Lakers 107-88 Hornets (31 Mar, 2004) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

37-37, 13-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	31	22	14	21	88
LAL	29	31	27	20	107

Los Angeles Lakers

51-23, 31-5 home

107

Gary Payton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Augmon.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Gary Payton made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Karl Malone missed Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 8 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by David West.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Kobe Bryant missed 50 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by George Lynch.
Gary Payton made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Devean George made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup.
Gary Payton made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Devean George made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 12 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 14 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Gary Payton missed Layup. Blocked by Darrell Armstrong.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by P.J. Brown.
Karl Malone made 21 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Layup. Blocked by Darrell Armstrong.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup. Blocked by David West.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 17 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed 12 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook made 16 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Brian Cook made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Brian Cook made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Derek Fisher missed 22 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Luke Walton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
Brian Cook made Hook Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Traylor.
Brian Cook missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Darrell Armstrong made 15 ft Jumper.
David Wesley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed 16 ft Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong made Two Point Shot.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup.
David Wesley missed Layup.
Darrell Armstrong made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
David Wesley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire made Slam Dunk.
Stacey Augmon made 8 ft Jumper.
David West made Layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Jamaal Magloire missed 6 ft Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Augmon made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
David Wesley made 21 ft Jumper.
Robert Traylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Steve Smith made 5 ft Jumper.
Robert Traylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Shammond Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
Steve Smith made 22 ft Jumper.
Steve Smith missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
George Lynch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Dunk.
Darrell Armstrong made Two Point Shot.
David Wesley missed 11 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
David Wesley missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
Jamaal Magloire made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Augmon.
Darrell Armstrong missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown made Two Point Shot.
David Wesley missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
P.J. Brown missed 14 ft Jumper.
David Wesley missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stacey Augmon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire made Two Point Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
Robert Traylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Tip Shot.
Steve Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Traylor.
Steve Smith missed Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Karl Malone.
Steve Smith missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup.
George Lynch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
David West missed Tip Shot.
Steve Smith made Layup. Assisted by Robert Traylor.
P.J. Brown made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Smith.
Steve Smith missed Layup.
David West made Layup. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Shammond Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
David West missed 17 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by David West.
Shammond Williams missed Jumper.
David West made Tip Shot.
Shammond Williams made Two Point Shot.
David Wesley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams made 20 ft Jumper.
Maurice Carter missed 14 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Carter.
Shammond Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
George Lynch missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.

HORNETS

LAKERS

TIME		NO	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Jamaal Magloire vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Gary Payton gains possession.	0	0
11:42	Gary Payton missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:41	David Wesley Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:26	Jamaal Magloire missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	0	0
11:22	Karl Malone Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:15	Rick Fox Backcourt	0	0
11:03	Darrell Armstrong made 15 ft Jumper.	2	0
10:44	Kobe Bryant missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Augmon.	2	0
10:41	Stacey Augmon Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:37	David Wesley made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
10:11	Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.	5	0
10:07	Stacey Augmon Defensive Rebound.	5	0
9:55	Jamaal Magloire missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	0
9:53	Karl Malone Defensive Rebound.	5	0
9:42	Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Magloire.	5	0
9:37	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul	5	0
9:37	Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	5	0
9:37	New Orleans Offensive Rebound.	5	0
9:37	Darrell Armstrong made Free Throw 2 of 3.	6	0
9:37	Darrell Armstrong made Free Throw 3 of 3.	7	0
9:25	Kobe Bryant missed Layup.	7	0
9:23	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	7	0
9:18	Darrell Armstrong made Two Point Shot.	9	0
9:00	Gary Payton made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	9	2
8:48	Jamaal Magloire missed Layup.	9	2
8:45	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	9	2
8:40	Jamaal Magloire Personal Foul	9	2
8:33	Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.	9	2
8:29	David Wesley missed Layup.	9	2
8:27	P.J. Brown Offensive Rebound.	9	2
8:27	Gary Payton Shooting Foul	9	2
8:27	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	2
8:27	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	2
8:11	Karl Malone missed Layup.	11	2
8:10	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	11	2
8:03	Darrell Armstrong made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	2
7:47	P.J. Brown Shooting Foul	14	2
7:47	Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	3
7:47	Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	4
7:31	David Wesley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	4
7:31	Jamaal Magloire Offensive Rebound.	14	4
7:30	Jamaal Magloire made Slam Dunk.	16	4
7:11	P.J. Brown Personal Foul	16	4
7:11	David West enters the game for P.J. Brown.	16	4
7:03	Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	16	6
6:50	Stacey Augmon made 8 ft Jumper.	18	6
6:31	Kobe Bryant made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	18	8
6:22	Rick Fox Shooting Foul	18	8
6:22	Stacey Augmon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	8
6:22	Stacey Augmon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	8
6:03	Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.	20	11
5:35	24 second	20	11
5:35	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	20	11
5:18	Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.	20	11
5:18	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	20	11
5:11	David West made Layup. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.	22	11
5:03	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	11
4:48	Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by David West.	22	11
4:39	Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	22	11
4:37	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	22	11
4:35	Jamaal Magloire Technical Foul	22	11
4:35	Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.	22	12
4:26	Gary Payton missed 8 ft Jumper.	22	12
4:26	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	22	12
4:26	Shaquille O'Neal Loose Ball Foul	22	12
4:13	David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.	22	12
4:13	Stacey Augmon Personal Foul	22	12
3:56	Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	22	14
3:45	Gary Payton Personal Foul	22	14
3:45	Stacey Augmon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	14
3:45	Derek Fisher enters the game for Gary Payton.	23	14
3:45	Stacey Augmon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	14
3:28	Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by David West.	24	14
3:27	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	14
3:19	Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Fisher.	24	14
3:15	Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	24	16
2:58	Jamaal Magloire missed 6 ft Jumper.	24	16
2:57	Karl Malone Defensive Rebound.	24	16
2:47	Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	24	18
2:42	New Orleans Full Timeout.	24	18
2:35	David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox.	24	18
2:31	Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	24	20
2:16	Darrell Armstrong missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	20
2:15	Jamaal Magloire Offensive Rebound.	24	20
2:03	Stacey Augmon made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.	26	20
1:51	Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.	26	22
1:40	Rick Fox Shooting Foul	26	22
1:40	David Wesley made Free Throw 1 of 3.	27	22
1:40	George Lynch enters the game for Stacey Augmon.	27	22
1:40	David Wesley made Free Throw 2 of 3.	28	22
1:40	David Wesley made Free Throw 3 of 3.	29	22
1:23	Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.	29	25
1:04	Darrell Armstrong missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	25
1:02	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	29	25
1:00	Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass	29	25
48.9	David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	29	25
45.8	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	29	25
40.2	Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.	29	27
26.6	David Wesley made 21 ft Jumper.	31	27
11.5	Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.	31	29
1.9	David Wesley Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.	31	29
0.1	Kobe Bryant missed 50 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	29
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	31	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	31	29

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Lakers
95
Hornets
114

Game 1

8/11

Lakers
95
Hornets
114

Game 2

8/11

Hornets
88
Lakers
107

Game 3

31/3

Hornets
88
Lakers
107

Game 4

31/3

crypto.com Arena

1:30 AM, 31 March 2004

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Tom Washington
Gary Zielinski
Violet Palmer

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Phoenix	6	1	.857	-	W5
Golden State	6	1	.857	-	W4
LA Lakers	4	3	.571	2	L1
Sacramento	4	3	.571	2	W1
LA Clippers	3	4	.429	3	W1

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