Miami's James Posey was ejected with 3:15 left after knocking down Kirk Hinrich on a fast break. Six seconds later, Antoine Walker fouled out and got called for a technical foul. So did Udonis Haslem, who served a one-game suspension for throwing his mouthpiece toward an official in the series opener.
Chicago's Ben Gordon scored 24 points after being held to 13 in Game 2 on Monday, and Hinrich finished with 22 points and 11 assists. Luol Deng scored 21, and Andres Nocioni contributed 19 points and nine rebounds.
Nuggets 94, Clippers 87
At Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored a hard-fought 24 points as Denver, playing without Kenyon Martin, who was suspended for insubordination, beat the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nuggets will try to tie the series 2-2 Saturday night in Denver, after which Martin might be allowed to return to the team.
Marcus Camby added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, which snapped a six-game losing streak since clinching its first division title in 18 years on April 10 in Portland.
Corey Maggette scored 23 points to lead the Clippers, who got 20 points from Sam Cassell and 17 from Elton Brand.
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