Hornets 104-91 Suns (4 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

11-8, 7-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	21	29	19	22	91
NO	35	16	31	22	104

New Orleans Hornets

10-6, 5-3 home

104

Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes layup
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Grant Hill blocks Peja Stojakovic's 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
Sean Marks misses 5-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 14-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
James Posey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses jumper
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Robin Lopez blocks David West's layup
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (David West assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk
Chris Paul misses layup
Devin Brown makes two point shot
Sean Marks misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 7-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 13-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Grant Hill misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses jumper
Boris Diaw makes 18-foot two point shot
Matt Barnes misses 21-foot jumper
Sean Singletary misses jumper
Grant Hill makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Boris Diaw makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Sean Marks blocks Boris Diaw's layup
Sean Singletary misses 14-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes dunk
Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 22-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes three pointer (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 9-foot running jumper
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes two point shot
Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 9-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robin Lopez assists)
Robin Lopez makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 12-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 7-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Boris Diaw misses 51-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 15-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Boris Diaw misses 7-foot hook shot
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Grant Hill misses layup
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes tip shot
Boris Diaw misses 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 8-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 8-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 11-foot jumper
David West blocks Grant Hill's 20-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses layup
Grant Hill misses 21-foot jumper

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Robin Lopez vs. Tyson Chandler (Peja Stojakovic gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Grant Hill defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)	2	0
11:08	David West misses layup	2	0
11:07	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	2	0
11:07	Tyson Chandler makes layup	2	2
11:07	Robin Lopez shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	2
11:07	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 1	2	3
10:56	Amare Stoudemire makes 7-foot jumper	4	3
10:42	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	5
10:29	Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	5
10:27	Phoenix defensive rebound	4	5
10:19	Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	7
10:06	Grant Hill turnover	4	7
9:56	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	4	9
9:45	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)	4	9
9:38	Grant Hill misses 13-foot jumper	4	9
9:37	David West defensive rebound	4	9
9:27	Chris Paul bad pass	4	9
9:18	Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	9
9:18	Phoenix defensive rebound	4	9
9:07	Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot jumper	4	9
9:06	Raja Bell defensive rebound	4	9
9:00	Amare Stoudemire lost ball (David West steals)	4	9
8:52	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper	4	9
8:52	Raja Bell defensive rebound	4	9
8:27	Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup	6	9
8:11	Robin Lopez personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	6	9
8:11	Boris Diaw enters the game for Robin Lopez	6	9
8:03	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	6	11
7:47	Tyson Chandler illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	6	11
7:47	Grant Hill misses technical free throw	6	11
7:47	Phoenix offensive rebound	6	11
7:41	Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	6	11
7:41	Amare Stoudemire turnover	6	11
7:24	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	13
7:13	David West personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	6	13
7:03	Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	9	13
6:37	Rasual Butler makes two point shot	9	15
6:26	Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper	11	15
6:16	Chris Paul makes driving layup	11	17
6:05	Tyson Chandler blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup	11	17
6:03	Raja Bell offensive rebound	11	17
5:58	Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)	13	17
5:46	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	13	19
5:31	Tyson Chandler blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup	13	19
5:30	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	13	19
5:24	Chris Paul makes layup	13	21
5:18	Phoenix full timeout	13	21
5:18	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	13	21
5:09	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	13	21
5:09	Devin Brown defensive rebound	13	21
4:52	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	13	23
4:26	Grant Hill misses layup	13	23
4:26	David West defensive rebound	13	23
4:15	Chris Paul bad pass (Boris Diaw steals)	13	23
4:09	Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)	15	23
3:43	Peja Stojakovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	15	26
3:23	Amare Stoudemire lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	15	26
3:17	Devin Brown misses layup	15	26
3:16	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	15	28
3:16	Tyson Chandler makes tip shot	15	28
2:59	Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper	17	28
2:39	Grant Hill blocks Peja Stojakovic's 23-foot three point jumper	17	28
2:38	New Orleans offensive rebound	17	28
2:38	New Orleans full timeout	17	28
2:38	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	17	28
2:38	Sean Singletary enters the game for Leandro Barbosa	17	28
2:38	Matt Barnes enters the game for Grant Hill	17	28
2:35	David West makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)	17	31
2:16	Raja Bell misses jumper	17	31
2:15	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	17	31
2:13	Boris Diaw makes 18-foot two point shot	19	31
1:46	Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	19	31
1:46	Tyson Chandler turnover	19	31
1:46	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	19	31
1:27	Amare Stoudemire bad pass (Devin Brown steals)	19	31
1:24	Devin Brown bad pass	19	31
1:01	Matt Barnes misses 21-foot jumper	19	31
1:00	David West defensive rebound	19	31
52.3	Sean Singletary personal foul (David West draws the foul)	19	31
46.0	Sean Singletary personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	19	31
46.0	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	19	32
46.0	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	19	33
34.4	James Posey shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	19	33
34.4	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2	20	33
34.4	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2	21	33
29.9	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	21	33
28.5	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	21	33
22.9	Sean Singletary misses jumper	21	33
21.2	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	33
0.5	Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)	21	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	35

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-0

Hornets
108
Suns
95

Game 1

31/10

Suns
91
Hornets
104

Game 2

4/12

Suns
105
Hornets
100

Game 3

9/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 4 December 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,804

Referees:
Scott Foster
Ed Malloy
Sean Wright

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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