7:16Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound6-8 
7:16Carmelo Anthony misses layup6-8 
7:15Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound6-8 
7:15Carmelo Anthony misses layup6-8 
7:13 6-8Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
7:09 6-10Josh Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
7:09Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)6-10 
7:09 6-11Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
6:52 6-11Josh Howard personal foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
6:46 6-11Josh Howard shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
6:46Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 27-11 
6:46 7-11Jason Terry enters the game for Josh Howard
6:46Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 28-11 
6:33 8-11Dahntay Jones blocks Jason Terry's 7-foot two point shot
6:33 8-11Dallas offensive rebound
6:24 8-11Erick Dampier 3 second
6:13Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)10-11 
6:01Dallas full timeout
5:50 10-13Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
5:33Dirk Nowitzki blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup10-13 
5:31 10-13Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
5:22 10-15Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot (Erick Dampier assists)
5:05Nene Hilario misses driving layup10-15 
5:05 10-15Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
5:01 10-15Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Nene Hilario steals)
4:50Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper10-15 
4:48 10-15Erick Dampier defensive rebound
4:37 10-15Jason Kidd bad pass
4:37J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones10-15 
4:20Chauncey Billups turnover10-15 
4:20 10-15Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
4:09 10-15Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper
4:07 10-15Jason Kidd offensive rebound
3:56 10-15Erick Dampier misses two point shot
3:54 10-15Dallas offensive rebound
3:54Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario10-15 
3:39 10-15Brandon Bass misses 6-foot two point shot
3:38Chris Andersen defensive rebound10-15 
3:18 10-15Antoine Wright shooting foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
3:18Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 211-15 
3:18 11-15Gerald Green enters the game for Antoine Wright
3:18 11-15Ryan Hollins enters the game for Erick Dampier
3:18Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 211-15 
3:18 11-15Jason Kidd defensive rebound
3:05Kenyon Martin personal foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)11-15 
3:05Linas Kleiza enters the game for Kenyon Martin11-15 
2:51 11-15Gerald Green misses 16-foot two point shot
2:49J.R. Smith defensive rebound11-15 
2:42Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper11-15 
2:41 11-15Jason Terry defensive rebound
2:38J.R. Smith shooting foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)11-15 
2:38Denver full timeout
2:38 11-16Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
2:38 11-17Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
2:26 11-17Ryan Hollins personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)
2:26J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 212-17 
2:26J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 212-17 
2:25 12-17Brandon Bass defensive rebound
2:13 12-17Jason Kidd misses 11-foot jumper
2:11Chris Andersen defensive rebound12-17 
2:03Carmelo Anthony misses layup12-17 
2:02 12-17Ryan Hollins defensive rebound
1:57 12-17Chauncey Billups blocks Jason Terry's driving layup
1:54J.R. Smith defensive rebound12-17 
1:50Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)14-17 
1:29 14-17Chris Andersen blocks Ryan Hollins's 4-foot two point shot
1:29 14-17Dallas offensive rebound
1:29Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups14-17 
1:29 14-17Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd
1:24 14-17Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:23 14-17Dallas defensive rebound
1:10J.R. Smith misses layup14-17 
1:09Chris Andersen offensive rebound16-17 
1:09Chris Andersen makes two point shot16-17 
0:51Anthony Carter shooting foul (Ryan Hollins draws the foul)16-17 
0:51 16-18Ryan Hollins makes free throw 1 of 2
0:51 16-18Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Brandon Bass
0:51 16-18Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2
0:50Chris Andersen defensive rebound16-18 
0:42Carmelo Anthony misses layup16-18 
0:42Chris Andersen offensive rebound18-18 
0:42Chris Andersen makes two point shot18-18 
0:20 18-20Dirk Nowitzki makes 9-foot two point shot
0:00Chris Andersen misses layup18-20 
0:00Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound20-20 
0:00Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot20-20 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter