Bulls 107-93 Hornets (5 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

22-28, 9-18 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	31	31	18	27	107
NO	20	24	17	32	93

New Orleans Hornets

28-18, 16-8 home

Rasual Butler misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 14-foot running jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Melvin Ely's 7-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 21-foot jumper (David West assists)
Melvin Ely misses 9-foot hook shot
Tyrus Thomas blocks Melvin Ely's layup
David West makes dunk
Devin Brown misses 9-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Melvin Ely misses 23-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes driving layup
Melvin Ely misses 6-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Melvin Ely misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 7-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
Julian Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey makes 20-foot two point shot (Devin Brown assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot
Melvin Ely misses dunk
David West makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Antonio Daniels's 17-foot jumper
James Posey misses layup
David West makes dunk
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 14-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
David West misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Tyrus Thomas blocks Antonio Daniels's layup
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Rasual Butler misses hook shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot
James Posey misses 9-foot jumper
David West misses tip shot
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 8-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 22-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Devin Brown misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Devin Brown's layup
Ryan Bowen makes layup (David West assists)
Devin Brown misses 22-foot jumper
David West makes layup (James Posey assists)
Julian Wright misses layup
Ryan Bowen misses tip shot
David West misses tip shot
Devin Brown makes dunk
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Bowen makes 23-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 7-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
David West blocks Luol Deng's layup
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk
Derrick Rose misses layup
Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 18-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Joakim Noah makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes layup (Aaron Gray assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Luol Deng misses 22-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 23-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose makes 16-foot two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng makes dunk (Andres Nocioni assists)
Joakim Noah makes layup (Luol Deng assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Ben Gordon's layup
Melvin Ely blocks Luol Deng's jumper
Joakim Noah makes 10-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
David West blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup
Derrick Rose makes 9-foot two point shot
Aaron Gray makes hook shot (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Derrick Rose makes 19-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Joakim Noah makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Derrick Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper
David West blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 21-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 17-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Derrick Rose makes 11-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 14-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes 22-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 19-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha misses 16-foot jumper

BULLS

HORNETS

TIME		CHI	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Hilton Armstrong (Derrick Rose gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Ben Gordon makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)	2	0
11:29	Rasual Butler misses jumper	2	0
11:26	David West offensive rebound	2	0
11:21	Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (Antonio Daniels assists)	2	2
11:00	Ben Gordon bad pass (David West steals)	2	2
10:45	Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot jumper (David West assists)	2	4
10:29	David West blocks Luol Deng's layup	2	4
10:27	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	2	4
10:26	Tyrus Thomas makes dunk	4	4
10:15	Rasual Butler bad pass (Tyrus Thomas steals)	4	4
10:10	Tyrus Thomas makes dunk	6	4
9:48	David West misses 17-foot jumper	6	4
9:47	Peja Stojakovic offensive rebound	6	4
9:36	Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper	6	4
9:34	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	6	4
9:25	Derrick Rose misses layup	6	4
9:23	Derrick Rose offensive rebound	6	4
9:22	Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper	8	4
9:07	David West misses 18-foot jumper	8	4
9:06	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	8	4
9:00	Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)	10	4
8:42	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)	10	4
8:42	Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2	10	4
8:42	New Orleans offensive rebound	10	4
8:42	Antonio Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2	10	5
8:33	Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	13	5
8:17	David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)	13	7
8:03	Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper	15	7
7:43	Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper	15	7
7:41	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	15	7
7:28	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	15	7
7:28	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	16	7
7:28	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	17	7
7:09	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	7
7:07	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	17	7
7:01	Derrick Rose makes 18-foot two point shot	19	7
6:52	New Orleans full timeout	19	7
6:35	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)	19	9
6:20	Joakim Noah makes two point shot	21	9
5:54	Antonio Daniels makes 14-foot running jumper	21	11
5:39	Ben Gordon makes 20-foot jumper	23	11
5:16	David West misses 15-foot jumper	23	11
5:16	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	23	11
5:07	Derrick Rose makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	25	11
4:50	Tyrus Thomas personal foul (David West draws the foul)	25	11
4:50	James Posey enters the game for Rasual Butler	25	11
4:50	Melvin Ely enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	25	11
4:41	Joakim Noah blocks Melvin Ely's 7-foot jumper	25	11
4:39	David West offensive rebound	25	11
4:37	Antonio Daniels makes 21-foot jumper (David West assists)	25	13
4:11	Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper	25	13
4:11	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	25	13
3:55	Melvin Ely misses 9-foot hook shot	25	13
3:53	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	25	13
3:45	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	25	13
3:38	Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)	27	13
3:15	Antonio Daniels bad pass (Tyrus Thomas steals)	27	13
2:57	Joakim Noah makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)	29	13
2:38	Tyrus Thomas blocks Melvin Ely's layup	29	13
2:36	David West offensive rebound	29	13
2:35	David West makes dunk	29	15
2:13	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	29	15
2:13	Chicago full timeout	29	15
2:13	Devin Brown enters the game for Antonio Daniels	29	15
2:13	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Luol Deng	29	15
2:13	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	30	15
2:13	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	31	15
2:01	Peja Stojakovic bad pass	31	15
1:47	Kirk Hinrich misses layup	31	15
1:47	James Posey defensive rebound	31	15
1:38	Devin Brown misses 9-foot jumper	31	15
1:38	New Orleans offensive rebound	31	15
1:38	Thabo Sefolosha loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	31	15
1:28	Peja Stojakovic traveling	31	15
1:21	Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	15
1:20	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	31	15
1:14	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	31	18
53.0	Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper	31	18
52.3	David West defensive rebound	31	18
46.2	Thabo Sefolosha personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	31	18
46.2	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	31	19
46.2	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Tyrus Thomas	31	19
46.2	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	31	20
26.6	Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	20
25.9	Chicago offensive rebound	31	20
25.9	James Posey loose ball foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	31	20
1.9	shot clock violation	31	20
0.0	Melvin Ely misses 23-foot jumper	31	20
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	31	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	20

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Bulls
107
Hornets
93

Game 1

5/2

Hornets
79
Bulls
97

Game 2

15/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 5 February 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,270

Referees:
Sean Corbin
David Jones
Eli Roe

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

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