Hornets 108-97 Bulls (17 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

26-40, 11-24 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	27	23	34	13	97
NO	27	24	24	33	108

New Orleans Hornets

45-21, 25-10 home

108

Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot
Ryan Bowen misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Ryan Bowen misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Julian Wright makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 7-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 22-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Aaron Gray blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes 14-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 17-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes running jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Ryan Bowen misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 9-foot hook shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot two point shot
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 11-foot running jumper
Julian Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Julian Wright misses 8-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses tip shot
Jannero Pargo makes jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 14-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes 19-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Bonzi Wells misses 7-foot hook shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Drew Gooden blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot running jumper
Drew Gooden makes 10-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
Luol Deng makes dunk (Drew Gooden assists)
Drew Gooden makes layup
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Drew Gooden assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 9-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 9-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 13-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Drew Gooden misses layup
Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright blocks Tyrus Thomas's jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 16-foot two point shot (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 5-foot hook shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden misses 16-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
Drew Gooden misses 7-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 10-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses 6-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Larry Hughes misses dunk
Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 18-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Larry Hughes misses 16-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng makes two point shot
Luol Deng makes driving layup
Larry Hughes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Gordon makes two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Drew Gooden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah misses 15-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses layup
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 12-foot running jumper
Drew Gooden makes 10-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes 7-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses 13-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Luol Deng's jumper

BULLS

HORNETS

TIME		CHI	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Drew Gooden vs. Tyson Chandler (Kirk Hinrich gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Drew Gooden makes 10-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	2	0
11:30	Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot	2	0
11:30	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	2	0
11:10	Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper	2	0
11:08	Ryan Bowen defensive rebound	2	0
10:47	Ryan Bowen misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:45	Peja Stojakovic offensive rebound	2	0
10:45	Peja Stojakovic misses tip shot	2	0
10:45	Luol Deng defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Larry Hughes makes layup	4	0
10:23	Chris Paul makes layup	4	2
10:23	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	4	2
10:23	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1	4	2
10:22	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	2
10:11	Luol Deng makes dunk (Drew Gooden assists)	6	2
10:07	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Kirk Hinrich steals)	6	2
9:56	Drew Gooden makes layup	8	2
9:38	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:37	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	8	2
9:33	Joakim Noah personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	8	2
9:23	Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:22	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound	8	2
9:18	Joakim Noah makes dunk (Drew Gooden assists)	10	2
8:56	Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot	10	2
8:55	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound	10	2
8:44	Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper	10	2
8:42	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	10	2
8:27	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	5
8:21	Luol Deng turnover	10	5
8:08	Ryan Bowen misses layup	10	5
8:07	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	10	5
7:58	Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper	10	5
7:56	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	10	5
7:43	Tyson Chandler misses layup	10	5
7:43	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	10	5
7:43	Tyson Chandler misses tip shot	10	5
7:41	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	10	5
7:22	Luol Deng makes layup	12	5
7:16	Chris Paul makes layup	12	7
7:00	Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	14	7
6:47	Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper	14	7
6:46	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	14	7
6:43	Ryan Bowen shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	14	7
6:43	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	15	7
6:43	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	16	7
6:24	Morris Peterson makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	16	9
6:05	Luol Deng makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)	18	9
5:41	Ryan Bowen traveling	18	9
5:41	New Orleans full timeout	18	9
5:26	Kirk Hinrich misses 9-foot jumper	18	9
5:26	Ryan Bowen defensive rebound	18	9
5:05	Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	18	11
4:46	Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper	18	11
4:45	Chris Paul defensive rebound	18	11
4:33	Luol Deng shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	18	11
4:33	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	18	12
4:33	Julian Wright enters the game for Ryan Bowen	18	12
4:33	Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	18	12
4:33	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	18	13
4:16	Drew Gooden misses 9-foot two point shot	18	13
4:16	Julian Wright defensive rebound	18	13
3:59	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	18	15
3:44	Larry Hughes misses 13-foot jumper	18	15
3:43	Chicago defensive rebound	18	15
3:43	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah	18	15
3:36	Chris Paul makes driving layup	18	17
3:16	Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	18	17
3:16	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Morris Peterson	18	17
3:08	Luol Deng misses layup	18	17
3:06	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	18	17
2:58	Julian Wright makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	19
2:49	Chicago full timeout	18	19
2:38	Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)	21	19
2:17	Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper	21	19
2:16	Luol Deng defensive rebound	21	19
2:08	Drew Gooden misses layup	21	19
2:06	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	21	19
1:58	Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper	21	19
1:57	Luol Deng defensive rebound	21	19
1:47	Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper	23	19
1:32	Bonzi Wells makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	23	21
1:14	Julian Wright shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	23	21
1:14	Melvin Ely enters the game for Tyson Chandler	23	21
1:14	Luol Deng makes free throw 1 of 2	24	21
1:14	Aaron Gray enters the game for Drew Gooden	24	21
1:14	Luol Deng makes free throw 2 of 2	25	21
52.2	Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)	25	23
40.2	Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	27	23
40.2	Bonzi Wells shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	27	23
40.2	Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 1	27	23
38.9	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	27	23
28.9	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	23
28.5	Bonzi Wells offensive rebound	27	23
23.5	Bonzi Wells makes jumper	27	25
16.2	Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper	27	25
14.9	Julian Wright defensive rebound	27	25
1.9	Tyrus Thomas shooting foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	27	25
1.9	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2	27	26
1.9	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
0.2	Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	27	27
0.0	Chicago offensive rebound	27	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	27

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

Hornets
100
Bulls
86

Game 1

13/2

Hornets
100
Bulls
86

Game 2

13/2

Bulls
97
Hornets
108

Game 3

17/3

Bulls
97
Hornets
108

Game 4

18/3

Smoothie King Center

11:00 PM, 17 March 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,337

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Mark Ayotte
Leon Wood

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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Franz Wagner hits a clutch 3, and the Magic exploit Davis' mistakes for a 119-118 win over Lakers

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