Mavericks 95-90 Hornets (31 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

22-8, 11-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	22	22	29	22	95
NO	25	19	19	27	90

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

12-17, 7-6 home

P.J. Brown makes 17-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses two point shot
J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes dunk
Desmond Mason misses 11-foot two point shot
Erick Dampier blocks David West's layup
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 4-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 20-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses layup
David West misses tip shot
Speedy Claxton misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (David West assists)
David West makes 18-foot two point shot
David West makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)
P.J. Brown misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
David West makes 8-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses 8-foot hook shot
P.J. Brown makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses driving layup
Josh Howard blocks J.R. Smith's 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Desmond Mason misses dunk
P.J. Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Desmond Mason misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 21-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton misses 22-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses driving layup
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse blocks Kirk Snyder's layup
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Speedy Claxton misses 5-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Rasual Butler's layup
David West makes layup
Speedy Claxton makes 16-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 15-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 7-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 20-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 29-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 8-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes tip shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Jason Terry misses 5-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes 6-foot hook shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes 9-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Josh Howard makes 7-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
P.J. Brown blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 8-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 6-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
DeSagana Diop makes tip shot
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 5-foot jumper
Keith Van Horn misses 9-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels misses 17-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 21-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 18-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses two point shot
Keith Van Horn makes layup
Chris Andersen blocks Marquis Daniels's layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 7-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Keith Van Horn misses 16-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 16-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 8-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes 10-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 9-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels makes dunk
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 20-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 23-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
Josh Howard misses 6-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Keith Van Horn misses layup
Jerry Stackhouse makes 17-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 45-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Keith Van Horn assists)
Jason Terry misses driving layup
Devin Harris misses driving layup
Josh Howard misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 24-foot three point jumper

MAVERICKS

HORNETS

TIME		DAL	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. P.J. Brown (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Josh Howard shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	0	0
11:47	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:47	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	0	0
11:47	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:30	Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)	2	1
11:14	P.J. Brown makes 17-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)	2	3
11:00	Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper	2	3
10:57	David West defensive rebound	2	3
10:51	David West misses 19-foot jumper	2	3
10:48	Josh Howard defensive rebound	2	3
10:38	Marquis Daniels misses 8-foot jumper	2	3
10:37	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	2	3
10:36	Erick Dampier makes tip shot	4	3
10:17	Desmond Mason misses 17-foot jumper	4	3
10:15	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	4	3
10:07	Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper	4	3
10:06	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	4	3
9:56	David West misses two point shot	4	3
9:55	Josh Howard defensive rebound	4	3
9:36	Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)	6	3
9:18	J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper	6	3
9:17	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	6	3
9:10	Jason Terry misses 5-foot jumper	6	3
9:07	Dallas defensive rebound	6	3
8:52	Jason Terry loose ball foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	3
8:37	J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
8:18	David West personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	6	6
8:06	Erick Dampier makes 6-foot hook shot	8	6
7:39	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	8
7:18	Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper	8	8
7:16	Marquis Daniels offensive rebound	8	8
7:15	Marquis Daniels makes 9-foot jumper	10	8
6:52	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	10
6:33	Erick Dampier bad pass (Desmond Mason steals)	10	10
6:30	Desmond Mason makes dunk	10	12
6:11	Jason Terry makes driving layup	12	12
6:01	Desmond Mason misses 11-foot two point shot	12	12
5:58	Josh Howard defensive rebound	12	12
5:48	Josh Howard makes 7-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	14	12
5:33	Erick Dampier blocks David West's layup	14	12
5:33	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	14	12
5:33	David West loose ball foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)	14	12
5:33	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	12
5:33	Rasual Butler enters the game for David West	14	12
5:20	Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper	14	12
5:18	Jason Terry offensive rebound	14	12
5:05	P.J. Brown blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 8-foot jumper	14	12
5:05	Dallas defensive rebound	14	12
5:05	Speedy Claxton enters the game for J.R. Smith	14	12
4:41	P.J. Brown lost ball (Marquis Daniels steals)	14	12
4:33	Chris Paul personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)	14	12
4:33	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Josh Howard	14	12
4:33	Devin Harris enters the game for Marquis Daniels	14	12
4:20	P.J. Brown offensive foul (1st personal foul)	14	12
4:20	Dallas defensive rebound	14	12
4:11	Devin Harris misses 6-foot jumper	14	12
4:09	Dallas defensive rebound	14	12
4:05	P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	14
3:40	Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	14
3:36	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	14
3:30	Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	14	16
3:30	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier	14	16
3:30	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	14	16
3:30	Josh Howard enters the game for Jason Terry	14	16
3:30	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	14	17
3:16	Speedy Claxton offensive foul (Jerry Stackhouse draws the foul)	14	17
3:16	Josh Howard turnover	14	17
3:09	Rasual Butler personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	14	17
3:09	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
3:09	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
2:48	Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper	16	19
2:27	Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper	16	19
2:25	Josh Howard offensive rebound	16	19
2:25	Josh Howard makes layup	18	19
2:25	Chris Paul shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	18	19
2:25	Kirk Snyder enters the game for Chris Paul	18	19
2:25	Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 1	18	19
2:25	Dallas full timeout	37	38
2:23	Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound	18	19
2:20	Dirk Nowitzki misses layup	18	19
2:19	DeSagana Diop offensive rebound	18	19
2:17	DeSagana Diop makes tip shot	20	19
1:55	Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper	20	19
1:54	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	20	19
1:39	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Brown assists)	20	22
1:30	Devin Harris lost ball (Speedy Claxton steals)	20	22
1:30	Josh Howard loose ball foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	20	22
1:30	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Josh Howard	20	22
1:17	P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper	20	22
1:15	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	20	22
1:00	Marquis Daniels makes layup (Jerry Stackhouse assists)	22	22
42.9	Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper	22	22
40.9	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	22	22
34.9	Desmond Mason misses 4-foot jumper	22	22
32.9	Marquis Daniels defensive rebound	22	22
18.9	Dirk Nowitzki misses 5-foot jumper	22	22
16.9	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	22	22
4.3	Devin Harris shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	22	22
4.3	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	22	22
4.3	Speedy Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2	22	22
4.3	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	22	22
4.3	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
3.9	Jerry Stackhouse bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	22	23
0.0	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)	22	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	25

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 5-0

Mavericks
109
Hornets
103

Game 1

13/11

Mavericks
109
Hornets
103

Game 2

13/11

Hornets
88
Mavericks
97

Game 3

4/12

Hornets
88
Mavericks
97

Game 4

4/12

Mavericks
95
Hornets
90

Game 5

31/12

Mavericks
95
Hornets
90

Game 6

1/1

Hornets
77
Mavericks
101

Game 7

9/4

Hornets
77
Mavericks
101

Game 8

9/4

Paycom Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2005

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,170

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Scott Foster
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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