Hornets 101-98 Suns (16 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

17-7, 10-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	26	20	34	18	98
NO	31	28	21	21	101

New Orleans Hornets

15-9, 7-5 home

101

Grant Hill blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 10-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses layup
David West makes 6-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 17-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 10-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Morris Peterson misses 21-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright misses 13-foot jumper
David West makes 11-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Tyson Chandler's 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 12-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk
Morris Peterson misses layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses layup
Amare Stoudemire blocks Morris Peterson's layup
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes layup
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes 16-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes driving layup
Brian Skinner blocks Julian Wright's dunk
Brian Skinner blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes jumper
Grant Hill misses two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 14-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk
Grant Hill misses layup
Shawn Marion misses layup
Steve Nash makes 14-foot running jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 20-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Grant Hill misses 19-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 16-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Boris Diaw misses 18-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Raja Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Shawn Marion's 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Raja Bell assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 12-foot two point shot
Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash makes 6-foot running jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 21-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell makes 17-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Brian Skinner misses 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 20-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 11-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Raja Bell misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 13-foot jumper

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Tyson Chandler (Morris Peterson gains possession)	0	0
11:53	Raja Bell shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	0	0
11:53	Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:53	Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:40	Raja Bell makes jumper	2	2
11:18	Grant Hill blocks Tyson Chandler's layup	2	2
11:18	New Orleans offensive rebound	2	2
11:15	David West misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
11:14	Grant Hill defensive rebound	2	2
11:03	Grant Hill misses two point shot	2	2
11:02	David West defensive rebound	2	2
10:38	David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)	2	4
10:27	Shawn Marion misses 14-foot jumper	2	4
10:26	David West defensive rebound	2	4
10:15	Tyson Chandler misses layup	2	4
10:14	New Orleans offensive rebound	2	4
10:11	Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
10:08	Grant Hill defensive rebound	2	4
10:03	Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper	2	4
10:03	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	4
9:48	Morris Peterson misses 10-foot two point shot	2	4
9:48	Steve Nash defensive rebound	2	4
9:45	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	4	4
9:18	David West 3 second	4	4
9:04	Raja Bell misses jumper	4	4
9:03	David West defensive rebound	4	4
8:57	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
8:56	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	4	4
8:51	Steve Nash misses layup	4	4
8:48	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	4	4
8:47	Amare Stoudemire makes dunk	6	4
8:37	Chris Paul misses layup	6	4
8:36	Grant Hill defensive rebound	6	4
8:32	Grant Hill misses layup	6	4
8:30	Shawn Marion offensive rebound	6	4
8:27	Shawn Marion misses layup	6	4
8:26	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	6	4
8:23	Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
8:07	Steve Nash makes 14-foot running jumper	8	6
7:54	Shawn Marion shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	8	6
7:54	Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
7:54	Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
7:43	David West shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	8	8
7:43	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
7:43	Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
7:22	Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper (Morris Peterson assists)	10	10
7:11	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	10	10
7:11	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	11	10
7:11	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
6:52	Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	12	13
6:39	Amare Stoudemire misses 20-foot jumper	12	13
6:37	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	12	13
6:31	Tyson Chandler makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	15
6:31	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	12	15
6:31	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 1	12	16
6:20	Amare Stoudemire traveling	12	16
6:03	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Grant Hill steals)	12	16
5:58	Grant Hill makes layup	14	16
5:26	Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)	14	19
5:13	Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	17	19
5:01	Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	22
4:54	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	17	22
4:52	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	17	22
4:33	David West lost ball (Shawn Marion steals)	17	22
4:18	Amare Stoudemire 3 second	17	22
4:18	New Orleans full timeout	17	22
4:18	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Grant Hill	17	22
4:18	Boris Diaw enters the game for Shawn Marion	17	22
4:18	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	17	22
4:01	David West misses layup	17	22
3:59	David West offensive rebound	17	24
3:59	David West makes 6-foot jumper	17	24
3:44	Raja Bell misses 17-foot jumper	17	24
3:43	David West defensive rebound	17	24
3:36	Amare Stoudemire blocks Bobby Jackson's layup	17	24
3:34	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	17	24
3:31	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	19	24
3:20	Boris Diaw personal foul (David West draws the foul)	19	24
3:20	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	19	26
3:06	Hilton Armstrong makes layup	19	26
2:59	Steve Nash misses two point shot	19	26
2:55	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	19	26
2:34	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	19	26
2:33	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	19	26
2:19	Phoenix offensive rebound	19	26
2:19	Phoenix full timeout	19	26
2:19	Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	26
2:19	Shawn Marion enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	19	26
2:19	Brian Skinner enters the game for Raja Bell	19	26
2:19	Grant Hill enters the game for Steve Nash	19	26
2:08	Brian Skinner makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	21	26
1:45	David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	21	28
1:45	Brian Skinner shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	21	28
1:45	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	21	29
1:31	Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	24	29
1:20	Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	24	31
1:10	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	24	31
1:09	Chris Paul defensive rebound	24	31
53.9	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	24	31
52.8	Grant Hill defensive rebound	24	31
46.9	Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper	24	31
45.5	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	24	31
34.9	David West misses layup	24	31
34.4	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	24	31
34.4	Hilton Armstrong loose ball foul (Brian Skinner draws the foul)	24	31
23.3	Boris Diaw makes layup	26	31
3.0	Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper	26	31
1.3	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Suns
98
Hornets
101

Game 1

16/12

Hornets
118
Suns
113

Game 2

6/1

Hornets
132
Suns
130

Game 3

7/2

Suns
103
Hornets
120

Game 4

28/2

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 16 December 2007

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,705

Referees:
Joe Forte
Luis Grillo
Zach Zarba

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