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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

4th Qtr Play-By-Play

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4th Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 4th Quarter
11:37Carmelo Anthony makes 11-foot two point shot81-80 
11:21 81-80Carmelo Anthony blocks Josh Howard's two point shot
11:19 81-80Dallas defensive rebound
11:03Anthony Carter makes jumper (Nene Hilario assists)83-80 
10:40 83-80Josh Howard misses two point shot
10:37Anthony Carter defensive rebound83-80 
10:33J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper83-80 
10:32 83-80Jason Terry defensive rebound
10:15 83-80Josh Howard misses driving layup
10:12 83-80Jose Juan Barea offensive rebound
10:03 83-82Jason Terry makes two point shot
9:45Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Josh Howard steals)83-82 
9:37Nene Hilario shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)83-82 
9:37 83-82Brandon Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
9:37 83-82Dallas offensive rebound
9:37Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario83-82 
9:37Chauncey Billups enters the game for Carmelo Anthony83-82 
9:37 83-82Jason Kidd enters the game for Jason Terry
9:37 83-83Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
9:18Chris Andersen misses two point shot83-83 
9:15 83-83Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
9:08Chris Andersen shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)83-83 
9:08Kenyon Martin enters the game for Chris Andersen83-83 
9:08 83-84Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
9:08 83-84Antoine Wright enters the game for Josh Howard
9:08 83-85Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
8:44Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper83-85 
8:42 83-85Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
8:32 83-85Jose Juan Barea misses 9-foot two point shot
8:30Linas Kleiza defensive rebound83-85 
8:22 83-85Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
8:22 Official timeout
8:22Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 284-85 
8:22Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 285-85 
8:03 85-88Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
7:43J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper85-88 
7:41Kenyon Martin offensive rebound85-88 
7:39Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)88-88 
7:22 88-88Jose Juan Barea misses 22-foot jumper
7:22 88-88Brandon Bass offensive rebound
7:16 88-91Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antoine Wright assists)
6:50Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)90-91 
6:31 90-93Antoine Wright makes two point shot (Brandon Bass assists)
6:22Denver full timeout
6:22 90-93Jason Terry enters the game for Jose Juan Barea
6:22Carmelo Anthony enters the game for Linas Kleiza90-93 
6:13Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot jumper90-93 
6:13J.R. Smith offensive rebound90-93 
6:07 90-93Antoine Wright shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)
6:07J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 291-93 
6:07J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 292-93 
5:50Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)92-93 
5:50 92-94Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
5:50 92-95Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
5:28Chauncey Billups makes two point shot94-95 
5:05J.R. Smith shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)94-95 
5:05 94-95Josh Howard enters the game for Antoine Wright
5:05Nene Hilario enters the game for Anthony Carter94-95 
5:05 94-95Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
5:05 94-95Dallas offensive rebound
5:05 94-96Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2
4:48Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot two point shot94-96 
4:48 94-96Brandon Bass defensive rebound
4:35 94-98Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
4:13J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)97-98 
3:58 97-100Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
3:32Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper97-100 
3:32 97-100Jason Terry defensive rebound
3:16 97-100Jason Kidd misses 15-foot two point shot
3:15 97-100Brandon Bass offensive rebound
3:05 97-100Josh Howard lost ball (Nene Hilario steals)
3:00 97-100Josh Howard personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
2:53Nene Hilario traveling97-100 
2:53Dallas full timeout
2:38 97-100Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:36J.R. Smith defensive rebound97-100 
2:23Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper97-100 
2:21 97-100Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
2:12Kenyon Martin personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)97-100 
2:12 97-100Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
2:12 97-100Dallas offensive rebound
2:12 97-101Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
1:51Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)99-101 
1:31 99-101Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
1:31 99-101Josh Howard offensive rebound
1:28Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)99-101 
1:28 99-101Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
1:28 99-101Dallas offensive rebound
1:28 99-102Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
1:28Denver 20 Sec. timeout
1:15Chauncey Billups misses driving layup99-102 
1:14 99-102Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
0:58 99-102Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot two point shot
0:57Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound99-102 
0:44Nene Hilario makes two point shot101-102 
0:44Dallas 20 Sec. timeout
0:44Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith101-102 
0:31 101-105Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
0:31Denver full timeout
0:31J.R. Smith enters the game for Anthony Carter101-105 
0:28Carmelo Anthony makes driving dunk103-105 
0:21Dallas full timeout
0:21Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith103-105 
0:07 103-105Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
0:06Chauncey Billups defensive rebound103-105 
0:06Denver 20 Sec. timeout
0:06 103-105Ryan Hollins enters the game for Josh Howard
0:06 103-105Antoine Wright enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
0:06J.R. Smith enters the game for Anthony Carter103-105 
0:01Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper106-105 
0:01Dallas 20 Sec. timeout
0:01 106-105Josh Howard enters the game for Antoine Wright
0:01 106-105Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Ryan Hollins
0:01Anthony Carter enters the game for J.R. Smith106-105 
0:00 106-105Dirk Nowitzki misses 30-foot three pointer
0:00 106-105Dallas offensive rebound
0:00End of the 4th Quarter
0:00End Game