NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DENVER 25 23 23 30 101
MILWAUKEE 29 22 28 20 99 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DEN - NICK VAN EXEL 27, GEORGE MCCLOUD 21, JAMES POSEY 16
MIL - RAY ALLEN 25, GLENN ROBINSON 24, SAM CASSELL 16
HIGH REBOUND: DEN - ANTONIO MCDYESS 14, KEON CLARK 7
MIL - ERVIN JOHNSON 13, SCOTT WILLIAMS 10
HIGH ASSISTS: DEN - NICK VAN EXEL 8, GEORGE MCCLOUD 7
MIL - SAM CASSELL 12, RAY ALLEN 4
ATT: 15,862
Extended Box
DENVER (101) AT MILWAUKEE (99)
DENVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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MCDYESS F 37 7-18 1-3 6 8 14 6 3 0 1 15
POSEY F 27 5-10 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 16
LAFRENTZ C 35 3-9 4-8 0 4 4 0 4 1 1 12
BILLUPS G 20 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 2
VAN EXEL G 44 9-23 8-10 0 3 3 8 0 1 4 27
CLARK 18 2-3 0-0 2 5 7 1 4 0 1 4
MCCLOUD 32 7-11 3-4 2 2 4 7 5 0 3 21
BOWEN 14 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2
ROGERS 7 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
STITH 6 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
ALEXANDER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MERCER DNP - SINUS INFECTION
TOTALS 240 36-86 18-27 12 30 42 23 19 5 12 101
(.419) (.667) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 14(16 PTS)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ROBINSON F 35 11-22 0-2 1 5 6 2 4 0 2 24
S WILLIAMS F 18 4-9 3-4 3 7 10 0 4 0 0 11
JOHNSON C 34 0-3 1-2 5 8 13 2 5 0 1 1
ALLEN G 40 9-23 4-4 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 25
CASSELL G 36 6-11 4-6 0 6 6 12 4 2 5 16
DEL NEGRO 21 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 2
THOMAS 30 6-9 2-4 2 6 8 1 2 0 1 14
REID 15 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
MANNING 11 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4
ELLIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TRAYLOR DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WORKMAN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 39-88 16-24 11 38 49 23 24 4 12 99
(.443) (.667) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13(17 PTS)
DENVER 25 23 23 30 - 101
MILWAUKEE 29 22 28 20 - 99
BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - MCDYESS, CLARK, LAFRENTZ. MILWAUKEE - JOHNSON 3,
THOMAS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 11-23 (.478), POSEY 4-6, LAFRENTZ 2-2, BILLUPS
0-2, VAN EXEL 1-5, MCCLOUD 4-7, STITH 0-1. MILWAUKEE 5-14 (.357), ROBINSON
2-5, ALLEN 3-8, THOMAS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: DENVER - VAN EXEL.
OFFICIALS: MIKE MATHIS, JIM CAPERS, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 15,862. T - 2:11.
Box Score
DENVER (101)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Mcdyess 37 7-18 1-3 6-14 6 3 15
Posey 27 5-10 2-2 0-1 0 1 16
Lafrentz 35 3-9 4-8 0-4 0 4 12
Billups 20 1-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
Van Exel 44 9-23 8-10 0-3 8 0 27
Clark 18 2-3 0-0 2-7 1 4 4
Mccloud 32 7-11 3-4 2-4 7 5 21
Bowen 14 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 2
Rogers 7 0-3 0-0 1-4 0 0 0
Stith 6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
Alexander DNP - coach's decision
Mercer DNP - sinus infection
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TOTALS 240 36-86 18-27 12-42 23 19 101
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Percentages: FG-.419, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
11-23, .478 (Posey 4-6, Lafrentz 2-2, Billups
0-2, Van Exel 1-5, Mccloud 4-7, Stith 0-1). Team
rebounds: 16. Blocked shots: 3 (Mcdyess, Clark,
Lafrentz). Turnovers: 14 (Van Exel 4, Mccloud 3,
Billups 2, Clark, Lafrentz, Mcdyess). Steals: 5
(Posey 2, Bowen, Lafrentz, Van Exel).
MILWAUKEE (99)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 35 11-22 0-2 1-6 2 4 24
S Williams 18 4-9 3-4 3-10 0 4 11
Johnson 34 0-3 1-2 5-13 2 5 1
Allen 40 9-23 4-4 0-2 4 1 25
Cassell 36 6-11 4-6 0-6 12 4 16
Del Negro 21 1-5 0-0 0-3 2 1 2
Thomas 30 6-9 2-4 2-8 1 2 14
Reid 15 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 2
Manning 11 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 4
Ellis DNP - coach's decision
Traylor DNP - coach's decision
Workman DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 39-88 16-24 11-49 23 24 99
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Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (Robinson 2-5, Allen 3-8, Thomas 0-1).
Team rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 4 (Johnson 3,
Thomas). Turnovers: 13 (Cassell 5, Del Negro 3,
Robinson 2, Johnson, Thomas). Steals: 4 (Cassell
2, Manning 2).
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Denver 25 23 23 30 - 101
Milwaukee 29 22 28 20 - 99
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Technical fouls: Denver 1 (Van Exel, 2:01 1st).
Flagrant fouls: Milwaukee 1 (S Williams, 0:06
2nd). A: 15,862. T: 2:11. Officials: Mike
Mathis, Jim Capers, Leroy Richardson.
Game Story
MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Behind Nick Van Exel, the Denver Nuggets
have squeezed a season's worth of road wins into one trip.
Van Exel scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half to rally
the Nuggets to a 101-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and
their third win on their current road trip.
"When we left on this trip, I thought two wins would be
fantastic, three would be unbelievable," said Nuggets coach Dan
Issel, whose team completes its trip Tuesday at Seattle. "But
you always step up your expectations. And now my expectations
are that we will win four games on this trip."
The Nuggets had won just two road games in each of the last two
seasons, going a combined 4-62 away from home. They began this
six-game trip with an 0-5 road mark this season but won in their
first two stops at New York and Philadelphia.
"This is a different team," Issel said. "The last couple of
years, we didn't have the talent we have this year. We wore the
same uniforms. That's about the only thing that's similar
between this year and the last two years. This team is more
talented. They have more character. And most important, they
want to win."
Van Exel helped move Denver to 3-2 on this trip with his clutch
shooting. His baseline runner with 2:23 to go gave the Nuggets
the lead for good at 93-92 and he added two free throws with 7.3
seconds remaining.
"Anytime you have these pressure situations, you want to be the
guy with the ball," said Van Exel, who made 9-of-23 shots and
handed out eight assists.
George McCloud scored 21 points off the bench and rookie James
Posey added 16 -- both season highs -- for the Nuggets, who
erased a 16-point third-quarter deficit.
Ray Allen scored 25 points and Glenn Robinson added 24 for the
Bucks, who continue their habit of building and blowing leads.
Milwaukee is 3-5 in its last eight games, squandering big leads
in five of those games.
"We've got to play 48 minutes," Robinson said. "We get a little
lead and we don't stay on top of it. We kind of think that
we've got the game won and we still have 23 minutes left. That's
a lot of time."
Robinson scored seven points in an 11-1 run that gave Milwaukee
a 70-54 lead with 5:43 remaining but Denver began its comeback.
Van Exel scored 10 points in the remainder of the period to cut
the deficit to 79-71 entering the fourth quarter.
McCloud had two 3-pointers and Van Exel had one in a 13-4 surge
that opened the final period and gave Denver an 84-83 lead with
6:37 remaining.
After Van Exel's runner, Robinson missed and Raef LaFrentz hit a
3-pointer for a 96-92 lead with 1:51 left. Allen hit two free
throws and a jumper around a foul shot by McCloud to leave the
Nuggets with a 97-96 lead with 7.8 seconds to go.
Van Exel immediately was fouled and hit both free throws before
Robinson missed a 3-pointer. Posey's two free throws sealed it
and Allen threw in a buzzer shot from mid-court.
"Denver's been a pesky, confident team in the fourth quarter,"
Bucks coach George Karl said. "They played more confidently than
we did down the stretch. We had a 16-point lead in the second
half. All of a sudden, it's a ballgame. We just don't finish
situations off well."
Antonio McDyess had 15 points and 14 rebounds and LaFrentz
scored 12 points for the Nuggets, who shot 42 percent (36-of-86)
from the field but made 11-of-23 3-pointers.
Sam Cassell had 16 points and 12 assists and Tim Thomas scored
14 points for the Bucks, who shot 44 percent (39-of-88) and held
a 49-42 rebounding advantage. Ervin Johnson grabbed 13 rebounds
and Scott Williams added 10.
