Hornets 105-80 Thunder (22 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

6-5, 3-2 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	34	23	22	105
OKC	17	22	18	23	80

Oklahoma City Thunder

1-12, 1-7 home

Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses two point shot
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Johan Petro misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 15-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes 17-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 24-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 7-foot hook shot
Nick Collison makes 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes dunk (Chris Wilcox assists)
David West blocks Joe Smith's 13-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 5-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox misses 11-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes dunk (Damien Wilkins assists)
Chris Wilcox misses 5-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 6-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 8-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Joe Smith's 15-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes tip shot
Russell Westbrook makes 11-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Nick Collison misses layup
Jeff Green misses layup
Jeff Green misses 6-foot hook shot
Rasual Butler blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Nick Collison makes driving layup
David West blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
Nick Collison makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Nick Collison misses 15-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 6-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Devin Brown blocks Kevin Durant's 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses layup
David West blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Johan Petro makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Johan Petro misses 11-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Johan Petro assists)
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Johan Petro makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 5-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Mouhamed Sene makes two point shot
Mouhamed Sene misses 22-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes dunk (Kyle Weaver assists)
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Kyle Weaver makes 27-foot three pointer
Rasual Butler misses 5-foot hook shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
David West misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox blocks Devin Brown's layup
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Julian Wright misses driving layup
Devin Brown makes driving layup
James Posey misses 15-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 6-foot hook shot
Devin Brown makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Devin Brown misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey makes driving layup
James Posey misses layup
Julian Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 6-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 12-foot jumper
James Posey makes dunk (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes hook shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses driving layup
David West makes layup
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West makes 4-foot two point shot
David West misses 6-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes two point shot
James Posey misses layup
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes 14-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 16-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 19-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 16-foot two point shot
Ryan Bowen misses two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 6-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes layup
Julian Wright makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Melvin Ely assists)
Melvin Ely misses 14-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)

HORNETS

THUNDER

TIME		NO	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Johan Petro (Rasual Butler gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Rasual Butler misses 5-foot hook shot	0	0
11:41	Johan Petro defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:36	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Nick Collison misses two point shot	0	0
11:08	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot	2	0
10:44	Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:42	Johan Petro offensive rebound	2	0
10:26	Johan Petro misses 6-foot jumper	2	0
10:22	David West defensive rebound	2	0
10:10	Peja Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper	2	0
10:08	Jeff Green defensive rebound	2	0
10:06	Chris Paul personal foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)	2	0
10:00	Nick Collison turnover	2	0
9:44	David West makes 13-foot jumper	4	0
9:30	Kevin Durant makes 15-foot jumper	4	2
9:15	Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	2
9:07	Earl Watson makes 17-foot jumper	7	4
8:53	Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper	7	4
8:52	Nick Collison defensive rebound	7	4
8:47	Earl Watson misses 24-foot jumper	7	4
8:45	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	7	4
8:34	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper	7	4
8:32	Earl Watson defensive rebound	7	4
8:26	Earl Watson bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	7	4
8:19	Peja Stojakovic makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	4
8:02	Nick Collison makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)	9	6
7:45	Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Johan Petro draws the foul)	9	6
7:45	Tyson Chandler turnover	9	6
7:31	Kevin Durant misses jumper	9	6
7:30	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	9	6
7:09	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	6
7:07	Nick Collison defensive rebound	9	6
7:01	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	9	6
7:00	David West defensive rebound	9	6
6:52	Earl Watson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	9	6
6:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	10	6
6:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	11	6
6:43	Johan Petro misses 7-foot hook shot	11	6
6:41	Earl Watson offensive rebound	11	6
6:28	Nick Collison makes 16-foot jumper	11	8
6:05	David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	13	8
5:52	Oklahoma City full timeout	13	8
5:52	Earl Watson turnover	13	8
5:52	Earl Watson loose ball foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	13	8
5:52	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	13	8
5:52	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Johan Petro	13	8
5:52	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Earl Watson	13	8
5:33	David West misses 17-foot jumper	13	8
5:31	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	13	8
5:24	Russell Westbrook misses layup	13	8
5:22	Nick Collison offensive rebound	13	8
5:22	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	13	8
5:22	Nick Collison makes free throw 1 of 2	13	9
5:22	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	13	9
5:22	Nick Collison makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
5:09	Chris Paul lost ball (Chris Wilcox steals)	13	10
5:07	Russell Westbrook makes dunk (Chris Wilcox assists)	13	12
4:52	Kevin Durant shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	13	12
4:52	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
4:52	Joe Smith enters the game for Nick Collison	14	12
4:52	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Jeff Green	14	12
4:52	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
4:35	David West blocks Joe Smith's 13-foot jumper	15	12
4:35	Chris Paul defensive rebound	15	12
4:30	Devin Brown misses layup	15	12
4:28	Joe Smith defensive rebound	15	12
4:15	Chris Wilcox lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	15	12
4:09	Peja Stojakovic misses layup	15	12
4:05	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	17	12
4:05	Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot	17	12
4:05	Chris Wilcox bad pass	17	12
3:55	Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (David West assists)	19	12
3:32	Damien Wilkins misses jumper	19	12
3:31	Chris Paul defensive rebound	19	12
3:13	Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper	19	12
3:12	New Orleans offensive rebound	19	12
3:12	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	19	12
3:03	Chris Paul misses jumper	19	12
3:02	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	19	12
2:58	Chris Paul personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	19	12
2:58	New Orleans full timeout	19	12
2:51	Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot jumper	19	12
2:49	David West defensive rebound	19	12
2:29	Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)	22	12
2:12	Chris Wilcox makes 5-foot two point shot	22	14
2:12	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)	22	14
2:12	Rasual Butler enters the game for Chris Paul	22	14
2:12	Chris Wilcox makes free throw 1 of 1	22	15
1:53	David West misses 6-foot jumper	22	15
1:51	Joe Smith defensive rebound	22	15
1:37	Chris Wilcox lost ball (Devin Brown steals)	22	15
1:31	Chris Wilcox blocks Devin Brown's layup	22	15
1:30	New Orleans offensive rebound	22	15
1:30	Jeff Green enters the game for Kevin Durant	22	15
1:19	Chris Wilcox personal foul (David West draws the foul)	22	15
1:09	David West makes 8-foot two point shot	24	15
1:09	Russell Westbrook shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	24	15
1:09	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	25	15
56.2	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	25	15
56.2	Julian Wright enters the game for David West	25	15
56.2	Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw	25	15
56.2	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	25	15
42.8	Chris Wilcox misses 11-foot two point shot	25	15
40.9	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	25	15
28.1	Damien Wilkins shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	25	15
28.1	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2	26	15
28.1	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2	26	15
26.9	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	26	15
6.1	Chris Wilcox makes dunk (Damien Wilkins assists)	26	17
0.8	Julian Wright misses driving layup	26	17
0.0	Jeff Green defensive rebound	26	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	17

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 1

22/11

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 2

22/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 3

23/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 4

23/11

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 5

18/2

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 6

18/2

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 7

8/3

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 8

8/3

Paycom Center

2:30 AM, 22 November 2008

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,136

Referees:
Tom Washington
Marc Davis
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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