Trail Blazers 88-76 Hornets (18 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

15-10, 8-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	20	19	21	16	76
POR	20	17	27	24	88

Portland Trail Blazers

13-12, 10-3 home

Channing Frye makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Channing Frye misses 9-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 21-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup (Channing Frye assists)
Channing Frye misses 19-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla misses layup
Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Martell Webster misses 18-foot two point shot
David West blocks Travis Outlaw's 21-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 22-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses jumper
Martell Webster makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes 9-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
James Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes running jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Travis Outlaw misses running jumper
David West blocks Sergio Rodriguez's layup
James Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Travis Outlaw's driving layup
Sergio Rodriguez makes 17-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Travis Outlaw assists)
James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses three point jumper
James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot running jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster misses three point jumper
Julian Wright blocks Martell Webster's layup
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses layup
Raef LaFrentz misses layup
Steve Blake makes jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Travis Outlaw misses three point jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving dunk
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses 13-foot running jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Rasual Butler blocks Travis Outlaw's layup
Brandon Roy misses 27-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Joel Przybilla misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 3-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes running jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Joel Przybilla makes dunk (Martell Webster assists)
Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Martell Webster makes 18-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes driving dunk (Brandon Roy assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Travis Outlaw's 8-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes driving layup
Travis Outlaw misses 19-foot jumper
James Jones misses three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Joel Przybilla makes two point shot
Brandon Roy makes three point jumper (James Jones assists)
Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 8-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 16-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes tip shot
Channing Frye misses 17-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Channing Frye misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes 7-foot two point shot
Brandon Roy makes layup (Channing Frye assists)
Channing Frye makes jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Jarrett Jack misses three point jumper
Brandon Roy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West misses two point shot
David West misses layup
David West misses tip shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 10-foot two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw blocks David West's 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 6-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Julian Wright misses 21-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Travis Outlaw blocks Hilton Armstrong's driving layup
Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes dunk (David West assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 3-foot hook shot
Chris Paul misses 22-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack blocks Chris Paul's 20-foot jumper
David West makes layup
David West makes 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
Raef LaFrentz blocks David West's jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Chris Paul makes 4-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 10-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
David West misses 4-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses running jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

TRAIL BLAZERS

TIME		NO	POR
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Joel Przybilla (New Orleans gains possession)	0	0
11:41	David West misses two point shot	0	0
11:40	Steve Blake defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Channing Frye makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	0	2
11:12	Joel Przybilla personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	0	2
11:00	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Steve Blake steals)	0	2
10:44	Channing Frye misses 9-foot jumper	0	2
10:44	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	2
10:30	David West misses layup	0	2
10:30	David West offensive rebound	0	2
10:30	David West misses tip shot	0	2
10:29	David West offensive rebound	0	2
10:27	David West lost ball (Brandon Roy steals)	0	2
10:22	Channing Frye offensive foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	0	2
10:22	Channing Frye turnover	0	2
10:02	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
10:00	Martell Webster defensive rebound	0	2
9:48	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)	0	2
9:48	Joel Przybilla misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
9:48	Portland offensive rebound	0	2
9:48	Joel Przybilla misses free throw 2 of 2	0	2
9:48	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	0	2
9:33	Tyson Chandler makes 10-foot two point shot	2	2
9:21	Channing Frye makes 21-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)	2	4
9:14	Chris Paul lost ball (Channing Frye steals)	2	4
9:08	Brandon Roy makes driving layup (Channing Frye assists)	2	6
8:56	Channing Frye shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	2	6
8:56	Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
8:56	Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
8:42	Channing Frye misses 19-foot jumper	4	6
8:41	Joel Przybilla offensive rebound	4	6
8:22	Joel Przybilla misses layup	4	6
8:19	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	4	6
8:06	David West makes 17-foot jumper	6	6
7:41	Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper	6	6
7:39	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	6	6
7:30	Channing Frye personal foul (David West draws the foul)	6	6
7:30	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Channing Frye	6	6
7:18	Travis Outlaw blocks David West's 8-foot jumper	6	6
7:16	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	6	6
7:13	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	6
7:11	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	6	6
7:09	Tyson Chandler makes dunk	8	6
6:50	Brandon Roy makes jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)	8	8
6:39	Chris Paul bad pass (Steve Blake steals)	8	8
6:26	Steve Blake bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	8	8
6:22	Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	10	8
6:09	Chris Paul personal foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)	10	8
6:01	Martell Webster misses 18-foot two point shot	10	8
6:01	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	10	8
5:46	Chris Paul misses driving layup	10	8
5:45	New Orleans defensive rebound	10	8
5:45	Portland full timeout	10	8
5:37	Rasual Butler personal foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)	10	8
5:24	David West blocks Travis Outlaw's 21-foot jumper	10	8
5:22	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	10	8
5:18	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	8
5:18	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	10	8
5:16	Tyson Chandler makes layup	12	8
5:01	Morris Peterson personal foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)	12	8
5:01	Raef LaFrentz enters the game for Joel Przybilla	12	8
5:01	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Steve Blake	12	8
5:01	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	12	8
4:52	Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	8
4:50	Portland defensive rebound	12	8
4:35	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	8
4:22	Brandon Roy bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals)	14	8
4:18	Rasual Butler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	16	8
3:50	Portland 20 Sec. timeout	16	8
3:47	Travis Outlaw misses 22-foot jumper	16	8
3:47	Brandon Roy offensive rebound	16	8
3:30	Travis Outlaw misses jumper	16	8
3:28	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	16	8
3:20	Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	8
3:19	Brandon Roy defensive rebound	16	8
3:15	Martell Webster makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)	16	10
3:08	Chris Paul misses layup	16	10
3:06	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	16	10
3:06	Chris Paul personal foul (Travis Outlaw draws the foul)	16	10
3:06	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Chris Paul	16	10
3:06	James Jones enters the game for Martell Webster	16	10
3:06	Travis Outlaw makes free throw 1 of 2	16	11
3:06	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	16	11
3:06	Travis Outlaw makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
2:44	Bobby Jackson misses three point jumper	16	12
2:43	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	16	12
2:36	James Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	12
2:34	Jannero Pargo defensive rebound	16	12
2:28	James Jones personal foul (Bobby Jackson draws the foul)	16	12
2:28	New Orleans full timeout	16	12
2:28	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Brandon Roy	16	12
2:19	Rasual Butler offensive foul (Travis Outlaw draws the foul)	16	12
2:19	Rasual Butler turnover	16	12
2:19	Julian Wright enters the game for Rasual Butler	16	12
2:05	Sergio Rodriguez makes 9-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	16	14
1:40	Julian Wright bad pass (Sergio Rodriguez steals)	16	14
1:24	James Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	16	16
1:08	Jannero Pargo traveling	16	16
50.9	Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot jumper	16	16
50.1	Portland defensive rebound	16	16
50.1	James Jones loose ball foul (Julian Wright draws the foul)	16	16
50.1	Julian Wright makes free throw 1 of 2	17	16
50.1	Julian Wright makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
37.4	David West shooting foul (Travis Outlaw draws the foul)	18	16
37.4	Travis Outlaw makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
37.4	Travis Outlaw makes free throw 2 of 2	18	18
24.8	David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	20	18
0.4	Jarrett Jack makes running jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)	20	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	20

Regular Season Series

POR leads 2-1

Trail Blazers
93
Hornets
113

Game 1

2/11

Hornets
90
Trail Blazers
93

Game 2

8/11

Hornets
76
Trail Blazers
88

Game 3

18/12

Trail Blazers
81
Hornets
96

Game 4

24/1

Moda Center

12:00 AM, 18 December 2007

Portland, OR

Attendance: 15,183

Referees:
Jim Clark
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Violet Palmer

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

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