this series. The game was tied at halftime and still knotted halfway through the quarter, after New Orleans scored five consecutive points to make it a 62-62 contest. However, the Nuggets took control with an 18-4 run to end the quarter. Smith drilled back-to-back threes in the stretch, while Anthony scored the final seven Nuggets points of the stretch, as they took an 80-66 lead to the fourth. Denver then continued the run with six points to start the final stanza. Billups had the final two on …