Hornets 106-87 Grizzlies (7 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

5-15, 1-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	16	23	22	26	87
NO	37	21	32	16	106

New Orleans Hornets

11-6, 6-3 home

106

Tyson Chandler makes layup
David West makes 8-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper
Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 21-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 12-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Morris Peterson misses 9-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses layup
David West makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
David West misses 13-foot jumper
David West makes running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Morris Peterson misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 9-foot hook shot
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes driving layup (Julian Wright assists)
Devin Brown misses 14-foot jumper
Marko Jaric blocks Morris Peterson's 15-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 14-foot jumper
Marc Gasol blocks Devin Brown's layup
Hilton Armstrong misses 13-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 6-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol blocks Julian Wright's layup
Hilton Armstrong makes 7-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Sean Marks misses 20-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 9-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 11-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes slam dunk
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Rudy Gay misses 18-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo makes 21-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Rudy Gay misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
O.J. Mayo makes layup (Marc Gasol assists)
Rudy Gay misses jumper
Rudy Gay makes driving layup
O.J. Mayo misses 17-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Quinton Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper
O.J. Mayo misses 7-foot jumper
David West blocks Marc Gasol's layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks Quinton Ross's 6-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)
Marc Gasol makes 9-foot hook shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Kyle Lowry makes 22-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
Mike Conley misses 20-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 12-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses jumper
Hakim Warrick makes 19-foot two point shot
O.J. Mayo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
O.J. Mayo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
O.J. Mayo makes 17-foot running jumper
Rasual Butler blocks O.J. Mayo's 12-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses layup
Hakim Warrick misses 16-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo misses three point jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 19-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper
O.J. Mayo makes layup
Rudy Gay makes 18-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo misses 22-foot jumper
Rudy Gay misses 17-foot jumper
Rudy Gay makes driving layup
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes dunk (O.J. Mayo assists)
O.J. Mayo misses 15-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes 8-foot hook shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Kyle Lowry makes layup
O.J. Mayo makes 11-foot jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 16-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
Darko Milicic makes 10-foot hook shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Quinton Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses 12-foot hook shot
Quinton Ross misses layup
Quinton Ross misses layup
Hakim Warrick misses 13-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes slam dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)
Quinton Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
Marc Gasol misses 10-foot hook shot
Mike Conley misses layup
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses layup
Marc Gasol makes layup
Marc Gasol makes jumper
Mike Conley makes driving layup
Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greg Buckner makes 11-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric makes driving layup (Marc Gasol assists)
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 13-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes driving layup
Marc Gasol makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Greg Buckner makes layup (Darrell Arthur assists)
Marko Jaric misses 18-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes slam dunk (Greg Buckner assists)
Greg Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper

GRIZZLIES

HORNETS

TIME		MEM	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Darko Milicic vs. Tyson Chandler (Kyle Lowry gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Tyson Chandler makes layup	0	2
11:00	Rudy Gay misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
10:59	David West defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Tyson Chandler bad pass	0	2
10:34	O.J. Mayo makes 21-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)	2	2
10:15	David West makes 8-foot hook shot	2	4
10:00	Darko Milicic lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	2	4
9:55	Chris Paul makes layup	2	6
9:48	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	2	6
9:34	Rudy Gay misses 17-foot jumper	2	6
9:33	David West defensive rebound	2	6
9:25	Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	9
9:18	Memphis 20 Sec. timeout	2	9
9:18	Marc Gasol enters the game for Darko Milicic	2	9
9:07	Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	9
9:06	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	9
8:47	David West lost ball (Marc Gasol steals)	2	9
8:41	O.J. Mayo makes layup (Marc Gasol assists)	4	9
8:30	Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	4	9
8:30	Tyson Chandler turnover	4	9
8:30	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	4	9
8:11	Rudy Gay misses jumper	4	9
8:10	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	9
8:02	Rudy Gay shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	4	9
8:02	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	4	10
8:02	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	4	11
7:43	Rudy Gay makes driving layup	6	11
7:22	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	11
7:22	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	6	11
7:13	Rudy Gay lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	6	11
7:03	David West makes 21-foot jumper	6	13
6:43	O.J. Mayo misses 17-foot jumper	6	13
6:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	13
6:37	Darrell Arthur personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	13
6:33	Kyle Lowry personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	13
6:22	Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	16
6:13	Memphis full timeout	6	16
6:13	Quinton Ross enters the game for Rudy Gay	6	16
6:13	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Darrell Arthur	6	16
6:07	O.J. Mayo turnover	6	16
5:43	David West misses 17-foot jumper	6	16
5:41	Quinton Ross defensive rebound	6	16
5:37	Hakim Warrick makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	8	16
5:24	Marc Gasol shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	8	16
5:24	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	8	17
5:24	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	8	17
5:24	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	8	18
5:11	Quinton Ross misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	18
5:09	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	8	18
4:54	Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	20
4:37	O.J. Mayo misses 7-foot jumper	8	20
4:35	Marc Gasol offensive rebound	8	20
4:33	David West blocks Marc Gasol's layup	8	20
4:31	Marc Gasol offensive rebound	8	20
4:28	Hilton Armstrong blocks Quinton Ross's 6-foot jumper	8	20
4:26	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	8	20
4:18	Chris Paul makes 6-foot jumper	8	22
4:16	Chris Paul personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	8	22
4:05	Hilton Armstrong personal foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	8	22
4:01	Marc Gasol makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)	10	22
3:48	Hilton Armstrong offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	10	22
3:48	Hilton Armstrong turnover	10	22
3:48	Sean Marks enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	10	22
3:33	Marc Gasol makes 9-foot hook shot (O.J. Mayo assists)	12	22
3:16	Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	12	25
2:46	Kyle Lowry makes 22-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)	14	25
2:38	New Orleans full timeout	14	25
2:38	Mike Conley enters the game for O.J. Mayo	14	25
2:38	Greg Buckner enters the game for Kyle Lowry	14	25
2:38	James Posey enters the game for David West	14	25
2:25	Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	28
2:03	Mike Conley misses 20-foot jumper	14	28
2:02	Sean Marks defensive rebound	14	28
1:50	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	14	30
1:40	Hakim Warrick offensive foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	14	30
1:40	Hakim Warrick turnover	14	30
1:30	Mike Conley personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	14	30
1:30	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	14	31
1:30	Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2	14	31
1:28	Hakim Warrick defensive rebound	14	31
1:12	Marc Gasol lost ball (James Posey steals)	14	31
1:12	Marc Gasol loose ball foul (James Posey draws the foul)	14	31
1:12	Rudy Gay enters the game for Quinton Ross	14	31
1:12	Darko Milicic enters the game for Marc Gasol	14	31
1:12	James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2	14	32
1:12	James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2	14	33
58.9	Hakim Warrick misses 12-foot jumper	14	33
57.5	James Posey defensive rebound	14	33
47.0	Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper	14	35
33.8	Greg Buckner misses jumper	14	35
32.4	Sean Marks defensive rebound	14	35
23.7	Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	14	37
1.0	Hakim Warrick makes 19-foot two point shot	16	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	37

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Grizzlies
87
Hornets
106

Game 1

7/12

Grizzlies
87
Hornets
106

Game 2

7/12

Hornets
91
Grizzlies
84

Game 3

17/12

Hornets
91
Grizzlies
84

Game 4

17/12

Hornets
80
Grizzlies
85

Game 5

10/2

Hornets
80
Grizzlies
85

Game 6

10/2

Grizzlies
84
Hornets
96

Game 7

21/3

Grizzlies
84
Hornets
96

Game 8

21/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 7 December 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,822

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Bennie Adams
Matt Boland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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