Hornets 120-108 Clippers (22 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

39-27, 16-17 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	23	26	33	26	108
NO	33	30	27	30	120

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

32-33, 20-14 home

120

Rasual Butler misses jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Rasual Butler's 4-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
P.J. Brown misses layup
Kirk Snyder makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Rasual Butler makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
David West misses layup
Aaron Williams misses layup
Aaron Williams misses layup
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
David West makes 4-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 23-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Aaron Williams makes 7-foot hook shot (J.R. Smith assists)
Aaron Williams misses 15-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Williams assists)
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes 7-foot two point shot (Speedy Claxton assists)
J.R. Smith makes dunk
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Marc Jackson misses layup
Marc Jackson makes 9-foot two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
Marc Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown makes layup
P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 17-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses layup
David West makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Rasual Butler makes two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
Kirk Snyder makes dunk
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (P.J. Brown assists)
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Boniface Napos;Dong blocks P.J. Brown's layup
P.J. Brown makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 44-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
David West misses 13-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Marc Jackson makes layup
Marc Jackson misses layup
Marc Jackson makes layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
P.J. Brown misses layup
Speedy Claxton makes jumper
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand makes 14-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell makes layup (Elton Brand assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses layup
Cuttino Mobley makes 17-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes driving layup
Sam Cassell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Elton Brand misses layup
Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Corey Maggette misses 20-foot jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
Elton Brand makes 10-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic makes three point jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
Shaun Livingston misses 18-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic misses 23-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 8-foot jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic makes dunk
Corey Maggette makes 20-foot jumper
Shaun Livingston misses 10-foot jumper
Shaun Livingston misses 13-foot jumper
P.J. Brown blocks Chris Kaman's 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 5-foot hook shot (Shaun Livingston assists)
Chris Kaman misses layup
Sam Cassell makes 13-foot jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 16-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Elton Brand makes layup
Sam Cassell makes 14-foot jumper
Quinton Ross makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Quinton Ross makes 17-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
David West blocks Elton Brand's layup
Elton Brand makes layup
Quinton Ross makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Boniface Napos;Dong makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell misses 12-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
David West blocks Elton Brand's layup
Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 18-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 20-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Quinton Ross makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette makes layup
J.R. Smith blocks Corey Maggette's layup
Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic makes layup
Corey Maggette makes three point jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
Corey Maggette makes three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
Vladimir Radmanovic misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand misses 10-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes layup
Cuttino Mobley makes 12-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette makes 9-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes 22-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vladimir Radmanovic misses three point jumper
Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Elton Brand misses 4-foot hook shot
Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette misses 24-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

HORNETS

TIME		LAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. P.J. Brown (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rasual Butler misses jumper	0	0
11:40	Quinton Ross defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Elton Brand makes 14-foot two point shot	2	0
11:08	David West misses 17-foot jumper	2	0
11:07	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	2	0
10:56	David West shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	2	0
10:56	Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
10:56	Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2	4	0
10:37	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)	4	0
10:37	Kirk Snyder makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
10:37	Kirk Snyder misses free throw 2 of 2	4	1
10:37	Elton Brand defensive rebound	4	1
10:25	Sam Cassell makes layup (Elton Brand assists)	6	1
10:11	Elton Brand blocks Rasual Butler's 4-foot jumper	6	1
10:11	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	6	1
10:11	Elton Brand personal foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	6	1
9:57	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	6	3
9:34	Cuttino Mobley misses layup	6	3
9:33	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	3
9:30	Quinton Ross personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	3
9:15	P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper	6	3
9:14	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	6	3
9:07	Cuttino Mobley makes 17-foot jumper	8	3
8:48	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	3
8:48	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	8	3
8:36	Elton Brand makes 9-foot two point shot	10	3
8:08	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	10	3
8:07	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	10	3
7:56	Chris Kaman makes driving layup	12	3
7:50	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	12	3
7:35	Rasual Butler makes two point shot	12	5
7:22	P.J. Brown illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	12	5
7:22	Sam Cassell makes technical free throw	13	5
7:22	Corey Maggette enters the game for Quinton Ross	13	5
7:09	Sam Cassell misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:07	David West defensive rebound	13	5
6:52	P.J. Brown misses layup	13	5
6:48	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	13	5
6:41	P.J. Brown offensive foul (Cuttino Mobley draws the foul)	13	5
6:41	P.J. Brown turnover	13	5
6:26	Kirk Snyder personal foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	13	5
6:18	Corey Maggette turnover	13	5
6:07	Corey Maggette illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	13	5
6:07	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	13	6
5:56	Kirk Snyder makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	13	9
5:48	Corey Maggette traveling	13	9
5:35	Chris Paul bad pass (Corey Maggette steals)	13	9
5:35	Los Angeles full timeout	13	9
5:13	Cuttino Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	9
5:11	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	13	9
5:05	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	9
5:03	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	13	9
4:54	Sam Cassell bad pass (P.J. Brown steals)	13	9
4:35	Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	13	12
4:07	Sam Cassell misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	12
4:05	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	13	12
4:05	Chris Kaman makes layup	15	12
3:54	Rasual Butler makes driving layup	15	14
3:54	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	15	14
3:54	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	15	14
3:54	Aaron Williams enters the game for P.J. Brown	15	14
3:54	Vladimir Radmanovic enters the game for Chris Kaman	15	14
3:54	Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 1	15	15
3:39	Elton Brand misses layup	15	15
3:38	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	15	15
3:32	Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper	15	17
3:18	Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	17
3:16	Speedy Claxton defensive rebound	15	17
3:11	Vladimir Radmanovic blocks Speedy Claxton's layup	15	17
3:10	Elton Brand defensive rebound	15	17
3:02	Vladimir Radmanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper	18	17
2:53	David West misses layup	18	17
2:51	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	18	17
2:51	Aaron Williams misses layup	18	17
2:50	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	18	17
2:50	Aaron Williams misses layup	18	17
2:49	Chris Paul offensive rebound	18	17
2:35	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	17
2:34	David West offensive rebound	18	17
2:32	David West makes layup	18	19
2:14	Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)	21	19
1:58	Sam Cassell personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	21	19
1:58	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	21	20
1:58	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	21	21
1:52	Corey Maggette misses 20-foot jumper	21	21
1:51	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	21
1:45	Jumpball: Sam Cassell vs. Chris Paul (Rasual Butler gains possession)	21	21
1:36	David West makes 4-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)	21	23
1:36	Vladimir Radmanovic shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	21	23
1:36	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	21	24
1:29	Vladimir Radmanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	24
1:27	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	21	24
1:13	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	21	27
59.6	Cuttino Mobley makes two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)	23	27
53.5	Corey Maggette shooting foul (Aaron Williams draws the foul)	23	27
53.5	Aaron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	23	27
53.5	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	23	27
53.5	Aaron Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	23	28
47.9	Elton Brand lost ball (Aaron Williams steals)	23	28
34.5	David West makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	23	30
23.4	Cuttino Mobley offensive foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	23	30
23.4	Cuttino Mobley turnover	23	30
23.4	Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)	23	30
23.4	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	23	31
23.4	Shaun Livingston enters the game for Sam Cassell	23	31
4.9	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	31
3.4	Elton Brand defensive rebound	23	31
1.9	Elton Brand turnover	23	31
0.0	David West makes 23-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	23	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	33

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Clippers
89
Hornets
102

Game 1

15/12

Clippers
89
Hornets
102

Game 2

15/12

Hornets
67
Clippers
89

Game 3

2/3

Hornets
67
Clippers
89

Game 4

2/3

Clippers
108
Hornets
120

Game 5

22/3

Clippers
108
Hornets
120

Game 6

22/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 22 March 2006

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,799

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Ron Olesiak
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Phoenix faces Denver following Durant's 43-point performance

Phoenix Suns (14-13, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (15-11, fifth in the Western Conference)

Charlotte hosts Houston, looks to stop home losing streak

Houston Rockets (19-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-21, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Indiana takes on Golden State, seeks 5th straight road win

Indiana Pacers (14-15, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (15-12, seventh in the Western Conference)

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