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Detroit Pistons @ Denver Nuggets 115–116

2012-03-21 21:00 · NBA · Ball Arena, Denver CO · Att. 16,681

Detroit Pistons 2011-12 · Denver Nuggets 2011-12 · 2011-12 season

Team stats

PistonsNuggets
Field goals40-79 .50646-79 .582
Three-pointers14-18 .7789-17 .529
Free throws21-30 .70015-22 .682
Offensive rebounds711
Defensive rebounds2336
Total rebounds3047
Assists2628
Steals135
Blocks56
Turnovers1120
Personal fouls1726
Technical fouls00
Points in the paint3660
Fast-break points2414
Points off turnovers2620
Largest lead625

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Ben Gordon G414513-229-910-1100082025+10
Brandon Knight G33166-92-42-400041021-12
Greg Monroe C29136-90-01-2291123130-8
Tayshaun Prince F2962-92-40-011210202+1
Jason Maxiell F2273-60-01-203311122+2
Jonas Jerebko G26124-81-13-324620001-3
Will Bynum G22104-110-02-3123620120
Damien Wilkins C1952-50-01-101121112-4
Ben Wallace G1910-00-01-413403002+9
Vernon Macklin G
Total24011540-7914-1821-3072330261351117

FG .506 · 3P .778 · FT .700

Did not play: Rodney Stuckey (dnp - coach's decision), Austin Daye (dnp - coach's decision), Charlie Villanueva (dnp - coach's decision), Walker Russell (dnp - coach's decision)

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Ty Lawson G382510-124-61-201161042-5
Arron Afflalo G35238-122-35-603331025+17
Wilson Chandler G33114-111-22-21910311430
Kenneth Faried F25125-100-02-232510033-3
Timofey Mozgov G2194-50-01-225730102-1
Al Harrington G24166-102-42-317820012+4
JaVale McGee G24157-110-01-334701315+2
Andre Miller F2000-20-00-015670032-6
Corey Brewer C2052-60-21-200031122-3
Rudy Fernandez F
Kosta Koufos F
Total24011646-799-1715-2211364728562026

FG .582 · 3P .529 · FT .682

Did not play: Danilo Gallinari (dnp - coach's decision), Chris Andersen (dnp - coach's decision), Jordan Hamilton (dnp - coach's decision), Julyan Stone (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Derrick Collins, Kevin Scott, Marc Davis

Play-by-play

Show every play (471)

Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (9:13 PM EST)
  • 12:00 DEN Jump Ball Mozgov vs. Monroe: Tip to Maxiell
  • 11:40 DET MISS Monroe 18' Jump Shot
  • 11:38 DEN Lawson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:23 DEN MISS Lawson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:21 DET Maxiell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:07 DET Monroe Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 11:07 DEN Lawson STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:01 DEN Lawson 1' Layup (2 PTS) 0–2
  • 10:44 DET Monroe Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
  • 10:19 DEN Chandler 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Afflalo 1 AST) 0–5
  • 10:02 DET MISS Gordon 20' Jump Shot
  • 10:01 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:50 DEN Faried 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Lawson 1 AST) 0–7
  • 9:32 DET Knight 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST) 2–7
  • 9:10 DEN Mozgov 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST) 2–9
  • 9:04 DEN Lawson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:50 DET MISS Prince 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
  • 8:49 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:33 DEN Mozgov 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Lawson 2 AST) 2–11
  • 8:27 Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 8:17 DET Gordon 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 4–11
  • 8:07 DET Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 7:56 DEN Afflalo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lawson 3 AST) 4–14
  • 7:36 DEN Faried S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 7:36 DET MISS Monroe Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 7:36 Pistons Rebound
  • 7:36 DET Monroe Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 7:23 DEN MISS Chandler 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:20 DEN Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 7:19 DEN Faried 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS) 5–16
  • 7:03 DET Gordon 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 7–16
  • 6:45 DEN Chandler 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) 7–18
  • 6:27 DET MISS Maxiell 18' Jump Shot
  • 6:25 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:18 DEN Chandler OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 6:18 DEN Chandler Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 6:02 DEN Faried S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 6:02 DET Maxiell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 6:02 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Faried
  • 6:02 DET MISS Maxiell Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 5:59 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 5:56 DET MISS Monroe 2' Layup
  • 5:56 NUGGETS Rebound
  • 5:43 DEN Lawson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) 8–21
  • 5:29 DET MISS Gordon 20' Jump Shot
  • 5:28 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 5:11 DEN Lawson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mozgov 1 AST) 8–24
  • 4:53 DEN Mozgov S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 4:53 DET Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 4:53 DET Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 4:31 DEN Afflalo 15' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Chandler 2 AST) 10–26
  • 4:10 DET Maxiell 15' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knight 1 AST) 12–26
  • 3:57 DEN Lawson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 3:57 DET Maxiell STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:51 DET Monroe 1' Alley Oop Dunk (3 PTS) (Knight 2 AST) 14–26
  • 3:35 DEN SUB: Brewer FOR Chandler
  • 3:35 DEN SUB: McGee FOR Mozgov
  • 3:35 DET SUB: Bynum FOR Gordon
  • 3:35 DET SUB: Wilkins FOR Prince
  • 3:29 DET Bynum S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 3:29 DEN Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 3:29 DEN Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 3:07 DET SUB: Jerebko FOR Maxiell
  • 3:07 DET Wilkins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 2:47 DEN MISS Afflalo 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
  • 2:46 DEN McGee 1' Putback Slam Dunk (2 PTS) 14–30
  • 2:46 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 2:29 DET Knight Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 2:29 DEN Afflalo STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:24 DEN Lawson Layup (10 PTS) (Afflalo 2 AST) 14–32
  • 2:15 Pistons Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
  • 2:15 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 2:15 DEN SUB: Miller FOR Lawson
  • 2:15 DET SUB: Wallace FOR Monroe
  • 2:05 DET MISS Bynum 1' Driving Layup
  • 2:05 DEN McGee BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 2:04 DEN Afflalo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 1:48 DEN McGee 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Miller 1 AST) 14–34
  • 1:31 DET MISS Wilkins 22' Jump Shot
  • 1:30 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:29 DET Jerebko 4' Jump Hook Shot (2 PTS) 16–34
  • 1:29 DEN McGee Violation:Defensive Goaltending
  • 1:11 DET Wallace S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 1:11 DEN MISS McGee Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:11 NUGGETS Rebound
  • 1:11 DET SUB: Gordon FOR Knight
  • 1:11 DEN McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 0:54 DET MISS Wilkins 1' Layup
  • 0:54 DEN McGee BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 0:53 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:50 DEN Brewer Dunk (2 PTS) (Miller 2 AST) 16–37
  • 0:34 DET MISS Jerebko 18' Jump Shot
  • 0:33 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:24 DEN Harrington 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brewer 1 AST) 16–40
  • 0:04 DEN Brewer S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:04 DET Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 0:04 DET Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (9:39 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (9:41 PM EST)
  • 11:34 DEN MISS Brewer 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:32 DET Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:27 DET Bynum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 20–40
  • 11:08 DEN McGee 1' Slam Dunk (7 PTS) (Afflalo 3 AST) 20–42
  • 10:45 DET MISS Wilkins 17' Jump Shot
  • 10:44 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:32 DEN Harrington 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Miller 3 AST) 20–45
  • 10:11 DET MISS Jerebko 18' Jump Shot
  • 10:10 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 10:05 DEN Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 10:05 DET Wilkins STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:03 DET Wilkins 1' Layup (2 PTS) 22–45
  • 10:03 DEN Harrington S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:03 DEN SUB: Lawson FOR Afflalo
  • 10:03 DET Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
  • 9:53 DEN McGee OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 9:53 DEN McGee Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 9:43 DEN Lawson S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 9:43 DET Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 9:43 DET Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 9:22 DEN Harrington 17' Fadeaway Bank Shot (8 PTS) 25–47
  • 9:06 DET Gordon 21' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 27–47
  • 8:51 DEN MISS Brewer 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:50 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 8:44 DET Wilkins 1' Dunk (5 PTS) (Bynum 1 AST) 29–47
  • 8:21 DEN MISS McGee 8' Hook Shot
  • 8:20 DET Wilkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:11 DET Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Wilkins 1 AST) 32–47
  • 8:07 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 8:07 DEN SUB: Mozgov FOR McGee
  • 7:46 DEN Harrington 16' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS) 32–49
  • 7:25 DET MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
  • 7:24 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:10 DEN Lawson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • 7:10 DET Wallace STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:04 DET Bynum 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Wilkins 2 AST) 34–49
  • 6:38 DEN MISS Brewer 2' Driving Layup
  • 6:37 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 6:33 DEN MISS Brewer 3' Layup
  • 6:33 DET Bynum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:20 DET Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Jerebko 1 AST) 37–49
  • 6:03 DEN MISS Harrington 13' Running Jump Shot
  • 6:02 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:50 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) 40–49
  • 5:37 DEN MISS Harrington 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:37 Pistons Rebound
  • 5:37 Timeout: Official
  • 5:37 DEN SUB: Afflalo FOR Harrington
  • 5:37 DEN SUB: Chandler FOR Brewer
  • 5:21 DEN Mozgov S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 5:21 DET MISS Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 5:21 Pistons Rebound
  • 5:21 DET Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 4:55 DEN Lawson 20' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Miller 4 AST) 41–51
  • 4:39 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Bynum 2 AST) 44–51
  • 4:31 DET Bynum P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 4:31 DEN SUB: Faried FOR Miller
  • 4:23 DEN Lawson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Mozgov 2 AST) 44–54
  • 4:07 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Bynum 3 AST) 47–54
  • 4:07 DEN Afflalo S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 4:07 DET MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 4:06 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:50 DEN Afflalo 4' Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) 47–56
  • 3:22 DET MISS Jerebko 18' Jump Shot
  • 3:20 DET Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 3:18 DET MISS Jerebko 1' Reverse Layup
  • 3:18 DEN Chandler BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 3:17 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 3:14 DET Gordon S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 3:14 DEN Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 3:14 DEN SUB: McGee FOR Mozgov
  • 3:14 DET SUB: Maxiell FOR Wilkins
  • 3:14 DET SUB: Prince FOR Jerebko
  • 3:14 DEN MISS Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 3:12 DET Maxiell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 3:01 DET Bynum 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 49–57
  • 3:01 DEN McGee S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 3:01 DET Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 2:42 DET Maxiell S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 2:42 Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 2:42 DEN Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 2:42 DEN Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 2:33 DEN Afflalo P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 2:33 DET Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
  • 2:33 DET Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
  • 2:09 DEN Afflalo 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (11 PTS) 52–61
  • 1:54 DET MISS Prince 16' Jump Shot
  • 1:53 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:41 DEN MISS Faried 5' Running Hook Shot
  • 1:41 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 1:34 DEN Afflalo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 1:34 DET Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
  • 1:30 DET MISS Bynum 2' Layup
  • 1:29 DEN Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:22 DEN MISS Chandler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:19 DET Maxiell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 1:19 DEN McGee Personal Block Foul (P3.PN)
  • 1:19 DET Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 1:19 DEN SUB: Mozgov FOR McGee
  • 1:19 DET MISS Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:18 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 0:57 DEN MISS Afflalo 18' Jump Shot
  • 0:55 DET Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:49 DET Maxiell Slam Dunk (5 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST) 55–61
  • 0:42 DET Wallace S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 0:42 DEN MISS Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:42 NUGGETS Rebound
  • 0:42 DEN Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 0:37 DET Bynum 2' Layup (10 PTS) 57–62
  • 0:20 DEN Chandler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 0:20 DET Wallace STEAL (2 STL)
  • 0:04 DET MISS Prince 20' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 DET Bynum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:00 Support Ruling
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:10 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:26 PM EST)
  • 11:43 DEN MISS Lawson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:42 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 11:37 DET Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 11:37 DEN Chandler STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:32 DEN Chandler 1' Slam Dunk (7 PTS) 57–64
  • 11:12 DET Gordon 17' Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Prince 1 AST) 59–64
  • 10:54 DEN Jump Ball Lawson vs. Knight: Tip to Prince
  • 10:54 DEN Chandler Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T8)
  • 10:54 DET Knight STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:49 DET MISS Prince 1' Layup
  • 10:48 DET Prince REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 10:47 DEN Chandler P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:35 DET Knight 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Monroe 1 AST) 62–64
  • 10:24 DEN Mozgov 1' Layup (7 PTS) (Lawson 4 AST) 62–66
  • 10:07 DET Maxiell 13' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST) 64–66
  • 9:50 DEN Faried Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T9)
  • 9:50 DET Gordon STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:44 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) 67–66
  • 9:25 DEN MISS Chandler 17' Jump Shot
  • 9:24 DEN MISS Mozgov 2' Putback Dunk
  • 9:24 DEN Mozgov REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 9:24 NUGGETS Rebound
  • 9:17 DEN Afflalo 14' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Chandler 3 AST) 67–68
  • 9:08 DET Maxiell Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 8:53 DEN Mozgov 12' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Lawson 5 AST) 67–70
  • 8:37 DEN Faried Personal Block Foul (P3.T2)
  • 8:27 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (35 PTS) (Knight 3 AST) 70–70
  • 8:05 DEN Afflalo 7' Jump Shot (15 PTS) 70–72
  • 7:53 DEN Afflalo S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 7:53 DET Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)
  • 7:53 DET Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
  • 7:42 DEN Afflalo OFF.Foul (P4)
  • 7:42 DEN Afflalo Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 7:25 DET Maxiell OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 7:25 DET Maxiell Foul Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 7:25 DEN SUB: Brewer FOR Afflalo
  • 7:12 DEN Faried 2' Layup (8 PTS) (Brewer 2 AST) 72–74
  • 6:55 DET MISS Maxiell 1' Dunk
  • 6:55 DEN Mozgov BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:53 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 6:50 DEN MISS Faried 2' Layup
  • 6:50 DET Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:49 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 6:48 DEN Jump Ball Faried vs. Monroe: Tip to Gordon
  • 6:40 DET MISS Gordon 2' Layup
  • 6:40 DEN Brewer BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:38 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 6:31 DEN Faried 5' Jump Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Mozgov 3 AST) 72–76
  • 6:09 DET Prince 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maxiell 1 AST) 75–76
  • 5:57 DEN MISS Faried 2' Dunk
  • 5:57 DET Maxiell BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 5:56 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 5:48 DET Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (40 PTS) 78–76
  • 5:28 DEN Lawson 20' Jump Shot (18 PTS) 78–78
  • 5:12 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
  • 5:12 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Faried
  • 5:12 DEN SUB: McGee FOR Mozgov
  • 5:04 DET Prince 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST) 81–78
  • 4:48 DEN Chandler OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 4:48 DEN Chandler Foul Turnover (P4.T11)
  • 4:25 DET MISS Maxiell 17' Jump Shot
  • 4:23 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 4:13 DEN MISS McGee 1' Slam Dunk
  • 4:12 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:09 DEN Harrington S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 4:09 DET Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 4:09 DET Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 3:51 DEN Lawson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T12)
  • 3:51 DET Monroe STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:48 DET Monroe Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T8)
  • 3:48 DEN Brewer STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:46 DET Prince S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 3:46 DEN Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 3:46 DEN SUB: Miller FOR Lawson
  • 3:46 DEN MISS Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 3:45 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 3:31 DET MISS Knight 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:30 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 3:15 DEN MISS McGee 15' Jump Shot
  • 3:14 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 3:01 DET Knight 16' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 85–79
  • 2:42 DEN Brewer 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Harrington 1 AST) 85–81
  • 2:33 DEN Brewer P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 2:33 Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 2:33 DEN SUB: Afflalo FOR Chandler
  • 2:33 DET SUB: Jerebko FOR Maxiell
  • 2:33 DET SUB: Bynum FOR Knight
  • 2:33 DET Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (41 PTS)
  • 2:33 DET Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (42 PTS)
  • 2:24 DET Gordon P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 2:13 DEN MISS Harrington 3' Jump Shot
  • 2:12 DEN Harrington Tip Shot (12 PTS) 87–83
  • 2:12 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:47 DET Monroe 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST) 89–83
  • 1:29 DEN McGee Dunk (9 PTS) (Miller 5 AST) 89–85
  • 1:13 DET MISS Gordon 23' Jump Shot
  • 1:11 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 1:05 DEN Harrington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T13)
  • 1:05 DET Bynum STEAL (1 STL)
  • 1:00 DET Monroe 1' Dunk (7 PTS) (Bynum 4 AST) 91–85
  • 0:47 DET Prince S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 0:47 DEN Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 3 (16 PTS)
  • 0:47 DEN Afflalo Free Throw 2 of 3 (17 PTS)
  • 0:47 DET SUB: Wallace FOR Monroe
  • 0:47 DEN Afflalo Free Throw 3 of 3 (18 PTS)
  • 0:36 DET MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:35 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:27 DEN MISS Afflalo 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:27 Pistons Rebound
  • 0:27 DEN McGee L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:27 DET MISS Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:27 Pistons Rebound
  • 0:27 DET SUB: Knight FOR Gordon
  • 0:27 DET SUB: Wilkins FOR Prince
  • 0:27 DET MISS Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:26 DEN Afflalo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 0:07 DEN Afflalo 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Miller 6 AST) 91–91
  • 0:02 DET MISS Bynum 6' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 0:00 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (10:53 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (10:55 PM EST)
  • 11:45 DET MISS Bynum 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:43 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 11:34 DEN Brewer Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T14)
  • 11:19 DET MISS Knight 21' Jump Shot
  • 11:17 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 11:05 DEN MISS Harrington 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:04 DET Bynum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 10:47 DET Bynum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
  • 10:47 DEN McGee STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:43 DEN Harrington 1' Driving Reverse Layup (14 PTS) (Brewer 3 AST) 91–93
  • 10:43 DET Wilkins S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:43 DET Bynum Violation:Lane
  • 10:43 DEN Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
  • 10:26 DET MISS Bynum 1' Reverse Layup
  • 10:26 DEN McGee BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 10:25 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 10:23 DEN Miller OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 10:23 DEN Miller Foul Turnover (P2.T15)
  • 10:14 DEN McGee S.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 10:14 DET MISS Knight Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:14 Pistons Rebound
  • 10:14 DEN SUB: Faried FOR McGee
  • 10:14 DET MISS Knight Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:12 DEN Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:47 DEN MISS Miller 1' Driving Layup
  • 9:47 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:41 DET Knight Layup (11 PTS) (Bynum 5 AST) 93–94
  • 9:37 DEN Brewer Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
  • 9:37 DET Bynum STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:36 DET Jerebko 1' Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Bynum 6 AST) 95–94
  • 9:36 DEN Afflalo S.FOUL (P5.T2)
  • 9:36 DEN SUB: Lawson FOR Brewer
  • 9:36 DEN SUB: Chandler FOR Afflalo
  • 9:36 DET Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 9:21 DEN MISS Miller 8' Jump Shot
  • 9:20 DET Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:17 DET MISS Bynum 1' Layup
  • 9:16 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 9:04 DET MISS Bynum 18' Jump Shot
  • 9:03 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 8:44 DEN Lawson 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Harrington 2 AST) 96–97
  • 8:23 DET MISS Knight 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:22 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 8:14 DEN Faried Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T17)
  • 8:14 DET Wallace STEAL (3 STL)
  • 8:12 DEN Miller P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 8:12 Timeout: Official
  • 8:12 DET SUB: Gordon FOR Bynum
  • 8:12 DET SUB: Monroe FOR Wallace
  • 7:57 DET MISS Gordon 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:55 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 7:52 DEN MISS Faried 5' Jump Shot
  • 7:52 DET Wilkins BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 7:51 NUGGETS Rebound
  • 7:51 DEN SUB: McGee FOR Harrington
  • 7:45 DEN MISS Chandler 17' Jump Shot
  • 7:42 DEN Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 7:34 DEN Faried 2' Slam Dunk (12 PTS) (Miller 7 AST) 96–99
  • 7:09 DET Monroe 1' Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) 98–99
  • 7:00 DET Jerebko S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 7:00 DEN Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 7:00 DEN Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 6:47 DET Knight Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 6:26 DEN MISS Chandler 19' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 6:25 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 6:21 DEN MISS McGee 1' Layup
  • 6:21 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 6:08 DET MISS Monroe 3' Running Hook Shot
  • 6:06 DET Monroe 2' Tip Shot (11 PTS) 100–101
  • 6:06 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
  • 5:42 DEN Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T18)
  • 5:42 DET Monroe STEAL (2 STL)
  • 5:36 DET Knight 2' Layup (13 PTS) (Monroe 2 AST) 102–101
  • 5:29 DEN McGee 1' Slam Dunk (11 PTS) (Faried 1 AST) 102–103
  • 5:29 DET Wilkins S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 5:29 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
  • 5:29 DET SUB: Prince FOR Wilkins
  • 5:29 DEN SUB: Afflalo FOR Miller
  • 5:29 DEN MISS McGee Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 5:28 DET Jerebko REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 5:11 DET MISS Gordon 19' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 5:10 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
  • 5:03 DEN McGee 1' Slam Dunk (13 PTS) (Lawson 6 AST) 102–105
  • 4:45 DET Jerebko 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 6 AST) 104–105
  • 4:21 DEN Lawson 2' Driving Layup (23 PTS) 104–107
  • 4:05 DET Jerebko 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Gordon 7 AST) 107–107
  • 3:49 DEN Lawson 10' Jump Shot (25 PTS) 107–109
  • 3:30 DET Monroe 1' Layup (13 PTS) (Gordon 8 AST) 109–109
  • 3:12 DEN MISS Chandler 16' Jump Shot
  • 3:11 DEN Faried REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 3:11 DEN MISS Faried 1' Layup
  • 3:11 DET Monroe BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 3:10 DEN Faried REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 3:09 DEN Faried Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T19)
  • 2:52 DET Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (45 PTS) (Knight 4 AST) 112–109
  • 2:40 DET Knight P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 2:40 Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 2:40 DEN SUB: Harrington FOR Faried
  • 2:24 DEN Chandler 1' Reverse Layup (11 PTS) 112–111
  • 2:00 DET Knight 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Jerebko 2 AST) 115–111
  • 1:46 DEN MISS Chandler 10' Jump Shot
  • 1:45 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
  • 1:25 DET MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:24 DEN Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 1:08 DEN Lawson Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T20)
  • 1:08 DET Monroe STEAL (3 STL)
  • 1:08 Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
  • 0:59 DET Gordon L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:59 DET Gordon Foul Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 0:59 DEN Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 0:59 DEN MISS Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:58 DET Prince REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:58 Pistons Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 2)
  • 0:41 DET MISS Gordon 22' Jump Shot
  • 0:40 DEN Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
  • 0:34 DEN MISS Afflalo 9' Jump Shot
  • 0:34 DET Prince BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 0:32 DET Monroe REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
  • 0:12 DET MISS Prince 11' Jump Shot
  • 0:11 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 0:11 NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
  • 0:11 DEN SUB: Brewer FOR McGee
  • 0:11 DET SUB: Wilkins FOR Monroe
  • 0:05 DEN Afflalo Driving Layup (23 PTS) 115–114
  • 0:05 DET Gordon S.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:05 DET SUB: Monroe FOR Wilkins
  • 0:05 DEN SUB: McGee FOR Brewer
  • 0:05 DEN MISS Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 0:05 DEN McGee Putback Dunk (15 PTS) 115–116
  • 0:05 DEN McGee REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 0:05 Pistons Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 3)
  • 0:02 DET MISS Gordon 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 DEN Afflalo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (11:31 PM EST)