Hornets 100-98 Thunder (18 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

31-20, 13-11 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	32	21	25	22	100
OKC	18	29	24	27	98

Oklahoma City Thunder

13-41, 10-19 home

Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Kyle Weaver's 20-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 15-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes two point shot (Kyle Weaver assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses driving layup
David West blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Kyle Weaver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes layup
Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey blocks Earl Watson's 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 8-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses two point shot
Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup
Chucky Atkins makes layup (Nenad Krstic assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Chucky Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot two point shot
Earl Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Kyle Weaver assists)
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver misses two point shot
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Jeff Green assists)
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Kyle Weaver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver makes two point shot
Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Kyle Weaver assists)
Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses layup
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 7-foot two point shot
Sean Marks blocks Nick Collison's layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving dunk
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Nick Collison misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Kyle Weaver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Kevin Durant makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant makes 15-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant misses 6-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Jeff Green makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Weaver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Jeff Green's layup
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 43-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Sean Marks makes dunk (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 17-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot jumper
Kyle Weaver blocks Chris Paul's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses hook shot
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
James Posey makes 14-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic blocks Hilton Armstrong's 11-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong misses dunk
Antonio Daniels makes two point shot
James Posey makes driving layup
Devin Brown misses 5-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 5-foot two point shot
David West misses jumper
David West makes tip shot
Rasual Butler misses two point shot
David West misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes driving dunk
Peja Stojakovic makes 15-foot jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
James Posey misses 45-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 6-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kyle Weaver blocks Chris Paul's 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup

HORNETS

THUNDER

TIME		NO	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Sean Marks vs. Jeff Green (Kyle Weaver gains possession)	0	0
11:42	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	0	0
11:42	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	0	1
11:36	Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	1
11:34	Sean Marks defensive rebound	0	1
11:11	Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper	3	1
10:47	Rasual Butler blocks Kyle Weaver's 20-foot jumper	3	1
10:45	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	3	1
10:36	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	1
10:11	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper	5	1
10:08	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	5	1
10:02	Jeff Green shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	5	1
10:02	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	5	1
10:02	New Orleans offensive rebound	5	1
10:02	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	6	1
9:41	Jeff Green misses 10-foot jumper	6	1
9:41	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	6	1
9:30	Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper	8	1
9:25	Oklahoma City full timeout	8	1
9:14	Chris Paul personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	8	1
9:11	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	1
9:08	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	8	1
8:51	Russell Westbrook personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	8	1
8:45	Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper	10	1
8:32	Jeff Green misses 15-foot jumper	10	1
8:30	David West defensive rebound	10	1
8:22	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	1
8:18	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	10	1
8:15	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	10	3
7:58	Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	12	3
7:37	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	12	3
7:37	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	12	3
7:28	Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper	12	3
7:26	Nick Collison defensive rebound	12	3
7:16	Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper	12	5
7:01	David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	5
6:46	Sean Marks shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	14	5
6:46	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	14	6
6:46	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	14	7
6:30	Sean Marks makes dunk (David West assists)	16	7
6:07	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper	16	9
5:56	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	9
5:41	Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	19	9
5:41	Russell Westbrook turnover	19	9
5:41	Earl Watson enters the game for Russell Westbrook	19	9
5:33	Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper	19	9
5:31	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	19	9
5:15	Nick Collison misses two point shot	19	9
5:13	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	19	9
5:03	Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot	21	9
4:47	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper	21	9
4:46	Sean Marks defensive rebound	21	9
4:33	Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	24	9
4:24	Oklahoma City full timeout	24	9
4:24	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Sean Marks	24	9
4:24	James Posey enters the game for Rasual Butler	24	9
4:24	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Nick Collison	24	9
4:22	Jeff Green makes two point shot (Kyle Weaver assists)	24	11
4:22	David West shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	24	11
4:22	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 1	24	12
4:05	Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Jeff Green steals)	24	12
4:03	Chris Paul personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	24	12
3:55	Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper	24	12
3:54	David West defensive rebound	24	12
3:34	Hilton Armstrong misses 17-foot jumper	24	12
3:33	Earl Watson defensive rebound	24	12
3:29	Earl Watson misses driving layup	24	12
3:28	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	24	12
3:26	David West blocks Nenad Krstic's layup	24	12
3:25	Chris Paul defensive rebound	24	12
3:00	Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot jumper	24	12
3:00	Earl Watson defensive rebound	24	12
2:55	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	12
2:54	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	24	12
2:47	Kyle Weaver blocks Chris Paul's layup	24	12
2:46	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	24	12
2:39	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)	24	15
2:26	New Orleans full timeout	24	15
2:26	Antonio Daniels enters the game for Chris Paul	24	15
2:10	Kyle Weaver shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	24	15
2:10	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	25	15
2:10	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	25	15
2:10	Earl Watson defensive rebound	25	15
2:00	Kyle Weaver misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	15
2:00	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	25	15
1:49	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	15
1:47	David West offensive rebound	25	15
1:45	David West misses hook shot	25	15
1:44	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	25	15
1:39	Kevin Durant offensive foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)	25	15
1:39	Kevin Durant turnover	25	15
1:39	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Kyle Weaver	25	15
1:20	David West makes 14-foot two point shot	27	15
1:10	Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper	27	15
1:09	Jeff Green offensive rebound	27	15
1:07	Chucky Atkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	15
1:05	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	27	15
55.9	Peja Stojakovic misses jumper	27	15
54.9	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	27	15
50.5	Kevin Durant makes layup	27	17
50.5	James Posey shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	27	17
50.5	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	27	18
37.9	Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)	29	18
27.8	Earl Watson misses 19-foot jumper	29	18
25.8	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	29	18
1.6	James Posey blocks Earl Watson's 23-foot three point jumper	29	18
1.6	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	29	18
1.6	shot clock violation	29	18
0.0	James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	32	18

Regular Season Series

NO leads 5-0

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 1

22/11

Hornets
105
Thunder
80

Game 2

22/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 3

23/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
109

Game 4

23/11

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 5

18/2

Hornets
100
Thunder
98

Game 6

18/2

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 7

8/3

Thunder
90
Hornets
108

Game 8

8/3

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 18 February 2009

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 18,593

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Jason Phillips
John Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

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