Rockets 95-84 Hornets (17 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-25, 17-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	23	21	23	28	95
NO	23	24	17	20	84

New Orleans Hornets

41-25, 23-10 home

Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Rasual Butler makes two point shot
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's 5-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes 12-foot two point shot
Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Carl Landry blocks Sean Marks's dunk
Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses jumper
Shane Battier blocks Chris Paul's 26-foot three point jumper
Sean Marks makes two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses layup
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's layup
Julian Wright misses layup
Julian Wright misses jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot two point shot
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's layup
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Chris Paul misses jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 5-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses jumper
David West makes two point shot
David West misses 15-foot jumper
James Posey makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Carl Landry blocks Chris Paul's layup
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
James Posey misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses tip shot
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola misses 8-foot hook shot
Aaron Brooks makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Ron Artest misses 13-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
Luis Scola makes tip shot
Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
David West blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
David West blocks Luis Scola's 15-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
Sean Marks blocks Carl Landry's layup
Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Von Wafer assists)
Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
Brent Barry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Kyle Lowry makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
Von Wafer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Carl Landry misses 10-foot jumper
Brent Barry makes 13-foot two point shot
Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Luis Scola's 7-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 14-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 7-foot hook shot
Luis Scola makes 8-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 13-foot hook shot
Luis Scola makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 10-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper
David West blocks Luis Scola's layup
Ron Artest makes 12-foot two point shot
Ron Artest makes 14-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Ron Artest makes layup
Ron Artest makes 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 9-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses layup
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 16-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 29-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Carl Landry's layup
Ron Artest makes 16-foot jumper (Von Wafer assists)
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes layup (Carl Landry assists)
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest makes two point shot
Ron Artest makes driving layup
Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 17-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
Von Wafer makes dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Tyson Chandler (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	David West defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper	0	0
11:18	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Tyson Chandler misses tip shot	0	0
11:18	Ron Artest defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)	2	0
10:52	Rasual Butler makes two point shot	2	2
10:41	Aaron Brooks bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	2	2
10:36	Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	4
10:17	Luis Scola misses 8-foot hook shot	2	4
10:15	David West defensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Julian Wright lost ball (Ron Artest steals)	2	4
10:04	Aaron Brooks makes layup (Ron Artest assists)	4	4
9:37	Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's 5-foot jumper	4	4
9:33	David West offensive rebound	4	4
9:32	David West misses 13-foot jumper	4	4
9:30	Ron Artest defensive rebound	4	4
9:18	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	6	4
8:56	David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)	6	6
8:33	Luis Scola turnover	6	6
8:23	Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper	6	8
8:03	Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)	8	8
7:45	Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	8	10
7:28	Ron Artest misses 13-foot jumper	8	10
7:26	Julian Wright defensive rebound	8	10
7:20	Julian Wright makes 12-foot two point shot	8	12
7:09	Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper	11	12
6:58	Chris Paul offensive foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	11	12
6:58	Chris Paul turnover	11	12
6:46	Dikembe Mutombo misses layup	11	12
6:45	Luis Scola offensive rebound	13	12
6:45	Luis Scola makes tip shot	13	12
6:37	Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	13	12
6:37	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:37	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:20	Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)	15	14
6:07	Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper	15	14
6:07	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	15	14
5:52	Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:52	Houston defensive rebound	15	14
5:52	New Orleans full timeout	15	14
5:52	James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright	15	14
5:30	David West misses jumper	15	14
5:28	Luis Scola defensive rebound	15	14
5:15	Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:13	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	15	14
5:05	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	17	14
4:46	Rasual Butler bad pass (Luis Scola steals)	17	14
4:26	David West blocks Aaron Brooks's layup	17	14
4:26	Houston offensive rebound	17	14
4:24	David West blocks Luis Scola's 15-foot jumper	17	14
4:22	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	17	14
4:00	James Posey lost ball (Luis Scola steals)	17	14
3:53	Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	14
3:51	David West defensive rebound	17	14
3:40	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	16
3:16	Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)	20	16
2:56	Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper	20	18
2:31	Aaron Brooks lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	20	18
2:16	Houston full timeout	20	18
2:16	Kyle Lowry enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	20	18
2:16	Carl Landry enters the game for Aaron Brooks	20	18
2:16	Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler	20	18
2:05	David West misses 13-foot jumper	20	18
2:04	Luis Scola defensive rebound	20	18
1:50	Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot	20	18
1:47	Chris Paul defensive rebound	20	18
1:37	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	20	18
1:36	Chris Paul offensive rebound	20	18
1:32	Chris Paul misses layup	20	18
1:31	David West offensive rebound	20	20
1:31	David West makes tip shot	20	20
1:15	Sean Marks blocks Carl Landry's layup	20	20
1:15	Houston defensive rebound	20	20
1:15	Von Wafer enters the game for Ron Artest	20	20
1:15	Jumpball: Carl Landry vs. Sean Marks (Chris Paul gains possession)	20	20
1:02	Carl Landry blocks Sean Marks's dunk	20	20
59.9	David West offensive rebound	20	20
45.8	Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	20	22
45.8	Carl Landry shooting foul (Sean Marks draws the foul)	20	22
45.8	Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 1	20	23
31.2	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul)	20	23
31.2	Von Wafer misses free throw 1 of 2	20	23
31.2	Houston offensive rebound	20	23
31.2	Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2	21	23
10.9	Chris Paul misses jumper	21	23
9.7	Luis Scola defensive rebound	21	23
6.4	Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)	23	23
0.0	Shane Battier blocks Chris Paul's 26-foot three point jumper	23	23
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	23

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-1

Hornets
82
Rockets
91

Game 1

16/11

Rockets
79
Hornets
88

Game 2

27/12

Rockets
95
Hornets
84

Game 3

17/3

Hornets
66
Rockets
86

Game 4

14/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 17 March 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,723

Referees:
Steve Javie
Derek Richardson
Bill Spooner

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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