Hornets 109-98 Knicks (22 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

20-20, 8-13 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	33	23	31	22	109
NY	30	21	20	27	98

New York Knicks

13-26, 9-11 home

Eddy Curry makes 7-foot two point shot (Quentin Richardson assists)
Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Quentin Richardson's layup
David Lee makes 18-foot jumper (Quentin Richardson assists)
Eddy Curry makes slam dunk (Quentin Richardson assists)
Quentin Richardson misses 16-foot jumper
Eddy Curry makes layup
Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot two point shot
David West blocks Quentin Richardson's 7-foot jumper
Quentin Richardson makes layup (David Lee assists)
Maurice Taylor misses hook shot
Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
David Lee makes 9-foot running jumper
Maurice Taylor makes 7-foot two point shot
Jamal Crawford makes driving layup
Malik Rose misses layup
Channing Frye makes 13-foot two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford makes 22-foot jumper
Nate Robinson makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson misses 21-foot jumper
Malik Rose misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
Qyntel Woods misses 7-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 11-foot jumper
Nate Robinson makes 19-foot jumper (Qyntel Woods assists)
Channing Frye misses 14-foot jumper
Qyntel Woods makes driving dunk (Nate Robinson assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Qyntel Woods's 6-foot jumper
P.J. Brown blocks Maurice Taylor's layup
Maurice Taylor misses 5-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maurice Taylor makes layup
Qyntel Woods makes driving layup
Jerome James misses jumper
Channing Frye misses tip shot
Jamal Crawford misses layup
Channing Frye makes layup (Qyntel Woods assists)
Qyntel Woods misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Channing Frye assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper
Quentin Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eddy Curry makes layup (Maurice Taylor assists)
Eddy Curry misses 6-foot jumper
David Lee misses layup
Maurice Taylor misses 9-foot hook shot
David Lee makes tip shot
Maurice Taylor misses 6-foot hook shot
Eddy Curry misses layup
Jamal Crawford makes 22-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford misses layup
Maurice Taylor makes 6-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 6-foot running jumper
Jamal Crawford makes two point shot
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Channing Frye's layup
Channing Frye makes 12-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 13-foot jumper
Qyntel Woods makes two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Qyntel Woods's jumper
Nate Robinson misses two point shot
Channing Frye makes layup
Qyntel Woods makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Channing Frye makes jumper (Qyntel Woods assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Qyntel Woods assists)
Jamal Crawford makes two point shot
Channing Frye makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Nate Robinson makes driving layup
Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes dunk
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
David West misses layup
Desmond Mason misses driving layup
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses jumper
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 21-foot jumper
Maurice Taylor blocks P.J. Brown's layup
David Lee blocks P.J. Brown's layup
Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder makes 11-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses driving layup
David West makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses 10-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 28-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
P.J. Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul makes 4-foot two point shot
David West misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder misses layup
Desmond Mason makes driving layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Chris Paul misses jumper
Channing Frye blocks Desmond Mason's layup
Kirk Snyder makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)
P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 49-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason makes 4-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason makes slam dunk (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
P.J. Brown misses 22-foot jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Speedy Claxton makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 12-foot jumper
Eddy Curry blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
P.J. Brown makes 5-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 10-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Qyntel Woods blocks Rasual Butler's 16-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 16-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 12-foot jumper
Malik Rose blocks P.J. Brown's dunk
David West makes 8-foot running jumper
David West misses 8-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 6-foot running jumper
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Chris Paul makes tip shot

HORNETS

KNICKS

TIME		NO	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Eddy Curry (Maurice Taylor gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Eddy Curry makes 7-foot two point shot (Quentin Richardson assists)	0	2
11:22	David West misses layup	0	2
11:21	Eddy Curry defensive rebound	0	2
11:11	Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:08	David Lee offensive rebound	0	2
11:02	David West blocks Quentin Richardson's layup	0	2
11:00	New York offensive rebound	0	2
10:53	David Lee makes 18-foot jumper (Quentin Richardson assists)	0	4
10:37	Desmond Mason misses driving layup	0	4
10:34	Maurice Taylor defensive rebound	0	4
10:29	Eddy Curry makes slam dunk (Quentin Richardson assists)	0	6
10:22	Maurice Taylor shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	0	6
10:22	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	1	6
10:22	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
10:11	Quentin Richardson misses 16-foot jumper	2	6
10:08	David West defensive rebound	2	6
10:00	David West offensive foul (David Lee draws the foul)	2	6
10:00	David West turnover	2	6
9:44	Eddy Curry makes layup	2	8
9:34	Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	8
9:18	Jamal Crawford bad pass (David West steals)	4	8
9:11	P.J. Brown makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	6	8
8:48	Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:47	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	8
8:41	Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper	8	8
8:26	Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot two point shot	8	10
8:18	David Lee shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	8	10
8:18	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	9	10
8:18	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	10	10
8:06	David West blocks Quentin Richardson's 7-foot jumper	10	10
8:03	Maurice Taylor offensive rebound	10	10
7:54	Quentin Richardson makes layup (David Lee assists)	10	12
7:39	P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper	10	12
7:37	Quentin Richardson defensive rebound	10	12
7:24	Maurice Taylor misses hook shot	10	12
7:22	Chris Paul defensive rebound	10	12
7:07	Desmond Mason misses jumper	10	12
7:05	Kirk Snyder offensive rebound	10	12
7:03	Kirk Snyder makes layup	12	12
7:03	Eddy Curry shooting foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)	12	12
7:03	Kirk Snyder makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
6:43	Quentin Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:41	New York defensive rebound	13	12
6:22	Kirk Snyder misses 21-foot jumper	13	12
6:20	Chris Paul offensive rebound	13	12
6:09	Maurice Taylor blocks P.J. Brown's layup	13	12
6:07	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	13	12
6:07	David Lee blocks P.J. Brown's layup	13	12
6:07	David Lee defensive rebound	13	12
6:03	Chris Paul shooting foul (Jamal Crawford draws the foul)	13	12
6:03	New York full timeout	13	12
6:03	Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:03	Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
5:48	Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	15	14
5:24	Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:22	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	15	14
5:07	Kirk Snyder makes 11-foot jumper (David West assists)	17	14
5:00	New York 20 Sec. timeout	17	14
4:47	David Lee makes 9-foot running jumper	17	16
4:22	David West misses 16-foot jumper	17	16
4:22	Maurice Taylor defensive rebound	17	16
4:03	Maurice Taylor makes 7-foot two point shot	17	18
3:57	Chris Paul lost ball (Jamal Crawford steals)	17	18
3:51	Jamal Crawford makes driving layup	17	20
3:47	Maurice Taylor personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	17	20
3:47	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	17	20
3:47	Chris Andersen enters the game for P.J. Brown	17	20
3:47	Nate Robinson enters the game for David Lee	17	20
3:47	Channing Frye enters the game for Eddy Curry	17	20
3:47	Malik Rose enters the game for Maurice Taylor	17	20
3:36	David West misses driving layup	17	20
3:35	David West offensive rebound	19	20
3:35	David West makes tip shot	19	20
3:21	Speedy Claxton personal foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)	19	20
3:12	Malik Rose misses layup	19	20
3:10	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	19	20
2:57	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	21	20
2:43	Channing Frye makes 13-foot two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)	21	22
2:38	Nate Robinson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	21	22
2:38	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	21	22
2:38	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	22	22
2:38	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
2:21	Channing Frye lost ball (Speedy Claxton steals)	23	22
2:13	Speedy Claxton makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	25	22
1:52	Jamal Crawford makes 22-foot jumper	25	24
1:28	Desmond Mason misses 10-foot jumper	25	24
1:25	David West offensive rebound	25	24
1:24	David West makes two point shot	27	24
1:07	Chris Andersen shooting foul (Malik Rose draws the foul)	27	24
1:07	Rasual Butler enters the game for Desmond Mason	27	24
1:07	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Quentin Richardson	27	24
1:07	Malik Rose makes free throw 1 of 2	27	25
1:07	Malik Rose makes free throw 2 of 2	27	26
55.7	Chris Paul makes 28-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)	30	26
46.9	Nate Robinson makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	30	28
35.2	Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)	33	28
27.4	Speedy Claxton shooting foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)	33	28
27.4	Nate Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	33	29
27.4	Nate Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	33	30
4.9	Rasual Butler traveling	33	30
4.9	Quentin Richardson enters the game for Trevor Ariza	33	30
2.5	Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	30
1.8	Nate Robinson offensive rebound	33	30
0.9	Nate Robinson misses 21-foot jumper	33	30
0.0	New York offensive rebound	33	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	30

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
109
Knicks
98

Game 1

22/1

Hornets
109
Knicks
98

Game 2

22/1

Knicks
100
Hornets
111

Game 3

11/2

Knicks
100
Hornets
111

Game 4

11/2

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 22 January 2006

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Greg Willard
Michael Henderson
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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