Spurs 96-81 Hornets (15 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

31-32, 12-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	18	21	16	81
SA	31	26	22	17	96

San Antonio Spurs

50-14, 28-4 home

Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker makes 1-foot two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes dunk (Tony Parker assists)
Kirk Snyder blocks Bruce Bowen's layup
Nazr Mohammed makes dunk (Bruce Bowen assists)
Tony Parker makes 18-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses layup
Tony Parker makes 7-foot running jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 10-foot jumper
Bruce Bowen misses 11-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic makes two point shot (Tony Parker assists)
Tony Parker makes driving layup
Brent Barry makes three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Robert Horry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasho Nesterovic misses 7-foot two point shot
Michael Finley makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Brent Barry makes two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Rasho Nesterovic misses 6-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes two point shot (Brent Barry assists)
Beno Udrih misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan makes driving layup
Manu Ginobili misses layup
Tony Parker misses layup
Tony Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 10-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes layup
Tony Parker misses 16-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)
Tony Parker misses layup
Bruce Bowen makes 3-foot two point shot (Tony Parker assists)
Bruce Bowen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry makes three point jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Tony Parker's layup
Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nazr Mohammed assists)
Tim Duncan misses 7-foot jumper
Bruce Bowen misses 18-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic misses 15-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bruce Bowen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan makes dunk (Tony Parker assists)
Tim Duncan misses 6-foot two point shot
Tim Duncan makes 17-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Brent Barry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan makes 7-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Tony Parker makes layup
Tim Duncan misses jumper
Brent Barry makes 20-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes three point jumper (Robert Horry assists)
Beno Udrih makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
Bruce Bowen misses three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 18-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses jumper
Michael Finley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 15-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses layup
Nazr Mohammed makes jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Bruce Bowen makes layup (Tony Parker assists)
Bruce Bowen misses driving layup
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker misses layup
Tony Parker misses 23-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes layup
Tim Duncan makes 8-foot two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)
Tim Duncan makes slam dunk (Tony Parker assists)
Bruce Bowen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Michael Finley misses three point jumper
Sean Marks makes 21-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Desmond Mason misses 10-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes jumper (David West assists)
Marc Jackson makes 14-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Tim Duncan blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Speedy Claxton's driving layup
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Speedy Claxton makes jumper
Aaron Williams misses 5-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 5-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton misses layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes layup
J.R. Smith misses layup
David West makes layup
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes dunk (Kirk Snyder assists)
Kirk Snyder makes 10-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses layup
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup
Kirk Snyder makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot running jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 4-foot two point shot
Kirk Snyder makes slam dunk
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Tim Duncan blocks David West's layup
Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
Manu Ginobili blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Marc Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses 5-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson misses layup
Chris Paul makes 4-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Linton Johnson misses 4-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 3-foot two point shot
Robert Horry blocks Aaron Williams's jumper
Rasual Butler makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Manu Ginobili blocks David West's driving layup
Marc Jackson misses 12-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes driving layup
Marc Jackson makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Nazr Mohammed blocks David West's layup
Chris Paul makes layup (Marc Jackson assists)
Beno Udrih blocks Chris Paul's driving layup
Brent Barry blocks Rasual Butler's layup
Rasual Butler makes layup

HORNETS

SPURS

TIME		NO	SA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: David West vs. Nazr Mohammed (Tony Parker gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Marc Jackson shooting foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)	0	0
11:41	Manu Ginobili makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:41	Manu Ginobili makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:21	Desmond Mason misses 10-foot two point shot	0	2
11:19	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	0	2
11:10	Chris Paul personal foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	0	2
11:10	Rasual Butler enters the game for Desmond Mason	0	2
10:56	Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:56	San Antonio defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Tim Duncan loose ball foul (David West draws the foul)	0	2
10:45	Marc Jackson makes jumper (David West assists)	2	2
10:36	Tony Parker makes 1-foot two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)	2	4
10:15	Marc Jackson makes 14-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	4	4
9:45	Manu Ginobili misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:44	Tim Duncan offensive rebound	4	4
9:34	Nazr Mohammed makes dunk (Tony Parker assists)	4	6
9:15	Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper	4	6
9:14	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	4	6
9:10	Kirk Snyder blocks Bruce Bowen's layup	4	6
9:07	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	4	6
9:04	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
9:04	Tony Parker shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	6	6
9:04	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	7	6
8:45	David West shooting foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	7	6
8:45	Tim Duncan makes free throw 1 of 2	7	7
8:45	Tim Duncan makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
8:30	Marc Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot	9	8
8:14	Nazr Mohammed makes dunk (Bruce Bowen assists)	9	10
8:00	Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	10
7:46	Tony Parker makes 18-foot jumper	11	12
7:24	Chris Paul makes driving layup	13	12
7:18	Tony Parker misses layup	13	12
7:16	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	13	12
7:07	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	15	12
6:41	Tony Parker makes 7-foot running jumper (Tim Duncan assists)	15	14
6:33	Tim Duncan blocks Chris Paul's layup	15	14
6:33	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	15	14
6:33	Rasho Nesterovic enters the game for Nazr Mohammed	15	14
6:33	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	15	14
6:33	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	15	14
6:18	Manu Ginobili misses 10-foot jumper	15	14
6:15	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	15	14
6:07	David West makes 7-foot two point shot	17	14
5:48	Bruce Bowen misses 11-foot jumper	17	14
5:46	San Antonio offensive rebound	17	14
5:46	San Antonio full timeout	17	14
5:46	Aaron Williams enters the game for David West	17	14
5:46	Michael Finley enters the game for Manu Ginobili	17	14
5:28	Tim Duncan lost ball (Rasual Butler steals)	17	14
5:07	Bruce Bowen personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	17	14
4:58	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper	19	14
4:43	Aaron Williams personal foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	19	14
4:43	Robert Horry enters the game for Tim Duncan	19	14
4:43	Brent Barry enters the game for Bruce Bowen	19	14
4:33	Rasho Nesterovic makes two point shot (Tony Parker assists)	19	16
4:11	Rasho Nesterovic blocks Speedy Claxton's driving layup	19	16
4:11	Brent Barry defensive rebound	19	16
3:58	Chris Paul shooting foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	19	16
3:58	Tony Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
3:58	Tony Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	19	18
3:46	Chris Paul bad pass (Tony Parker steals)	19	18
3:33	Tony Parker makes driving layup	19	20
3:33	Aaron Williams shooting foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	19	20
3:33	Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 1	19	20
3:33	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chris Paul	19	20
3:33	Tony Parker makes free throw 1 of 1	19	21
3:15	Speedy Claxton makes layup	21	21
2:57	Brent Barry makes three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)	21	24
2:32	Rasual Butler lost ball (Michael Finley steals)	21	24
2:18	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	21	24
2:18	Beno Udrih enters the game for Tony Parker	21	24
2:12	Robert Horry misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	24
2:10	Beno Udrih offensive rebound	21	24
1:54	Speedy Claxton shooting foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	21	24
1:54	Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 2	21	24
1:54	San Antonio offensive rebound	21	24
1:54	Beno Udrih makes free throw 2 of 2	21	25
1:38	Brent Barry shooting foul (Aaron Williams draws the foul)	21	25
1:38	Aaron Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	22	25
1:38	Aaron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	22	25
1:37	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	22	25
1:16	Rasho Nesterovic misses 7-foot two point shot	22	25
1:15	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	22	25
1:07	Speedy Claxton makes jumper	24	25
52.9	Michael Finley makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	24	28
45.6	Beno Udrih shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	24	28
45.6	Linton Johnson enters the game for Rasual Butler	24	28
45.6	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 2	25	28
45.6	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	26	28
36.1	Aaron Williams personal foul (Robert Horry draws the foul)	26	28
36.1	Robert Horry misses free throw 1 of 2	26	28
36.1	San Antonio offensive rebound	26	28
36.1	Robert Horry makes free throw 2 of 2	26	29
15.9	Aaron Williams misses 5-foot jumper	26	29
13.9	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	26	29
10.9	Brent Barry makes two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)	26	31
0.0	Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper	26	31
0.0	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	31

Regular Season Series

SA leads 5-2

Spurs
76
Hornets
89

Game 1

18/12

Spurs
76
Hornets
89

Game 2

19/12

Hornets
84
Spurs
111

Game 3

30/12

Hornets
84
Spurs
111

Game 4

30/12

Spurs
84
Hornets
68

Game 5

26/1

Spurs
84
Hornets
68

Game 6

26/1

Hornets
81
Spurs
96

Game 7

15/3

Hornets
81
Spurs
96

Game 8

15/3

Frost Bank Center

12:30 AM, 15 March 2006

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 18,797

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Tim Donaghy
Michael Henderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	4	3	.571	-	W1
Dallas	4	3	.571	-	L1
Memphis	4	4	.500	0.5	L1
San Antonio	3	4	.429	1	L1
New Orleans	3	5	.375	1.5	L2

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