Pistons 96-86 Hornets (11 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

27-5, 13-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	24	18	32	22	96
NO	25	20	19	22	86

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

15-19, 10-7 home

Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses layup
P.J. Brown misses layup
Desmond Mason makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Chris Paul's 4-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 16-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
David West makes layup
Speedy Claxton makes 14-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 6-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 13-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 16-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
David West misses 7-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses 9-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 6-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes dunk
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Desmond Mason's layup
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder makes dunk (P.J. Brown assists)
Desmond Mason makes 5-foot hook shot
Desmond Mason makes 9-foot hook shot
P.J. Brown misses 6-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 13-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West misses layup
David West misses layup
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasheed Wallace blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot two point shot
David West misses layup
Desmond Mason misses layup
J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 7-foot jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Desmond Mason misses 7-foot hook shot
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 9-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Chris Paul's 5-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 13-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
Desmond Mason blocks Tayshaun Prince's 7-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 5-foot running jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carlos Arroyo assists)
Carlos Arroyo makes 16-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Carlos Arroyo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Carlos Arroyo assists)
Carlos Arroyo misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses layup
Rasheed Wallace makes jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 14-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 5-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes jumper
Maurice Evans makes dunk (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
David West blocks Rasheed Wallace's 6-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ben Wallace misses layup
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 6-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 4-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 4-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 4-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Ben Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carlos Arroyo assists)
Carlos Arroyo makes 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes layup
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot jumper
J.R. Smith blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 7-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 5-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses jumper

PISTONS

HORNETS

TIME		DET	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. P.J. Brown (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Rasheed Wallace makes 13-foot two point shot	2	0
11:25	Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper	2	0
11:22	Kirk Snyder offensive rebound	2	0
11:22	Kirk Snyder misses layup	2	0
11:19	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	0
11:07	Kirk Snyder shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	2	0
11:07	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
11:07	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2	4	0
10:56	P.J. Brown misses layup	4	0
10:52	Desmond Mason offensive rebound	4	0
10:52	Desmond Mason makes tip shot	4	2
10:36	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:33	David West defensive rebound	4	2
10:18	Chris Paul makes 10-foot jumper	4	4
9:59	Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:56	David West defensive rebound	4	4
9:51	Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper	4	6
9:30	Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper	6	6
9:07	Desmond Mason turnover	6	6
8:52	Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot two point shot	6	6
8:49	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	6
8:42	Desmond Mason turnover	6	6
8:26	Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper	6	6
8:25	Kirk Snyder defensive rebound	6	6
8:12	David West misses layup	6	6
8:11	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	6	6
7:50	Desmond Mason blocks Tayshaun Prince's 7-foot jumper	6	6
7:48	Kirk Snyder defensive rebound	6	6
7:39	Ben Wallace blocks Chris Paul's 4-foot jumper	6	6
7:35	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	6	6
7:33	Richard Hamilton makes 5-foot running jumper	8	6
7:09	Kirk Snyder makes 16-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)	8	8
6:52	Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
6:50	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	8	8
6:28	Kirk Snyder misses 18-foot jumper	8	8
6:26	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	8	8
6:03	David West makes 17-foot two point shot	8	10
5:37	Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	10
5:35	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	8	10
5:33	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	10
5:33	Detroit offensive rebound	8	10
5:33	Kirk Snyder loose ball foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	8	10
5:33	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	8	10
5:33	Speedy Claxton enters the game for P.J. Brown	8	10
5:33	P.J. Brown enters the game for Kirk Snyder	8	10
5:33	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	8	10
5:30	Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	10	10
5:03	Desmond Mason misses 16-foot jumper	10	10
5:01	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	10	10
4:58	David West shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	10	10
4:58	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	10	10
4:58	Chris Andersen enters the game for P.J. Brown	10	10
4:58	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	11	10
4:58	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
4:45	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	12	10
4:45	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	12	11
4:45	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
4:28	Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	14	12
4:13	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	14
3:45	Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	16	14
3:30	David West misses 16-foot jumper	16	14
3:28	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	16	14
3:17	Tayshaun Prince turnover	16	14
3:15	Chauncey Billups personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	14
3:15	Carlos Arroyo enters the game for Chauncey Billups	16	14
2:53	David West makes 10-foot jumper	16	16
2:31	Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carlos Arroyo assists)	19	16
2:02	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
2:00	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	19	16
1:46	Carlos Arroyo lost ball (Speedy Claxton steals)	19	16
1:39	Desmond Mason misses layup	19	16
1:38	David West offensive rebound	19	16
1:37	David West makes layup	19	18
1:30	Detroit full timeout	19	18
1:30	Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Ben Wallace	19	18
1:30	Rasual Butler enters the game for Desmond Mason	19	18
1:22	Chris Paul personal foul (Carlos Arroyo draws the foul)	19	18
1:13	Carlos Arroyo makes 16-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)	21	18
53.9	Speedy Claxton makes 14-foot two point shot	21	20
32.9	Tayshaun Prince bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	21	20
28.1	Speedy Claxton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	21	22
10.9	Carlos Arroyo lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	21	22
3.6	Chris Paul makes layup	21	24
3.6	Carlos Arroyo shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	21	24
3.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1	21	25
0.0	Carlos Arroyo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	24	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	25

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Pistons
96
Hornets
86

Game 1

11/1

Pistons
96
Hornets
86

Game 2

11/1

Hornets
93
Pistons
101

Game 3

5/4

Hornets
93
Pistons
101

Game 4

5/4

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 11 January 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,260

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Anthony Jordan
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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