Lakers 88-85 Hornets (31 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

13-39, 8-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	14	25	28	18	85
LAL	20	23	18	27	88

Los Angeles Lakers

32-20, 21-5 home

Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol misses 19-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol misses 9-foot hook shot
Metta World Peace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions makes driving dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Metta World Peace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses tip shot
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses tip shot
Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh McRoberts assists)
Pau Gasol misses 4-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 12-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Josh McRoberts assists)
Pau Gasol makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Matt Barnes misses layup
Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Matt Barnes makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh McRoberts misses 17-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot (Andrew Bynum assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 5-foot two point shot
Jason Smith blocks Ramon Sessions's 3-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Andrew Bynum misses two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 5-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Metta World Peace makes layup
Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Josh McRoberts assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot two point shot
Matt Barnes misses 8-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot hook shot
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Josh McRoberts's driving layup
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot hook shot
Josh McRoberts makes slam dunk (Andrew Bynum assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses 6-foot two point shot
Metta World Peace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Andrew Bynum makes 2-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Ramon Sessions misses 6-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot two point shot (Lance Thomas assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 5-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Johnson misses 9-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes driving layup
Chris Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 12-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses 8-foot hook shot
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot jumper
Matt Barnes blocks Lance Thomas's 6-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes layup
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
Xavier Henry makes 9-foot jumper
Chris Johnson makes 10-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Xavier Henry misses 22-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Xavier Henry assists)
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lance Thomas makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Pau Gasol blocks Lance Thomas's 9-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 15-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot two point shot
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 5-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Johnson misses tip shot
Jarrett Jack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Johnson assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Johnson makes 7-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith makes 10-foot running jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 9-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 14-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Xavier Henry assists)
Xavier Henry makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Lance Thomas makes 2-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 19-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 15-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses two point shot
Chris Johnson makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Lance Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Johnson misses two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses two point shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Greivis Vasquez's 8-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes two point shot
Jason Smith makes 13-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 1-foot two point shot
Andrew Bynum blocks Lance Thomas's layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 6-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol blocks Jason Smith's 26-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

LAKERS

TIME		NO	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jason Smith vs. Andrew Bynum (Kobe Bryant gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Pau Gasol bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	0	0
11:34	Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	2	0
11:11	Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	2	2
10:55	Al-Farouq Aminu post lost ball turnover (Kobe Bryant steals)	2	2
10:52	Ramon Sessions makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	2	4
10:52	Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	2	4
10:52	Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 1	2	5
10:37	Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot two point shot (Lance Thomas assists)	4	5
10:12	Pau Gasol misses 19-foot jumper	4	5
10:11	Jason Smith defensive rebound	4	5
10:04	Kobe Bryant personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	4	5
9:57	Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper	4	5
9:56	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	4	5
9:41	Pau Gasol makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	4	7
9:27	Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot two point shot	6	7
9:11	Pau Gasol misses 9-foot hook shot	6	7
9:10	Jason Smith defensive rebound	6	7
9:02	Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper	6	7
9:00	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	6	7
8:53	Metta World Peace misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:52	Jason Smith defensive rebound	6	7
8:40	Jason Smith misses jumper	6	7
8:38	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	6	7
8:17	Metta World Peace makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	6	10
7:52	Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper	6	10
7:50	Metta World Peace defensive rebound	6	10
7:39	Jason Smith shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	6	10
7:39	Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2	6	10
7:39	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	6	10
7:39	Chris Johnson enters the game for Lance Thomas	6	10
7:39	Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	6	11
7:28	Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper	6	11
7:28	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	6	11
7:16	Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)	6	13
6:58	Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	13
6:56	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	6	13
6:47	Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)	6	15
6:39	New Orleans full timeout	6	15
6:20	Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot jumper	6	15
6:18	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	6	15
6:16	Ramon Sessions makes driving dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	6	17
5:58	Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper	6	17
5:56	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	6	17
5:45	Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper	6	17
5:43	Chris Johnson defensive rebound	6	17
5:33	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	17
5:31	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	6	17
5:09	Metta World Peace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	6	20
4:58	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	20
4:56	New Orleans offensive team rebound	6	20
4:56	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	6	20
4:48	Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper	6	20
4:47	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	6	20
4:30	Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot two point shot	6	20
4:28	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	6	20
4:16	Jason Smith misses 5-foot two point shot	6	20
4:16	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	8	20
4:16	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk	8	20
3:56	Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper	8	20
3:55	Chris Johnson defensive rebound	8	20
3:44	Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)	8	20
3:44	Xavier Henry misses free throw 1 of 2	8	20
3:44	New Orleans offensive team rebound	8	20
3:44	Steve Blake enters the game for Ramon Sessions	8	20
3:44	Matt Barnes enters the game for Metta World Peace	8	20
3:44	Josh McRoberts enters the game for Pau Gasol	8	20
3:44	Xavier Henry misses free throw 2 of 2	8	20
3:44	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	8	20
3:12	Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot two point shot	10	20
3:12	Kobe Bryant bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	10	20
2:57	Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	20
2:55	Jason Smith defensive rebound	10	20
2:33	Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	20
2:31	Chris Johnson offensive rebound	10	20
2:21	Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper	10	20
2:19	Josh McRoberts defensive rebound	10	20
2:18	Josh McRoberts bad pass	10	20
2:18	Los Angeles full timeout	10	20
2:18	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	10	20
1:59	Chris Johnson misses 9-foot two point shot	10	20
1:57	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	10	20
1:38	Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper	10	20
1:36	Matt Barnes offensive rebound	10	20
1:36	Matt Barnes misses tip shot	10	20
1:31	Jason Smith defensive rebound	10	20
1:24	Xavier Henry makes driving layup	12	20
1:08	Matt Barnes bad pass	12	20
1:08	Steve Blake personal foul (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)	12	20
1:08	Steve Blake technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	20
1:08	Greivis Vasquez misses technical free throw	12	20
1:08	New Orleans offensive team rebound	12	20
48.9	Chris Johnson misses 9-foot jumper	12	20
48.9	Lance Thomas enters the game for Jason Smith	14	20
47.9	Steve Blake defensive rebound	12	20
41.8	Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	20
39.9	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	12	20
31.6	Greivis Vasquez makes 12-foot jumper	14	20
11.9	Matt Barnes misses three point jumper	14	20
9.7	Josh McRoberts offensive rebound	14	20
4.0	Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper	14	20
1.0	Josh McRoberts offensive rebound	14	20
0.3	Matt Barnes misses tip shot	14	20
0.0	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	14	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	20

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 2-0

Lakers
107
Hornets
101

Game 1

15/3

Hornets
85
Lakers
88

Game 2

31/3

Lakers
93
Hornets
91

Game 3

10/4

crypto.com Arena

8:30 PM, 31 March 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Mark Lindsay
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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