Hornets 96-84 Grizzlies (21 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

17-51, 5-28 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	21	19	28	16	84
NO	21	20	26	29	96

New Orleans Hornets

43-25, 25-10 home

Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 8-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes tip shot
Julian Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol blocks Chris Paul's jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright misses 16-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup
Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses jumper
Rasual Butler misses jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Quinton Ross blocks James Posey's 6-foot jumper
James Posey misses 6-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo blocks Antonio Daniels's layup
Antonio Daniels misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
James Posey misses 7-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
David West makes 8-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses layup
David West makes tip shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses tip shot
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses layup
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes 11-foot running jumper
Julian Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 33-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Darko Milicic blocks Hilton Armstrong's layup
Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes dunk (James Posey assists)
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gay makes 18-foot jumper
Rudy Gay makes dunk (Marc Gasol assists)
Julian Wright blocks Marc Gasol's layup
Darrell Arthur misses 10-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol misses 8-foot jumper
Rudy Gay makes 25-foot three point jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Rudy Gay misses hook shot
Rudy Gay misses 19-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo misses 20-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot
Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Mike Conley makes layup
Marc Gasol misses 12-foot jumper
Quinton Ross makes driving layup
Quinton Ross misses 22-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo misses layup
Marc Gasol misses tip shot
Marc Gasol misses tip shot
Marko Jaric misses 16-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 18-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 22-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Darko Milicic misses layup
Marko Jaric makes layup
Darko Milicic makes 9-foot hook shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Rudy Gay misses 15-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes dunk (Mike Conley assists)
Hakim Warrick misses 16-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
Rudy Gay misses layup
Marc Gasol makes dunk
Darrell Arthur misses 12-foot jumper
Rudy Gay misses 16-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 15-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses layup
Mike Conley misses 17-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes hook shot
Marc Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 12-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes layup
Darrell Arthur makes 14-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Rudy Gay makes layup (Marc Gasol assists)
O.J. Mayo makes layup
Marc Gasol makes 8-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses layup
Rudy Gay makes two point shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Hakim Warrick makes dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
Hakim Warrick makes 14-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric misses 16-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes tip shot
Hakim Warrick makes 21-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Hakim Warrick misses 16-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses layup
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Conley misses 7-foot jumper
Rudy Gay makes 13-foot jumper
Rudy Gay makes 15-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gay misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Rudy Gay's layup
O.J. Mayo misses 22-foot jumper
Darius Miles makes 18-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Darius Miles makes 20-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)

GRIZZLIES

HORNETS

TIME		MEM	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marc Gasol vs. Hilton Armstrong (Rudy Gay gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Rudy Gay makes 18-foot jumper	2	0
11:14	Marc Gasol shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	2	0
11:14	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2	2	0
11:14	New Orleans offensive rebound	2	0
11:14	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2	2	1
11:03	Rudy Gay makes dunk (Marc Gasol assists)	4	1
10:49	Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper	4	1
10:48	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	4	1
10:34	Rudy Gay bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	4	1
10:29	Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	3
10:11	Julian Wright blocks Marc Gasol's layup	4	3
10:10	Rudy Gay offensive rebound	4	3
10:08	Julian Wright personal foul (Rudy Gay draws the foul)	4	3
10:00	Darrell Arthur misses 10-foot jumper	4	3
9:59	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	4	3
9:42	David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	5
9:27	Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:25	Darrell Arthur offensive rebound	4	5
9:25	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Darrell Arthur draws the foul)	4	5
9:25	Darrell Arthur makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:25	Darrell Arthur makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:10	David West misses 8-foot jumper	6	5
9:07	Julian Wright offensive rebound	6	7
9:07	Julian Wright makes tip shot	6	7
8:57	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	6	7
8:57	O.J. Mayo makes technical free throw	7	7
8:45	Marc Gasol misses 8-foot jumper	7	7
8:44	Chris Paul defensive rebound	7	7
8:33	Darrell Arthur illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	7	7
8:33	David West misses technical free throw	7	7
8:33	New Orleans offensive rebound	7	7
8:26	Julian Wright misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:23	Darrell Arthur defensive rebound	7	7
8:17	Rudy Gay makes 25-foot three point jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)	10	7
7:56	Marc Gasol blocks Chris Paul's jumper	10	7
7:54	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	10	7
7:52	Marc Gasol bad pass	10	7
7:33	David West lost ball (O.J. Mayo steals)	10	7
7:28	O.J. Mayo bad pass	10	7
7:15	Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)	10	9
7:00	Hilton Armstrong personal foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	10	9
7:00	Sean Marks enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	10	9
6:47	Rudy Gay misses hook shot	10	9
6:43	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	10	9
6:22	Julian Wright misses 16-foot jumper	10	9
6:20	Sean Marks offensive rebound	10	11
6:20	Sean Marks makes tip shot	10	11
5:58	Rudy Gay misses 19-foot jumper	10	11
5:56	David West defensive rebound	10	11
5:48	Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper	10	13
5:28	O.J. Mayo misses 20-foot jumper	10	13
5:26	Julian Wright defensive rebound	10	13
5:20	Rudy Gay jump ball	10	13
5:20	New Orleans full timeout	10	13
5:20	James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright	10	13
5:09	David West makes driving layup	10	15
4:50	Darrell Arthur 3 second	10	15
4:50	Quinton Ross enters the game for O.J. Mayo	10	15
4:33	Darrell Arthur shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	10	15
4:33	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	10	16
4:33	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Darrell Arthur	10	16
4:33	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	10	17
4:26	Sean Marks personal foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	17	17
4:16	Marc Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot	12	17
3:59	Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper	12	17
3:59	New Orleans defensive rebound	12	17
3:59	Sean Marks loose ball foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	12	17
3:59	Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	13	17
3:59	Melvin Ely enters the game for Sean Marks	13	17
3:59	Marc Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
3:47	Chris Paul misses jumper	14	17
3:45	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	14	17
3:35	Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gay assists)	17	17
3:21	Rasual Butler misses jumper	17	17
3:20	Mike Conley defensive rebound	17	17
3:15	Mike Conley makes layup	19	17
3:06	New Orleans 20 Sec. timeout	19	17
2:55	David West makes 13-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)	19	19
2:30	Marc Gasol misses 12-foot jumper	19	19
2:28	David West defensive rebound	19	19
2:19	James Posey bad pass	19	19
2:19	Memphis full timeout	19	19
2:19	Marko Jaric enters the game for Rudy Gay	19	19
2:19	O.J. Mayo enters the game for Mike Conley	19	19
1:55	Quinton Ross makes driving layup	21	19
1:31	David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	21	21
1:05	Quinton Ross misses 22-foot jumper	21	21
1:04	James Posey defensive rebound	21	21
45.2	Hakim Warrick personal foul (David West draws the foul)	21	21
29.9	David West misses 20-foot jumper	21	21
27.9	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	21	21
6.9	O.J. Mayo misses layup	21	21
4.9	Marc Gasol offensive rebound	21	21
4.9	Marc Gasol misses tip shot	21	21
3.4	Marc Gasol offensive rebound	21	21
3.4	Marc Gasol misses tip shot	21	21
3.4	Memphis offensive rebound	21	21
0.9	Marko Jaric misses 16-foot jumper	21	21
0.0	James Posey defensive rebound	21	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	21

Regular Season Series

NO leads 5-2

Grizzlies
87
Hornets
106

Game 1

7/12

Grizzlies
87
Hornets
106

Game 2

7/12

Hornets
91
Grizzlies
84

Game 3

17/12

Hornets
91
Grizzlies
84

Game 4

17/12

Hornets
80
Grizzlies
85

Game 5

10/2

Hornets
80
Grizzlies
85

Game 6

10/2

Grizzlies
84
Hornets
96

Game 7

21/3

Grizzlies
84
Hornets
96

Game 8

21/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 21 March 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,837

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Eric Lewis
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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