Suns 101-88 Hornets (7 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

42-17, 18-9 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	30	19	22	30	101
NO	33	28	18	9	88

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

31-28, 19-10 home

Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot
David West makes two point shot (Kirk Snyder assists)
Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses two point shot
Kirk Snyder makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder makes dunk
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 4-foot running jumper
Desmond Mason misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 12-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Williams assists)
Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot (Speedy Claxton assists)
Aaron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tim Thomas blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Aaron Williams makes layup
Speedy Claxton misses jumper
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 6-foot jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Aaron Williams's jumper
Aaron Williams makes jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 11-foot two point shot
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes dunk
Linton Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 5-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 6-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses layup
Chris Paul makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 17-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses layup
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses layup
Shawn Marion makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Boris Diaw makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Boris Diaw misses layup
Boris Diaw misses layup
Steve Nash makes two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Tim Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 4-foot hook shot
Kirk Snyder blocks Tim Thomas's layup
Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell misses 16-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Raja Bell makes two point shot
Boris Diaw misses 19-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Pat Burke makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Pat Burke's 6-foot hook shot
Raja Bell misses 17-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Shawn Marion misses tip shot
Shawn Marion misses tip shot
Shawn Marion makes tip shot
Linton Johnson blocks Pat Burke's jumper
Pat Burke misses layup
Tim Thomas makes two point shot
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 22-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Eddie House makes 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Eddie House misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes layup
Boris Diaw makes 16-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw misses layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 50-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes driving layup
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Boris Diaw makes dunk
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Tim Thomas makes 5-foot two point shot
Tim Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 20-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes driving layup
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 21-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Boris Diaw misses 6-foot jumper
Eddie House misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Eddie House misses layup
Shawn Marion misses three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot
Leandro Barbosa makes layup

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tim Thomas vs. P.J. Brown (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot	0	2
11:21	Raja Bell misses layup	0	2
11:19	Kirk Snyder defensive rebound	0	2
11:14	David West makes two point shot (Kirk Snyder assists)	0	4
11:00	Shawn Marion makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	3	4
10:34	Desmond Mason misses 14-foot jumper	3	4
10:33	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	3	4
10:21	Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	6	4
10:03	Desmond Mason bad pass (Boris Diaw steals)	6	4
9:57	Shawn Marion makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)	9	4
9:42	David West lost ball (Steve Nash steals)	9	4
9:37	Boris Diaw makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)	11	4
9:15	Desmond Mason makes two point shot	11	6
9:02	Boris Diaw misses layup	11	6
9:00	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	11	6
8:59	Boris Diaw misses layup	11	6
8:57	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	11	6
8:44	David West misses 15-foot jumper	11	6
8:42	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	11	6
8:37	Desmond Mason misses two point shot	11	6
8:36	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	11	6
8:36	Tim Thomas shooting foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	11	6
8:36	P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	11	7
8:36	P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	11	8
8:26	Steve Nash makes two point shot	13	8
8:18	Kirk Snyder makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	13	10
8:00	Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)	16	10
7:43	Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	10
7:41	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	16	10
7:30	Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper	16	13
7:13	Tim Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	16	13
7:13	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	16	13
7:03	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	16	15
6:39	Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	15
6:39	David West defensive rebound	16	15
6:31	Kirk Snyder makes dunk	16	17
6:09	Steve Nash makes 4-foot hook shot	18	17
6:07	Shawn Marion delay of game	18	17
5:56	David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	19
5:37	Kirk Snyder blocks Tim Thomas's layup	18	19
5:35	David West defensive rebound	18	19
5:31	Chris Paul misses 4-foot running jumper	18	19
5:28	Raja Bell defensive rebound	18	19
5:22	Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	19
5:20	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	18	19
5:18	Boris Diaw makes layup	20	19
5:13	Boris Diaw personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	20	19
5:13	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	20	19
5:13	Speedy Claxton enters the game for P.J. Brown	20	19
5:13	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Tim Thomas	20	19
5:13	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	30	35
4:56	Desmond Mason misses 16-foot jumper	20	19
4:54	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	20	19
4:43	Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)	22	19
4:20	Speedy Claxton misses 17-foot jumper	22	19
4:18	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	22	19
4:13	Steve Nash bad pass (David West steals)	22	19
4:07	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	22	21
3:55	Desmond Mason personal foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	22	21
3:47	Boris Diaw makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)	24	21
3:26	David West makes 12-foot two point shot	24	23
3:17	Raja Bell misses 16-foot jumper	24	23
3:15	Leandro Barbosa offensive rebound	24	23
3:14	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	24	23
3:13	Raja Bell offensive rebound	24	23
3:11	Raja Bell makes two point shot	26	23
2:54	Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper	26	23
2:51	Kirk Snyder offensive rebound	26	23
2:49	Kirk Snyder makes layup	26	25
2:31	Boris Diaw misses 19-foot jumper	26	25
2:25	Chris Paul defensive rebound	26	25
2:25	Chris Paul offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)	26	25
2:25	Chris Paul turnover	26	25
2:25	Phoenix full timeout	26	25
2:25	Rasual Butler enters the game for Kirk Snyder	26	25
2:25	Pat Burke enters the game for Boris Diaw	26	25
2:25	Aaron Williams enters the game for David West	26	25
2:13	Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	25
2:12	Phoenix offensive rebound	26	25
2:12	Speedy Claxton loose ball foul (Pat Burke draws the foul)	26	25
2:05	Pat Burke makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	28	25
1:43	Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Williams assists)	28	27
1:31	Rasual Butler blocks Pat Burke's 6-foot hook shot	28	27
1:29	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	28	27
1:20	Desmond Mason makes 5-foot two point shot (Speedy Claxton assists)	28	29
1:02	Raja Bell misses 17-foot jumper	28	29
1:00	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	28	29
52.7	Aaron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	28	31
40.9	Speedy Claxton personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	28	31
33.9	Steve Nash bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	28	31
29.9	Desmond Mason lost ball (Steve Nash steals)	28	31
25.9	Shawn Marion misses layup	28	31
23.9	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	28	31
22.9	Shawn Marion misses tip shot	28	31
22.4	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	28	31
22.4	Shawn Marion misses tip shot	28	31
21.9	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	28	31
20.8	Shawn Marion makes tip shot	30	31
0.0	Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	30	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2-1

Hornets
91
Suns
87

Game 1

13/12

Hornets
91
Suns
87

Game 2

13/12

Suns
101
Hornets
88

Game 3

17/12

Suns
0
Hornets
0

Game 4

17/12

Suns
101
Hornets
88

Game 5

7/3

Suns
101
Hornets
88

Game 6

7/3

Hornets
78
Suns
115

Game 7

18/4

Hornets
78
Suns
115

Game 8

18/4

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 7 March 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,207

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Violet Palmer
Bill Kennedy

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Phoenix	9	7	.563	2.5	L5
Sacramento	8	10	.444	4.5	L4

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