Mavericks 96-81 Hornets (8 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

2-6, 1-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	20	21	24	16	81
DAL	26	26	23	21	96

Dallas Mavericks

4-5, 4-2 home

Vince Carter makes 6-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 9-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West makes 3-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 10-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 14-foot two point shot
Brendan Haywood makes 4-foot two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses layup
Lamar Odom makes tip shot
Delonte West makes 16-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ian Mahinmi makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses 11-foot two point shot
Ian Mahinmi makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Jason Terry makes 13-foot two point shot (Ian Mahinmi assists)
Brian Cardinal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rodrigue Beaubois assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 21-foot two point shot
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 23-foot jumper
Ian Mahinmi misses 6-foot two point shot
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup (Brian Cardinal assists)
Lamar Odom makes 3-foot hook shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Brandan Wright makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes 16-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandan Wright makes 2-foot two point shot (Shawn Marion assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 21-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses driving layup
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 1-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 19-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 1-foot two point shot
Brendan Haywood misses tip shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 9-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 5-foot running jumper
Vince Carter misses tip shot
Vince Carter misses 6-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 23-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Rodrigue Beaubois assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 4-foot running jumper
Ian Mahinmi makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Rodrigue Beaubois misses driving layup
Lamar Odom misses 36-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Lamar Odom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 21-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom misses 14-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ian Mahinmi makes slam dunk (Delonte West assists)
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Ian Mahinmi makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dominique Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 12-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 5-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli misses driving layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 11-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot running jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 6-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 20-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 3-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Carl Landry misses 16-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 22-foot jumper
Trey Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
Carldell Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carldell Johnson misses two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
Trey Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot two point shot
Trey Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot two point shot
Carl Landry misses 13-foot two point shot
Trey Johnson misses driving layup
Chris Kaman misses tip shot
Chris Kaman misses tip shot
Carldell Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
Ian Mahinmi blocks Carl Landry's two point shot
Carldell Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carldell Johnson misses 15-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot running jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 4-foot jumper
Carldell Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Carldell Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper

HORNETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		NO	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Brendan Haywood (Jarrett Jack gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Chris Kaman misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:36	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Vince Carter lost ball (Marco Belinelli steals)	0	0
11:18	Dirk Nowitzki personal foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	0	0
11:00	Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)	3	0
10:41	Vince Carter makes 6-foot two point shot	3	2
10:26	Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper	3	2
10:25	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound	3	2
10:17	Al-Farouq Aminu foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	3	2
10:17	Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:17	Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:00	Chris Kaman makes 5-foot two point shot	5	4
9:47	Al-Farouq Aminu illegal defense foul	5	4
9:47	Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw	5	5
9:37	Shawn Marion misses 9-foot two point shot	5	5
9:33	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	5	5
9:19	Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	7	5
9:07	Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper	7	7
9:07	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	7	7
9:07	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1	7	8
8:51	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)	9	8
8:51	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	9	8
8:51	Lamar Odom enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	9	8
8:51	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1	9	8
8:49	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	9	8
8:33	Lamar Odom makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	9	10
8:17	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)	11	10
7:58	Delonte West makes 3-foot two point shot	11	12
7:41	Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot	13	12
7:28	Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper	13	12
7:26	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	13	12
7:20	Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot running jumper	13	12
7:18	Jarrett Jack offensive rebound	13	12
7:13	Brendan Haywood kicked ball	13	12
7:07	Lamar Odom shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	13	12
7:07	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	13	12
7:07	New Orleans offensive team rebound	13	12
7:07	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	14	12
6:50	Shawn Marion misses 10-foot two point shot	14	12
6:48	Dallas defensive team rebound	14	12
6:48	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	14	12
6:31	Chris Kaman 3 second	14	12
6:16	Brendan Haywood lost ball (Marco Belinelli steals)	14	12
6:09	Marco Belinelli misses driving layup	14	12
6:07	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	14	12
5:58	Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	12
5:56	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	14	12
5:45	Vince Carter makes 14-foot two point shot	14	14
5:26	Greivis Vasquez misses 11-foot two point shot	14	14
5:24	Delonte West defensive rebound	14	14
5:16	Brendan Haywood makes 4-foot two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)	14	16
5:07	New Orleans full timeout	14	16
5:07	Carl Landry enters the game for Chris Kaman	14	16
4:58	Emeka Okafor misses 14-foot two point shot	14	16
4:54	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	14	16
4:37	Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	16
4:35	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	14	16
4:24	Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)	16	16
4:07	Lamar Odom misses layup	16	16
4:05	Lamar Odom offensive rebound	16	18
4:05	Lamar Odom makes tip shot	16	18
3:47	Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot two point shot	16	18
3:45	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	16	18
3:31	Delonte West makes 16-foot two point shot	16	20
3:10	Carl Landry offensive charge (Lamar Odom draws the foul)	16	20
3:10	Carl Landry turnover	16	20
3:10	Ian Mahinmi enters the game for Brendan Haywood	16	20
3:10	Jason Terry enters the game for Vince Carter	16	20
3:10	Rodrigue Beaubois enters the game for Delonte West	16	20
3:10	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Marco Belinelli	16	20
2:46	Shawn Marion lost ball (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	16	20
2:44	Greivis Vasquez lost ball (Rodrigue Beaubois steals)	16	20
2:39	Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	20
2:38	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	16	20
2:38	Ian Mahinmi loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	16	20
2:38	Dallas full timeout	16	20
2:38	Chris Kaman enters the game for Emeka Okafor	16	20
2:17	Jarrett Jack traveling	16	20
2:05	Ian Mahinmi makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)	16	22
1:46	Chris Kaman misses 9-foot jumper	16	22
1:44	Rodrigue Beaubois defensive rebound	16	22
1:35	Jason Terry misses 11-foot two point shot	16	22
1:31	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	16	22
1:27	Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper	18	22
1:13	Ian Mahinmi makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)	18	24
1:01	Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)	20	24
46.9	Jason Terry makes 13-foot two point shot (Ian Mahinmi assists)	20	26
24.9	Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot running jumper	20	26
22.9	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	20	26
0.5	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Ian Mahinmi draws the foul)	20	26
0.5	Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2	20	26
0.5	Dallas offensive team rebound	20	26
0.5	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Shawn Marion	20	26
0.5	Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 2 of 2	20	26
0.3	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	20	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	26

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

Hornets
81
Mavericks
96

Game 1

8/1

Mavericks
83
Hornets
81

Game 2

22/1

Mavericks
92
Hornets
97

Game 3

3/3

American Airlines Center

2:00 AM, 8 January 2012

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,409

Referees:
Tony Brothers
John Goble
Eli Roe

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Knicks, Pacers set for winner-take-all game 7

Indiana Pacers (47-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (50-32, second in the Eastern Conference)

Denver, Minnesota set for game 7 matchup

Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference)

Jalen Brunson expects Josh Hart to play vs. Pacers: 'It's Game 7'

Jalen Brunson credits the Knicks' resilience through injuries and expects Josh Hart to be available for Game 7.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.