Hornets 104-93 Mavericks (21 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

35-19, 12-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	22	22	20	29	93
NO	24	23	28	29	104

New Orleans Hornets

37-15, 18-8 home

104

David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Erick Dampier blocks David West's 11-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
David West makes layup
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 13-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen misses 15-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Josh Howard blocks Peja Stojakovic's jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot running jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 12-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
David West makes driving dunk (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 21-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 14-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Devean George assists)
Erick Dampier makes 9-foot hook shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Devean George makes 21-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd makes 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Devean George misses 5-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses layup
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Eddie Jones assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 40-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 23-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 11-foot jumper
Eddie Jones makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses layup
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 5-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes tip shot
Jason Kidd makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 18-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Devean George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Devean George misses jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devean George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Erick Dampier makes dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Erick Dampier misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving dunk
Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses layup
Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 9-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses layup
Brandon Bass makes layup
Erick Dampier misses layup
Jason Terry misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes layup
Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Erick Dampier makes tip shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes driving layup
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot running jumper
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 17-foot two point shot (Antoine Wright assists)

MAVERICKS

HORNETS

TIME		DAL	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Tyson Chandler (Devean George gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	2	0
11:29	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
11:19	Erick Dampier lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	2	2
11:14	Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	2	4
10:56	Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
10:53	David West defensive rebound	2	4
10:30	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	2	6
10:11	Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot	4	6
9:49	Erick Dampier blocks David West's 11-foot jumper	4	6
9:48	New Orleans offensive rebound	4	6
9:45	Morris Peterson misses 17-foot jumper	4	6
9:44	New Orleans offensive rebound	4	6
9:44	shot clock violation	4	6
9:30	Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper	6	6
9:18	Chris Paul misses jumper	6	6
9:18	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	6	6
8:57	Josh Howard bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	6	6
8:52	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)	6	6
8:45	Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Devean George assists)	8	6
8:33	Peja Stojakovic turnover	8	6
8:19	Erick Dampier makes 9-foot hook shot (Jason Kidd assists)	10	6
8:03	David West misses 14-foot jumper	10	6
8:02	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	10	6
7:58	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:58	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	10	6
7:52	Jason Kidd lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	10	6
7:48	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	10	8
7:30	Devean George makes 21-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	12	8
7:13	Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper	12	8
7:11	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	12	8
7:05	Josh Howard bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	12	8
7:00	Chris Paul misses jumper	12	8
6:58	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	12	8
6:54	Dallas full timeout	12	8
6:47	Jason Kidd makes 17-foot jumper	14	8
6:26	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	11
6:07	Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper	14	11
6:07	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	14	11
5:43	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	11
5:41	David West offensive rebound	14	11
5:41	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	14	11
5:41	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
5:41	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Morris Peterson	14	12
5:41	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
5:28	Devean George bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	14	13
5:18	Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper	14	13
5:18	Devean George defensive rebound	14	13
5:09	Chris Paul shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	14	13
5:09	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:09	Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	15	13
5:09	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	15	13
4:56	David West makes 15-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)	15	15
4:35	Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper	15	15
4:33	Jannero Pargo defensive rebound	15	15
4:31	Jannero Pargo bad pass	15	15
4:16	Devean George misses 5-foot jumper	15	15
4:15	Chris Paul defensive rebound	15	15
4:07	Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	15
4:07	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	15	15
4:01	Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper	15	15
4:01	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	15	15
3:38	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	15	17
3:19	David West shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	15	17
3:19	Jason Terry enters the game for Devean George	15	17
3:19	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	15	17
3:19	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2	16	17
3:19	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd	16	17
3:19	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
3:00	Hilton Armstrong misses layup	17	17
2:58	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	17	17
2:58	Jose Juan Barea traveling	17	17
2:58	New Orleans full timeout	17	17
2:58	Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier	17	17
2:49	Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper	17	19
2:31	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	17	19
2:31	Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	17	19
2:31	Dallas offensive rebound	17	19
2:31	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
2:14	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	22
1:52	Hilton Armstrong personal foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	18	22
1:52	Eddie Jones enters the game for Jose Juan Barea	18	22
1:39	Brandon Bass misses layup	18	22
1:37	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	18	22
1:22	Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper	18	22
1:21	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	18	22
1:12	Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper	20	22
54.9	Jannero Pargo misses layup	20	22
52.9	David West offensive rebound	20	22
51.9	David West makes layup	20	24
35.1	Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Eddie Jones assists)	22	24
25.9	David West misses 22-foot jumper	22	24
25.2	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	22	24
1.6	Dirk Nowitzki misses 40-foot three point jumper	22	24
1.2	Dallas offensive rebound	22	24
1.2	shot clock violation	22	24
0.6	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Jason Terry steals)	22	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Mavericks
108
Hornets
112

Game 1

2/12

Hornets
80
Mavericks
89

Game 2

15/12

Mavericks
93
Hornets
104

Game 3

21/2

Hornets
98
Mavericks
111

Game 4

16/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 21 February 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,941

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
John Goble
David Jones

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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