NBA

1/8 Finals Round 4: Denver N. - Oklah.City T. 104-101

Date: April 25, 2011
Ty Lawson scored a career playoff-high 27 points and J.R. Smith and Danilo Gallinari hit clutch shots down the stretch to help Denver beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 on Monday night as the Nuggets avoided a first-round sweep. The series resumes Wednesday night with Game 5 in Oklahoma City. The Nuggets still face a huge challenge in trying to become the first NBA team ever to overcome a 3-0 series deficit, but they finally found a formula for beating their nemesis. Oklahoma City had beaten Denver five times this month, the Nuggets unable to figure out All-Stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and their amazing supporting cast. Not on this night. In denying the Thunder their first playoff series win since moving from Seattle in 2008, the Nuggets went to the hoop better than they had all series and relied on the smooth touch of Gallinari, who totaled just 13 points in the previous two games but finished with 18 Monday night to counter Durant's 31 points and Westbrook's 30. For the first time all series, nobody really stepped up to help the Thunder's All-Star duo. The Nuggets also started doing something they hadn't been able to since trading away All-Star Carmelo Anthony along with Chauncey Billups: hit their free throws _ at least enough of them. Despite shooting just 31 of 44 from the stripe, the Nuggets sank eight straight during one key stretch in the fourth quarter as they grabbed control and then sank 6 of 8 in the final 23 seconds. *Courtesy of www.newser.com
  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)104
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
4 viTsIj, wF 41 1-68 (05%) 8-3 (05%) 7-7 (655%) 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 89 62 5
  GillajiQa, gijalI 44 4-7 (44.4%) 4-3 (90%) 4-0 (15%) 5 1 1 3 8 5 6 5 5 6 62 61 5
46 XRjR, HaliQaI 45 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 3-7 (33.3%) 3 0 7 8 0 5 6 6 5 6 65 0 5
3 biQUaj, KRjFIj 89 1-2 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 2 7 5 0 5 5 6 5 6 64 63 5
1 SfflilI, SQQIj 86 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 1 4 5
  yRlUIj, eiFBIjd 80 6-9 (63.4%) 6-4 (44.4%) 1-7 (11.9%) 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 66 4 5
0 ABaUh, z.e. 84 8-1 (44.4%) 4-0 (15%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 60 9 5
66 SjdRQsRj, ChQas 69 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 8 6 5 6 8 5 5 6 9 5
9 HiQQajDUIj, Sl 61 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 4 4 5
  ChijdlRQ, WalsIj 2 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -4 5
  KIufIs, KIsUis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
5 yIQMRs, GiQF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-13 (40.7%) 7-67 (39.3%) 46-33 (95.0%) 64 46 33 67 88 5 0 3 5 2 653 94  


  OKLAH.CITY T. (coach: Mark Daigneault)101
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
40 guQijU, KRLaj 36 4-68 (80%) 0-1 (24.4%) 65-66 (75.7%) 6 3 0 4 0 5 6 5 5 4 46 85 5
5 WRsUMQIIV, eussRll 47 68-84 (08.8%) 5-9 (5%) 1-9 (20.9%) 0 6 1 0 0 5 6 6 5 4 45 63 5
7 oMiVi, ARQDR 41 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 68 63 5 8 5 5 0 5 5 64 80 5
  ORQVajs, KRjdQaZV 81 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 6 0 1 5 4 5 6 5 5 8 4 5 5
8 ARfIlIshi, whiMI 86 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 2 5
64 HiQdRj, ziBRs 46 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 6 9 2 0 3 5 6 8 5 4 9 64 5
3 CIllasIj, XaZV 63 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 6 4 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 9 9 5
63 CIIV, giREuij 66 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 8 5 6 5 5 8 5 -6 5
1 biFjIQ, qQaZ 2 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 5
  bIhiBBRd, XiJQ 9 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 5
  eIMajsIj, XiUR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
9 oLRF, eIFil  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   82-15 (31.9%) 9-67 (41.2%) 83-46 (99.3%) 68 42 05 69 89 5 0 7 5 60 656 20  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)