Hornets 112-105 Kings (24 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

33-22, 14-13 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	29	32	23	28	112
SAC	24	23	27	31	105

Sacramento Kings

12-46, 8-19 home

105

Spencer Hawes misses 22-foot jumper
David West blocks Kevin Martin's layup
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 20-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 20-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin misses 6-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 14-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes driving layup
Spencer Hawes makes 4-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes 18-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Kevin Martin assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Bobby Jackson makes driving layup (Francisco Garcia assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 22-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 35-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 21-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses dunk
Bobby Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot (Andres Nocioni assists)
Rashad McCants misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Bobby Jackson makes layup
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Cedric Simmons misses 6-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes layup
Spencer Hawes makes driving layup (Kevin Martin assists)
Beno Udrih misses 11-foot two point shot
Donte Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 11-foot two point shot
Donte Greene makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
Donte Greene misses 7-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 6-foot hook shot
Spencer Hawes makes tip shot
Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
Francisco Garcia makes layup
Francisco Garcia makes 20-foot two point shot
Francisco Garcia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Francisco Garcia assists)
Jason Thompson makes 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 21-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes driving layup
Spencer Hawes misses 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes layup (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 16-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes dunk (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Andres Nocioni's 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 19-foot jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 15-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes driving dunk (Andres Nocioni assists)
Kevin Martin makes driving layup
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Kevin Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes 16-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes driving layup
Spencer Hawes misses driving layup
Spencer Hawes misses tip shot
Spencer Hawes misses 6-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 6-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Spencer Hawes makes 13-foot two point shot (Francisco Garcia assists)
Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Andres Nocioni's 23-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Andres Nocioni's 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 6-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 6-foot two point shot
David West misses 6-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler makes tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Spencer Hawes blocks Sean Marks's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Rashad McCants blocks Peja Stojakovic's 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
David West misses two point shot
David West makes 6-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West makes layup
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Devin Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Devin Brown misses 11-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper
David West misses 72-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 14-foot jumper
David West misses 7-foot hook shot
David West misses 5-foot jumper
David West makes dunk (Tyson Chandler assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses layup
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Sean Marks makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes running jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper

HORNETS

KINGS

TIME		NO	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Spencer Hawes (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:45	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Spencer Hawes misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Rasual Butler makes 6-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
10:53	David West blocks Kevin Martin's layup	2	0
10:52	Kevin Martin offensive rebound	2	0
10:48	Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:48	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	0
10:34	Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	5	0
10:15	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)	5	0
10:15	Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	5	0
10:15	Jason Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	5	1
10:02	Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper	5	1
9:59	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	5	1
9:49	Jason Thompson shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	5	1
9:49	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	6	1
9:49	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	7	1
9:40	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	7	1
9:40	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	7	2
9:40	Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2	7	2
9:38	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	7	2
9:25	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	9	2
9:25	Jason Thompson shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	9	2
9:25	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 1	10	2
9:11	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)	10	2
9:11	Jason Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	10	3
9:11	Jason Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	4
8:57	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	10	4
8:56	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	10	4
8:41	Beno Udrih misses 20-foot jumper	10	4
8:41	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	4
8:34	Chris Paul bad pass (Jason Thompson steals)	10	4
8:26	Francisco Garcia makes 20-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	10	6
8:11	Jason Thompson shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	10	6
8:11	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Jason Thompson	10	6
8:11	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	11	6
8:11	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
7:58	Kevin Martin misses 6-foot jumper	12	6
7:58	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	12	6
7:48	David West misses 6-foot two point shot	12	6
7:48	David West offensive rebound	12	6
7:46	David West misses 6-foot two point shot	12	6
7:45	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	12	6
7:37	Francisco Garcia misses 14-foot jumper	12	6
7:35	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	12	6
7:18	Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	6
7:16	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	12	6
7:09	Kevin Martin bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)	12	6
7:03	Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	6
6:48	Beno Udrih makes driving layup	14	8
6:26	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	17	8
6:11	Spencer Hawes makes 4-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)	17	10
6:05	New Orleans full timeout	17	10
6:05	Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler	17	10
5:56	David West misses 4-foot jumper	17	10
5:54	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	17	10
5:48	Beno Udrih makes 18-foot jumper	17	12
5:26	Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot two point shot	17	12
5:24	Rasual Butler offensive rebound	19	12
5:24	Rasual Butler makes tip shot	19	12
5:09	Andres Nocioni makes layup (Kevin Martin assists)	19	14
4:54	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Sean Marks draws the foul)	19	14
4:54	Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2	20	14
4:54	James Posey enters the game for Rasual Butler	20	14
4:54	Sean Marks misses free throw 2 of 2	20	14
4:54	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	20	14
4:43	Beno Udrih bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	20	14
4:43	Beno Udrih personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	20	14
4:43	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	21	14
4:43	Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2	21	14
4:43	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	21	14
4:28	Kevin Martin traveling	21	14
4:18	Andres Nocioni personal foul (David West draws the foul)	21	14
4:18	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	22	14
4:18	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Beno Udrih	22	14
4:18	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	23	14
4:01	Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	14
4:01	David West defensive rebound	23	14
3:44	Peja Stojakovic misses jumper	23	14
3:43	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	23	14
3:27	Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)	23	17
3:05	Spencer Hawes blocks Sean Marks's layup	23	17
3:03	Sean Marks offensive rebound	23	17
2:59	Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	17
2:58	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	23	17
2:55	Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper	23	17
2:54	Chris Paul defensive rebound	23	17
2:49	David West makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	25	17
2:40	Rashad McCants enters the game for Kevin Martin	25	17
2:25	Sean Marks shooting foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)	25	17
2:25	Francisco Garcia makes free throw 1 of 2	25	18
2:25	Francisco Garcia makes free throw 2 of 2	25	19
2:16	Rashad McCants personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	25	19
2:16	Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 1 of 2	25	19
2:16	New Orleans offensive rebound	25	19
2:16	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
1:58	Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)	26	22
1:43	James Posey bad pass (Andres Nocioni steals)	26	22
1:38	Bobby Jackson makes driving layup (Francisco Garcia assists)	26	24
1:38	Sean Marks illegal defense	26	24
1:16	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	26	24
1:15	Sean Marks offensive rebound	26	24
1:04	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	29	24
46.9	Francisco Garcia misses 22-foot jumper	29	24
45.6	David West defensive rebound	29	24
30.9	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	29	24
29.9	Sean Marks offensive rebound	29	24
7.9	Rashad McCants blocks Peja Stojakovic's 25-foot three point jumper	29	24
6.7	Chris Paul offensive rebound	29	24
3.8	David West misses 9-foot jumper	29	24
2.9	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	29	24
0.0	Bobby Jackson misses 35-foot three point jumper	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Kings
105
Hornets
96

Game 1

20/11

Kings
90
Hornets
99

Game 2

21/12

Hornets
112
Kings
105

Game 3

24/2

Hornets
111
Kings
110

Game 4

1/4

Sleep Train Arena

3:00 AM, 24 February 2009

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 11,633

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Courtney Kirkland
Curtis Blair

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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