Hornets 100-97 Grizzlies (23 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

6-21, 2-14 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MEM	22	18	30	20	7	97
NO	21	24	20	25	10	100

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

11-14, 6-5 home

100

Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Desmond Mason makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 6-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason misses 9-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses 19-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rudy Gay blocks Desmond Mason's two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 23-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Desmond Mason's 5-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 14-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 12-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 13-foot jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Desmond Mason's 7-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Marc Jackson makes layup
Marc Jackson misses 23-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Chris Paul makes layup
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes driving dunk
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Desmond Mason makes dunk
Hilton Armstrong misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 4-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Marc Jackson misses layup
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup
Marc Jackson makes layup
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Pau Gasol blocks Marc Jackson's 4-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Jannero Pargo makes 6-foot running jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Brian Cardinal blocks Desmond Mason's layup
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup (Marc Jackson assists)
Mike Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Mike Miller makes 23-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Dahntay Jones's 6-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol misses 9-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 10-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Dahntay Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Dahntay Jones makes 9-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Pau Gasol makes 4-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses jumper
Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 4-foot hook shot
Stromile Swift misses jumper
Stromile Swift misses 4-foot hook shot
Chucky Atkins misses 23-foot jumper
Eddie Jones makes 17-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Stromile Swift misses layup
Stromile Swift makes dunk
Chucky Atkins misses 17-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 7-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 13-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
Linton Johnson blocks Pau Gasol's 11-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 5-foot hook shot
Pau Gasol misses 7-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Pau Gasol makes layup
Mike Miller makes layup
Alexander Johnson misses 4-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones misses 11-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift misses 5-foot hook shot
Damon Stoudamire misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift makes 4-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Damon Stoudamire makes three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
Pau Gasol misses three point jumper
Dahntay Jones makes 13-foot jumper
Dahntay Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Damon Stoudamire makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Cardinal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Stoudamire makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Damon Stoudamire misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dahntay Jones makes jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Cardinal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 24-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 5-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
Chucky Atkins makes 20-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes driving dunk (Chucky Atkins assists)
Brian Cardinal misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Pau Gasol's 6-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes layup
Pau Gasol misses 5-foot two point shot
Mike Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes dunk
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Stoudamire misses 19-foot jumper
Brian Cardinal misses layup
Pau Gasol makes layup
Pau Gasol misses two point shot
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Pau Gasol misses 4-foot hook shot
Mike Miller makes 23-foot jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chucky Atkins misses layup
Alexander Johnson makes layup
Damon Stoudamire misses 25-foot three point jumper

GRIZZLIES

HORNETS

TIME		MEM	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Alexander Johnson vs. Tyson Chandler (Rasual Butler gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Mike Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	3	0
11:19	Tyson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot	3	0
11:18	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	3	0
11:14	Rasual Butler jump ball	3	0
11:03	Mike Miller makes 23-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	5	0
10:45	Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	5	0
10:45	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	5	0
10:45	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	5	0
10:45	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	5	1
10:19	Rasual Butler blocks Dahntay Jones's 6-foot jumper	5	1
10:18	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	5	1
10:15	Desmond Mason lost ball (Damon Stoudamire steals)	5	1
10:10	Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	1
10:08	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	1
9:59	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	5	1
9:56	Mike Miller defensive rebound	5	1
9:41	Pau Gasol misses 9-foot two point shot	5	1
9:40	Chris Paul defensive rebound	5	1
9:30	Hilton Armstrong misses 8-foot jumper	5	1
9:30	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	5	1
9:29	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	5	3
9:10	Pau Gasol makes 10-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)	7	3
8:56	Desmond Mason makes 7-foot two point shot	7	5
8:32	Dahntay Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)	9	5
8:08	Chris Paul misses three point jumper	9	5
8:07	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	9	5
7:56	Hilton Armstrong misses 6-foot two point shot	9	5
7:54	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	9	5
7:48	Dahntay Jones makes 9-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	11	5
7:31	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	11	5
7:31	Eddie Jones enters the game for Dahntay Jones	11	5
7:22	Alexander Johnson illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	11	5
7:22	Chris Paul misses technical free throw	11	5
7:22	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	11	5
7:09	Desmond Mason misses 9-foot two point shot	11	5
7:09	Alexander Johnson defensive rebound	11	5
6:52	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	11	5
6:45	Pau Gasol makes 4-foot two point shot	13	5
6:45	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	13	5
6:45	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 1	14	5
6:26	Hilton Armstrong misses 19-foot jumper	14	5
6:24	Eddie Jones defensive rebound	14	5
6:13	Pau Gasol bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals)	14	5
6:07	Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	7
5:50	Pau Gasol offensive foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	14	7
5:50	Pau Gasol turnover	14	7
5:50	Marc Jackson enters the game for Tyson Chandler	14	7
5:50	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	7
5:50	Stromile Swift enters the game for Pau Gasol	14	7
5:50	Marc Jackson enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	14	7
5:35	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)	14	9
5:18	Damon Stoudamire bad pass (Marc Jackson steals)	14	9
5:07	Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper	14	9
5:01	Alexander Johnson defensive rebound	14	9
4:48	Eddie Jones misses jumper	14	9
4:47	Memphis offensive rebound	14	9
4:28	Mike Miller misses 20-foot jumper	14	9
4:28	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	14	9
4:16	Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	11
3:58	Eddie Jones misses 4-foot hook shot	14	11
3:56	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	14	11
3:51	Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	13
3:32	Stromile Swift misses jumper	14	13
3:31	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	14	13
3:17	Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	15
3:10	Memphis full timeout	14	15
3:10	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Damon Stoudamire	14	15
3:10	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Tyson Chandler	14	15
2:57	Stromile Swift misses 4-foot hook shot	14	15
2:57	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	14	15
2:57	Alexander Johnson loose ball foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	14	15
2:57	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Alexander Johnson	14	15
2:42	Jannero Pargo lost ball (Mike Miller steals)	14	15
2:35	Chucky Atkins misses 23-foot jumper	14	15
2:34	Hakim Warrick offensive rebound	14	15
2:26	Marc Jackson shooting foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	14	15
2:26	Hakim Warrick makes free throw 1 of 2	15	15
2:26	Hakim Warrick makes free throw 2 of 2	16	15
2:08	Desmond Mason traveling	16	15
2:08	Rudy Gay enters the game for Mike Miller	16	15
1:54	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	16	15
1:54	Hakim Warrick makes free throw 1 of 2	17	15
1:54	Hakim Warrick makes free throw 2 of 2	18	15
1:42	Rudy Gay blocks Desmond Mason's two point shot	18	15
1:39	Stromile Swift defensive rebound	18	15
1:35	Eddie Jones makes 17-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)	20	15
1:25	Chris Paul lost ball (Chucky Atkins steals)	20	15
1:22	Stromile Swift misses layup	20	15
1:20	Stromile Swift offensive rebound	20	15
1:17	Stromile Swift makes dunk	22	15
1:01	Hakim Warrick personal foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	22	15
1:01	Linton Johnson enters the game for Rasual Butler	22	15
51.9	Chris Paul bad pass (Eddie Jones steals)	22	15
45.9	Chucky Atkins misses 17-foot jumper	22	15
43.9	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	22	15
28.7	Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	22	18
7.9	Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	18
6.9	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	22	18
1.1	Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	22	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	21

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Grizzlies
97
Hornets
100

Game 1

23/12

Grizzlies
97
Hornets
100

Game 2

23/12

Grizzlies
99
Hornets
114

Game 3

11/2

Grizzlies
99
Hornets
114

Game 4

11/2

Hornets
104
Grizzlies
108

Game 5

14/2

Hornets
104
Grizzlies
108

Game 6

14/2

Hornets
114
Grizzlies
103

Game 7

20/3

Hornets
114
Grizzlies
103

Game 8

21/3

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 23 December 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,097

Referees:
Scott Foster
Matt Boland
Bill Kennedy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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