Hornets 98-89 Clippers (25 Nov, 2007) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

10-5, 7-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	19	36	25	18	98
LAC	25	23	22	19	89

LA Clippers

6-6, 4-3 home

Cuttino Mobley misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 9-foot hook shot
Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
David West blocks Chris Kaman's 4-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes 13-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 19-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 12-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aaron Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Dan Dickau assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dan Dickau assists)
Dan Dickau misses 12-foot two point shot
Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Cuttino Mobley misses 19-foot jumper
Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Dan Dickau misses 21-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson misses 16-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Dan Dickau misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dan Dickau makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Chris Kaman makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Quinton Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ruben Patterson makes layup
Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses dunk
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Sam Cassell makes 20-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)
David West blocks Quinton Ross's 8-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 44-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 11-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Chris Kaman's jumper
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 9-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot two point shot
Quinton Ross makes 22-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 19-foot two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes driving layup
Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes 13-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup
Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses hook shot
Dan Dickau misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Thornton makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dan Dickau makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Al Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Ruben Patterson makes driving layup (Tim Thomas assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Cuttino Mobley's 5-foot jumper
Dan Dickau makes two point shot
Al Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell misses three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Tim Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 19-foot jumper
Tim Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Al Thornton's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 8-foot hook shot
Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot
David West makes 12-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses layup
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 8-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 12-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Quinton Ross blocks Chris Paul's layup
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup
Melvin Ely makes dunk (David West assists)
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 7-foot hook shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 10-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 11-foot running jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes layup
Morris Peterson misses jumper
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 6-foot hook shot (Melvin Ely assists)
Melvin Ely misses dunk
David West misses dunk
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 11-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Morris Peterson misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 12-foot running jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 6-foot hook shot
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot running jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Quinton Ross blocks Chris Paul's 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
David West misses hook shot
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Bobby Jackson misses 8-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 42-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 8-foot jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Rasual Butler's jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
Melvin Ely misses two point shot
Melvin Ely misses hook shot
David West misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes driving dunk
David West misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper

HORNETS

CLIPPERS

TIME		NO	LAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Chris Kaman (Los Angeles gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Tyson Chandler lane violation	0	0
11:45	Tim Thomas bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	0	0
11:29	Peja Stojakovic misses 8-foot hook shot	0	0
11:27	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Cuttino Mobley bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals)	0	0
11:06	Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot	0	0
11:03	Quinton Ross defensive rebound	0	0
10:53	Cuttino Mobley misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
10:52	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	David West lost ball (Tim Thomas steals)	0	0
10:30	Chris Kaman bad pass	0	0
10:30	Tim Thomas personal foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	0	0
10:15	David West makes 12-foot two point shot	2	0
9:56	Chris Kaman makes 9-foot hook shot	2	2
9:45	Chris Paul misses layup	2	2
9:44	Chris Paul offensive rebound	2	2
9:40	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:38	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	2	2
9:29	Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
9:27	David West defensive rebound	2	2
9:03	Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:03	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	2	2
8:53	Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)	2	4
8:44	Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	4
8:44	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	4	4
8:44	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1	4	4
8:42	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	4
8:30	David West blocks Chris Kaman's 4-foot jumper	4	4
8:27	Tim Thomas offensive rebound	4	4
8:26	Tim Thomas makes 13-foot jumper	4	6
8:11	David West misses 8-foot jumper	4	6
8:11	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	6
7:54	Sam Cassell misses 10-foot two point shot	4	6
7:52	David West defensive rebound	4	6
7:35	Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper	4	6
7:35	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	4	6
7:22	Chris Kaman makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)	4	8
7:22	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	4	8
7:22	Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 1	4	9
7:09	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	4	9
7:09	Aaron Williams enters the game for Chris Kaman	4	9
7:09	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
7:09	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	6	9
6:50	Sam Cassell lost ball (Morris Peterson steals)	6	9
6:46	Cuttino Mobley shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	6	9
6:46	Morris Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2	6	9
6:46	New Orleans offensive rebound	6	9
6:46	Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	7	9
6:31	Tim Thomas misses 12-foot jumper	7	9
6:30	David West defensive rebound	7	9
6:15	Tyson Chandler misses 12-foot jumper	7	9
6:13	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	7	9
6:05	Sam Cassell makes 19-foot jumper	7	11
5:47	David West misses 17-foot jumper	7	11
5:47	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	7	11
5:37	Sam Cassell misses 12-foot jumper	7	11
5:35	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	7	11
5:33	Quinton Ross blocks Chris Paul's layup	7	11
5:31	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	7	11
5:24	Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	11
5:22	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	7	11
5:11	Sam Cassell personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	7	11
5:11	Los Angeles full timeout	7	11
5:11	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	7	11
5:11	Dan Dickau enters the game for Sam Cassell	7	11
5:11	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
5:11	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	11
4:56	Aaron Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Dan Dickau assists)	9	13
4:39	Tyson Chandler bad pass (Aaron Williams steals)	9	13
4:35	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Quinton Ross draws the foul)	9	13
4:35	Quinton Ross misses free throw 1 of 2	9	13
4:35	Los Angeles offensive rebound	9	13
4:35	Melvin Ely enters the game for Tyson Chandler	9	13
4:35	Quinton Ross makes free throw 2 of 2	9	14
4:18	Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	14
3:53	Cuttino Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dan Dickau assists)	12	17
3:28	David West makes layup	14	17
3:10	Cuttino Mobley lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	14	17
3:00	Melvin Ely makes dunk (David West assists)	16	17
2:41	Dan Dickau misses 12-foot two point shot	16	17
2:39	Quinton Ross offensive rebound	16	17
2:34	Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quinton Ross assists)	16	20
2:16	David West misses 11-foot jumper	16	20
2:15	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	16	20
2:10	Cuttino Mobley makes two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)	16	22
2:01	Bobby Jackson makes two point shot	18	22
2:01	Dan Dickau shooting foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	18	22
2:01	New Orleans full timeout	18	22
2:01	Bobby Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1	19	22
1:51	Tim Thomas offensive foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	19	22
1:51	Tim Thomas turnover	19	22
1:51	Rasual Butler enters the game for David West	19	22
1:51	Ruben Patterson enters the game for Tim Thomas	19	22
1:31	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	19	22
1:31	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	19	22
1:16	Ruben Patterson misses layup	19	22
1:15	Aaron Williams offensive rebound	19	22
1:15	Aaron Williams offensive goaltending	19	22
1:07	Melvin Ely 3 second	19	22
59.3	Cuttino Mobley misses 19-foot jumper	19	22
58.3	Chris Paul defensive rebound	19	22
45.4	Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	22
41.7	New Orleans defensive rebound	19	22
28.0	Quinton Ross makes 18-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)	19	24
0.8	Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper	19	24
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	19	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
98
Clippers
89

Game 1

25/11

Hornets
98
Clippers
89

Game 2

25/11

Hornets
95
Clippers
81

Game 3

3/1

Hornets
95
Clippers
81

Game 4

3/1

Clippers
92
Hornets
111

Game 5

26/1

Clippers
92
Hornets
111

Game 6

26/1

Clippers
92
Hornets
114

Game 7

16/4

Clippers
92
Hornets
114

Game 8

16/4

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 25 November 2007

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 15,601

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Michael Smith
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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