Hornets 109-97 Thunder (23 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

1-13, 0-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	30	18	24	25	97
NO	28	25	29	27	109

New Orleans Hornets

7-5, 4-3 home

109

David West misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Joe Smith blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Julian Wright misses layup
Hilton Armstrong misses 53-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes 8-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 14-foot jumper
David West makes 10-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
David West makes two point shot (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot (Tyson Chandler assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 9-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (David West assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 17-foot running jumper (David West assists)
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West misses layup
James Posey makes 8-foot running jumper (Julian Wright assists)
David West makes 11-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 9-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Nick Collison assists)
Kevin Durant misses layup
Nick Collison makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Damien Wilkins makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 15-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Chris Wilcox misses layup
Jeff Green makes 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Joe Smith makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Joe Smith makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Joe Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
Julian Wright blocks Joe Smith's layup
Damien Wilkins makes 17-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson makes 18-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses layup
Chris Paul blocks Chris Wilcox's 9-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Damien Wilkins's layup
Earl Watson misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Jeff Green misses two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Russell Westbrook makes jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Earl Watson misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes 21-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 9-foot hook shot
Damien Wilkins misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 8-foot running jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses layup
Damien Wilkins makes three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes tip shot
Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 51-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Chris Wilcox makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes layup
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green makes 15-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 9-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Chris Wilcox makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook makes layup

THUNDER

HORNETS

TIME		OKC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jeff Green vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:42	David West misses layup	0	0
11:41	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Jeff Green makes layup (Nick Collison assists)	2	0
11:06	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	3
10:45	Kevin Durant misses layup	2	3
10:42	Nick Collison offensive rebound	4	3
10:42	Nick Collison makes two point shot	4	3
10:22	David West misses jumper	4	3
10:21	New Orleans offensive rebound	4	3
10:19	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Earl Watson steals)	4	3
10:15	Kevin Durant makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)	6	3
9:57	Damien Wilkins personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	6	3
9:47	David West makes layup	6	5
9:34	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	6	5
9:34	Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2	6	5
9:34	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	6	5
9:34	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	7	5
9:21	Earl Watson personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	7	5
9:12	Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot	7	7
9:12	Earl Watson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	7	7
9:12	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Earl Watson	7	7
9:12	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1	7	8
9:03	Damien Wilkins makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	9	8
8:47	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper	9	8
8:45	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	9	8
8:38	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	11
8:26	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	9	11
8:26	Nick Collison makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
8:26	Nick Collison makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
8:07	David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	11	13
7:50	Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	13	13
7:33	David West makes 8-foot two point shot	13	15
7:33	Nick Collison shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	13	15
7:33	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	13	16
7:20	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper	13	16
7:18	David West defensive rebound	13	16
7:11	Tyson Chandler misses layup	13	16
7:09	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	13	16
7:07	Tyson Chandler makes layup	13	18
6:50	Tyson Chandler illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	13	18
6:50	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	14	18
6:35	Damien Wilkins misses 15-foot jumper	14	18
6:35	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	18
6:22	Peja Stojakovic misses layup	14	18
6:20	Nick Collison defensive rebound	14	18
6:09	Jeff Green makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	18
6:01	Chris Paul lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	16	18
5:50	Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	19	18
5:28	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)	19	21
5:18	New Orleans full timeout	19	21
5:18	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	19	21
5:18	Joe Smith enters the game for Damien Wilkins	19	21
5:18	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Nick Collison	19	21
5:01	Chris Wilcox misses layup	19	21
5:01	Devin Brown loose ball foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	19	21
5:01	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	19	21
4:41	Jeff Green makes 17-foot jumper	21	21
4:24	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	21
4:22	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	21	21
4:07	Jeff Green makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	23	21
3:54	Tyson Chandler misses 8-foot hook shot	23	21
3:53	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	23	21
3:47	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	23	23
3:23	Russell Westbrook traveling	23	23
3:23	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	23	23
3:13	Chris Wilcox personal foul (David West draws the foul)	23	23
3:13	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	23	24
3:13	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	23	25
3:00	Joe Smith makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	25	25
2:39	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	25	27
2:29	Oklahoma City full timeout	25	27
2:29	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	25	27
2:19	Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	27	27
1:57	Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	27
1:55	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	27	27
1:49	Chris Wilcox bad pass	27	27
1:37	Chris Wilcox shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	27	27
1:37	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	27	28
1:37	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Jeff Green	27	28
1:37	Julian Wright enters the game for David West	27	28
1:37	Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2	27	28
1:36	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	27	28
1:17	Julian Wright shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	27	28
1:17	Damien Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2	27	28
1:17	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	27	28
1:17	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2	28	28
1:06	Hilton Armstrong misses layup	28	28
1:05	Joe Smith defensive rebound	28	28
56.9	Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	28
55.5	Chris Paul defensive rebound	28	28
47.1	Joe Smith blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup	28	28
47.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	28	28
37.9	James Posey lost ball (Joe Smith steals)	28	28
28.9	Russell Westbrook misses 12-foot jumper	28	28
26.9	James Posey defensive rebound	28	28
22.9	Julian Wright misses layup	28	28
20.9	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	28	28
5.3	Devin Brown jump ball	28	28
1.1	Joe Smith makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	30	28
0.0	Hilton Armstrong misses 53-foot three point jumper	30	28
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	30	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	28

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

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

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 23 November 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,023

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Rodney Mott
Zach Zarba

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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