Pistons 101-93 Hornets (5 Apr, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

35-38, 14-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	23	23	18	29	93
DET	26	26	25	24	101

Detroit Pistons

60-14, 34-3 home

101

Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot running jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 6-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Tony Delk assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 13-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Tony Delk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Tony Delk makes layup (Ben Wallace assists)
Ben Wallace misses 21-foot jumper
Tony Delk misses two point shot
Antonio McDyess misses 13-foot jumper
Tony Delk misses 19-foot jumper
Tony Delk misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Maurice Evans assists)
Dale Davis misses 6-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Delk assists)
Antonio McDyess misses layup
Rasual Butler blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Dale Davis makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Maurice Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Ben Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 10-foot running jumper
Dale Davis makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Ben Wallace makes tip shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tony Delk misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Ben Wallace's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
Tony Delk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Dale Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses layup
Aaron Williams blocks Dale Davis's layup
Antonio McDyess misses layup
Tony Delk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Tony Delk makes 27-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Linton Johnson makes tip shot
Richard Hamilton blocks Rasual Butler's jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot (Linton Johnson assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes dunk
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Speedy Claxton's 13-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes 16-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Speedy Claxton misses layup
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Ben Wallace blocks Aaron Williams's layup
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Dale Davis blocks David West's layup
Speedy Claxton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Dale Davis blocks Chris Paul's layup
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot two point shot
David West makes layup
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Linton Johnson assists)
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot two point shot
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot hook shot
David West misses 13-foot running jumper
David West misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Linton Johnson's layup
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Linton Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 10-foot running jumper
Linton Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 14-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Aaron Williams misses jumper
J.R. Smith misses 12-foot running jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes jumper (Aaron Williams assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 17-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
Linton Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 20-foot jumper
Aaron Williams makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup
Aaron Williams makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Aaron Williams makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Speedy Claxton makes 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)

HORNETS

PISTONS

TIME		NO	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Linton Johnson vs. Ben Wallace (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Tayshaun Prince misses jumper	0	0
11:37	Dale Davis offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Dale Davis bad pass (Marc Jackson steals)	0	0
11:26	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
11:07	Richard Hamilton bad pass	2	0
10:42	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:41	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Marc Jackson makes layup	4	0
10:18	Tayshaun Prince misses two point shot	4	0
10:15	David West defensive rebound	4	0
10:15	Marc Jackson offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	4	0
10:15	Marc Jackson turnover	4	0
9:59	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	4	2
9:48	Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	4	2
9:45	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	4	2
9:36	Dale Davis bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	4	2
9:22	David West misses layup	4	2
9:21	Linton Johnson offensive rebound	4	2
9:19	Linton Johnson misses tip shot	4	2
9:19	Linton Johnson offensive rebound	4	2
9:18	Linton Johnson misses tip shot	4	2
9:18	Linton Johnson offensive rebound	4	2
9:17	Linton Johnson makes tip shot	6	2
8:53	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	6	4
8:53	Chris Paul shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	6	4
8:53	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 1	6	5
8:41	Richard Hamilton blocks Rasual Butler's jumper	6	5
8:40	Linton Johnson offensive rebound	6	5
8:30	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)	8	5
8:08	Tayshaun Prince makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	7
7:47	Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper	8	7
7:45	Dale Davis defensive rebound	8	7
7:30	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot	8	9
7:03	Marc Jackson misses 19-foot jumper	8	9
7:01	Rasual Butler offensive rebound	8	9
6:48	Marc Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot (Linton Johnson assists)	10	9
6:31	Ben Wallace misses two point shot	10	9
6:28	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	10	9
6:24	Chris Paul makes layup	12	9
6:13	Detroit full timeout	12	9
6:13	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Dale Davis	12	9
6:03	Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)	12	11
5:41	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Rasual Butler	12	11
5:41	Aaron Williams enters the game for Marc Jackson	12	11
5:35	Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper	14	11
5:16	Antonio McDyess bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	14	11
5:13	Chris Paul makes dunk	16	11
4:45	Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper	16	11
4:41	Speedy Claxton defensive rebound	16	11
4:33	David West lost ball (Ben Wallace steals)	16	11
4:30	David West shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	16	11
4:30	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	16	12
4:30	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
4:07	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	16	13
4:05	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	16	13
3:47	Ben Wallace bad pass (David West steals)	16	13
3:40	Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	13
3:27	Linton Johnson personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	18	13
3:21	Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
3:02	Ben Wallace blocks Speedy Claxton's 13-foot jumper	18	16
3:00	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	18	16
2:56	Chauncey Billups makes 13-foot running jumper	18	18
2:56	Speedy Claxton shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	18	18
2:56	Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 1	18	18
2:56	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	18	18
2:56	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 1	18	19
2:40	Linton Johnson bad pass	18	19
2:15	shot clock violation	18	19
1:53	Aaron Williams makes 16-foot two point shot (David West assists)	20	19
1:31	Richard Hamilton makes 6-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	20	21
1:08	Richard Hamilton shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	20	21
1:08	Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)	20	21
1:08	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	21	21
1:08	Tony Delk enters the game for Richard Hamilton	21	21
1:08	Speedy Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2	21	21
1:08	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	21	21
1:08	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	22	21
1:00	Chris Paul personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	22	21
1:00	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	22	22
1:00	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chris Paul	22	22
1:00	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
48.9	Speedy Claxton bad pass (Tony Delk steals)	22	23
44.8	Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Tony Delk assists)	22	25
44.8	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	22	25
44.8	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 1	22	26
35.7	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	22	26
35.7	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	23	26
35.7	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	23	26
34.9	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	23	26
16.9	Tayshaun Prince bad pass (J.R. Smith steals)	23	26
2.8	Speedy Claxton misses layup	23	26
0.1	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	23	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	26

Regular Season Series

DET leads 3-0

Pistons
96
Hornets
86

Game 1

11/1

Pistons
96
Hornets
86

Game 2

11/1

Hornets
93
Pistons
101

Game 3

5/4

Hornets
93
Pistons
101

Game 4

5/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 5 April 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Michael Smith
Pat Fraher

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Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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