Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 11/13

Game 1: Friday, November 13th
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Nuggets105
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Game 2: Friday, February 5th
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Lakers113
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Game 3: Sunday, February 28th
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Lakers95
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Game 4: Thursday, April 8th
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Nuggets 89

(39-20, 14-15 away)

Lakers 95

(45-15, 28-5 home)

Coverage: ABC

3:30 PM ET, February 28, 2010

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
DEN 29 23 18 1989
LAL 21 22 24 2895

Top Performers

Denver: N. Hilario 14 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Los Angeles: L. Odom 20 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:41Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper52-43 
11:40Kenyon Martin offensive rebound52-43 
11:33Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper52-43 
11:30 52-43Pau Gasol defensive rebound
11:21 52-43Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
11:18Chauncey Billups defensive rebound52-43 
11:11Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper52-43 
11:08 52-43Ron Artest defensive rebound
10:56 52-45Andrew Bynum makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
10:37Kenyon Martin misses two point shot52-45 
10:37 52-45Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
10:19 52-45Andrew Bynum misses layup
10:18 52-47Andrew Bynum offensive rebound
10:18 52-47Andrew Bynum makes layup
9:53Arron Afflalo bad pass (Ron Artest steals)52-47 
9:49 52-49Ron Artest makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
9:49Denver full timeout
9:32Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper52-49 
9:30Nene Hilario offensive rebound52-49 
9:21Jumpball: Carmelo Anthony vs. Ron Artest (Denver gains possession)52-49 
9:12Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot jumper52-49 
9:11 52-49Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
8:56Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)52-49 
8:56 52-50Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
8:56 52-50Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
8:55Kenyon Martin defensive rebound52-50 
8:40Arron Afflalo misses three point jumper52-50 
8:37Kenyon Martin offensive rebound54-50 
8:37Kenyon Martin makes tip shot54-50 
8:18 54-50Andrew Bynum 3 second
8:03Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper54-50 
8:03 54-50Derek Fisher defensive rebound
7:56 54-53Derek Fisher makes 26-foot three point jumper
7:31 54-53Ron Artest shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
7:31Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 255-53 
7:31Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 256-53 
7:20 56-53Pau Gasol misses 11-foot two point shot
7:18Nene Hilario defensive rebound56-53 
7:01Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper56-53 
6:58Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound56-53 
6:58Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot56-53 
6:54Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound58-53 
6:54Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot58-53 
6:48Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)58-53 
6:41 58-53Ron Artest misses 18-foot jumper
6:41Kenyon Martin defensive rebound58-53 
6:22 58-53Andrew Bynum illegal defense foul (4th personal foul)
6:22Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw59-53 
6:13Andrew Bynum blocks Chauncey Billups's 18-foot jumper59-53 
6:13 59-53Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
6:05 59-53Kobe Bryant lost ball (Nene Hilario steals)
6:01Arron Afflalo makes driving dunk (Nene Hilario assists)61-53 
5:31 61-53Derek Fisher misses layup
5:31Nene Hilario defensive rebound61-53 
5:22Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)64-53 
5:22Los Angeles full timeout
5:22 64-53Lamar Odom enters the game for Andrew Bynum
5:11 64-56Derek Fisher makes 27-foot three point jumper
4:50Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Ron Artest steals)64-56 
4:35 64-56Ron Artest misses 29-foot three point jumper
4:35 64-56Los Angeles defensive rebound
4:18Kobe Bryant blocks Arron Afflalo's 26-foot three point jumper64-56 
4:16 64-56Ron Artest defensive rebound
4:07Nene Hilario shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)64-56 
4:07Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario64-56 
4:07 64-57Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
4:07 64-58Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
3:56Chauncey Billups bad pass (Derek Fisher steals)64-58 
3:50 64-58Pau Gasol misses layup
3:48 64-58Kobe Bryant offensive rebound
3:47 64-58Arron Afflalo blocks Kobe Bryant's layup
3:45 64-58Los Angeles offensive rebound
3:40 64-58Kobe Bryant misses layup
3:38 64-58Pau Gasol offensive rebound
3:36 64-58Lamar Odom traveling
3:27Chauncey Billups bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)64-58 
3:19 64-58Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
3:17 64-58Ron Artest offensive rebound
3:04Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)64-58 
3:04J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo64-58 
3:04 64-59Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
3:04 64-60Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
2:43Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)66-60 
2:19 66-62Lamar Odom makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
2:10Chauncey Billups lost ball (Derek Fisher steals)66-62 
2:05 66-64Derek Fisher makes driving layup
1:49Kenyon Martin makes layup (Chris Andersen assists)68-64 
1:23J.R. Smith personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)68-64 
1:23 68-65Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
1:23 68-65Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
1:23Chris Andersen defensive rebound68-65 
1:00Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)70-65 
0:50Chris Andersen personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)70-65 
0:50Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups70-65 
0:50 70-65Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
0:50 70-65Los Angeles offensive rebound
0:50 70-65Jordan Farmar enters the game for Derek Fisher
0:50 70-66Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
0:37Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Ron Artest steals)70-66 
0:17Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)70-66 
0:17 70-67Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
0:17 70-67Josh Powell enters the game for Pau Gasol
0:17 70-67Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
0:16 70-67Los Angeles defensive rebound
0:00Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Lamar Odom steals)70-67 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter