Celtics 94-82 Hornets (13 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

12-7, 5-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	21	19	24	18	82
BOS	21	18	30	25	94

Boston Celtics

22-2, 13-1 home

Paul Pierce misses 13-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot
Ray Allen misses layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes dunk
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses jumper
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Eddie House makes 24-foot three pointer
Eddie House misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot
Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes layup
David West blocks Tony Allen's layup
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 6-foot hook shot
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Rasual Butler blocks Tony Allen's jumper
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Tony Allen misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce makes 13-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes tip shot
Leon Powe misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 1-foot two point shot
David West blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce makes two point shot
David West blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses two point shot
Paul Pierce makes jumper
Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Glen Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Glen Davis assists)
Eddie House makes three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes driving dunk
David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses 9-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses jumper
David West misses jumper
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 23-foot jumper
Leon Powe blocks Sean Marks's layup
Melvin Ely misses 6-foot hook shot
Sean Marks misses 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses jumper
Sean Marks makes two point shot
Devin Brown makes jumper (David West assists)
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
James Posey misses 21-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Kendrick Perkins blocks David West's layup
David West misses 5-foot two point shot
David West makes driving dunk
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 4-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes slam dunk
Kendrick Perkins blocks David West's 4-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses tip shot
David West misses layup
David West makes 2-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Hilton Armstrong misses 3-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes running jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
James Posey misses tip shot
Kevin Garnett blocks Chris Paul's layup
Rasual Butler makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Kendrick Perkins blocks David West's layup
David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 25-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

CELTICS

TIME		NO	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Hilton Armstrong vs. Kendrick Perkins (Rajon Rondo gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Paul Pierce misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Rajon Rondo misses layup	0	0
11:40	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	David West misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:18	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot	0	2
10:49	Rasual Butler misses layup	0	2
10:48	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	0	2
10:30	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:29	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	0	2
10:26	Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot	0	2
10:25	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	0	2
10:21	Ray Allen misses layup	0	2
10:18	Boston defensive rebound	0	2
10:06	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	0	2
10:00	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
9:59	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	2
9:37	Paul Pierce misses layup	0	2
9:37	David West defensive rebound	0	2
9:25	Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
9:23	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	0	2
9:18	Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	0	2
9:18	Kendrick Perkins turnover	0	2
9:06	Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	2
8:55	Rasual Butler personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	3	2
8:37	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	3	4
8:22	Chris Paul lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)	3	4
8:18	Rajon Rondo makes dunk	3	6
8:00	Hilton Armstrong makes driving dunk	5	6
7:45	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	5	8
7:28	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	5	8
7:28	David West misses free throw 1 of 2	5	8
7:28	New Orleans offensive rebound	5	8
7:28	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	6	8
7:05	Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:05	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	6	8
7:01	Kendrick Perkins lost ball (Hilton Armstrong steals)	6	8
6:58	David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	8	8
6:33	Rajon Rondo lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	8	8
6:26	Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot	10	8
6:03	Kendrick Perkins misses jumper	10	8
6:01	David West defensive rebound	10	8
5:48	Hilton Armstrong misses 9-foot jumper	10	8
5:48	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	8
5:37	Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper	10	8
5:37	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	10	8
5:31	New Orleans full timeout	10	8
5:31	Melvin Ely enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	10	8
5:22	Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper	10	8
5:20	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	10	8
5:07	Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot	10	10
4:48	Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	12	10
4:28	Rajon Rondo misses layup	12	10
4:28	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	12	10
4:24	Chris Paul turnover	12	10
4:24	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	12	10
4:20	Rajon Rondo bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	12	10
4:18	Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	12	10
4:18	Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo	12	10
4:18	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	13	10
4:18	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
4:03	Devin Brown personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	14	10
3:55	Kevin Garnett traveling	14	10
3:43	Melvin Ely makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	16	10
3:23	Paul Pierce bad pass (Devin Brown steals)	16	10
3:20	Paul Pierce shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	16	10
3:20	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	16	10
3:20	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	17	10
3:20	Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	18	10
3:02	Chris Paul personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	18	10
2:57	Kevin Garnett bad pass (James Posey steals)	18	10
2:45	David West misses jumper	18	10
2:44	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	18	10
2:34	Eddie House makes 24-foot three pointer	18	13
2:16	David West misses jumper	18	13
2:15	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	18	13
2:10	James Posey personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	18	13
2:10	Boston full timeout	18	13
2:10	Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett	18	13
2:00	Eddie House misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	13
1:59	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	18	13
1:53	Chris Paul shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	18	13
1:53	Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	18	13
1:53	Boston offensive rebound	18	13
1:53	Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
1:30	James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	21	14
1:07	Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	14
1:06	Leon Powe offensive rebound	21	14
1:06	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Leon Powe draws the foul)	21	14
1:06	Morris Peterson enters the game for Chris Paul	21	14
1:06	Sean Marks enters the game for David West	21	14
1:06	Glen Davis enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	21	14
1:06	Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
1:06	Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce	21	15
1:06	Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2	21	16
50.5	Melvin Ely bad pass	21	16
37.7	Sean Marks shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	21	16
37.7	Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 3	21	17
37.7	Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 3	21	18
37.7	Ray Allen makes free throw 3 of 3	21	19
19.4	Devin Brown offensive foul (Leon Powe draws the foul)	21	19
19.4	Devin Brown turnover	21	19
19.4	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Glen Davis	21	19
19.4	Rasual Butler enters the game for Sean Marks	21	19
19.4	Paul Pierce enters the game for Leon Powe	21	19
0.0	Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot	21	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	21

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Hornets
82
Celtics
94

Game 1

13/12

Hornets
82
Celtics
94

Game 2

13/12

Celtics
89
Hornets
77

Game 3

12/2

Celtics
89
Hornets
77

Game 4

12/2

TD Garden

1:00 AM, 13 December 2008

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Mark Ayotte
Eli Roe

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	15	3	.833	-	W6
New York	10	7	.588	4.5	W1
Brooklyn	8	10	.444	7	W2
Toronto	4	14	.222	11	L2
Philadelphia	3	13	.188	11	L1

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