Hornets 97-90 Celtics (2 Nov, 2003) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	33	15	31	11	90
NO	31	25	24	17	97

New Orleans Hornets

3-0, 2-0 home

P.J. Brown made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
David Wesley made 21 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed Jumper.
David Wesley missed Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis made Dunk.
David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.
Jamaal Magloire made Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
David Wesley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
Baron Davis made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
George Lynch made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
David Wesley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
David Wesley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
David Wesley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Sean Rooks made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
David Wesley made 16 ft Jumper.
David Wesley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Augmon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
Baron Davis missed 21 ft Jumper.
Stacey Augmon missed 5 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire made Layup. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Baron Davis missed Layup.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed Layup. Blocked by Marcus Banks.
Baron Davis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
David Wesley missed 22 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed 15 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by George Lynch.
Baron Davis made 17 ft Jumper.
David Wesley made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
George Lynch missed Three Point Jumper.
George Lynch made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
P.J. Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
David Wesley missed 17 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Vin Baker.
George Lynch missed Two Point Shot.
Jamaal Magloire missed 10 ft Jumper.
George Lynch missed Two Point Shot.
George Lynch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
P.J. Brown made Layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis missed Layup.
David Wesley missed 17 ft Jumper.
David Wesley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
George Lynch missed Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Baron Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Baron Davis made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.
Darrell Armstrong missed 22 ft Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed Jumper.
Baron Davis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sean Rooks missed 20 ft Jumper.
David Wesley made Two Point Shot.
Darrell Armstrong made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
David Wesley missed 19 ft Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Augmon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis missed Layup.
Baron Davis missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Jamaal Magloire missed 22 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker made Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Paul Pierce missed Jumper.
Mark Blount made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vin Baker.
Kedrick Brown missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike James missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vin Baker missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Mike James made Layup.
Raef LaFrentz made 5 ft Hook Shot.
Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Raef LaFrentz made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mike James missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Jiri Welsch missed 17 ft Jumper.
Marcus Banks made 20 ft Jumper.
Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot.
Walter McCarty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 23 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 23 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker missed 11 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.
Paul Pierce missed 22 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Vin Baker missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Jiri Welsch missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Jiri Welsch missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made Layup.
Mike James missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by David Wesley.
Paul Pierce made 8 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Layup.
Kedrick Brown missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Vin Baker made Tip Shot.
Mike James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Kedrick Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mike James.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Kedrick Brown made Layup. Assisted by Mike James.
Mike James missed Two Point Shot.
Walter McCarty made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
Tony Battie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty made Layup.
Tony Battie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Vin Baker missed Two Point Shot.
Mike James missed Layup. Blocked by David Wesley.
Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vin Baker missed Jumper.
Mark Blount missed Layup.
Mike James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed Two Point Shot.
Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Two Point Shot.
Mike James missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 5 ft Jumper.

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
11:57	Jumpball. Mark Blount vs. Jamaal Magloire. P.J. Brown gains possession.	0	0
11:44	Jamaal Magloire Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike James.	4	4
11:26	Vin Baker made Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.	2	0
11:15	P.J. Brown made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
10:41	Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
10:38	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:34	Kicked Ball	2	2
10:26	Paul Pierce missed Jumper.	2	2
10:23	David Wesley Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:14	David Wesley made 21 ft Jumper.	2	4
9:56	Mark Blount made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vin Baker.	4	4
9:36	P.J. Brown missed Jumper.	4	4
9:32	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:25	Kedrick Brown missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
9:22	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:15	David Wesley missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
9:11	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:11	Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Baron Davis.	4	4
9:07	Baron Davis made Dunk.	4	6
8:47	P.J. Brown Shooting Foul	4	6
8:47	Vin Baker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	6
8:47	Vin Baker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	6
8:29	George Lynch Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	6	6
8:29	George Lynch Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	46	56
8:21	Mike James missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	46	56
8:15	David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Paul Pierce.	6	6
8:12	Kedrick Brown Defensive Rebound.	6	6
8:00	Vin Baker missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
7:56	Baron Davis Defensive Rebound.	6	6
7:54	Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.	6	8
7:48	Mike James made Layup.	8	8
7:48	David Wesley Shooting Foul	8	8
7:48	Tony Battie enters the game for Vin Baker.	8	8
7:48	Raef LaFrentz enters the game for Mark Blount.	8	8
7:48	Mike James made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	8
7:37	Jamaal Magloire made Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	9	10
7:20	Raef LaFrentz made 5 ft Hook Shot.	11	10
7:07	P.J. Brown Traveling	11	10
6:52	Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	13	10
6:35	David Wesley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.	13	12
6:18	Raef LaFrentz made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.	16	12
6:05	Baron Davis made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	16	15
5:48	Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	15
5:47	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	16	15
5:35	George Lynch made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	16	18
5:13	Mike James missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	18
5:09	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	16	18
4:56	David Wesley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	16	21
4:54	Boston Full Timeout.	16	21
4:54	Marcus Banks enters the game for Kedrick Brown.	16	21
4:54	Walter McCarty enters the game for Mike James.	16	21
4:33	Tony Battie Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.	16	21
4:28	Baron Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	16	21
4:24	Paul Pierce made Jumper.	18	21
4:18	David Wesley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	18	24
4:03	Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.	21	24
3:47	David Wesley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	24
3:46	P.J. Brown Offensive Rebound.	21	24
3:43	Baron Davis made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.	21	27
3:24	Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	27
3:24	Boston Offensive Rebound.	21	27
3:24	P.J. Brown Loose Ball Foul	21	27
3:24	Robert Traylor enters the game for P.J. Brown.	21	27
3:24	Jiri Welsch enters the game for Paul Pierce.	21	27
3:09	Raef LaFrentz made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.	23	27
2:54	Jamaal Magloire Offensive Foul	23	27
2:54	Jamaal Magloire Foul	23	27
2:54	New Orleans Full Timeout.	23	27
2:54	Sean Rooks enters the game for Jamaal Magloire.	23	27
2:54	Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Baron Davis.	23	27
2:38	Jiri Welsch missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	27
2:34	George Lynch Defensive Rebound.	23	27
2:15	Sean Rooks made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	23	29
1:57	Marcus Banks made 20 ft Jumper.	25	29
1:35	David Wesley made 16 ft Jumper.	25	31
1:17	Robert Traylor Shooting Foul	25	31
1:17	Stacey Augmon enters the game for George Lynch.	25	31
1:17	Mark Blount enters the game for Tony Battie.	25	31
1:17	Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	31
1:17	Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	31
1:16	Walter McCarty Offensive Rebound.	26	31
1:01	Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot.	28	31
58.9	Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Marcus Banks.	28	31
52.9	Walter McCarty missed 16 ft Jumper.	28	31
50.6	Sean Rooks Defensive Rebound.	28	31
36.9	David Wesley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	31
34.9	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	28	31
22.9	Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	31
7.4	Raef LaFrentz Personal Foul	31	31
3.9	Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	31
2.0	Marcus Banks Defensive Rebound.	31	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	31	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Celtics
90
Hornets
97

Game 1

2/11

Celtics
90
Hornets
97

Game 2

2/11

Hornets
81
Celtics
73

Game 3

20/11

Hornets
81
Celtics
73

Game 4

20/11

Hornets
96
Celtics
94

Game 5

31/12

Hornets
96
Celtics
94

Game 6

31/12

Celtics
80
Hornets
89

Game 7

10/4

Celtics
80
Hornets
89

Game 8

10/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 2 November 2003

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,392

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Steve Javie
Pat Fraher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	13	3	.813	-	W4
New York	9	6	.600	3.5	W4
Brooklyn	6	10	.375	7	L1
Toronto	4	12	.250	9	W2
Philadelphia	3	12	.200	9.5	W1

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