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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CHICAGO 26 25 19 11 81 DENVER 27 25 27 20 99 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: CHI - ANDRES NOCIONI 22, EDDY CURRY 10, KIRK HINRICH 10 DEN - EARL BOYKINS 32, CARMELO ANTHONY 18, ANDRE MILLER 16 HIGH REBOUND: CHI - ANDRES NOCIONI 6, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 4 DEN - KENYON MARTIN 10, CARMELO ANTHONY 7, FRANCISCO ELSON 6 HIGH ASSISTS: CHI - KIRK HINRICH 10, ANDRES NOCIONI 4, CHRIS DUHON 3 DEN - KENYON MARTIN 6, EARL BOYKINS 5, THREE PLAYERS WITH 2 ATT: 17,171Box ScoreCHICAGO (81) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp T Chandler 13 2-3 0-0 0-3 0 2 4 A Nocioni 31 8-11 6-6 2-6 4 4 22 E Curry 28 4-7 2-4 1-4 2 3 10 K Hinrich 34 4-10 0-0 0-4 10 4 10 E Piatkowski 21 2-5 3-4 0-2 0 1 7 L Deng 23 3-13 1-2 1-4 1 2 7 O Harrington 13 2-3 1-1 0-3 0 3 5 A Davis 31 3-8 1-2 1-3 0 4 7 A Griffin 8 0-2 0-0 0-3 1 0 0 B Gordon 15 3-8 0-0 0-4 2 3 7 C Duhon 17 0-2 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 J Pargo 6 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 32-76 14-19 6-39 23 28 81 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.421, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals: 3-14, .214 (A Nocioni 0-1, K Hinrich 2-4, E Piatkowski 0-1, L Deng 0-3, B Gordon 1-3, C Duhon 0-1, J Pargo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:2 (A Davis, A Nocioni). Turnovers:22 (E Curry 5, B Gordon 4, A Davis 3, T Chandler 2, A Nocioni 2, L Deng 2, O Harrington, A Griffin, K Hinrich, C Duhon). Steals: 5 (E Piatkowski, E Curry, T Chandler, C Duhon, A Nocioni). DENVER (99) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp K Martin 36 6-11 1-3 1-10 6 2 13 C Anthony 30 8-15 1-2 1-7 2 4 18 M Camby 13 0-2 2-2 0-3 1 2 2 G Buckner 23 0-2 2-2 0-3 0 3 2 A Miller 34 4-7 8-8 0-1 2 4 16 F Elson 28 2-6 1-2 0-6 0 5 5 E Boykins 29 10-15 10-10 2-3 5 0 32 N Tskitishvili 12 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 D Johnson 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 B Russell 18 2-5 1-2 0-1 1 0 7 R White 5 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 Nene DNP - STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 34-72 26-31 4-38 19 25 99 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.472, FT-.839. 3-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (C Anthony 1-4, G Buckner 0-2, E Boykins 2-3, D Johnson 0-1, B Russell 2-4, R White 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5 (K Martin 3, F Elson 2). Turnovers:16 (C Anthony 5, A Miller 3, K Martin 3, F Elson 2, M Camby, R White, G Buckner). Steals: 10 (K Martin 5, C Anthony 2, E Boykins, F Elson, A Miller). ------------------------------------------- CHICAGO 26 25 19 11 - 81 DENVER 27 25 27 20 - 99 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Chicago - 3 (Defensive Three, 2:23 1st; A Davis, 0:48 3rd; T Chandler, 8:24 3rd). Denver - 1 (A Miller, 5:00 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,171. T: 2:14. Officials: Jim Clark, Leon Wood, Mike Henderson.
Extended BoxCHICAGO (81) AT DENVER (99) CHICAGO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === T CHANDLER F 13 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 4 A NOCIONI F 31 8-11 6-6 2 4 6 4 4 1 2 22 E CURRY C 28 4-7 2-4 1 3 4 2 3 1 5 10 K HINRICH G 34 4-10 0-0 0 4 4 10 4 0 1 10 E PIATKOWSKI G 21 2-5 3-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 7 L DENG 23 3-13 1-2 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 7 O HARRINGTON 13 2-3 1-1 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 5 A DAVIS 31 3-8 1-2 1 2 3 0 4 0 3 7 A GRIFFIN 8 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 B GORDON 15 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 2 3 0 4 7 C DUHON 17 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 J PARGO 6 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 TOTALS 240 32-76 14-19 6 33 39 23 28 5 22 81 (.421) (.737) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 22 (28 PTS) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === K MARTIN F 36 6-11 1-3 1 9 10 6 2 5 3 13 C ANTHONY F 30 8-15 1-2 1 6 7 2 4 2 5 18 M CAMBY C 13 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 G BUCKNER G 23 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 A MILLER G 34 4-7 8-8 0 1 1 2 4 1 3 16 F ELSON 28 2-6 1-2 0 6 6 0 5 1 2 5 E BOYKINS 29 10-15 10-10 2 1 3 5 0 1 0 32 N TSKITISHVILI 12 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 D JOHNSON 12 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 B RUSSELL 18 2-5 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 R WHITE 5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 NENE DNP - STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING TOTALS 240 34-72 26-31 4 34 38 19 25 10 16 99 (.472) (.839) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16 (18 PTS) CHICAGO 26 25 19 11 - 81 DENVER 27 25 27 20 - 99 BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - A DAVIS, A NOCIONI. DENVER - K MARTIN 3, F ELSON 2. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 3-14 (.214), A NOCIONI 0-1, K HINRICH 2- 4, E PIATKOWSKI 0-1, L DENG 0-3, B GORDON 1-3, C DUHON 0-1, J PARGO 0- 1. DENVER 5-15 (.333), C ANTHONY 1-4, G BUCKNER 0-2, E BOYKINS 2-3, D JOHNSON 0-1, B RUSSELL 2-4, R WHITE 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: CHICAGO - DEFENSIVE THREE, A DAVIS, T CHANDLER. DENVER - A MILLER. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JIM CLARK, LEON WOOD, MIKE HENDERSON. A - 17,171. T - 2:14.
Game StoryDENVER (Ticker) -- With All-Star Carmelo Anthony in foul trouble, little Earl Boykins came up big for the Denver Nuggets. Boykins matched a career high with 32 points and fueled a second-half surge to lift the Nuggets to a 99-89 victory over the winless Chicago Bulls. "I've been working this year to stay focused and play more consistently," Boykins said. "When you're 5-5, people aren't used to it (his success). It is always going to be a big story." In the first half, Boykins - the smallest player in the NBA - scored 15 points and Anthony added 13, helping Denver to a 53-52 lead. After Anthony picked up his fourth foul just 2:38 into the third quarter, Boykins took control. His 3-pointer gave the Nuggets a 68-66 lead late in the period before Bulls rookie Andres Nocioni answered with a pair of free throws. Kenyon Martin's jumper snapped the tie and sparked an 11-2 run by Denver. Boykins followed with another 3-pointer, and yet another by Bryon Russell gave the Nuggets a 79-70 lead entering the fourth period. "We had good moments, but we couldn't sustain it," Bulls coach Scott Skiles. "Other than Nocioni and (Kirk) Hinrich, we looked really fatigued." Boykins, who scored 10 points in the final period, made 10-of-15 shots and 10-of-10 free throws. He is the shortest player in NBA history to score 30 points in a game, matching his effort from eight days ago. "He's got the heart of a lion," Martin said. "Size doesn't matter if you can get it done. He is probably the most unappreciated guy in the league." Anthony scored 18 points and Martin added 13, nine rebounds and three blocks. Andre Miller scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half for Denver, which has won three straight home games. "I'm just glad the team is playing better basketball," Boykins said. "We are playing with more confidence, that is the difference." "We need that killer instinct from start to finish," Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik said. "We need to have that sense of urgency all the time." Nocioni scored a season-high 22 points and Kirk Hinrich added 10 and 10 assists before leaving with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter for the Bulls. Their 0-7 start is the second worst in franchise history, trailing only 1967-68 squad, which started the season 0-9. "We played better tonight," Nocioni said. "Sometimes the other team changes their mentality. We need to adapt to change. We need to play stronger." The Nuggets, who led the NBA in fast-break points last season, improved to 4-0 when scoring at least 18 fast-break points. All four games have been at the Pepsi Center, where Denver has averaged 99 points and 20 points on the fast break.
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