National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 112,
Oklahoma City 99
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #24 Mike Callahan, #11 Phil Robinson
Attendance: 16186
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #24 Mike Callahan, #11 Phil Robinson
Attendance: 16186
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Oklahoma City | 19 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 99 |
| Denver | 31 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 112 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Russell Westbrook - G | 29:26 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Weaver - G | 24:54 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Thabo Sefolosha - F | 38:18 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 8-8 | -6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Jeff Green - F | 27:55 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 8-8 | -19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Nenad Krstic - C | 32:26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Earl Watson | 33:30 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Malik Rose | 26:35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Robert Swift | 15:34 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Damien Wilkins | 11:22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chucky Atkins | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Nick Collison | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 33-82 | 3-13 | 30-32 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 99 | |
| 40.2% | 23.1% | 93.8% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 16 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Chauncey Billups - G | 41:26 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| J.R. Smith - G | 27:52 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Carmelo Anthony - F | 34:33 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Renaldo Balkman - F | 30:25 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Nene - C | 38:55 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Anthony Carter | 26:42 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Linas Kleiza | 22:13 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Chris Andersen | 17:54 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Dahntay Jones | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Johan Petro | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jason Hart | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Kenyon Martin | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 42-84 | 5-14 | 23-31 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 112 | |
| 50.0% | 35.7% | 74.2% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 14 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| OKC | Russell Westbrook |
| DEN | Carmelo Anthony , Chris Andersen |
Team Statistics
| Oklahoma City | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 15 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| Points in the Paint | 48 | Points in the Paint | 60 |
| Biggest Lead | 0 | Biggest Lead | 19 |