Celtics 108-90 Hornets (4 Jan, 2005) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

2-27, 1-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	18	28	19	25	90
BOS	25	21	36	26	108

Boston Celtics

14-17, 9-5 home

108

Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Jiri Welsch missed 22 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch made three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Mark Blount made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Raef LaFrentz made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Marcus Banks missed 20 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce made layup.
Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made 1 ft two point shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Marcus Banks missed 5 ft jumper.
Mark Blount missed tip shot.
Raef LaFrentz made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Paul Pierce missed layup.
Mark Blount missed layup.
Raef LaFrentz missed dunk.
Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Raef LaFrentz missed layup.
Tony Allen missed layup.
Paul Pierce made 4 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made 19 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made driving layup.
Ricky Davis missed 8 ft jumper.
Al Jefferson missed 5 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis missed 13 ft jumper.
Al Jefferson missed 8 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 9 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made 25 ft three point jumper.
Marcus Banks missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed layup.
Raef LaFrentz missed layup.
Mark Blount made layup.
Jiri Welsch missed 12 ft jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Mark Blount missed layup.
Ricky Davis made driving layup.
Mark Blount made slam dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 18 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce missed jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed tip shot.
Raef LaFrentz made driving dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Mark Blount missed 11 ft two point shot.
Marcus Banks made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Jiri Welsch missed jumper.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Mark Blount made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 19 ft jumper.
Marcus Banks made driving layup.
Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis's 4 ft jumper blocked by J.R. Smith.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed tip shot.
Ricky Davis made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Walter McCarty made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Walter McCarty made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tony Allen.
Jiri Welsch made 21 ft jumper.
Tony Allen made driving dunk. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
Walter McCarty made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Tony Allen missed 20 ft jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 30 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Al Jefferson made dunk. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Ricky Davis missed two point shot.
Tony Allen made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Jiri Welsch missed 14 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 14 ft jumper.
Tony Allen made slam dunk.
Tony Allen missed 20 ft jumper.
Kendrick Perkins made 4 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Al Jefferson made layup.
Kendrick Perkins missed layup.
Kendrick Perkins's layup blocked by Matt Freije.
Lee Nailon missed 19 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed layup.
Baron Davis missed 14 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made layup.
J.R. Smith missed 22 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed layup.
Baron Davis made two point shot.
Lee Nailon missed jumper.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Baron Davis missed 12 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 16 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made 26 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 14 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Dan Dickau made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
Dan Dickau missed 13 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 14 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
Dan Dickau made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
P.J. Brown missed layup.
Bostjan Nachbar's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
Dan Dickau missed jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed layup.
Chris Andersen made layup.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Andersen's jumper blocked by Al Jefferson.
Chris Andersen made slam dunk.
Rodney Rogers made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Chris Andersen made layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Rodney Rogers made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Baron Davis missed 23 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis missed layup.
J.R. Smith missed 16 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown made slam dunk.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
Rodney Rogers made layup.
J.R. Smith missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 4 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed layup.
Lee Nailon made 10 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 21 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 16 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith made layup. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Baron Davis missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
J.R. Smith's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
Baron Davis missed 28 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 6 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made 18 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 13 ft two point shot.
Baron Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 17 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made layup.
J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
J.R. Smith made slam dunk. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon missed jumper.
Lee Nailon made layup.
Lee Nailon made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Chris Andersen made jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
J.R. Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Andersen missed 19 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Junior Harrington missed layup.
Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Junior Harrington missed 21 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis made layup.
Rodney Rogers missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
P.J. Brown made tip shot.
Lee Nailon made layup.
Baron Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Junior Harrington missed 20 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made 20 ft jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Matt Freije missed 18 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau's 4 ft jumper blocked by Kendrick Perkins.
Dan Dickau made 20 ft two point shot.
Chris Andersen made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Matt Freije.

HORNETS

CELTICS

TIME		NO	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Mark Blount. Lee Nailon gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Lee Nailon missed 19 ft jumper.	0	0
11:38	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound.	0	0
11:25	Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.	0	3
11:12	Baron Davis missed layup.	0	3
11:11	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound.	0	3
11:10	Raef LaFrentz Bad Pass	0	3
11:00	Baron Davis missed 14 ft jumper.	0	3
10:59	Paul Pierce defensive rebound.	0	3
10:56	Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by J.R. Smith.	0	3
10:48	Lee Nailon made layup.	2	3
10:33	Rodney Rogers Personal Foul. Rogers's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 1st Team Foul.	2	3
10:26	Marcus Banks Bad Pass. Stolen by Baron Davis.	2	3
10:12	J.R. Smith missed 22 ft jumper.	2	3
10:11	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound.	2	3
10:04	Lee Nailon Personal Foul. Nailon's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 2nd Team Foul.	2	3
9:55	Jiri Welsch missed 22 ft jumper.	2	3
9:52	Jiri Welsch offensive rebound.	2	3
9:51	Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by Lee Nailon.	2	3
9:48	Marcus Banks Personal Foul. Banks's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 1st Team Foul.	2	3
9:38	Rodney Rogers missed layup.	2	3
9:37	New Orleans defensive rebound.	2	3
9:17	Jiri Welsch made three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	2	6
8:56	Baron Davis made two point shot.	4	6
8:38	Mark Blount made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	4	8
8:22	Lee Nailon missed jumper.	4	8
8:21	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	4	8
8:18	Jiri Welsch Personal Foul. Welsch's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 2nd Team Foul.	4	8
8:11	Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.	4	8
8:11	Lee Nailon offensive rebound.	4	8
8:08	Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul. LaFrentz's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 3rd Team Foul.	4	8
8:08	Lee Nailon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	8
8:08	Lee Nailon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	8
7:50	Raef LaFrentz made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	6	10
7:31	Baron Davis missed 12 ft jumper.	6	10
7:30	Paul Pierce defensive rebound.	6	10
7:30	Paul Pierce Traveling	6	10
7:18	Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Jiri Welsch.	6	10
7:03	Marcus Banks missed 20 ft jumper.	6	10
7:01	Paul Pierce offensive rebound.	6	10
6:58	Paul Pierce made layup.	6	12
6:41	Rodney Rogers missed 16 ft jumper.	6	12
6:39	Mark Blount defensive rebound.	6	12
6:37	Paul Pierce Bad Pass	6	12
6:13	Baron Davis made 26 ft three point jumper.	9	12
5:58	Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	9	15
5:50	Lee Nailon missed 14 ft jumper.	9	15
5:48	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	9	15
5:48	Jiri Welsch Shooting Foul. Welsch's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 4th Team Foul.	9	15
5:48	Boston Full Timeout.	9	15
5:48	Chris Andersen enters the game for Rodney Rogers.	9	15
5:48	Ricky Davis enters the game for Jiri Welsch.	9	15
5:48	P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	15
5:48	New Orleans offensive rebound.	9	15
5:48	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	15
5:24	Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.	10	15
5:22	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	10	15
5:16	Lee Nailon made layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.	12	15
5:00	Dan Dickau enters the game for Baron Davis.	12	15
4:56	Dan Dickau Personal Foul. Dickau's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 3rd Team Foul.	12	15
4:50	Raef LaFrentz made 1 ft two point shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	12	17
4:33	Dan Dickau made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Andersen.	14	17
4:20	Marcus Banks missed 5 ft jumper.	14	17
4:18	Mark Blount offensive rebound.	14	17
4:18	Mark Blount missed tip shot.	14	17
4:16	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	14	17
4:13	Lee Nailon Offensive Foul. Nailon's 3rd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 4th Team Foul.	14	17
4:13	Lee Nailon Foul	14	17
4:13	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Lee Nailon.	14	17
4:01	Raef LaFrentz made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	14	19
3:46	J.R. Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.	14	19
3:35	Paul Pierce missed layup.	14	19
3:33	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	14	19
3:21	Dan Dickau missed 13 ft jumper.	14	19
3:19	Mark Blount defensive rebound.	14	19
3:15	J.R. Smith Shooting Foul. Smith's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 5th Team Foul.	14	19
3:15	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	20
3:15	Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	20
3:13	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	14	20
3:01	P.J. Brown missed 14 ft jumper.	14	20
3:00	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	14	20
2:58	J.R. Smith's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.	14	20
2:55	Marcus Banks defensive rebound.	14	20
2:45	Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by Dan Dickau.	14	20
2:29	Dan Dickau made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.	17	20
2:15	Mark Blount missed layup.	17	20
2:14	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound.	17	20
2:13	Raef LaFrentz missed dunk.	17	20
2:11	Mark Blount offensive rebound.	17	20
2:08	Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.	17	20
2:05	Paul Pierce offensive rebound.	17	20
2:02	Raef LaFrentz missed layup.	17	20
2:00	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	17	20
1:47	Marcus Banks Personal Foul. Banks's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 5th Team Foul.	17	20
1:47	New Orleans Full Timeout.	17	20
1:47	Junior Harrington enters the game for J.R. Smith.	17	20
1:47	Al Jefferson enters the game for Mark Blount.	17	20
1:47	Tony Allen enters the game for Marcus Banks.	17	20
1:47	Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	20
1:47	Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	20
1:47	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound.	18	20
1:35	Tony Allen missed layup.	18	20
1:32	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	18	20
1:08	P.J. Brown missed layup.	18	20
1:07	Al Jefferson defensive rebound.	18	20
1:00	Paul Pierce made 4 ft jumper.	18	22
1:00	Chris Andersen Illegal Defense. Chris Andersen gains possession.	18	22
1:00	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	23
44.9	Bostjan Nachbar's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.	18	23
42.9	Chris Andersen offensive rebound.	18	23
36.9	Dan Dickau missed jumper.	18	23
33.9	Chris Andersen offensive rebound.	18	23
28.9	Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.	18	23
26.9	Al Jefferson defensive rebound.	18	23
6.3	Ricky Davis made 19 ft jumper.	18	25

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Hornets
90
Celtics
108

Game 1

4/1

Hornets
90
Celtics
108

Game 2

4/1

Celtics
113
Hornets
100

Game 3

20/3

Celtics
113
Hornets
100

Game 4

20/3

TD Garden

12:00 AM, 4 January 2005

Boston, MA

Attendance: 13,002

Referees:
Joe Forte
Ron Olesiak
Gary Zielinski

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Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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