Mattie T’s 1st Round Playoff Recap: #2 Denver Nuggets vs. #7 New Orleans Hornets
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 30, 2009
Game 1:
113
84
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups, who scored 36 points & dished out 8 assists in 34 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver outrebounded New Orleans 49-35 & held the Hornets to 37.2% shooting for the game.
Game 2:
108
93
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 22 points & grabbed 9 rebounds in 36 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver totaled 26 assists & only committed 5 turnovers compared to New Orleans’ 18 assists & 15 turnovers.
Game 3:
95
93
Star Player of the Game: Hornets guard Chris Paul, who scored 32 points, dished out 12 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 45 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver shot just 24-for 35 (68.6%) from the free throw line.
Game 4:
121
63
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 26 points, dished out 7 assists & grabbed 6 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: New Orleans shot just 31.5% for the game.
Game 5:
107
86
Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 34 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 46 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Denver shot 51.4% for the game & outscored New Orleans 58-37 in the 2nd half. (Game was tied 49-49 at halftime)
Congratulations to George Karl’s Denver Nuggets, who advance to the 2nd round for the first time since 1994.
As for Byron Scott’s New Orleans Hornets, it’s their first single-round playoff elimination since 2004. (Miami beat them in 7 games)
Denver will now move on to face Dallas in the 2nd round.
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