Hornets 88-79 Rockets (27 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

19-11, 10-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	18	26	20	15	79
NO	23	23	20	22	88

New Orleans Hornets

17-9, 10-4 home

Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes 9-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Devin Brown misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes layup
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely misses 6-foot hook shot
Antonio Daniels makes two point shot
Rasual Butler makes 12-foot two point shot
David West makes 7-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 10-foot hook shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes layup
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes tip shot
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 6-foot hook shot
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses running jumper
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
David West misses 11-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup (David West assists)
David West makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
James Posey makes 7-foot hook shot
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot
Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Luis Scola's layup
Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 13-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 9-foot running jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot hook shot
Luther Head makes 23-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 20-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Aaron Brooks makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes hook shot
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Carl Landry makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier misses three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 12-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 11-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses layup
Carl Landry makes 20-foot jumper
Luther Head misses layup
Aaron Brooks makes 9-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry misses three point jumper
Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses layup

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	0	2
11:22	Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper	0	2
11:22	Devin Brown defensive rebound	0	2
11:15	Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot	0	4
10:59	Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	2	4
10:45	Chris Paul misses layup	2	4
10:45	Yao Ming defensive rebound	2	4
10:33	Tracy McGrady misses jumper	2	4
10:33	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	4
10:18	David West makes 9-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)	2	6
10:03	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:03	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	2	6
9:45	David West misses 17-foot jumper	2	6
9:45	Yao Ming defensive rebound	2	6
9:22	Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot	2	6
9:21	Devin Brown defensive rebound	2	6
8:56	David West misses 20-foot jumper	2	6
8:55	Shane Battier defensive rebound	2	6
8:44	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	2	6
8:44	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
8:44	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
8:42	Devin Brown defensive rebound	3	6
8:22	David West misses 11-foot jumper	3	6
8:21	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	3	6
8:21	Tyson Chandler misses tip shot	3	6
8:19	Luis Scola defensive rebound	3	6
8:14	Tracy McGrady lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	3	6
8:07	Devin Brown misses layup	3	6
8:07	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	3	6
8:03	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	3	6
8:03	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
8:03	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
7:54	Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	8
7:39	Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper	5	8
7:39	Shane Battier offensive rebound	5	8
7:31	Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper	5	8
7:30	Yao Ming offensive rebound	5	8
7:26	Yao Ming misses layup	5	8
7:24	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	5	8
7:13	Tyson Chandler misses two point shot	5	8
7:13	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	5	8
7:11	Tyson Chandler makes layup	5	10
6:48	Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	7	10
6:22	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
6:22	Chris Paul offensive rebound	7	10
6:18	Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper	7	13
5:54	Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot	9	13
5:35	Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper	9	13
5:35	Luis Scola defensive rebound	9	13
5:22	Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper	9	13
5:20	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	9	13
5:13	Chris Paul bad pass (Luis Scola steals)	9	13
5:07	Rasual Butler blocks Luis Scola's layup	9	13
5:05	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	13
5:00	Rasual Butler misses jumper	9	13
4:58	Yao Ming defensive rebound	9	13
4:43	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	9	13
4:43	New Orleans full timeout	9	13
4:43	Melvin Ely enters the game for Tyson Chandler	9	13
4:43	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	10	13
4:43	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	11	13
4:30	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	15
4:09	Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot	13	15
3:50	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)	13	17
3:31	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	17
3:30	Devin Brown defensive rebound	13	17
3:15	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	17
3:14	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	13	17
3:04	Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	15	17
2:50	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
2:49	Yao Ming defensive rebound	15	17
2:35	Luis Scola misses layup	15	17
2:34	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	15	17
2:26	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	15	19
2:08	Chris Paul shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	15	19
2:08	Houston full timeout	15	19
2:08	James Posey enters the game for Devin Brown	15	19
2:08	Morris Peterson enters the game for Rasual Butler	15	19
2:08	Brent Barry enters the game for Shane Battier	15	19
2:08	Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming	15	19
2:08	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	15	19
2:08	Houston offensive rebound	15	19
2:08	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
2:04	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	16	19
2:04	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
2:04	Sean Marks enters the game for David West	16	20
2:04	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	16	21
1:47	Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper	18	21
1:38	Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper	18	21
1:37	Melvin Ely offensive rebound	18	21
1:37	Carl Landry loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	18	21
1:28	Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	21
1:27	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	18	21
1:02	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper	18	21
1:02	Houston offensive rebound	18	21
1:02	shot clock violation	18	21
46.9	Melvin Ely bad pass (Brent Barry steals)	18	21
39.9	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	21
39.3	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	18	21
34.3	Luis Scola shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	18	21
34.3	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
34.3	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
14.9	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	23
13.9	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	18	23
1.1	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	18	23
0.2	Sean Marks offensive rebound	18	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	23

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
82
Rockets
91

Game 1

16/11

Rockets
79
Hornets
88

Game 2

27/12

Rockets
95
Hornets
84

Game 3

17/3

Hornets
66
Rockets
86

Game 4

14/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 27 December 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,326

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Tony Brown
Olandis Poole

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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