Hornets 108-95 Suns (31 Oct, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

2-0, 2-0 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	30	26	25	27	108
PHX	23	21	25	26	95

Phoenix Suns

1-1, 0-1 home

Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Steve Nash's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Matt Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Raja Bell's 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Goran Dragic's layup
Boris Diaw makes 20-foot jumper (Louis Amundson assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses jumper
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot hook shot
Amare Stoudemire makes tip shot
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Steve Nash makes jumper
Steve Nash makes 16-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Steve Nash's 8-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Matt Barnes misses layup
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Matt Barnes makes 7-foot two point shot (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Raja Bell misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes driving layup
Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Raja Bell misses 18-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes 19-foot jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 5-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 13-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic makes 9-foot running jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 8-foot hook shot
Boris Diaw makes hook shot
Rasual Butler blocks Grant Hill's layup
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 7-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 28-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Hilton Armstrong's 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 33-foot three point jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Mike James misses jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes tip shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West makes 10-foot two point shot
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 13-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 11-foot two point shot
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Melvin Ely's 7-foot jumper
James Posey makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
James Posey makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses jumper
Morris Peterson makes running jumper
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 11-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 12-foot two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely makes dunk
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Melvin Ely misses 9-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Rasual Butler's jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 27-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Morris Peterson makes 9-foot two point shot

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Hilton Armstrong vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Matt Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Raja Bell offensive foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	0	0
11:52	Raja Bell turnover	0	0
11:37	Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper	2	0
11:18	Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper	2	0
11:17	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	0
11:00	Morris Peterson makes two point shot	4	0
10:55	Steve Nash bad pass	4	0
10:33	Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (David West assists)	7	0
10:25	Amare Stoudemire misses layup	7	0
10:23	Chris Paul defensive rebound	7	0
10:17	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper	9	0
10:11	Phoenix full timeout	9	0
10:00	Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	9	2
9:37	Chris Paul makes driving layup	11	2
9:22	Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper	11	2
9:21	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	11	2
9:07	Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	14	2
8:51	Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot	14	4
8:33	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Hilton Armstrong's 14-foot jumper	14	4
8:30	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	14	4
8:26	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	14	4
8:26	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2	14	5
8:26	Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2	14	5
8:26	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	14	5
8:14	Peja Stojakovic misses 33-foot three point jumper	14	5
8:10	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	14	5
8:07	Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	14	7
7:48	David West misses 19-foot jumper	14	7
7:47	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	14	7
7:35	Matt Barnes bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	14	7
7:31	Chris Paul turnover	14	7
7:13	Raja Bell misses three point jumper	14	7
7:11	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	14	7
7:05	Matt Barnes shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	7
7:05	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	15	7
7:05	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	16	7
6:50	Matt Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	16	10
6:45	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	10
6:45	Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)	16	10
6:45	Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw	17	10
6:30	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	17	10
6:28	Steve Nash defensive rebound	17	10
6:20	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	17	12
5:58	David West makes 13-foot jumper	19	12
5:30	Hilton Armstrong blocks Steve Nash's layup	19	12
5:26	Chris Paul defensive rebound	19	12
5:24	Chris Paul misses layup	19	12
5:22	Chris Paul offensive rebound	19	12
5:20	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	21	12
5:13	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	21	12
5:13	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2	21	12
5:13	Phoenix offensive rebound	21	12
5:13	Mike James enters the game for Chris Paul	21	12
5:13	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	21	12
5:13	Mike James defensive rebound	21	12
5:00	David West misses 20-foot jumper	21	12
4:58	Raja Bell defensive rebound	21	12
4:50	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	21	14
4:24	David West misses 14-foot jumper	21	14
4:22	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	21	14
4:13	Matt Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	21	17
4:05	New Orleans full timeout	21	17
4:05	Boris Diaw enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	21	17
4:05	James Posey enters the game for Morris Peterson	21	17
3:55	Mike James misses jumper	21	17
3:53	Mike James offensive rebound	21	17
3:38	David West misses 15-foot jumper	21	17
3:35	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	23	17
3:35	Hilton Armstrong makes tip shot	23	17
3:23	Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	23	20
3:05	Peja Stojakovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	26	20
2:51	Hilton Armstrong blocks Raja Bell's 18-foot jumper	26	20
2:48	James Posey defensive rebound	26	20
2:40	Matt Barnes personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	26	20
2:40	Melvin Ely enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	26	20
2:40	Grant Hill enters the game for Matt Barnes	26	20
2:24	David West makes 10-foot two point shot	28	20
2:12	Steve Nash makes driving layup	28	22
1:54	David West misses 11-foot jumper	28	22
1:54	New Orleans offensive rebound	28	22
1:54	Grant Hill loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	28	22
1:54	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell	28	22
1:45	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	22
1:43	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	28	22
1:31	Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper	28	22
1:30	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	28	22
1:15	James Posey misses 13-foot jumper	28	22
1:12	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	28	22
1:06	Steve Nash bad pass	28	22
1:06	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	28	22
46.2	Melvin Ely makes 11-foot two point shot	30	22
34.8	Boris Diaw bad pass	30	22
34.8	Rasual Butler enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	30	22
19.9	Mike James misses 18-foot jumper	30	22
17.9	Goran Dragic defensive rebound	30	22
1.0	David West shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	30	22
1.0	Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2	30	22
1.0	Phoenix offensive rebound	30	22
1.0	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	30	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	23

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
108
Suns
95

Game 1

31/10

Suns
91
Hornets
104

Game 2

4/12

Suns
105
Hornets
100

Game 3

9/4

Footprint Center

2:30 AM, 31 October 2008

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Joe Forte
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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