Hornets 88-82 Knicks (12 Jan, 2005) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

4-29, 2-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	28	16	18	88
NY	22	25	14	21	82

New York Knicks

17-18, 11-7 home

Nazr Mohammed missed 10 ft jumper.
Allan Houston made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jerome Williams missed layup.
Nazr Mohammed made tip shot.
Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 14 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston missed 21 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
Jerome Williams made driving layup.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed 10 ft jumper.
Allan Houston made 16 ft jumper.
Jerome Williams made driving dunk. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Jerome Williams made driving dunk.
Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Stephon Marbury made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Allan Houston missed 14 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Moochie Norris made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury missed 5 ft jumper.
Jerome Williams made slam dunk.
Allan Houston made 9 ft two point shot.
Allan Houston missed 15 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Moochie Norris missed 20 ft jumper.
Trevor Ariza made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Trevor Ariza missed 21 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas made layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Trevor Ariza missed 19 ft jumper.
Jerome Williams missed layup.
Jerome Williams made tip shot.
Allan Houston missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Stephon Marbury missed driving layup.
Allan Houston made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston missed 20 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Allan Houston missed 15 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury's driving layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Trevor Ariza made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Moochie Norris made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Trevor Ariza missed 17 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris missed 12 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Trevor Ariza missed tip shot.
Nazr Mohammed made driving dunk.
Kurt Thomas missed jumper.
Trevor Ariza made two point shot.
Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston made 19 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 11 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston missed 17 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Kurt Thomas made layup.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 9 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made two point shot. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 19 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed layup.
Baron Davis missed 26 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith made driving dunk. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
J.R. Smith missed 18 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Lee Nailon made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
P.J. Brown made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
J.R. Smith missed dunk.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown made 8 ft two point shot.
Lee Nailon made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
P.J. Brown made driving layup.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 19 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Baron Davis missed 22 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon's layup blocked by Jerome Williams.
Chris Andersen missed 15 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 6 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis made layup.
Baron Davis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Rodney Rogers made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Rodney Rogers missed 19 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Baron Davis made two point shot. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon made slam dunk. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Bostjan Nachbar made driving layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon missed 14 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
Lee Nailon made layup.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
J.R. Smith missed 22 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 6 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made 8 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
P.J. Brown made driving layup.
Rodney Rogers made driving layup. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Lee Nailon made 4 ft two point shot.
Bostjan Nachbar missed layup.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Baron Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Baron Davis missed 22 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Chris Andersen missed layup.
Dan Dickau made 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau missed 21 ft jumper.
Baron Davis made driving layup.
Lee Nailon missed 16 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Rodney Rogers missed layup.
P.J. Brown missed 4 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
Baron Davis missed layup.
Lee Nailon made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.

HORNETS

KNICKS

TIME		NO	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Nazr Mohammed. J.R. Smith gains possession.	0	0
11:42	J.R. Smith missed 9 ft jumper.	0	0
11:41	New Orleans offensive rebound.	0	0
11:40	Baron Davis made two point shot. Assisted by Lee Nailon.	2	0
11:18	Nazr Mohammed missed 10 ft jumper.	2	0
11:17	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	2	0
11:07	Allan Houston made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	2	2
10:45	Lee Nailon made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	4	2
10:27	Jerome Williams missed layup.	4	2
10:26	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound.	4	4
10:26	Nazr Mohammed made tip shot.	4	4
10:07	Baron Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.	4	4
10:06	Jerome Williams defensive rebound.	4	4
9:57	Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.	4	4
9:56	J.R. Smith defensive rebound.	4	4
9:44	Rodney Rogers missed 19 ft jumper.	4	4
9:41	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	4	4
9:23	P.J. Brown missed layup.	4	4
9:21	Lee Nailon offensive rebound.	4	4
9:19	Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 1st Team Foul.	4	4
9:19	Lee Nailon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	4
9:19	Lee Nailon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	4
9:03	Kurt Thomas missed 14 ft jumper.	6	4
9:02	Jerome Williams offensive rebound.	6	4
8:57	Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.	6	4
8:53	Jumpball: Baron Davis vs. Jerome Williams. J.R. Smith gains possession.	6	4
8:53	New York defensive rebound.	6	4
8:47	Baron Davis missed 26 ft three point jumper.	6	4
8:45	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	6	4
8:38	J.R. Smith made driving dunk. Assisted by Lee Nailon.	8	4
8:25	Allan Houston missed 21 ft jumper.	8	4
8:22	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	8	4
8:08	J.R. Smith missed 18 ft jumper.	8	4
8:07	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound.	8	4
8:00	Kurt Thomas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	8	6
7:41	J.R. Smith made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.	10	6
7:20	J.R. Smith Shooting Foul. Smith's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 1st Team Foul.	10	6
7:20	Allan Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	7
7:20	Allan Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	8
6:58	Lee Nailon made two point shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.	12	8
6:33	Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.	12	8
6:33	New York offensive rebound.	12	8
6:28	Baron Davis Personal Foul. Davis's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 2nd Team Foul.	12	8
6:16	Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.	12	8
6:15	New York offensive rebound.	12	8
6:15	Lee Nailon Loose Ball Foul. Nailon's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 3rd Team Foul.	12	8
5:58	Jerome Williams made driving layup.	12	10
5:46	New York Full Timeout.	12	10
5:35	P.J. Brown made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	14	10
5:11	Stephon Marbury missed layup.	14	10
5:09	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	14	10
5:05	J.R. Smith missed dunk.	14	10
5:03	Lee Nailon offensive rebound.	14	10
4:52	Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.	14	10
4:50	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	14	10
4:48	P.J. Brown made 8 ft two point shot.	16	10
4:26	Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft jumper.	16	10
4:24	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	16	10
4:05	Lee Nailon made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.	18	10
3:47	Nazr Mohammed missed 10 ft jumper.	18	10
3:46	Jerome Williams offensive rebound.	18	10
3:45	P.J. Brown Shooting Foul. Brown's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 4th Team Foul.	18	10
3:45	Dan Dickau enters the game for Baron Davis.	18	10
3:45	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Lee Nailon.	18	10
3:45	Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	10
3:45	New York offensive rebound.	18	10
3:45	Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	11
3:33	Dan Dickau Lost Ball. Stolen by Jerome Williams.	18	11
3:29	Jerome Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by P.J. Brown.	18	11
3:15	Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.	21	11
2:59	Allan Houston made 16 ft jumper.	21	13
2:36	Nazr Mohammed Shooting Foul. Mohammed's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 2nd Team Foul.	21	13
2:36	New Orleans Full Timeout.	21	13
2:36	Chris Andersen enters the game for Rodney Rogers.	21	13
2:36	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Nazr Mohammed.	21	13
2:36	P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	13
2:36	New Orleans offensive rebound.	21	13
2:36	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	13
2:23	Jerome Williams made driving dunk. Assisted by Allan Houston.	22	15
2:23	P.J. Brown Shooting Foul. Brown's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 5th Team Foul.	22	15
2:23	Jerome Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	15
2:20	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	22	15
2:11	Dan Dickau Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome Williams.	22	15
2:08	Jerome Williams made driving dunk.	22	17
1:53	Jumpball: Chris Andersen vs. Jerome Williams. Kurt Thomas gains possession.	22	17
1:53	Chris Andersen Lost Ball. Stolen by Jerome Williams.	22	17
1:42	Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.	22	17
1:39	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound.	22	17
1:35	Trevor Ariza Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.	22	17
1:30	P.J. Brown made driving layup.	24	17
1:10	Allan Houston made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	24	20
44.8	Bostjan Nachbar missed 19 ft jumper.	24	20
43.6	New Orleans offensive rebound.	24	20
43.6	Allan Houston Loose Ball Foul. Houston's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 3rd Team Foul.	24	20
32.5	P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.	26	20
22.7	Stephon Marbury made driving layup.	26	22
0.6	Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.	26	22
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound.	26	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	26	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Knicks
86
Hornets
79

Game 1

9/12

Hornets
88
Knicks
82

Game 2

12/1

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 12 January 2005

New York, NY

Attendance: 17,619

Referees:
Tom Washington
Jess Kersey
Derrick Collins

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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