Hornets 88-85 Clippers (23 Jan, 2005) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

18-22, 5-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	27	19	14	25	85
NO	27	16	20	25	88

New Orleans Hornets

7-32, 5-12 home

J.R. Smith made dunk.
Rodney Rogers made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Rodney Rogers made driving dunk. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Dan Dickau made 9 ft running jumper.
Lee Nailon made dunk. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Lee Nailon made jumper.
J.R. Smith made layup.
J.R. Smith missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon missed 20 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made driving layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made 16 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made two point shot. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
P.J. Brown missed 14 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
Lee Nailon missed 23 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau's layup blocked by Rick Brunson.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 13 ft jumper.
Chris Andersen made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Chris Andersen missed 13 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Chris Andersen made dunk.
Chris Andersen missed 17 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith made driving layup.
J.R. Smith missed layup.
J.R. Smith missed layup.
Chris Andersen missed 12 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Lee Nailon missed 13 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 10 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 19 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau's 8 ft jumper blocked by Elton Brand.
Dan Dickau missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon made layup.
Dan Dickau missed 15 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith missed layup.
J.R. Smith missed layup.
Rodney Rogers missed 22 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon made dunk. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
J.R. Smith missed layup.
Lee Nailon made driving layup.
Rodney Rogers missed layup.
Lee Nailon made driving layup.
Dan Dickau's layup blocked by Chris Kaman.
Bostjan Nachbar's 15 ft jumper blocked by Quinton Ross.
Dan Dickau made layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Rodney Rogers's layup blocked by Chris Kaman.
Chris Andersen missed layup.
Chris Andersen missed 6 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made 11 ft two point shot.
Dan Dickau missed 23 ft jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar missed three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made driving layup.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 18 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made driving layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
P.J. Brown missed 13 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau made three point jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Dan Dickau made 13 ft running jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 16 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau missed 6 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made three point jumper.
Bobby Simmons missed 22 ft jumper.
Bobby Simmons made 9 ft two point shot.
Elton Brand made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Elton Brand made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Chris Kaman made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Elton Brand.
Rick Brunson missed 20 ft jumper.
Elton Brand missed 16 ft jumper.
Chris Kaman missed 16 ft jumper.
Rick Brunson missed 17 ft jumper.
Rick Brunson made 15 ft jumper.
Quinton Ross's layup blocked by P.J. Brown.
Chris Kaman made layup. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Chris Kaman made dunk. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Rick Brunson missed 17 ft jumper.
Elton Brand made layup.
Quinton Ross made dunk. Assisted by Elton Brand.
Elton Brand made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Elton Brand made 7 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Bobby Simmons missed 23 ft jumper.
Elton Brand made layup.
Chris Kaman missed 12 ft two point shot.
Quinton Ross made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Zeljko Rebraca made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Elton Brand made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Quinton Ross.
Bobby Simmons missed 18 ft jumper.
Elton Brand missed 11 ft jumper.
Darrick Martin missed 22 ft jumper.
Zeljko Rebraca missed 8 ft hook shot.
Bobby Simmons made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
Chris Kaman missed 10 ft jumper.
Bobby Simmons missed 21 ft jumper.
Chris Kaman missed layup.
Elton Brand made 11 ft jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
Bobby Simmons made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Elton Brand made driving layup.
Bobby Simmons made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Chris Kaman missed 14 ft jumper.
Elton Brand's layup blocked by Rodney Rogers.
Elton Brand made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Quinton Ross missed 22 ft jumper.
Chris Kaman made two point shot. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Rick Brunson missed 17 ft jumper.
Quinton Ross missed dunk.
Quinton Ross made layup. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Quinton Ross missed 22 ft jumper.
Bobby Simmons missed 22 ft jumper.
Bobby Simmons missed 17 ft jumper.
Elton Brand missed 19 ft jumper.
Rick Brunson made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Bobby Simmons missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Chris Kaman made 8 ft jumper.
Rick Brunson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Quinton Ross's 21 ft jumper blocked by Bostjan Nachbar.
Chris Kaman made layup. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Chris Kaman missed 11 ft jumper.
Bobby Simmons's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Darrick Martin missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Elton Brand made layup.
Bobby Simmons made layup. Assisted by Elton Brand.
Bobby Simmons made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Darrick Martin.
Darrick Martin made three point jumper.
Darrick Martin missed 22 ft jumper.
Darrick Martin missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Darrick Martin made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.
Bobby Simmons missed 21 ft jumper.
Elton Brand missed 16 ft jumper.
Quinton Ross made 12 ft running jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Elton Brand made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.
Bobby Simmons made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Quinton Ross.
Darrick Martin missed 27 ft three point jumper.

CLIPPERS

HORNETS

TIME		LAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. P.J. Brown. J.R. Smith gains possession.	0	0
11:56	J.R. Smith made dunk.	0	2
11:29	Bobby Simmons missed 22 ft jumper.	0	2
11:27	Los Angeles defensive rebound.	0	2
11:15	Rodney Rogers made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.	0	4
10:51	Bobby Simmons made 9 ft two point shot.	2	4
10:33	Rodney Rogers made driving dunk. Assisted by J.R. Smith.	2	6
10:15	Elton Brand made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.	4	6
9:56	Dan Dickau made 9 ft running jumper.	4	8
9:41	Elton Brand made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.	6	8
9:23	Lee Nailon made dunk. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.	6	10
9:03	Chris Kaman made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Elton Brand.	8	10
8:48	Lee Nailon made jumper.	8	12
8:26	Rick Brunson missed 20 ft jumper.	8	12
8:25	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	8	12
8:18	J.R. Smith made layup.	8	14
8:00	Elton Brand missed 16 ft jumper.	8	14
7:58	Dan Dickau defensive rebound.	8	14
7:54	J.R. Smith missed 24 ft three point jumper.	8	14
7:52	Bobby Simmons defensive rebound.	8	14
7:37	Chris Kaman missed 16 ft jumper.	8	14
7:35	Elton Brand offensive rebound.	8	14
7:31	Rick Brunson missed 17 ft jumper.	8	14
7:30	Dan Dickau defensive rebound.	8	14
7:24	Lee Nailon made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.	8	16
7:16	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	8	16
7:03	Rick Brunson made 15 ft jumper.	10	16
6:43	Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Kaman.	10	16
6:35	Quinton Ross's layup blocked by P.J. Brown.	10	16
6:33	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	10	16
6:28	J.R. Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Simmons.	10	16
6:16	Chris Kaman made layup. Assisted by Rick Brunson.	12	16
5:54	Lee Nailon missed 20 ft jumper.	12	16
5:52	Quinton Ross defensive rebound.	12	16
5:41	Chris Kaman made dunk. Assisted by Rick Brunson.	14	16
5:20	Rodney Rogers made driving layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.	14	18
5:05	Rick Brunson missed 17 ft jumper.	14	18
5:03	J.R. Smith defensive rebound.	14	18
4:56	Elton Brand Personal Foul. Brand's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 1st Team Foul.	14	18
4:56	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for J.R. Smith.	14	18
4:50	Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.	14	18
4:48	Quinton Ross defensive rebound.	14	18
4:31	Elton Brand made layup.	16	18
4:24	Dan Dickau made 16 ft jumper.	16	20
4:00	Quinton Ross made dunk. Assisted by Elton Brand.	18	20
3:32	Lee Nailon made two point shot. Assisted by Dan Dickau.	18	22
3:13	Elton Brand made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.	20	22
2:59	Bostjan Nachbar Lost Ball. Stolen by Quinton Ross.	20	22
2:55	Bostjan Nachbar Shooting Foul. Nachbar's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 1st Team Foul.	20	22
2:55	New Orleans Full Timeout.	20	22
2:55	Chris Andersen enters the game for Rodney Rogers.	20	22
2:55	Quinton Ross made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	22
2:55	Quinton Ross missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
2:53	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	21	22
2:32	P.J. Brown missed 14 ft jumper.	21	22
2:31	New Orleans offensive rebound.	21	22
2:29	Dan Dickau missed 24 ft three point jumper.	21	22
2:28	Elton Brand defensive rebound.	21	22
2:08	Elton Brand made 7 ft jumper. Assisted by Bobby Simmons.	23	22
1:52	Bobby Simmons Personal Foul. Simmons's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 2nd Team Foul.	23	22
1:43	Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Andersen.	23	25
1:24	Bobby Simmons missed 23 ft jumper.	23	25
1:23	Elton Brand offensive rebound.	23	25
1:22	Elton Brand made layup.	25	25
1:00	Lee Nailon missed 23 ft jumper.	25	25
58.6	Chris Kaman defensive rebound.	25	25
44.9	Chris Kaman missed 12 ft two point shot.	25	25
42.9	Lee Nailon defensive rebound.	25	25
29.5	P.J. Brown made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.	25	27
9.6	Quinton Ross made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Rick Brunson.	27	27
2.1	Dan Dickau's layup blocked by Rick Brunson.	27	27
1.1	New Orleans defensive rebound.	27	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	27	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
91
Clippers
100

Game 1

22/12

Clippers
85
Hornets
88

Game 2

23/1

Hornets
89
Clippers
94

Game 3

17/4

Clippers
86
Hornets
75

Game 4

21/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 23 January 2005

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,123

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Scott Wall
Robbie Robinson

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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