Bulls 96-82 Hornets (25 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

32-35, 12-20 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	28	18	19	17	82
CHI	15	35	19	27	96

Chicago Bulls

30-39, 16-18 home

Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
Chris Duhon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Mike Sweetney makes layup (Andres Nocioni assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Luol Deng's 16-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 7-foot two point shot
Chris Duhon makes three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Andres Nocioni misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses jumper
Luol Deng makes 6-foot hook shot
Andres Nocioni misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon misses three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 10-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Othella Harrington makes 12-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Othella Harrington assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 18-foot jumper
Othella Harrington makes 14-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes 8-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Othella Harrington makes 13-foot jumper
Othella Harrington makes 8-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes layup (Othella Harrington assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Chris Duhon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Duhon misses layup
Chris Duhon makes layup
Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mike Sweetney misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Duhon misses layup
Chris Duhon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Duhon misses three point jumper
Othella Harrington misses 12-foot jumper
Othella Harrington misses 11-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Luol Deng makes layup (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Duhon makes 21-foot jumper (Othella Harrington assists)
Luol Deng makes layup
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Othella Harrington makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes layup (Chris Duhon assists)
Othella Harrington misses jumper
Othella Harrington makes 12-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon makes 11-foot running jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Sweetney assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Mike Sweetney makes jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng misses 11-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon makes 8-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 17-foot jumper (David West assists)
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Aaron Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses tip shot
Aaron Williams makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Luol Deng blocks Speedy Claxton's 6-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Speedy Claxton makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Aaron Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Andres Nocioni blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Marc Jackson's 5-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder misses jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes dunk (David West assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses 13-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses layup
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Linton Johnson misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Linton Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Linton Johnson's layup
Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Aaron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 11-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 22-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
David West misses tip shot
P.J. Brown makes tip shot
Mike Sweetney blocks David West's layup
Mike Sweetney blocks David West's layup
Speedy Claxton misses 20-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Sweetney blocks Rasual Butler's layup
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Rasual Butler's layup
P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper

HORNETS

BULLS

TIME		NO	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Mike Sweetney (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)	2	0
11:17	Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	2	2
10:56	P.J. Brown bad pass	2	2
10:38	Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:37	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	P.J. Brown bad pass (Chris Duhon steals)	2	2
10:18	Luol Deng misses layup	2	2
10:18	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	2	2
10:14	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	2	2
10:14	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:14	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:12	Luol Deng defensive rebound	3	2
10:00	Chris Duhon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	3	5
9:32	Mike Sweetney shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	3	5
9:32	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
9:32	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	5	5
9:17	Mike Sweetney makes layup (Andres Nocioni assists)	5	7
9:17	P.J. Brown shooting foul (Mike Sweetney draws the foul)	5	7
9:17	Mike Sweetney makes free throw 1 of 1	5	8
9:07	Chris Paul makes jumper	7	8
8:52	Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:52	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	7	8
8:38	Kirk Snyder makes 17-foot jumper (David West assists)	9	8
8:22	Chris Duhon bad pass (P.J. Brown steals)	9	8
8:19	Kirk Snyder offensive foul (Chris Duhon draws the foul)	9	8
8:19	Kirk Snyder turnover	9	8
8:07	Rasual Butler blocks Luol Deng's 16-foot jumper	9	8
8:07	Chicago offensive rebound	9	8
8:00	Andres Nocioni misses 7-foot two point shot	9	8
7:58	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	9	8
7:41	P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)	11	8
7:20	Chris Duhon makes three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)	11	11
7:03	Kirk Snyder misses 18-foot jumper	11	11
7:01	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	11	11
6:56	Andres Nocioni misses layup	11	11
6:54	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	11	11
6:50	David West offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)	11	11
6:50	David West turnover	11	11
6:50	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	11	11
6:39	Andres Nocioni misses 20-foot jumper	11	11
6:37	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	11	11
6:24	David West makes jumper	13	11
6:01	Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper	13	11
6:00	Mike Sweetney offensive rebound	13	11
5:58	Mike Sweetney offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	13	11
5:58	Mike Sweetney turnover	13	11
5:58	Chicago full timeout	13	11
5:58	Luke Schenscher enters the game for Mike Sweetney	13	11
5:58	Aaron Williams enters the game for P.J. Brown	13	11
5:35	Rasual Butler misses layup	13	11
5:35	Luol Deng defensive rebound	13	11
5:20	David West personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	13	11
5:20	Linton Johnson enters the game for David West	13	11
5:20	Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2	13	11
5:20	Chicago offensive rebound	13	11
5:20	Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	13	11
5:20	Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2	13	11
5:20	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	13	11
4:56	Aaron Williams misses 17-foot jumper	13	11
4:54	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	13	11
4:39	Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper	13	11
4:39	Chicago offensive rebound	13	11
4:35	Ben Gordon misses jumper	13	11
4:35	Chicago defensive rebound	13	11
4:20	Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper	15	11
4:03	Luol Deng makes 6-foot hook shot	15	13
3:48	Andres Nocioni shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	15	13
3:48	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
3:48	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
3:34	Andres Nocioni misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	13
3:32	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	17	13
3:28	Luol Deng shooting foul (Linton Johnson draws the foul)	17	13
3:28	Linton Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
3:28	Linton Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	18	13
3:28	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Andres Nocioni	18	13
3:28	Linton Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	13
3:06	Luol Deng misses three point jumper	19	13
3:02	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	19	13
2:58	Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper	19	13
2:55	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	19	13
2:55	Aaron Williams misses tip shot	19	13
2:53	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	21	13
2:53	Aaron Williams makes tip shot	21	13
2:49	Chris Duhon bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	21	13
2:36	Rasual Butler traveling	21	13
2:36	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	21	13
2:36	Tyson Chandler enters the game for Luke Schenscher	21	13
2:23	Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)	21	15
2:01	Aaron Williams bad pass (Luol Deng steals)	21	15
1:58	Kirk Hinrich lost ball (Speedy Claxton steals)	21	15
1:54	Chris Paul makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)	23	15
1:46	Ben Gordon offensive foul (Linton Johnson draws the foul)	23	15
1:46	Ben Gordon turnover	23	15
1:34	Luol Deng blocks Speedy Claxton's 6-foot jumper	23	15
1:31	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	23	15
1:23	Ben Gordon misses three point jumper	23	15
1:21	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	23	15
1:17	Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	15
1:15	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	23	15
1:00	Luol Deng misses 10-foot jumper	23	15
59.9	Chris Duhon offensive rebound	23	15
45.9	Kirk Hinrich misses layup	23	15
44.9	Linton Johnson defensive rebound	23	15
30.8	Linton Johnson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	26	15
9.9	Chris Duhon bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	26	15
1.9	Chris Paul misses layup	26	15
0.7	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	26	15
0.5	Tyson Chandler bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	26	15
0.2	Ben Gordon personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	26	15
0.2	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 2	27	15
0.2	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	28	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	15

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Bulls
95
Hornets
100

Game 1

2/2

Bulls
95
Hornets
100

Game 2

2/2

Hornets
82
Bulls
96

Game 3

25/3

Hornets
82
Bulls
96

Game 4

25/3

United Center

12:30 AM, 25 March 2006

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 21,793

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
James Capers
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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