Hornets 118-113 Suns (6 Jan, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

23-11, 14-5 away

118

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	34	23	33	28	118
PHX	31	37	25	20	113

Phoenix Suns

23-10, 10-4 home

113

Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 22-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses two point shot
Grant Hill makes tip shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 22-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 20-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 20-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Marcus Banks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Marcus Banks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 11-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Skinner assists)
Boris Diaw makes 8-foot two point shot
Brian Skinner misses 9-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 15-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Boris Diaw makes layup
Grant Hill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 9-foot hook shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 21-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 31-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Marcus Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Boris Diaw makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks Amare Stoudemire's dunk
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Marcus Banks misses 17-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Boris Diaw misses three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 12-foot running jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Morris Peterson's jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Tyson Chandler's 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 6-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire blocks Tyson Chandler's dunk
Morris Peterson makes 9-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot two point shot
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
Marcus Vinicius misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Vinicius makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes layup
Chris Paul misses 10-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 7-foot running jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Tyson Chandler's 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 8-foot running jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Tyson Chandler's 7-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Peja Stojakovic's 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk
Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 10-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 17-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Hilton Armstrong's jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk
Ryan Bowen misses 17-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Leandro Barbosa blocks Hilton Armstrong's 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Grant Hill blocks Peja Stojakovic's 7-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Banks blocks Chris Paul's 7-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Ryan Bowen's layup
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Jannero Pargo makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Amare Stoudemire (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Tyson Chandler bad pass (Grant Hill steals)	0	0
11:26	Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot two point shot	0	2
11:26	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	0	2
11:26	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:10	Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper	0	3
11:07	Grant Hill defensive rebound	0	3
11:03	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	0	3
11:02	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	0	3
10:42	Grant Hill blocks Morris Peterson's jumper	0	3
10:41	Grant Hill defensive rebound	0	3
10:40	Grant Hill bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	0	3
10:33	Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	3
10:26	Raja Bell misses 22-foot jumper	3	3
10:23	Chris Paul defensive rebound	3	3
10:18	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:15	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	3	3
10:07	Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper	3	5
9:52	Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper	3	5
9:49	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	3	5
9:40	Grant Hill misses two point shot	3	5
9:37	Grant Hill offensive rebound	3	7
9:37	Grant Hill makes tip shot	3	7
9:23	Shawn Marion shooting foul (Jannero Pargo draws the foul)	3	7
9:23	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell	3	7
9:23	Jannero Pargo makes free throw 1 of 2	4	7
9:23	Jannero Pargo makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
9:02	Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot two point shot	5	7
9:00	Phoenix offensive rebound	5	7
9:00	shot clock violation	5	7
8:49	Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot jumper	5	7
8:48	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	5	7
8:38	Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper	5	7
8:37	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	5	7
8:32	Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)	8	7
8:22	Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper	8	7
8:22	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	8	7
7:56	Tyson Chandler makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)	10	7
7:50	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	10	9
7:28	Amare Stoudemire blocks Tyson Chandler's 9-foot jumper	10	9
7:24	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	10	9
7:22	Jannero Pargo personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	10	9
7:13	Steve Nash makes 22-foot jumper	10	11
6:56	Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper	12	11
6:50	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	12	13
6:22	Grant Hill shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	12	13
6:22	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:22	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
6:03	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	14	13
6:01	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	13
5:52	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	16	13
5:37	Steve Nash makes driving layup	16	15
5:16	Jannero Pargo makes 6-foot two point shot	18	15
5:01	Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	18	17
4:46	Amare Stoudemire blocks Tyson Chandler's dunk	18	17
4:45	Morris Peterson offensive rebound	18	17
4:43	Morris Peterson makes 9-foot two point shot	20	17
4:31	Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	20	19
4:07	Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper	22	19
4:00	Leandro Barbosa makes 20-foot jumper	22	21
3:45	Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	25	21
3:43	Phoenix full timeout	25	21
3:43	Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)	25	21
3:43	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Jannero Pargo	25	21
3:43	Boris Diaw enters the game for Grant Hill	25	21
3:43	Steve Nash makes technical free throw	25	22
3:26	Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper	25	22
3:24	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	25	22
3:20	Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper	25	22
3:19	Leandro Barbosa offensive rebound	25	22
3:19	Leandro Barbosa turnover	25	22
3:05	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	25	22
3:05	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	26	22
3:05	Brian Skinner enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	26	22
3:05	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2	26	22
3:04	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	26	22
2:55	Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	26	24
2:28	Morris Peterson traveling	26	24
2:28	New Orleans full timeout	26	24
2:28	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	26	24
2:28	Marcus Banks enters the game for Shawn Marion	26	24
2:28	Grant Hill enters the game for Steve Nash	26	24
2:15	Brian Skinner misses 19-foot jumper	26	24
2:13	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	26	24
2:00	Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	24
1:58	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	26	24
1:52	Brian Skinner offensive goaltending	26	24
1:47	Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot	26	24
1:44	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	26	24
1:44	Marcus Vinicius enters the game for Morris Peterson	26	24
1:36	Leandro Barbosa makes 20-foot jumper	26	26
1:09	Peja Stojakovic makes 7-foot jumper	28	26
57.5	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	28	28
47.3	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	30	28
42.1	Marcus Banks turnover	30	28
26.3	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	32	28
6.0	Marcus Banks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	32	31
0.2	Chris Paul misses layup	32	31
0.1	Chris Paul offensive rebound	34	31
0.1	Chris Paul makes layup	34	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

Suns
98
Hornets
101

Game 1

16/12

Suns
98
Hornets
101

Game 2

16/12

Hornets
118
Suns
113

Game 3

6/1

Hornets
118
Suns
113

Game 4

6/1

Hornets
132
Suns
130

Game 5

7/2

Hornets
132
Suns
130

Game 6

7/2

Suns
103
Hornets
120

Game 7

28/2

Suns
103
Hornets
120

Game 8

28/2

Footprint Center

12:00 AM, 6 January 2008

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Jim Clark
James Capers
Tommy Nunez Jr.

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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