Celtics 101-87 Hornets (8 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

8-10, 2-5 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	28	24	18	101
NO	24	24	23	16	87

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

8-10, 4-4 home

David West misses 21-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 23-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Desmond Mason makes layup
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
David West misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Desmond Mason misses 6-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton misses 13-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 18-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Andersen makes dunk
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Chris Andersen's layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton misses layup
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West makes 5-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler makes 6-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Jackson Vroman makes 4-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses layup
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses jumper
J.R. Smith misses 13-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Desmond Mason makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes layup (P.J. Brown assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup (P.J. Brown assists)
Raef LaFrentz blocks David West's layup
Chris Paul misses layup
P.J. Brown misses layup
Raef LaFrentz blocks P.J. Brown's layup
Ricky Davis blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Al Jefferson blocks David West's layup
David West makes 8-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton makes jumper
Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper
David West makes tip shot
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 5-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses jumper
J.R. Smith makes dunk (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Rasual Butler makes layup
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper
Desmond Mason blocks Paul Pierce's 10-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Ricky Davis makes layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes layup
Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes tip shot
Paul Pierce makes 6-foot running jumper
Mark Blount makes 6-foot jumper
Delonte West misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)
Al Jefferson misses 5-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes tip shot
Rasual Butler blocks Ricky Davis's layup
Orien Greene misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Orien Greene assists)
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Mark Blount makes 17-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes tip shot
Orien Greene misses 20-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes two point shot (Ricky Davis assists)
Paul Pierce misses 9-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Mark Blount assists)
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Ricky Davis makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Mark Blount makes 11-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Paul Pierce's 5-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 24-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 13-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses layup
Ricky Davis makes 9-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses layup
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Delonte West misses layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Orien Greene assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses jumper
Orien Greene misses layup
Mark Blount makes layup
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Mark Blount makes two point shot
Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 11-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 16-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 22-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Ricky Davis's jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses jumper

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. P.J. Brown (J.R. Smith gains possession)	0	0
11:37	David West misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper	2	0
11:15	David West bad pass	2	0
11:02	Desmond Mason blocks Paul Pierce's 10-foot jumper	2	0
11:00	Paul Pierce offensive rebound	2	0
11:00	Paul Pierce offensive foul (David West draws the foul)	2	0
11:00	Paul Pierce turnover	2	0
10:40	J.R. Smith misses 23-foot jumper	2	0
10:37	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	2	0
10:25	Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:22	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	0
10:18	Chris Paul misses layup	2	0
10:17	Desmond Mason offensive rebound	2	0
10:15	Desmond Mason makes layup	2	2
10:00	Paul Pierce makes layup	4	2
9:40	Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper	4	4
9:22	Ricky Davis makes layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)	6	4
9:15	David West misses layup	6	4
9:11	David West offensive rebound	6	4
9:10	David West makes tip shot	6	6
9:06	Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)	9	6
8:44	Desmond Mason misses 6-foot jumper	9	6
8:41	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	9	6
8:37	Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper	9	6
8:34	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	6
8:33	Ricky Davis shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	9	6
8:33	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
8:33	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
8:19	Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper	12	8
8:03	Delonte West personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	12	8
7:50	David West makes 14-foot two point shot	12	10
7:33	Raef LaFrentz makes 20-foot jumper	14	10
7:13	J.R. Smith makes driving layup	14	12
7:00	Delonte West bad pass	14	12
6:46	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	14	12
6:46	J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
6:46	J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
6:30	Paul Pierce makes jumper	16	14
6:13	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	16	16
5:58	Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	16
5:56	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	16	16
5:41	J.R. Smith lost ball (Raef LaFrentz steals)	16	16
5:37	Delonte West makes layup	18	16
5:26	Chris Paul makes driving layup	18	18
5:26	Raef LaFrentz shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	18	18
5:26	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	18	18
5:26	Speedy Claxton enters the game for J.R. Smith	18	18
5:26	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1	18	18
5:24	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	18	18
5:03	Ricky Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	18
5:01	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound	18	18
5:00	Raef LaFrentz makes tip shot	20	18
4:47	Desmond Mason lost ball (Delonte West steals)	20	18
4:37	Paul Pierce makes 6-foot running jumper	22	18
4:16	Raef LaFrentz shooting foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	22	18
4:16	P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	22	19
4:16	Chris Andersen enters the game for David West	22	19
4:16	Mark Blount enters the game for Raef LaFrentz	22	19
4:16	P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	22	20
4:00	Chris Andersen shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	22	20
4:00	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2	23	20
4:00	Orien Greene enters the game for Ricky Davis	23	20
4:00	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2	24	20
3:47	Speedy Claxton misses 13-foot jumper	24	20
3:45	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	24	20
3:31	Mark Blount makes 6-foot jumper	26	20
3:14	Desmond Mason misses 18-foot jumper	26	20
3:12	Speedy Claxton offensive rebound	26	20
3:10	Speedy Claxton turnover	26	20
2:49	Delonte West misses jumper	26	20
2:47	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	26	20
2:38	Speedy Claxton bad pass	26	20
2:38	Boston full timeout	26	20
2:10	P.J. Brown makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	26	22
1:47	Orien Greene offensive foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	26	22
1:47	Orien Greene turnover	26	22
1:47	Rasual Butler enters the game for Desmond Mason	26	22
1:47	Al Jefferson enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	26	22
1:35	Chris Andersen makes dunk	26	24
1:34	Chris Andersen hanging on rim foul (2nd personal foul)	26	24
1:34	Paul Pierce makes technical free throw	27	24
1:34	Ricky Davis enters the game for Delonte West	27	24
1:17	Al Jefferson makes 5-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)	29	24
58.9	P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper	29	24
56.9	Delonte West defensive rebound	29	24
41.7	Al Jefferson misses 5-foot jumper	29	24
41.7	Mark Blount offensive rebound	29	24
40.9	Mark Blount makes tip shot	31	24
26.9	Chris Paul misses jumper	31	24
24.9	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	31	24
24.9	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Delonte West	31	24
6.6	Al Jefferson blocks Chris Andersen's layup	31	24
6.6	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	31	24
6.6	Delonte West enters the game for Al Jefferson	31	24
0.3	Rasual Butler blocks Ricky Davis's layup	31	24
0.1	Chris Paul defensive rebound	31	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	24

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Celtics
101
Hornets
87

Game 1

8/12

Celtics
101
Hornets
87

Game 2

8/12

Hornets
78
Celtics
91

Game 3

24/1

Hornets
78
Celtics
91

Game 4

24/1

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 8 December 2005

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,753

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
James Capers
Michael Henderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	15	3	.833	-	W6
New York	10	7	.588	4.5	W1
Brooklyn	8	10	.444	7	W2
Toronto	4	14	.222	11	L2
Philadelphia	3	13	.188	11	L1

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