Hornets 95-86 Grizzlies (29 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

21-22, 9-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	20	25	22	28	95
MEM	25	20	20	21	86

Memphis Grizzlies

25-18, 14-7 home

Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot
Bobby Jackson makes 21-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddie Jones assists)
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses driving layup
Shane Battier makes two point shot
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 5-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
Chucky Atkins misses three point jumper
Brian Cardinal misses 16-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones makes driving layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Dahntay Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antonio Burks misses 4-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Hakim Warrick assists)
Shane Battier misses 10-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick makes jumper
Mike Miller misses 22-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 28-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Shane Battier misses 13-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones makes 15-foot running jumper
Pau Gasol makes jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 6-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Eddie Jones misses three point jumper
Lorenzen Wright makes layup
Mike Miller makes driving layup
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses 9-foot two point shot
Mike Miller makes layup (Eddie Jones assists)
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Chucky Atkins assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 13-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
David West blocks Hakim Warrick's 8-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses 17-foot jumper
Eddie Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Shane Battier makes hook shot
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Mike Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Eddie Jones assists)
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
David West makes jumper
Desmond Mason makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
Desmond Mason misses 13-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 13-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones blocks Kirk Snyder's driving layup
Desmond Mason misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses layup
P.J. Brown makes tip shot
Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 19-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Pau Gasol blocks Jackson Vroman's layup
Desmond Mason misses 56-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton makes two point shot
Speedy Claxton makes 16-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown makes driving dunk
P.J. Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 22-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 6-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason misses driving layup
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 14-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Kirk Snyder makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 18-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 13-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Chris Paul's layup
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David West misses tip shot
David West misses layup
Jackson Vroman misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses layup
David West makes layup
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul misses three point jumper
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
Kirk Snyder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 5-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown makes 4-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton misses 6-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
P.J. Brown makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)

HORNETS

GRIZZLIES

TIME		NO	MEM
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Pau Gasol (Bobby Jackson gains possession)	0	0
11:48	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	0	0
11:48	Eddie Jones makes technical free throw	0	1
11:37	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	1
11:34	David West defensive rebound	0	1
11:15	David West misses 12-foot two point shot	0	1
11:12	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	0	1
10:56	Pau Gasol makes two point shot	0	3
10:37	David West makes jumper	2	3
10:18	Bobby Jackson makes 21-foot jumper	2	5
10:03	Desmond Mason makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)	4	5
9:47	Lorenzen Wright lost ball (Kirk Snyder steals)	4	5
9:44	Eddie Jones personal foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)	4	5
9:38	Desmond Mason misses 13-foot jumper	4	5
9:37	Lorenzen Wright defensive rebound	4	5
9:18	Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddie Jones assists)	4	8
9:07	P.J. Brown misses 13-foot two point shot	4	8
9:04	Lorenzen Wright defensive rebound	4	8
9:00	Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	4	10
8:32	Eddie Jones blocks Kirk Snyder's driving layup	4	10
8:29	Shane Battier defensive rebound	4	10
8:15	Bobby Jackson misses driving layup	4	10
8:11	David West defensive rebound	4	10
8:07	Kirk Snyder offensive foul (Eddie Jones draws the foul)	4	10
8:07	Kirk Snyder turnover	4	10
7:56	Shane Battier makes two point shot	4	12
7:56	Desmond Mason shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	4	12
7:56	Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 1	4	13
7:41	Desmond Mason misses 19-foot jumper	4	13
7:39	Eddie Jones defensive rebound	4	13
7:33	Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	13
7:31	Kirk Snyder defensive rebound	4	13
7:28	Eddie Jones personal foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	4	13
7:28	Mike Miller enters the game for Eddie Jones	4	13
7:22	Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	4	13
7:22	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	5	13
7:22	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	6	13
7:01	Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	13
7:00	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	13
6:45	Shane Battier shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	6	13
6:45	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	7	13
6:45	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
6:22	Bobby Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)	8	16
6:00	David West misses layup	8	16
5:58	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	10	16
5:58	P.J. Brown makes tip shot	10	16
5:52	Memphis full timeout	10	16
5:52	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	10	16
5:43	Pau Gasol makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)	10	18
5:24	Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper	10	18
5:22	Mike Miller defensive rebound	10	18
5:13	Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper	10	18
5:11	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	10	18
5:05	Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper	10	18
5:03	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	10	18
4:45	Shane Battier misses 5-foot jumper	10	18
4:43	David West defensive rebound	10	18
4:31	Desmond Mason misses 19-foot jumper	10	18
4:28	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	10	18
4:22	Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	18
4:20	David West defensive rebound	10	18
4:13	Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper	10	18
4:11	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	10	18
4:03	Pau Gasol makes layup (Mike Miller assists)	10	20
3:55	Desmond Mason misses layup	10	20
3:55	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	10	20
3:55	Jackson Vroman enters the game for P.J. Brown	10	20
3:55	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Shane Battier	10	20
3:47	Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	10	20
3:47	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	11	20
3:47	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Lorenzen Wright	11	20
3:47	Antonio Burks enters the game for Bobby Jackson	11	20
3:47	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	12	20
3:29	Chucky Atkins misses three point jumper	12	20
3:27	Jackson Vroman defensive rebound	12	20
3:19	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	14	20
3:00	Brian Cardinal misses 16-foot jumper	14	20
2:58	Brian Cardinal offensive rebound	14	20
2:57	Brian Cardinal lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	14	20
2:57	Brian Cardinal personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	20
2:57	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	20
2:57	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	15	20
2:57	Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2	15	20
2:55	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	15	20
2:38	Mike Miller offensive foul (Jackson Vroman draws the foul)	15	20
2:38	Mike Miller turnover	15	20
2:23	Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	17	20
2:23	Mike Miller shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	17	20
2:23	Dahntay Jones enters the game for Mike Miller	17	20
2:23	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 1	17	20
2:21	Brian Cardinal defensive rebound	17	20
2:11	David West shooting foul (Brian Cardinal draws the foul)	17	20
2:11	Brian Cardinal misses free throw 1 of 2	17	20
2:11	Memphis offensive rebound	17	20
2:11	Brian Cardinal makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
1:51	David West makes 14-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)	19	21
1:40	Chucky Atkins offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	19	21
1:40	Chucky Atkins turnover	19	21
1:31	Chris Paul misses driving layup	19	21
1:30	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	19	21
1:28	Pau Gasol bad pass (David West steals)	19	21
1:22	Pau Gasol blocks Jackson Vroman's layup	19	21
1:22	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	19	21
1:22	David West loose ball foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	19	21
1:05	Dahntay Jones makes driving layup (Pau Gasol assists)	19	23
51.0	Chucky Atkins personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	19	23
51.0	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
51.0	Rasual Butler enters the game for David West	20	23
51.0	Speedy Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2	20	23
49.9	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	20	23
33.0	Antonio Burks bad pass	20	23
17.3	Desmond Mason offensive foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)	20	23
17.3	Desmond Mason turnover	20	23
2.9	Dahntay Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	23
0.9	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	20	23
0.9	Speedy Claxton shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	20	23
0.9	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	20	24
0.9	Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	20	25
0.3	Desmond Mason misses 56-foot three point jumper	20	25
0.0	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	20	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	25

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Hornets
73
Grizzlies
89

Game 1

7/12

Hornets
73
Grizzlies
89

Game 2

7/12

Grizzlies
79
Hornets
87

Game 3

19/1

Grizzlies
79
Hornets
87

Game 4

19/1

Hornets
95
Grizzlies
86

Game 5

29/1

Hornets
95
Grizzlies
86

Game 6

29/1

Grizzlies
102
Hornets
107

Game 7

1/4

Grizzlies
102
Hornets
107

Game 8

1/4

FedExForum

12:00 AM, 29 January 2006

Memphis, TN

Attendance: 16,228

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Michael Smith
Leon Wood

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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