Hornets 90-86 Spurs (30 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Spurs

48-25, 22-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	25	22	16	23	86
NO	19	24	25	22	90

New Orleans Hornets

45-27, 27-11 home

Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 9-foot jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes hook shot
David West makes 20-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 11-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
David West misses layup
Sean Marks makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 33-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Devin Brown misses 11-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 17-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes 6-foot hook shot
Tim Duncan blocks Sean Marks's layup
Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Melvin Ely misses 8-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes 20-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Kurt Thomas blocks David West's 9-foot jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 8-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Sean Marks makes two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Sean Marks misses dunk
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 16-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes dunk
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
Chris Paul makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 23-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Matt Bonner misses three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 22-foot jumper
Michael Finley makes 6-foot two point shot
Tony Parker makes driving layup
Michael Finley misses 20-foot jumper
Roger Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)
Drew Gooden makes 12-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 8-foot hook shot (Tony Parker assists)
Tony Parker makes 17-foot two point shot
Ime Udoka misses three point jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Kurt Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses layup
Tony Parker makes layup
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Roger Mason misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses layup
Ime Udoka misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 13-foot jumper
Matt Bonner makes 16-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan makes layup (Ime Udoka assists)
Roger Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Tony Parker's layup
Michael Finley makes 16-foot jumper (George Hill assists)
Tony Parker makes 7-foot running jumper
Tim Duncan misses 7-foot hook shot
Tim Duncan makes layup
Ime Udoka misses three point jumper
Michael Finley makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Tim Duncan makes 9-foot hook shot
Tim Duncan makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Ime Udoka misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 11-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses 20-foot jumper
Tim Duncan makes driving layup
Tony Parker misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes driving layup
Tony Parker makes 19-foot two point shot (Roger Mason assists)
Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Sean Marks blocks Tim Duncan's 8-foot jumper
Tim Duncan misses layup
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Sean Marks blocks Manu Ginobili's 26-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 8-foot jumper
Tim Duncan misses layup
Michael Finley misses three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 24-foot three point jumper
George Hill misses three point jumper
Roger Mason misses 23-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes 19-foot two point shot
Kurt Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes 21-foot jumper (Matt Bonner assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Tony Parker's layup
Matt Bonner makes 9-foot jumper
Matt Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup (Ime Udoka assists)
Ime Udoka makes 19-foot two point shot (Matt Bonner assists)
Matt Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses layup
Tony Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ime Udoka misses three point jumper
Tim Duncan makes 6-foot hook shot (Tony Parker assists)
Tim Duncan misses layup
Matt Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Tim Duncan misses 12-foot hook shot
Matt Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 18-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Michael Finley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Michael Finley misses 26-foot three point jumper

SPURS

HORNETS

TIME		SA	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tim Duncan vs. Hilton Armstrong (Matt Bonner gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Matt Bonner misses three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper	0	0
11:15	Roger Mason defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Michael Finley misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
10:59	David West defensive rebound	0	0
10:45	David West misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
10:45	Tony Parker defensive rebound	0	0
10:29	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	0	0
10:29	Tim Duncan makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
10:29	Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
10:27	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	1	0
10:07	Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper	1	0
10:07	Matt Bonner defensive rebound	1	0
9:47	Michael Finley makes 6-foot two point shot	3	0
9:33	Julian Wright misses 9-foot jumper	3	0
9:33	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	3	0
9:32	Matt Bonner shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	3	0
9:32	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2	3	1
9:32	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2	3	1
9:32	Matt Bonner defensive rebound	3	1
9:21	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	3	1
9:21	Tony Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
9:21	Tony Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	5	1
9:00	David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	3
8:51	Tony Parker makes driving layup	7	3
8:33	Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper	7	3
8:33	Matt Bonner defensive rebound	7	3
8:15	Michael Finley misses 20-foot jumper	7	3
8:15	Chris Paul defensive rebound	7	3
8:14	Matt Bonner personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	7	3
8:14	Drew Gooden enters the game for Matt Bonner	7	3
7:48	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	3
7:46	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	7	3
7:22	Roger Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	3
7:20	Tim Duncan offensive rebound	7	3
7:16	Drew Gooden makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)	9	3
6:54	Julian Wright misses 16-foot jumper	9	3
6:54	Michael Finley defensive rebound	9	3
6:43	Drew Gooden makes 12-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)	11	3
6:18	Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	3
6:16	Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound	11	3
6:16	Hilton Armstrong makes hook shot	11	5
5:56	Chris Paul personal foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	11	5
5:56	New Orleans full timeout	11	5
5:56	Sean Marks enters the game for Julian Wright	11	5
5:56	Devin Brown enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	11	5
5:56	Manu Ginobili enters the game for Roger Mason	11	5
5:48	Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	5
5:47	David West defensive rebound	11	5
5:22	David West makes 20-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	11	7
4:58	Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	7
4:58	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	7
4:41	David West makes 11-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	9
4:20	Drew Gooden makes 8-foot hook shot (Tony Parker assists)	13	9
4:05	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	13	11
3:41	Sean Marks shooting foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)	13	11
3:41	Ime Udoka enters the game for Michael Finley	13	11
3:41	Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2	13	11
3:41	San Antonio offensive rebound	13	11
3:41	Kurt Thomas enters the game for Tim Duncan	13	11
3:41	Manu Ginobili makes free throw 2 of 2	14	11
3:28	Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot	14	13
3:12	Tony Parker makes 17-foot two point shot	16	13
2:56	Kurt Thomas shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	16	13
2:56	San Antonio full timeout	16	13
2:56	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	16	14
2:56	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	16	15
2:32	Ime Udoka misses three point jumper	16	15
2:32	San Antonio defensive rebound	16	15
2:32	Kurt Thomas loose ball foul (Sean Marks draws the foul)	16	15
2:14	David West misses layup	16	15
2:13	Sean Marks offensive rebound	16	17
2:13	Sean Marks makes tip shot	16	17
1:53	Manu Ginobili makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)	19	17
1:37	Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper	19	17
1:36	Manu Ginobili defensive rebound	19	17
1:31	Kurt Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	19	17
1:30	San Antonio offensive rebound	19	17
1:30	Sean Marks loose ball foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	19	17
1:30	Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2	19	17
1:30	San Antonio offensive rebound	19	17
1:30	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Sean Marks	19	17
1:30	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
1:16	Devin Brown misses 20-foot jumper	20	17
1:15	Ime Udoka defensive rebound	20	17
1:07	Tony Parker misses layup	20	17
1:06	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	20	17
54.8	Chris Paul lost ball (Manu Ginobili steals)	20	17
51.9	Tony Parker makes layup	22	17
25.8	Rasual Butler makes 20-foot two point shot	22	19
2.2	Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)	25	19
0.0	Devin Brown misses 33-foot three point jumper	25	19
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	25	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	19

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Spurs
83
Hornets
90

Game 1

18/12

Spurs
83
Hornets
90

Game 2

18/12

Hornets
93
Spurs
106

Game 3

1/2

Hornets
93
Spurs
106

Game 4

1/2

Spurs
86
Hornets
90

Game 5

30/3

Spurs
86
Hornets
90

Game 6

30/3

Hornets
98
Spurs
105

Game 7

16/4

Hornets
98
Spurs
105

Game 8

16/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 30 March 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,204

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Matt Boland
David Jones

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	20	9	.690	-	W3
Memphis	20	10	.667	0.5	L1
Dallas	19	10	.655	1	W2
San Antonio	15	14	.517	5	L1
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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