Hornets 91-87 Celtics (2 Nov, 2006) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	28	21	16	91
BOS	16	25	24	22	87

Boston Celtics

0-1, 0-1 home

Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 21-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 4-foot hook shot
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cedric Simmons blocks Tony Allen's layup
David West blocks Al Jefferson's jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Ryan Gomes makes 12-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cedric Simmons blocks Tony Allen's layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk
Paul Pierce misses 41-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 2-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 4-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ryan Gomes makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Tony Allen misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen misses 3-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Delonte West misses 7-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Ryan Gomes's 3-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes jumper
Paul Pierce makes 3-foot two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 6-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes tip shot
Kendrick Perkins blocks Desmond Mason's layup
David West makes 12-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Delonte West blocks Desmond Mason's 11-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses 6-foot running jumper
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 23-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Sebastian Telfair blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Al Jefferson blocks Tyson Chandler's 5-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Linton Johnson makes layup (David West assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linton Johnson makes slam dunk
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Peja Stojakovic's layup
David West misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 12-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Desmond Mason misses tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 23-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
David West makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 22-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Ryan Gomes blocks David West's 8-foot jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes layup

HORNETS

CELTICS

TIME		NO	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Kendrick Perkins (Desmond Mason gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kendrick Perkins blocks Desmond Mason's layup	0	0
11:42	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	David West defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	David West makes 12-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
10:55	Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
10:52	David West defensive rebound	2	0
10:47	David West misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
10:45	Delonte West defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:34	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	0
10:25	Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot two point shot	4	0
10:07	Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper	4	0
10:07	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	4	0
10:00	Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	6	0
9:45	Wally Szczerbiak misses 21-foot jumper	6	0
9:44	Boston defensive rebound	6	0
9:26	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot	6	0
9:25	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	6	0
9:15	Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot jumper	6	0
9:14	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	0
9:00	David West misses 16-foot jumper	6	0
8:57	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	6	0
8:49	Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper	6	2
8:33	Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	8	2
8:18	Tyson Chandler illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	2
8:18	Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw	8	2
8:18	Boston offensive rebound	8	2
8:15	Paul Pierce makes layup (Delonte West assists)	8	4
8:04	Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	8	4
8:04	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	9	4
8:04	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	10	4
7:52	Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper	10	4
7:50	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	10	4
7:43	Delonte West blocks Desmond Mason's 11-foot jumper	10	4
7:41	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	10	4
7:37	Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (Delonte West assists)	10	6
7:28	Delonte West personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	10	6
7:28	Al Jefferson enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	10	6
7:07	Desmond Mason misses 15-foot jumper	10	6
7:05	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	10	6
6:50	Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper	10	6
6:48	Sebastian Telfair offensive rebound	10	6
6:48	Al Jefferson makes 4-foot hook shot	10	8
6:48	Tyson Chandler illegal defense	10	8
6:35	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	8
6:35	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	10	8
6:35	Wally Szczerbiak loose ball foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	10	8
6:35	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak	10	8
6:30	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	10	8
6:30	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	10	8
6:30	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	10	8
6:30	Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2	10	8
6:28	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	10	8
6:16	Delonte West traveling	10	8
6:01	Paul Pierce illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	10	8
6:01	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	11	8
5:54	Chris Paul makes driving layup	13	8
5:37	Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper	13	8
5:35	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	13	8
5:33	Boston full timeout	13	8
5:33	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	13	8
5:28	Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper	13	8
5:26	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	13	8
5:05	David West misses 6-foot running jumper	13	8
5:03	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	13	8
4:56	Sebastian Telfair lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	13	8
4:52	Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	15	8
4:37	Sebastian Telfair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	15	11
4:24	David West makes 23-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	11
4:03	Al Jefferson makes layup	17	13
3:54	Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	19	13
3:31	Delonte West lost ball (David West steals)	19	13
3:27	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	21	13
3:10	Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	21	15
3:10	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	21	15
3:10	Cedric Simmons enters the game for David West	21	15
3:10	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Delonte West	21	15
3:10	Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1	21	15
3:08	Cedric Simmons defensive rebound	21	15
2:53	Sebastian Telfair blocks Tyson Chandler's layup	21	15
2:49	Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound	21	15
2:47	Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	15
2:45	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	15
2:38	Chris Paul makes driving layup	23	15
2:26	Chris Paul personal foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)	23	15
2:26	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	23	15
2:26	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Chris Paul	23	15
2:15	Al Jefferson traveling	23	15
1:54	Al Jefferson blocks Tyson Chandler's 5-foot jumper	23	15
1:51	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	23	15
1:34	Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	15
1:31	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	23	15
1:21	Bobby Jackson bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	23	15
1:17	Jannero Pargo shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	23	15
1:17	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	23	15
1:17	Boston offensive rebound	23	15
1:17	Delonte West enters the game for Sebastian Telfair	23	15
1:17	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	23	16
1:01	Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	23	16
1:00	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	23	16
54.0	Ryan Gomes traveling	23	16
42.9	Bobby Jackson makes driving layup	25	16
42.9	Delonte West shooting foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	25	16
42.9	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1	26	16
30.6	Rajon Rondo traveling	26	16
14.9	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Paul Pierce steals)	26	16
0.3	Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	16
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	26	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	16

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
91
Celtics
87

Game 1

2/11

Hornets
91
Celtics
87

Game 2

2/11

Celtics
88
Hornets
106

Game 3

19/3

Celtics
88
Hornets
106

Game 4

20/3

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 2 November 2006

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Bennie Adams
Bill Kennedy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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