Hornets 86-85 Warriors (30 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

33-37, 13-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	22	22	20	86
GS	29	16	22	18	85

Golden State Warriors

30-40, 18-18 home

Adonal Foyle makes 4-foot two point shot (Jason Richardson assists)
Jason Richardson misses 6-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes layup
Troy Murphy misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 16-foot two point shot
Troy Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Troy Murphy makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Troy Murphy misses three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Mike Dunleavy makes 18-foot two point shot (Troy Murphy assists)
Troy Murphy makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Troy Murphy misses layup
Mike Dunleavy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three pointer
Jason Richardson misses three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 4-foot jumper
Aaron Williams blocks Troy Murphy's jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy makes 4-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 18-foot two point shot
Mickael Pietrus misses 19-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 5-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Will Bynum's 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy misses 18-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes driving layup
Monta Ellis makes layup
Monta Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Monta Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Monta Ellis makes driving layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Monta Ellis misses driving layup
Derek Fisher makes jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy misses 18-foot jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses tip shot
Troy Murphy misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses running jumper
Troy Murphy misses 13-foot jumper
Adonal Foyle makes slam dunk (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Derek Fisher misses 22-foot jumper
Adonal Foyle makes 4-foot two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes 6-foot running jumper (Adonal Foyle assists)
Mike Dunleavy makes 21-foot jumper (Troy Murphy assists)
Jason Richardson makes 21-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 3-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher makes 10-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 4-foot running jumper
Derek Fisher makes 16-foot two point shot (Jason Richardson assists)
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 22-foot jumper
Ike Diogu makes 15-foot jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Ike Diogu makes 4-foot two point shot
Mike Dunleavy misses 17-foot two point shot
Mike Dunleavy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ike Diogu misses 6-foot two point shot
Monta Ellis misses 7-foot two point shot
Aaron Williams blocks Jason Richardson's 4-foot two point shot
Mike Dunleavy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Adonal Foyle assists)
Mike Dunleavy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 14-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes 16-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 16-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 20-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses layup
Troy Murphy misses tip shot
Jason Richardson makes driving layup
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher makes 15-foot running jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Jason Richardson's 10-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses tip shot
Troy Murphy misses tip shot
Marc Jackson makes jumper
Derek Fisher blocks Linton Johnson's 4-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 12-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
Linton Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 4-foot running jumper
Kirk Snyder misses driving layup
Kirk Snyder misses 17-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes layup
Aaron Williams makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Aaron Williams makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
Kirk Snyder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 4-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Moochie Norris misses 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Moochie Norris makes 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Moochie Norris assists)
J.R. Smith misses jumper
J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses jumper
P.J. Brown makes 13-foot two point shot (Linton Johnson assists)
Adonal Foyle blocks Moochie Norris's 4-foot jumper
Adonal Foyle blocks Marc Jackson's 4-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot two point shot (Moochie Norris assists)
Rasual Butler makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 18-foot jumper (Moochie Norris assists)
Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Richardson blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Rasual Butler misses layup
Marc Jackson makes tip shot
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Linton Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 4-foot running jumper
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown makes layup
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup
P.J. Brown misses jumper
J.R. Smith misses 19-foot two point shot
Aaron Williams makes tip shot
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Ike Diogu blocks Aaron Williams's layup
Aaron Williams misses 12-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses 11-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Marc Jackson makes 5-foot two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
Mike Dunleavy blocks Rasual Butler's 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Marc Jackson misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper

HORNETS

WARRIORS

TIME		NO	GS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marc Jackson vs. Adonal Foyle (Derek Fisher gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Adonal Foyle makes 4-foot two point shot (Jason Richardson assists)	0	2
11:29	Marc Jackson makes jumper	2	2
11:10	Jason Richardson misses 6-foot jumper	2	2
11:07	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Derek Fisher blocks Linton Johnson's 4-foot jumper	2	2
10:56	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Linton Johnson turnover	2	2
10:45	Marc Jackson shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	2	2
10:45	Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:45	Golden State offensive rebound	2	2
10:45	Jason Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:38	Jason Richardson personal foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	2	3
10:26	Linton Johnson misses 12-foot jumper	2	3
10:23	Chris Paul offensive rebound	2	3
10:22	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:21	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	2	3
10:21	Mike Dunleavy shooting foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	2	3
10:21	Marc Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:21	Marc Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
10:08	Derek Fisher makes layup	4	5
10:00	Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper	4	5
9:59	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	4	5
9:48	Troy Murphy misses 16-foot jumper	4	5
9:45	Jason Richardson offensive rebound	4	5
9:37	Jason Richardson misses 16-foot two point shot	4	5
9:36	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	4	5
9:29	Linton Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	4	5
9:26	Adonal Foyle defensive rebound	4	5
9:15	Troy Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)	4	8
8:52	P.J. Brown misses jumper	4	8
8:51	Troy Murphy defensive rebound	4	8
8:34	Troy Murphy makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)	4	10
8:18	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	4	10
8:15	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	4	10
7:52	Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)	4	13
7:31	Rasual Butler makes two point shot	6	13
7:22	Troy Murphy misses three point jumper	6	13
7:20	Adonal Foyle offensive rebound	6	13
7:18	Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	13
7:16	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	6	13
7:07	Linton Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	13
7:05	Adonal Foyle defensive rebound	6	13
6:45	Mike Dunleavy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)	6	16
6:22	Kirk Snyder enters the game for Linton Johnson	6	16
6:22	Jumpball: Marc Jackson vs. Derek Fisher (Troy Murphy gains possession)	6	16
6:22	Marc Jackson lost ball (Derek Fisher steals)	6	16
6:11	Jason Richardson bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	6	16
6:07	Marc Jackson makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)	8	16
5:50	Mike Dunleavy makes 18-foot two point shot (Troy Murphy assists)	8	18
5:31	Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)	10	18
5:22	Troy Murphy makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)	10	20
5:22	P.J. Brown shooting foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)	10	20
5:22	Golden State full timeout	10	20
5:22	Aaron Williams enters the game for P.J. Brown	10	20
5:22	Troy Murphy makes free throw 1 of 1	10	21
5:11	Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper	10	21
5:09	Adonal Foyle defensive rebound	10	21
4:58	Troy Murphy misses layup	10	21
4:58	Adonal Foyle offensive rebound	10	21
4:56	Adonal Foyle bad pass	10	21
4:46	Chris Paul misses 4-foot running jumper	10	21
4:43	Troy Murphy defensive rebound	10	21
4:37	Mike Dunleavy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)	10	24
4:20	Kirk Snyder misses driving layup	10	24
4:18	Troy Murphy defensive rebound	10	24
4:03	Troy Murphy 3 second	10	24
3:58	Derek Fisher personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	10	24
3:48	Kirk Snyder misses 17-foot jumper	10	24
3:47	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	10	24
3:47	Aaron Williams makes layup	12	24
3:21	Aaron Williams personal foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)	12	24
3:21	Andris Biedrins enters the game for Adonal Foyle	12	24
3:09	Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three pointer	12	27
2:56	Aaron Williams makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	14	27
2:39	Jason Richardson misses three point jumper	14	27
2:38	Golden State defensive rebound	14	27
2:38	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	27
2:38	Will Bynum enters the game for Derek Fisher	14	27
2:21	Aaron Williams makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	16	27
2:08	Aaron Williams personal foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)	16	27
1:59	Mike Dunleavy misses 4-foot jumper	16	27
1:57	Golden State defensive rebound	16	27
1:57	Mike Dunleavy loose ball foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	27
1:57	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Mike Dunleavy	16	27
1:38	Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	16	27
1:37	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	16	27
1:23	Aaron Williams blocks Troy Murphy's jumper	16	27
1:22	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	16	27
1:17	Chris Paul makes driving layup	18	27
57.9	Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	27
55.9	Troy Murphy offensive rebound	18	27
53.4	Troy Murphy makes 4-foot two point shot	18	29
32.1	Troy Murphy shooting foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	18	29
32.1	Ike Diogu enters the game for Troy Murphy	18	29
32.1	Marc Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	29
32.1	Marc Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	29
13.9	Jason Richardson misses 18-foot two point shot	20	29
11.9	Chris Paul defensive rebound	20	29
0.9	Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot	22	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
83
Warriors
99

Game 1

29/11

Hornets
86
Warriors
85

Game 2

30/3

Warriors
109
Hornets
114

Game 3

6/4

Oracle Arena

1:30 AM, 30 March 2006

Oakland, CA

Attendance: 16,885

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Phil Robinson
Sean Corbin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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