Hornets 125-118 Kings (17 Apr, 2007) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

38-43, 14-26 away

125

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	31	30	33	31	125
SAC	31	30	32	25	118

Sacramento Kings

33-48, 20-20 home

118

Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
Brad Miller makes 19-foot jumper
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
Mike Bibby makes 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Brad Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes 7-foot two point shot
Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brad Miller assists)
Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)
Brad Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes two point shot
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 6-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses jumper
Ron Artest misses layup
Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 9-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes 22-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
Justin Williams makes slam dunk (Ron Artest assists)
Quincy Douby makes 17-foot jumper
Quincy Douby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 20-foot jumper
Justin Williams misses 8-foot jumper
Justin Williams makes 7-foot jumper
Justin Williams misses 7-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes layup
John Salmons makes dunk
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes 18-foot jumper (Quincy Douby assists)
Quincy Douby misses 21-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 22-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby makes 13-foot jumper
John Salmons misses three point jumper
Quincy Douby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shareef Abdur-Rahim assists)
Kevin Martin makes driving layup
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 25-foot three point jumper
Justin Williams misses 9-foot two point shot
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
Ron Artest makes 4-foot jumper
David West blocks Ron Artest's layup
Kevin Martin makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)
Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes layup (Brad Miller assists)
Kevin Martin misses layup
Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes two point shot
Brad Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Shareef Abdur-Rahim assists)
Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes layup (Mike Bibby assists)
Mike Bibby makes 21-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses two point shot
Mike Bibby misses 20-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes layup
Mike Bibby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Brad Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby misses 21-foot jumper
Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby misses layup
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia makes driving layup
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes driving layup
Ron Artest makes three point jumper (Quincy Douby assists)
Quincy Douby makes 23-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 7-foot two point shot
Ron Artest makes layup
Francisco Garcia makes layup (John Salmons assists)
Quincy Douby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linton Johnson blocks Ron Artest's layup
Ron Artest makes 14-foot two point shot
Quincy Douby makes two point shot (Francisco Garcia assists)
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quincy Douby assists)
Justin Williams makes 5-foot jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
David West blocks John Salmons's driving layup
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Quincy Douby misses layup
Bobby Jackson blocks Justin Williams's layup
Francisco Garcia misses 21-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses layup
Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses layup
Quincy Douby misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 8-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes dunk (Bobby Jackson assists)
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 9-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 13-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons misses 14-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes slam dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 22-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cedric Simmons misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia blocks David West's layup
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Marc Jackson makes layup
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes jumper
Justin Williams blocks David West's layup
Marcus Vinicius makes layup (David West assists)
David West misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Rasual Butler makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes jumper (David West assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marc Jackson misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Martin blocks Rasual Butler's 20-foot jumper
David West makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
David West misses layup
Francisco Garcia blocks Jannero Pargo's 13-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Francisco Garcia blocks Bobby Jackson's driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes 20-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 21-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 6-foot running jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Vinicius assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 15-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
David West makes 16-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper

HORNETS

KINGS

TIME		NO	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: David West vs. Brad Miller (Shareef Abdur-Rahim gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)	0	2
11:26	Ron Artest shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	0	2
11:26	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:26	Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:03	Brad Miller makes 19-foot jumper	2	4
10:45	Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper	2	4
10:44	Ron Artest defensive rebound	2	4
10:36	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes jumper (Mike Bibby assists)	2	6
10:23	Chris Paul misses layup	2	6
10:22	Brad Miller defensive rebound	2	6
10:15	Mike Bibby makes 24-foot three point jumper	2	9
9:56	Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	9
9:53	Brad Miller defensive rebound	2	9
9:45	Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper	2	9
9:44	David West defensive rebound	2	9
9:33	Devin Brown makes 8-foot jumper	4	9
9:17	Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	4	12
8:51	Marc Jackson misses 22-foot jumper	4	12
8:49	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	4	12
8:34	Brad Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)	4	14
8:21	Shareef Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)	4	14
8:21	Marc Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2	4	14
8:21	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	4	14
8:21	Marc Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	5	14
8:08	Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper	5	14
8:07	Shareef Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound	5	14
8:06	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes 7-foot two point shot	5	16
7:54	Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	16
7:41	Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brad Miller assists)	7	19
7:31	Devin Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	19
7:18	Marc Jackson personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	9	19
7:07	Brad Miller lost ball (David West steals)	9	19
7:07	Brad Miller personal foul (David West draws the foul)	9	19
6:52	David West misses 20-foot jumper	9	19
6:50	Mike Bibby defensive rebound	9	19
6:50	Mike Bibby lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	9	19
6:48	Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper	9	19
6:48	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	9	19
6:48	Chris Paul loose ball foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)	9	19
6:35	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	9	19
6:35	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	9	20
6:35	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	9	21
6:15	David West misses 13-foot two point shot	9	21
6:13	Brad Miller defensive rebound	9	21
6:00	Mike Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)	9	24
5:45	Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	24
5:43	Shareef Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound	9	24
5:33	David West shooting foul (Shareef Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)	9	24
5:33	Sacramento full timeout	9	24
5:33	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Rasual Butler	9	24
5:33	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Marc Jackson	9	24
5:33	Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses free throw 1 of 2	9	24
5:33	Sacramento offensive rebound	9	24
5:33	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes free throw 2 of 2	9	25
5:15	Hilton Armstrong misses layup	11	25
5:13	Hilton Armstrong makes layup	11	25
5:13	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	11	25
4:50	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)	11	27
4:26	Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	14	27
4:09	Brad Miller misses 20-foot jumper	14	27
4:07	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	14	27
3:51	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	14	27
3:49	Bobby Jackson offensive rebound	14	27
3:49	Kevin Martin shooting foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	14	27
3:49	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	15	27
3:49	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	27
3:36	Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	27
3:34	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	16	27
3:31	Devin Brown makes dunk (Bobby Jackson assists)	18	27
3:15	Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	27
3:14	David West defensive rebound	18	27
3:08	Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	21	27
2:48	Shareef Abdur-Rahim makes two point shot	21	29
2:43	Mike Bibby shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	21	29
2:43	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	21	29
2:43	Quincy Douby enters the game for Kevin Martin	21	29
2:43	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	22	29
2:43	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	23	29
2:28	Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 6-foot jumper	23	29
2:27	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	23	29
2:12	David West makes 9-foot jumper	25	29
1:53	Ron Artest misses jumper	25	29
1:52	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	25	29
1:39	Ron Artest personal foul (David West draws the foul)	25	29
1:39	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	26	29
1:39	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	29
1:31	Ron Artest misses layup	27	29
1:28	Devin Brown defensive rebound	27	29
1:22	David West bad pass	27	29
1:22	Justin Williams enters the game for Brad Miller	27	29
1:05	Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper	27	31
53.9	David West misses 14-foot jumper	27	31
51.9	Shareef Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound	27	31
41.9	Shareef Abdur-Rahim misses 9-foot jumper	27	31
39.8	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	27	31
34.9	Bobby Jackson makes driving layup	29	31
26.3	Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Justin Williams draws the foul)	29	31
26.3	Justin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	29	31
26.3	Sacramento offensive rebound	29	31
26.3	Justin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	29	31
25.8	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	29	31
3.9	Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	31
1.9	Chris Paul offensive rebound	29	31
0.0	Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	31	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 5-2

Kings
84
Hornets
88

Game 1

27/1

Kings
84
Hornets
88

Game 2

27/1

Hornets
99
Kings
105

Game 3

6/2

Hornets
99
Kings
105

Game 4

6/2

Kings
93
Hornets
110

Game 5

15/2

Kings
93
Hornets
110

Game 6

15/2

Hornets
125
Kings
118

Game 7

17/4

Hornets
125
Kings
118

Game 8

17/4

Sleep Train Arena

12:00 AM, 17 April 2007

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 17,317

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Rodney Mott
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	20	16	.556	-	L2
LA Clippers	20	17	.541	0.5	L2
Sacramento	19	19	.500	2	W6
Golden State	19	19	.500	2	L1
Phoenix	17	19	.472	3	W1

Washington takes on Oklahoma City, seeks to stop 5-game slide

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Cleveland faces Indiana following Garland's 40-point showing

Indiana Pacers (21-18, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago faces Sacramento, aims for 5th straight home win

Sacramento Kings (19-19, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (18-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

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