Hornets 106-88 Celtics (19 Mar, 2007) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

20-47, 11-24 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	9	18	30	88
NO	26	31	29	20	106

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

30-37, 20-13 home

106

Desmond Mason makes layup
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Desmond Mason misses two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Al Jefferson blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot hook shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Marc Jackson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes 7-foot two point shot (Marc Jackson assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 6-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Desmond Mason makes layup
Al Jefferson blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Marc Jackson misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Marc Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 6-foot running jumper
Tyson Chandler makes driving layup
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses dunk
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Delonte West blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup (Desmond Mason assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green blocks Desmond Mason's layup
Desmond Mason makes tip shot
David West makes two point shot
Al Jefferson blocks Desmond Mason's layup
David West makes 7-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Desmond Mason misses 9-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason misses 6-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes 7-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses 7-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 16-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes driving layup
Jannero Pargo makes 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cedric Simmons makes two point shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 7-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 12-foot running jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes layup
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Delonte West makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Al Jefferson makes 4-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Marc Jackson blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes layup
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Leon Powe misses 46-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 23-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses layup
Gerald Green misses 9-foot jumper
Allan Ray misses 19-foot jumper
Allan Ray misses layup
Leon Powe misses jumper
Allan Ray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allan Ray misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Devin Brown blocks Allan Ray's layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses layup
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 14-foot jumper
Desmond Mason blocks Delonte West's layup
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce makes two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses dunk
Rajon Rondo misses 6-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
Paul Pierce makes 12-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 17-foot jumper
Allan Ray misses layup
Allan Ray makes 22-foot jumper
Allan Ray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Allan Ray misses 11-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes layup
Allan Ray makes 22-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Gerald Green makes 9-foot jumper
Allan Ray misses layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Leon Powe's layup
Allan Ray misses layup
Leon Powe makes jumper
Gerald Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allan Ray assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Allan Ray's layup
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 9-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 16-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Allan Ray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Allan Ray misses 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses dunk
Leon Powe makes 8-foot hook shot

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Desmond Mason makes layup	0	2
11:32	Rajon Rondo bad pass	0	2
11:15	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	0	5
11:03	Rajon Rondo makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)	2	5
10:45	Desmond Mason misses two point shot	2	5
10:44	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	2	5
10:42	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	2	7
10:23	Rajon Rondo makes 12-foot running jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	4	7
10:15	Al Jefferson blocks Tyson Chandler's layup	4	7
10:14	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	7
10:08	Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper	7	7
9:51	David West misses 14-foot jumper	7	7
9:49	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	7	7
9:49	Tyson Chandler loose ball foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	7	7
9:34	Paul Pierce lost ball (Desmond Mason steals)	7	7
9:30	Devin Brown misses layup	7	7
9:29	Delonte West defensive rebound	7	7
9:22	Delonte West makes layup	9	7
9:08	Kendrick Perkins illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	9	7
9:08	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	9	8
9:04	Chris Paul lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)	9	8
9:00	Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	11	8
9:00	David West shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	11	8
9:00	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1	12	8
8:45	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	12	10
8:21	Delonte West makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	10
7:58	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	14	12
7:43	Al Jefferson makes 4-foot jumper	16	12
7:43	Tyson Chandler illegal defense	16	12
7:28	Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot hook shot	16	12
7:28	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	16	12
7:28	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	16	12
7:28	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2	16	12
7:28	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	16	12
7:28	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2	16	12
7:26	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	16	12
7:18	Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper	19	12
6:56	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	19	14
6:35	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	19	14
6:35	Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2	19	14
6:35	Boston offensive rebound	19	14
6:35	Marc Jackson enters the game for Tyson Chandler	19	14
6:35	Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	20	14
6:20	Marc Jackson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	20	16
5:54	Al Jefferson makes hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)	22	16
5:52	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	22	16
5:52	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	22	16
5:52	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Devin Brown	22	16
5:41	Desmond Mason makes 7-foot two point shot (Marc Jackson assists)	22	18
5:22	Marc Jackson blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup	22	18
5:22	Boston defensive rebound	22	18
5:03	David West misses 17-foot jumper	22	18
5:01	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	22	18
4:48	Al Jefferson traveling	22	18
4:31	David West makes 6-foot jumper	22	20
4:18	Boston 20 Sec. timeout	22	20
4:09	Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper	22	20
4:07	David West defensive rebound	22	20
3:47	David West misses 19-foot jumper	22	20
3:47	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	22	20
3:21	Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)	24	20
3:05	Chris Paul misses layup	24	20
3:04	Desmond Mason offensive rebound	24	20
3:02	Desmond Mason makes layup	24	22
2:46	Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	24	22
2:46	Kendrick Perkins turnover	24	22
2:46	Boston full timeout	24	22
2:46	Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	24	22
2:29	Al Jefferson blocks Marc Jackson's layup	24	22
2:27	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	24	22
2:20	Marc Jackson misses layup	24	22
2:19	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	24	22
2:04	Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper	24	22
2:03	Marc Jackson defensive rebound	24	22
1:58	David West traveling	24	22
1:42	Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper	24	22
1:39	Leon Powe offensive rebound	24	22
1:39	Leon Powe makes layup	26	22
1:27	Paul Pierce shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	26	22
1:27	Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2	26	22
1:27	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	26	22
1:27	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	26	23
1:15	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	28	23
1:01	Desmond Mason lost ball (Al Jefferson steals)	28	23
53.2	Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Delonte West assists)	31	23
37.3	Leon Powe shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	31	23
37.3	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	31	24
37.3	Gerald Green enters the game for Paul Pierce	31	24
37.3	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	31	25
30.2	Bobby Jackson personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	31	25
25.3	Delonte West offensive foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	31	25
25.3	Delonte West turnover	31	25
4.8	Chris Paul bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	31	25
3.1	Gerald Green bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	31	25
3.1	Gerald Green shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	31	25
3.1	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	31	25
3.1	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	31	25
3.1	Allan Ray enters the game for Al Jefferson	31	25
3.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	31	26
0.3	Leon Powe misses 46-foot three point jumper	31	26
0.0	Boston defensive rebound	31	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	26

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

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

Paycom Center

11:00 PM, 19 March 2007

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,164

Referees:
Jim Clark
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Scott Wall

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	12	3	.800	-	W3
New York	9	6	.600	3	W4
Brooklyn	6	9	.400	6	W1
Toronto	4	12	.250	8.5	W2
Philadelphia	2	12	.143	9.5	L5

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