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Los Angeles wins series 4-3 (Game 1 of 7)

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Los Angeles wins series 4-3

Game 1: Sunday, April 29th
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Lakers103
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 1st
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Game 3: Friday, May 4th
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Game 4: Sunday, May 6th
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Game 5: Tuesday, May 8th
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Game 6: Thursday, May 10th
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Game 7: Saturday, May 12th
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Nuggets 88

(38-28, 18-15 away)

Lakers 103

(41-25, 26-7 home)

Coverage: ABC

3:30 PM ET, April 29, 2012

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
DEN 14 26 24 2488
LAL 27 23 27 26103

Top Performers

Denver: A. Miller 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

Los Angeles: K. Bryant 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEDENVERSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:44 40-50Andrew Bynum misses 4-foot two point shot
11:44Kenneth Faried defensive rebound40-50 
11:37 40-50Kobe Bryant personal foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)
11:29Pau Gasol blocks Ty Lawson's 5-foot jumper40-50 
11:26Kenneth Faried offensive rebound40-50 
11:25Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's 5-foot jumper40-50 
11:25Denver defensive team rebound40-50 
11:11 40-52Pau Gasol makes 15-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
10:48Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper40-52 
10:47 40-52Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
10:26 40-54Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
10:11Danilo Gallinari makes 4-foot two point shot42-54 
9:52 42-54Arron Afflalo blocks Kobe Bryant's 20-foot jumper
9:51Kenneth Faried defensive rebound42-54 
9:45Arron Afflalo misses jumper42-54 
9:45 42-54Devin Ebanks defensive rebound
9:45Kosta Koufos loose ball foul (Devin Ebanks draws the foul)42-54 
9:32 42-54Ramon Sessions misses 12-foot jumper
9:30Kenneth Faried defensive rebound42-54 
9:18 42-54Devin Ebanks shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
9:18Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 243-54 
9:18Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 243-54 
9:18 43-54Devin Ebanks defensive rebound
9:00Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)43-54 
9:00 43-55Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
9:00 43-55Matt Barnes enters the game for Devin Ebanks
9:00 43-56Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
8:45Arron Afflalo makes 1-foot two point shot45-56 
8:22 45-58Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot two point shot
8:08Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)47-58 
8:07Kenneth Faried technical foul (1st technical foul)47-58 
8:07 47-59Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
7:54 47-59Ramon Sessions misses two point shot
7:52Kosta Koufos defensive rebound47-59 
7:41Danilo Gallinari bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)47-59 
7:26 47-62Pau Gasol makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
7:09Andrew Bynum blocks Kenneth Faried's driving layup47-62 
7:09Denver offensive team rebound47-62 
7:01Arron Afflalo bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)47-62 
6:47 47-62Pau Gasol misses jumper
6:46Kosta Koufos defensive rebound47-62 
6:41Kosta Koufos offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)47-62 
6:41Kosta Koufos turnover47-62 
6:33 47-64Ramon Sessions makes 4-foot two point shot
6:33Kosta Koufos defensive goaltending47-64 
6:20 47-64Andrew Bynum illegal defense foul
6:20Arron Afflalo makes technical free throw48-64 
6:20Al Harrington enters the game for Kosta Koufos48-64 
6:20Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson48-64 
6:09Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper48-64 
6:09Andre Miller offensive rebound48-64 
6:03Andre Miller makes driving layup50-64 
5:47 50-66Pau Gasol makes driving dunk
5:31Al Harrington makes 16-foot two point shot52-66 
5:05 52-69Ramon Sessions makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
4:41Andrew Bynum blocks Al Harrington's 4-foot jumper52-69 
4:39 52-69Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
4:30 52-71Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot jumper
4:30Denver full timeout
4:30JaVale McGee enters the game for Danilo Gallinari52-71 
4:30Corey Brewer enters the game for Kenneth Faried52-71 
4:11Arron Afflalo makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)54-71 
3:55JaVale McGee personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)54-71 
3:43 54-71Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
3:42Andre Miller defensive rebound54-71 
3:38Andre Miller makes 4-foot jumper56-71 
3:38 56-71Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
3:38Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 157-71 
3:17 57-71Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
3:16Al Harrington defensive rebound57-71 
3:11Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)60-71 
2:49 60-73Ramon Sessions makes 3-foot two point shot
2:49JaVale McGee defensive goaltending60-73 
2:32Pau Gasol blocks Al Harrington's 7-foot two point shot60-73 
2:30 60-73Pau Gasol defensive rebound
2:16 60-75Andrew Bynum makes 4-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
2:03Andrew Bynum blocks Andre Miller's 11-foot jumper60-75 
2:02JaVale McGee offensive rebound60-75 
2:01 60-75Ramon Sessions shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
2:01Los Angeles full timeout
2:01 60-75Jordan Hill enters the game for Pau Gasol
2:01 60-75Steve Blake enters the game for Ramon Sessions
2:01JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 260-75 
2:01Denver offensive team rebound60-75 
2:01JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 261-75 
1:53Corey Brewer personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)61-75 
1:46 61-75Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
1:46 61-75Kobe Bryant turnover
1:31Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper61-75 
1:30JaVale McGee offensive rebound61-75 
1:30JaVale McGee misses two point shot61-75 
1:25 61-75Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
1:20 61-75Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot jumper
1:17Andre Miller defensive rebound61-75 
1:09Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper61-75 
1:07 61-75Matt Barnes defensive rebound
0:56 61-75JaVale McGee blocks Jordan Hill's 4-foot hook shot
0:53 61-75Andrew Bynum offensive rebound
0:51 61-77Andrew Bynum makes layup
0:38 61-77Jordan Hill personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
0:38Andre Miller makes free throw 1 of 262-77 
0:38 62-77Ramon Sessions enters the game for Kobe Bryant
0:38Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 262-77 
0:37 62-77Matt Barnes defensive rebound
0:25 62-77Ramon Sessions bad pass (Andre Miller steals)
0:21 62-77Matt Barnes shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
0:21Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 263-77 
0:21Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 264-77 
0:04 64-77Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:03JaVale McGee defensive rebound64-77 
0:00Andre Miller misses 44-foot three point jumper64-77 
0:00Denver offensive team rebound64-77 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter