Mavericks 111-98 Hornets (16 Apr, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

56-26, 26-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	23	28	20	98
DAL	25	23	35	28	111

Dallas Mavericks

51-31, 34-7 home

111

Jerry Stackhouse makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 19-foot two point shot
Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse makes 19-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 18-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic blocks Josh Howard's 22-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier misses two point shot
Jason Kidd makes layup (Erick Dampier assists)
Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes two point shot
Josh Howard makes 10-foot running jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Jason Terry makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 52-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 21-foot jumper
Malik Allen misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes slam dunk
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 8-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eddie Jones assists)
Peja Stojakovic blocks Eddie Jones's layup
Eddie Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 14-foot jumper
Julian Wright blocks Josh Howard's two point shot
David West blocks Dirk Nowitzki's driving layup
Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 22-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 12-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
David West blocks Josh Howard's two point shot
Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
David West blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 26-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 14-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot
Brandon Bass makes slam dunk
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Brandon Bass makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 71-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 21-foot two point shot
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 16-foot two point shot
Eddie Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Jason Terry's 9-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Devean George misses 22-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 7-foot running jumper
Bonzi Wells blocks Jason Terry's 12-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses driving layup
Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Morris Peterson misses two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot running jumper
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes 19-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three pointer
Bonzi Wells makes layup
David West misses 19-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 11-foot two point shot
David West misses 7-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 6-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 16-foot two point shot
David West makes two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
Mike James misses 16-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses two point shot
Jannero Pargo makes two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)
Mike James makes 10-foot running jumper
Julian Wright makes 19-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 6-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot
Mike James misses 28-foot three point jumper
David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 20-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes slam dunk (Tyson Chandler assists)
Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot jumper
David West misses tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 13-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot two point shot
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses driving layup
David West makes jumper
David West misses 9-foot two point shot
Mike James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 6-foot two point shot
Mike James misses 6-foot running jumper
David West makes 10-foot running jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Mike James's layup
Bonzi Wells makes 15-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Bonzi Wells makes slam dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 6-foot running jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
David West makes 9-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass blocks David West's 14-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 7-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot two point shot

HORNETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		NO	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Erick Dampier (Jason Kidd gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Jason Kidd lost ball (Tyson Chandler steals)	0	0
11:41	Morris Peterson misses two point shot	0	0
11:41	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Jerry Stackhouse makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	0	2
11:10	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
10:59	Jason Kidd makes 19-foot two point shot	2	4
10:45	Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
10:45	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound	2	4
10:34	Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)	2	6
10:22	David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	6
10:04	Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	6
10:03	David West defensive rebound	4	6
9:44	Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	7	6
9:29	Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper	7	6
9:29	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	7	6
9:25	Erick Dampier lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	7	6
9:17	Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	6
8:51	Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot two point shot	10	8
8:40	Erick Dampier personal foul (David West draws the foul)	10	8
8:25	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper	13	8
8:17	Erick Dampier lost ball (Tyson Chandler steals)	13	8
8:03	David West misses 19-foot jumper	13	8
8:03	Josh Howard defensive rebound	13	8
7:52	Morris Peterson personal foul (Jerry Stackhouse draws the foul)	13	8
7:39	Jerry Stackhouse makes 19-foot two point shot	13	10
7:28	Chris Paul makes 8-foot running jumper	15	10
7:16	Dallas full timeout	15	10
7:03	Josh Howard makes 18-foot two point shot	15	12
6:45	David West makes two point shot	17	12
6:33	Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	17	12
6:20	Peja Stojakovic blocks Josh Howard's 22-foot jumper	17	12
6:18	Chris Paul defensive rebound	17	12
6:16	Chris Paul makes driving layup	19	12
6:00	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	19	12
6:00	Eddie Jones enters the game for Jerry Stackhouse	19	12
5:52	Eddie Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	12
5:50	David West defensive rebound	19	12
5:39	David West makes 19-foot two point shot	21	12
5:30	Erick Dampier misses two point shot	21	12
5:28	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	21	12
5:20	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	23	12
5:03	Jason Kidd makes layup (Erick Dampier assists)	23	14
4:43	Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	14
4:43	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	23	14
4:39	David West shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	23	14
4:39	Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier	23	14
4:39	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	23	15
4:39	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Morris Peterson	23	15
4:39	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	23	16
4:24	Tyson Chandler misses two point shot	23	16
4:24	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	23	16
4:16	Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper	23	16
4:15	David West defensive rebound	23	16
4:01	Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	16
4:00	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	23	16
3:53	Jason Kidd makes two point shot	23	18
3:39	David West misses 16-foot jumper	23	18
3:38	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	23	18
3:31	Josh Howard makes 10-foot running jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	23	20
3:20	New Orleans full timeout	23	20
3:06	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three pointer	23	20
3:05	Bonzi Wells offensive rebound	23	20
3:03	Bonzi Wells makes layup	25	20
2:45	Josh Howard misses 11-foot two point shot	25	20
2:44	Jason Kidd offensive rebound	25	20
2:31	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	25	20
2:31	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	25	21
2:31	Jason Terry enters the game for Jason Kidd	25	21
2:31	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	25	21
2:31	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	25	22
2:08	David West misses 19-foot two point shot	25	22
2:05	David West offensive rebound	25	22
2:00	Brandon Bass shooting foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	25	22
2:00	Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2	25	22
2:00	New Orleans offensive rebound	25	22
2:00	Devean George enters the game for Eddie Jones	25	22
2:00	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	26	22
1:50	Hilton Armstrong personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)	26	22
1:50	Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2	26	22
1:50	Dallas offensive rebound	26	22
1:50	Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2	26	23
1:29	Bonzi Wells misses 11-foot two point shot	26	23
1:29	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	26	23
1:25	Devean George personal foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	26	23
1:25	Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2	26	23
1:25	New Orleans offensive rebound	26	23
1:25	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
1:14	Jason Terry misses layup	27	23
1:14	Hilton Armstrong blocks Brandon Bass's layup	27	25
1:14	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	27	25
1:13	Jason Terry offensive rebound	27	23
1:09	Jason Terry makes layup	27	25
51.9	Bonzi Wells lost ball (Jason Terry steals)	27	25
44.9	Dirk Nowitzki misses 27-foot three point jumper	27	25
44.3	David West defensive rebound	27	25
27.9	David West misses 7-foot two point shot	27	25
26.6	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	27	25
2.8	Bonzi Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	25
1.4	Jason Terry defensive rebound	27	25
0.3	Jason Terry misses 52-foot three point jumper	27	25
0.0	Dallas offensive rebound	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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

American Airlines Center

11:00 PM, 16 April 2008

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,473

Referees:
Dan Crawford
James Capers
Leon Wood

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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