Bulls 97-79 Hornets (15 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

41-24, 18-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	17	18	22	79
CHI	27	26	28	16	97

Chicago Bulls

30-37, 20-11 home

Derrick Rose misses 8-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 21-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 6-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Ben Gordon makes jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
John Salmons misses 21-foot jumper
David West blocks Joakim Noah's layup
John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup
Joakim Noah makes 9-foot two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
John Salmons misses layup
Tyrus Thomas misses tip shot
Tyrus Thomas misses layup
John Salmons makes 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 20-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Joakim Noah makes 13-foot jumper
John Salmons makes driving layup
Tim Thomas misses jumper
Brad Miller makes layup
Brad Miller makes 14-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Brad Miller's layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 23-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Brad Miller makes 19-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Tim Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Brad Miller makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
David West blocks Brad Miller's layup
Tim Thomas makes layup (Brad Miller assists)
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brad Miller assists)
Tim Thomas makes 28-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Derrick Rose misses 10-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Brad Miller makes 22-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Derrick Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Joakim Noah misses layup
John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 81-foot three point jumper
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Tyrus Thomas misses layup
Tyrus Thomas makes layup
Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes driving layup (John Salmons assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses 22-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 7-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 23-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller makes tip shot
John Salmons makes three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot jumper
Brad Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes layup (Brad Miller assists)
Derrick Rose misses layup
Brad Miller misses layup
Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Roberson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Roberson misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes 13-foot two point shot
Anthony Roberson misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks David West's layup
Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes 9-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
John Salmons blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
Julian Wright makes dunk
David West misses layup
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Devin Brown misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 7-foot jumper
James Posey makes layup
James Posey misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen misses layup
Antonio Daniels misses 22-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Brad Miller blocks Julian Wright's layup
Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot jumper
James Posey makes 12-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 45-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk
Antonio Daniels makes 9-foot running jumper
Morris Peterson makes 21-foot jumper (Ryan Bowen assists)
Ryan Bowen misses layup
Julian Wright makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 18-foot running jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 16-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 19-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen misses 18-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 14-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen misses 20-foot jumper

HORNETS

BULLS

TIME		NO	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Joakim Noah (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:44	David West misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Derrick Rose misses 8-foot jumper	0	0
11:18	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Tyrus Thomas blocks David West's layup	0	0
11:06	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	0	0
10:57	John Salmons makes 21-foot jumper	0	2
10:44	Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
10:18	Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
10:15	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	2
10:10	David West lost ball (Ben Gordon steals)	2	2
10:00	Derrick Rose misses 19-foot jumper	2	2
10:00	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	2
9:41	Julian Wright makes 9-foot two point shot (David West assists)	4	2
9:23	Tyson Chandler illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	4	2
9:23	Ben Gordon makes technical free throw	4	3
9:15	Ben Gordon misses 6-foot jumper	4	3
9:15	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	4	3
9:14	Tyson Chandler blocks Joakim Noah's layup	4	3
9:11	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	4	3
9:10	Ben Gordon makes jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	4	5
8:56	Tyson Chandler misses two point shot	4	5
8:55	John Salmons defensive rebound	4	5
8:49	John Salmons misses 21-foot jumper	4	5
8:48	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	5
8:41	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	6	5
8:27	David West blocks Joakim Noah's layup	6	5
8:27	Chicago offensive rebound	6	5
8:25	John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	6	7
7:54	David West misses jumper	6	7
7:54	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	6	7
7:50	Derrick Rose makes layup	6	9
7:26	Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper	8	9
7:07	Joakim Noah makes 9-foot two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)	8	11
6:46	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	11
6:45	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	8	11
6:43	John Salmons blocks Tyson Chandler's layup	8	11
6:41	Julian Wright offensive rebound	8	11
6:41	Julian Wright makes dunk	10	11
6:26	John Salmons misses layup	10	11
6:26	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	10	11
6:26	Tyrus Thomas misses tip shot	10	11
6:24	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	10	11
6:20	Tyrus Thomas misses layup	10	11
6:18	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	10	11
6:03	David West misses layup	10	11
6:01	David West offensive rebound	12	11
6:01	David West makes layup	12	11
5:52	Chicago full timeout	12	11
5:39	John Salmons makes 18-foot jumper	12	13
5:16	Rasual Butler traveling	12	13
5:03	James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright	12	13
5:00	Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	12	15
4:39	Chris Paul makes jumper	14	15
4:20	Derrick Rose makes 20-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	14	17
3:56	David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	16	17
3:38	Joakim Noah makes 13-foot jumper	16	19
3:18	Tyson Chandler 3 second	16	19
3:18	Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas	16	19
2:58	John Salmons makes driving layup	16	21
2:38	James Posey misses 9-foot jumper	16	21
2:36	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	16	21
2:35	James Posey personal foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)	16	21
2:35	New Orleans full timeout	16	21
2:35	Ryan Bowen enters the game for David West	16	21
2:19	John Salmons bad pass	16	21
2:19	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	16	21
2:06	Kirk Hinrich personal foul (James Posey draws the foul)	16	21
2:06	Tim Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah	16	21
1:52	Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot	18	21
1:39	Tim Thomas misses jumper	18	21
1:38	Brad Miller offensive rebound	18	21
1:37	Brad Miller makes layup	18	23
1:37	Ryan Bowen shooting foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)	18	23
1:37	Brad Miller makes free throw 1 of 1	18	24
1:21	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	18	24
1:20	Brad Miller defensive rebound	18	24
1:09	Brad Miller makes 14-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	18	26
1:02	Kirk Hinrich personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	18	26
53.1	Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	20	26
47.6	Chris Paul personal foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)	20	26
47.6	Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 1 of 2	20	27
47.6	Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 2 of 2	20	27
46.8	James Posey defensive rebound	20	27
34.9	Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper	20	27
33.4	Chris Paul offensive rebound	22	27
33.4	Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper	22	27
13.9	Rasual Butler blocks Brad Miller's layup	22	27
11.6	Chris Paul defensive rebound	22	27
0.9	James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	27
0.4	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	22	27
0.2	Tyson Chandler misses tip shot	22	27
0.1	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	22	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	27

Regular Season Series

CHI wins 2-0

Bulls
107
Hornets
93

Game 1

5/2

Hornets
79
Bulls
97

Game 2

15/3

United Center

12:30 AM, 15 March 2009

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 22,135

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Bennie Adams
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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