Hornets 117-85 Magic (19 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

39-14, 18-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	20	23	19	23	85
NO	35	21	30	31	117

New Orleans Hornets

32-20, 19-9 home

117

Rasual Butler makes 16-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes jumper
Chris Paul makes 20-foot two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (David West assists)
Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses layup
Sean Marks misses 21-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels misses jumper
David West misses layup
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 11-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Rasual Butler misses two point shot
Rasual Butler misses jumper
Sean Marks misses tip shot
Antonio Daniels makes 15-foot two point shot
James Posey misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot two point shot
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 10-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses layup
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
David West makes running jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
James Posey misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 11-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 12-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat blocks Chris Paul's layup
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown makes 28-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Ryan Bowen makes 21-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 12-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses layup
Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Julian Wright misses layup
Melvin Ely makes 14-foot two point shot
Julian Wright makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses layup
Dwight Howard makes 8-foot running jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rashard Lewis misses 16-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyronn Lue misses 18-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 22-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses jumper
Tony Battie makes dunk (Tyronn Lue assists)
J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 19-foot jumper
Tyronn Lue misses 19-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 21-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses 21-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses layup
J.J. Redick makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rashard Lewis misses three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes driving layup
Dwight Howard misses layup
J.J. Redick makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
J.J. Redick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Rashard Lewis misses layup
Anthony Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.J. Redick assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses 18-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis makes layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses two point shot
Rashard Lewis makes dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes layup
Chris Paul blocks Rashard Lewis's 23-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 20-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Mickael Pietrus's layup
Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 6-foot two point shot
Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes layup
Rasual Butler blocks Tyronn Lue's 15-foot jumper
J.J. Redick makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
J.J. Redick misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Brown blocks Jeremy Richardson's layup
Tyronn Lue makes 14-foot two point shot
Brian Cook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Redick assists)
Jeremy Richardson makes 19-foot jumper
Brian Cook misses jumper
J.J. Redick misses 23-foot jumper
Brian Cook makes 9-foot two point shot
J.J. Redick misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Cook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcin Gortat assists)
Brian Cook makes 20-foot jumper (Tyronn Lue assists)
Jeremy Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper

MAGIC

HORNETS

TIME		ORL	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dwight Howard vs. Hilton Armstrong (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Rasual Butler makes 16-foot two point shot	0	2
11:17	Mickael Pietrus misses layup	0	2
11:15	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	0	2
11:07	Dwight Howard illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	0	2
11:07	Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw	0	3
10:52	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:52	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	0	3
10:37	Dwight Howard makes 8-foot running jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)	2	3
10:22	Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper	2	5
10:04	Dwight Howard lost ball (Hilton Armstrong steals)	2	5
10:00	Chris Paul makes layup	2	7
9:40	Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)	5	7
9:17	Hilton Armstrong bad pass (Hedo Turkoglu steals)	5	7
9:12	Hedo Turkoglu bad pass (David West steals)	5	7
9:07	Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	9
8:45	Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	9
8:45	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	5	9
8:32	Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot	5	11
8:18	Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	11
8:17	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	5	11
8:07	Chris Paul makes jumper	5	13
7:52	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	5	13
7:52	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	5	13
7:52	Orlando offensive rebound	5	13
7:52	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	6	13
7:35	Chris Paul makes 20-foot two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)	6	15
7:22	Dwight Howard misses 16-foot jumper	6	15
7:22	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	15
7:13	Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper	6	17
7:05	Orlando full timeout	6	17
6:52	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	8	17
6:52	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	8	17
6:52	Sean Marks enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	8	17
6:52	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	9	17
6:35	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	9	19
6:11	Mickael Pietrus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)	12	19
5:56	Rashard Lewis personal foul (David West draws the foul)	12	19
5:56	Courtney Lee enters the game for Hedo Turkoglu	12	19
5:48	Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	12	21
5:24	Rashard Lewis misses 16-foot jumper	12	21
5:24	Chris Paul defensive rebound	12	21
5:07	Anthony Johnson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	12	21
5:07	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	12	22
5:07	James Posey enters the game for Rasual Butler	12	22
5:07	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	12	23
4:58	Sean Marks shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	12	23
4:58	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	13	23
4:58	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	14	23
4:56	Anthony Johnson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	23
4:56	Tyronn Lue enters the game for Anthony Johnson	14	23
4:43	Dwight Howard blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper	14	23
4:43	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	14	23
4:26	Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	23
4:24	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	23
4:20	Mickael Pietrus shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	14	23
4:20	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	24
4:20	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	25
4:00	Tyronn Lue misses 18-foot jumper	14	25
3:59	David West defensive rebound	14	25
3:42	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	25
3:41	New Orleans offensive rebound	14	25
3:30	Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper	14	25
3:28	Sean Marks offensive rebound	14	25
3:20	Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (David West assists)	14	27
3:04	Rashard Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	27
3:03	David West defensive rebound	14	27
2:56	Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	14	29
2:44	Orlando 20 Sec. timeout	14	29
2:44	New Orleans full timeout	14	29
2:44	Tony Battie enters the game for Rashard Lewis	14	29
2:44	Hedo Turkoglu enters the game for Mickael Pietrus	14	29
2:31	Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	29
2:30	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	29
2:30	Dwight Howard loose ball foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	29
2:30	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	14	30
2:30	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	14	31
2:05	Courtney Lee misses 22-foot jumper	14	31
2:04	David West defensive rebound	14	31
1:43	David West makes 14-foot two point shot	14	33
1:34	Sean Marks personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	33
1:34	J.J. Redick enters the game for Courtney Lee	14	33
1:27	Tony Battie misses jumper	14	33
1:24	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	14	33
1:22	James Posey personal foul (J.J. Redick draws the foul)	14	33
1:22	J.J. Redick makes free throw 1 of 2	15	33
1:22	J.J. Redick makes free throw 2 of 2	16	33
1:08	J.J. Redick personal foul (James Posey draws the foul)	16	33
1:08	James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2	16	34
1:08	James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2	16	35
1:00	Tony Battie makes dunk (Tyronn Lue assists)	18	35
44.9	Chris Paul misses layup	18	35
41.9	James Posey offensive rebound	18	35
38.7	David West traveling	18	35
21.9	J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	35
20.5	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	18	35
20.5	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	18	35
20.5	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	19	35
20.5	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	20	35
6.7	Sean Marks misses 21-foot jumper	20	35
5.7	Tony Battie defensive rebound	20	35
0.0	Tony Battie misses 18-foot jumper	20	35
0.0	Orlando offensive rebound	20	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	35

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
68
Magic
88

Game 1

25/12

Magic
85
Hornets
117

Game 2

19/2

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 19 February 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,651

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Mark Lindsay
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	47	35	.573	-	W1
Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

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