Hornets 120-103 Suns (28 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

39-19, 18-11 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	29	26	22	26	103
NO	25	34	38	23	120

New Orleans Hornets

38-18, 19-10 home

120

Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot hook shot
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
David West misses 9-foot jumper
David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Chris Paul's 9-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Grant Hill blocks Jannero Pargo's layup
Jannero Pargo makes 20-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes layup
Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James misses layup
Mike James makes driving layup
Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James misses layup
David West makes 7-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes 8-foot hook shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Morris Peterson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot two point shot (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 22-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks David West's layup
Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Bowen misses 23-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Jannero Pargo's layup
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks David West's 11-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Amare Stoudemire blocks David West's 8-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 8-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 22-foot jumper
David West makes tip shot
Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Melvin Ely's layup
Jannero Pargo makes jumper (Mike James assists)
Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 23-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses layup
Grant Hill misses 20-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Linton Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Grant Hill makes dunk (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Boris Diaw makes 8-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses dunk
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Leandro Barbosa makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 19-foot jumper
David West blocks Raja Bell's layup
Linton Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Grant Hill makes 15-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 8-foot two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes 22-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Raja Bell misses 7-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 20-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Grant Hill misses layup
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Ryan Bowen blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 12-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 8-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Linton Johnson makes 20-foot jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 10-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Linton Johnson assists)
Raja Bell misses three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tyson Chandler (Grant Hill gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)	2	0
11:25	Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot hook shot	2	0
11:23	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	2	0
11:18	Shaquille O'Neal offensive foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	0
11:18	Shaquille O'Neal turnover	2	0
11:02	Chris Paul misses layup	2	0
11:00	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	2	0
10:52	Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	4	0
10:34	David West makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)	4	2
10:27	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	4	2
10:27	Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2	4	2
10:27	Phoenix offensive rebound	4	2
10:27	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2	5	2
10:11	David West misses 9-foot jumper	5	2
10:11	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	5	2
10:03	Amare Stoudemire lost ball (Tyson Chandler steals)	5	2
9:52	David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	4
9:45	Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:45	Phoenix defensive rebound	5	4
9:34	Chris Paul makes driving layup	5	6
9:34	Shaquille O'Neal illegal defense	5	6
9:19	Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot jumper	5	6
9:18	David West defensive rebound	5	6
9:07	David West misses 16-foot jumper	5	6
9:07	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	5	6
9:00	Grant Hill lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	5	6
8:55	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:52	New Orleans offensive rebound	5	6
8:47	Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:45	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	5	6
8:41	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	5	6
8:37	Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper	5	6
8:36	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	6
8:19	Amare Stoudemire blocks Chris Paul's 9-foot jumper	5	6
8:18	Grant Hill defensive rebound	5	6
8:15	Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	7	6
8:03	David West offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)	7	6
8:03	David West turnover	7	6
7:39	Amare Stoudemire makes 23-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:24	Morris Peterson makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	8
7:16	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	12	8
7:05	Tyson Chandler traveling	12	8
6:56	Chris Paul personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	12	8
6:50	Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper	12	8
6:48	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	12	8
6:39	Steve Nash bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	12	8
6:33	Chris Paul makes two point shot	12	10
6:07	Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot two point shot	14	10
5:56	David West misses 16-foot jumper	14	10
5:56	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	14	12
5:56	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot	14	12
5:47	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	14	12
5:47	New Orleans full timeout	14	12
5:47	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	14	12
5:47	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Grant Hill	14	12
5:47	Boris Diaw enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	14	12
5:35	Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper	14	12
5:33	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	12
5:20	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	14	12
5:20	David West misses free throw 1 of 2	14	12
5:20	New Orleans offensive rebound	14	12
5:20	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
5:09	Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	16	13
4:56	Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper	16	13
4:54	New Orleans offensive rebound	16	13
4:46	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	16	13
4:46	New Orleans defensive rebound	16	13
4:39	Amare Stoudemire lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	16	13
4:33	Boris Diaw personal foul (David West draws the foul)	16	13
4:33	Jannero Pargo enters the game for Morris Peterson	16	13
4:24	David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	16	15
4:11	David West illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	16	15
4:11	Steve Nash misses technical free throw	16	15
4:11	Phoenix offensive rebound	16	15
4:00	Steve Nash misses layup	16	15
3:59	Chris Paul defensive rebound	16	15
3:53	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	15
3:53	Grant Hill enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	16	15
3:53	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	16	16
3:53	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
3:34	Grant Hill misses 20-foot jumper	16	17
3:33	Jannero Pargo defensive rebound	16	17
3:26	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	16	19
3:20	Jannero Pargo shooting foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)	16	19
3:20	Raja Bell makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
3:20	Raja Bell makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
3:00	Jannero Pargo makes two point shot	18	21
2:47	Steve Nash lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	18	21
2:46	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Boris Diaw steals)	18	21
2:39	Grant Hill misses layup	18	21
2:38	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	18	21
2:30	Peja Stojakovic misses 11-foot jumper	18	21
2:28	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	18	21
2:18	Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	21	21
2:03	Phoenix full timeout	21	21
2:03	Linton Johnson enters the game for Steve Nash	21	21
2:03	Rasual Butler enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	21	21
1:54	Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper	21	21
1:54	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	21	21
1:39	Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)	24	21
1:15	David West misses jumper	24	21
1:14	Linton Johnson defensive rebound	24	21
1:04	Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)	27	21
52.7	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Jannero Pargo draws the foul)	27	21
43.6	Raja Bell personal foul (David West draws the foul)	27	21
43.6	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	27	22
43.6	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
31.9	Leandro Barbosa lost ball (Jannero Pargo steals)	27	23
14.7	Linton Johnson shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	27	23
14.7	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	27	24
14.7	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
2.0	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	27	25
2.0	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	28	25
2.0	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	29	25
0.8	Grant Hill blocks Jannero Pargo's layup	29	25
0.1	Grant Hill defensive rebound	29	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	25

Regular Season Series

NO leads 7-0

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

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 28 February 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,931

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Jack Nies
Rodney Mott

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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