Hornets 117-93 Nuggets (29 Jan, 2008) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

26-18, 7-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	22	18	28	25	93
NO	33	30	24	30	117

New Orleans Hornets

32-12, 16-7 home

117

David West makes driving dunk
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Jannero Pargo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 22-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Melvin Ely makes 7-foot hook shot
Melvin Ely misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Melvin Ely makes 7-foot hook shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes layup (Melvin Ely assists)
Ryan Bowen misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes slam dunk (Tyson Chandler assists)
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
Ryan Bowen misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Anthony Carter blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot
David West makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul makes layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot hook shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Chris Paul's 9-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Ryan Bowen makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Melvin Ely misses 7-foot hook shot
Ryan Bowen misses 21-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 12-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely makes driving dunk
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 11-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Jannero Pargo assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Jannero Pargo assists)
Marcus Vinicius misses 25-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Anthony Carter misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Marcus Camby misses layup
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses layup
Allen Iverson misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Allen Iverson makes layup
Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 10-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Allen Iverson makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)
Kenyon Martin misses layup
Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 5-foot jumper
Yakhouba Diawara misses layup
Eduardo Najera makes 29-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Allen Iverson makes 6-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses layup
Eduardo Najera misses tip shot
J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes dunk (Anthony Carter assists)
J.R. Smith misses layup
Kenyon Martin makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 22-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Kenyon Martin's 11-foot jumper
Anthony Carter makes 18-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
Anthony Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)
Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes layup (Marcus Camby assists)
Anthony Carter misses 70-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 22-foot three point jumper
Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes layup
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith makes driving layup
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Allen Iverson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Chris Paul blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 22-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 24-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses three point jumper
Linas Kleiza makes layup
Steven Hunter makes layup
Julian Wright blocks Von Wafer's layup
Anthony Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yakhouba Diawara assists)
Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Von Wafer assists)
Steven Hunter makes layup
Von Wafer misses 27-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks Linas Kleiza's dunk

NUGGETS

HORNETS

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Tyson Chandler (Kenyon Martin gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Linas Kleiza makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)	2	0
11:25	Morris Peterson bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	2	0
11:21	Linas Kleiza turnover	2	0
11:03	David West makes driving dunk	2	2
10:44	Marcus Camby misses 19-foot jumper	2	2
10:42	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)	2	5
10:02	Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:00	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	2	5
9:56	Kenyon Martin misses 16-foot jumper	2	5
9:56	Denver offensive rebound	2	5
9:56	David West loose ball foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)	2	5
9:51	Anthony Carter misses layup	2	5
9:49	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	4	5
9:49	Kenyon Martin makes two point shot	4	5
9:38	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	7
9:26	Marcus Camby misses layup	4	7
9:25	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	7
9:18	Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	10
9:06	Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	10
9:04	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	4	10
8:51	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	4	10
8:49	Allen Iverson turnover	4	10
8:38	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	10
8:37	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	4	10
8:32	Chris Paul lost ball (Anthony Carter steals)	4	10
8:26	Kenyon Martin misses layup	4	10
8:26	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	10
8:15	Anthony Carter shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	4	10
8:15	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	4	11
8:15	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	4	12
8:03	Allen Iverson misses layup	4	12
8:03	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	4	12
8:00	Kenyon Martin makes two point shot	6	12
7:41	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	12
7:41	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	6	12
7:30	Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)	8	12
7:13	David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	8	14
7:07	Allen Iverson lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	8	14
6:52	Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper	8	14
6:50	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	8	14
6:48	Marcus Camby shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	8	14
6:48	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
6:48	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	8	15
6:47	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	8	15
6:26	Allen Iverson lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	8	15
6:20	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Linas Kleiza steals)	8	15
6:16	Linas Kleiza offensive goaltending	8	15
6:09	Chris Paul turnover	8	15
6:01	Allen Iverson makes layup	10	15
6:01	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	10	15
6:01	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 1	11	15
5:43	Morris Peterson traveling	11	15
5:43	New Orleans full timeout	11	15
5:31	David West personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	11	15
5:31	Melvin Ely enters the game for David West	11	15
5:20	Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper	11	15
5:18	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	11	15
5:01	Peja Stojakovic makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	17
4:45	Kenyon Martin makes 10-foot jumper	13	17
4:26	Melvin Ely makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)	13	19
4:13	Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper	15	19
3:58	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	19
3:57	Anthony Carter defensive rebound	15	19
3:47	Allen Iverson makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)	17	19
3:35	Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper	17	19
3:34	Chris Paul offensive rebound	17	19
3:31	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Linas Kleiza steals)	17	19
3:26	Allen Iverson makes layup (Linas Kleiza assists)	19	19
3:09	Yakhouba Diawara enters the game for Linas Kleiza	19	19
3:09	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	19
3:09	New Orleans offensive rebound	19	19
3:09	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Morris Peterson	19	19
3:09	Morris Peterson offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	19	19
3:09	Morris Peterson turnover	19	19
2:57	Kenyon Martin misses layup	19	19
2:56	Chris Paul defensive rebound	19	19
2:48	Chris Paul makes layup	19	21
2:40	Anthony Carter bad pass	19	21
2:40	Denver full timeout	19	21
2:27	Jannero Pargo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	24
1:59	Yakhouba Diawara misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	24
1:57	Chris Paul defensive rebound	19	24
1:51	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	27
1:35	Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	27
1:34	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	19	27
1:28	Chris Paul makes layup	19	29
1:14	Anthony Carter bad pass	19	29
1:14	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Kenyon Martin	19	29
1:14	J.R. Smith enters the game for Anthony Carter	19	29
54.1	Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper	19	29
54.1	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	19	31
54.1	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	19	31
40.9	Allen Iverson misses 5-foot jumper	19	31
39.9	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	19	31
33.9	Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	31
32.8	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	19	31
21.9	Yakhouba Diawara misses layup	19	31
20.9	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	19	31
3.4	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	19	31
3.4	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	19	32
3.4	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	19	33
1.5	Jannero Pargo personal foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)	19	33
0.0	Eduardo Najera makes 29-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)	22	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	33

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Hornets
93
Nuggets
88

Game 1

4/11

Hornets
93
Nuggets
88

Game 2

5/11

Hornets
99
Nuggets
105

Game 3

13/12

Hornets
99
Nuggets
105

Game 4

13/12

Nuggets
93
Hornets
117

Game 5

29/1

Nuggets
93
Hornets
117

Game 6

29/1

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 29 January 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,601

Referees:
Scott Foster
Bennie Adams
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

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