Hornets 111-110 Kings (1 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

46-27, 19-16 away

111

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	32	32	22	25	111
SAC	38	26	26	20	110

Sacramento Kings

16-57, 11-26 home

110

Spencer Hawes misses three point jumper
Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Andres Nocioni makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes layup
Julian Wright blocks Kevin Martin's layup
Kevin Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson misses 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 12-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 19-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 22-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 5-foot running jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 7-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Francisco Garcia makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Rashad McCants misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 5-foot running jumper
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 6-foot two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)
Rashad McCants makes 16-foot jumper
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Spencer Hawes makes 18-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 4-foot hook shot
Sean Marks blocks Kevin Martin's 4-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 19-foot jumper
Donte Greene misses 7-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes 12-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes three point jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Andres Nocioni makes slam dunk
Kevin Martin misses three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 20-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Andres Nocioni misses jumper
Spencer Hawes makes tip shot
Andres Nocioni misses 12-foot two point shot
Spencer Hawes misses 10-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 3-foot two point shot
Spencer Hawes misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Beno Udrih makes 20-foot jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kevin Martin makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih misses 14-foot jumper
David West blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Spencer Hawes makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes driving layup
Jason Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes slam dunk (Francisco Garcia assists)
Jason Thompson makes slam dunk (Spencer Hawes assists)
Spencer Hawes misses 22-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 18-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses two point shot
Rasual Butler blocks Spencer Hawes's layup
Rashad McCants makes driving layup
Kevin Martin misses 14-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 4-foot two point shot
Francisco Garcia makes 20-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes driving layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks Francisco Garcia's 15-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia misses dunk
Kevin Martin misses layup
Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Beno Udrih makes 11-foot two point shot
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 3-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup
Julian Wright makes driving layup (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia blocks Rasual Butler's 14-foot jumper
David West makes slam dunk
Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 21-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 7-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 14-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 15-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 17-foot jumper
Antonio Daniels makes 18-foot jumper (David West assists)
Antonio Daniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Antonio Daniels misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West makes jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Sean Marks misses tip shot
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 4-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright makes 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih blocks Chris Paul's driving layup
David West makes 13-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright misses 14-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes blocks David West's layup
Hilton Armstrong misses 12-foot two point shot
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 5-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 11-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Spencer Hawes blocks Chris Paul's 11-foot jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 13-foot two point shot
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Devin Brown misses three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 13-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia blocks Chris Paul's layup
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)

HORNETS

KINGS

TIME		NO	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Hilton Armstrong vs. Spencer Hawes (Jason Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Spencer Hawes misses three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	David West misses 10-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper	0	2
11:00	Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
10:45	Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	2	5
10:30	Hilton Armstrong makes 5-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	5
10:15	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	4	5
10:15	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
10:15	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
9:55	David West misses 3-foot jumper	4	7
9:52	David West offensive rebound	4	7
9:48	Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)	6	7
9:26	Andres Nocioni makes three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	6	10
9:07	Jason Thompson shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	6	10
9:07	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2	7	10
9:07	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2	7	10
9:06	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	7	10
8:55	Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper	7	13
8:41	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	13
8:23	Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	13
8:22	Spencer Hawes offensive rebound	9	13
8:19	Spencer Hawes makes layup	9	15
8:11	Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	11	15
7:58	Julian Wright blocks Kevin Martin's layup	11	15
7:52	Kevin Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	15
7:52	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	15
7:48	Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	13	15
7:30	Jason Thompson misses 19-foot jumper	13	15
7:28	Chris Paul defensive rebound	13	15
7:18	David West makes layup	15	15
7:18	Jason Thompson shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	15	15
7:18	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	16	15
7:13	Beno Udrih misses 12-foot jumper	16	15
7:13	Hilton Armstrong loose ball foul (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)	16	15
7:13	Sean Marks enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	16	15
7:13	Francisco Garcia enters the game for Jason Thompson	16	15
7:07	Sean Marks shooting foul (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)	16	15
7:07	Spencer Hawes makes free throw 1 of 2	16	16
7:07	Spencer Hawes makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
6:52	Julian Wright makes driving layup (David West assists)	18	17
6:37	Francisco Garcia makes 19-foot jumper	18	19
6:24	Julian Wright bad pass	18	19
6:07	Francisco Garcia misses 22-foot jumper	18	19
6:05	Andres Nocioni offensive rebound	18	19
6:03	Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper	18	19
6:01	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	18	19
5:54	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper	20	19
5:47	Sean Marks personal foul (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)	20	19
5:47	Devin Brown enters the game for Sean Marks	20	19
5:33	Andres Nocioni offensive foul (David West draws the foul)	20	19
5:33	Andres Nocioni turnover	20	19
5:20	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	22	19
5:01	Kevin Martin misses 5-foot running jumper	22	19
5:01	David West defensive rebound	22	19
4:54	Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	24	19
4:37	Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	24	22
4:26	David West misses 17-foot jumper	24	22
4:24	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	24	22
4:11	Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)	24	25
3:51	David West misses 12-foot jumper	24	25
3:51	New Orleans defensive rebound	24	25
3:51	Julian Wright loose ball foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)	24	25
3:51	Andres Nocioni makes free throw 1 of 2	24	26
3:51	Andres Nocioni makes free throw 2 of 2	24	27
3:36	David West makes two point shot	26	27
3:21	Spencer Hawes misses 7-foot jumper	26	27
3:20	Julian Wright defensive rebound	26	27
3:12	Spencer Hawes personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	26	27
3:12	Morris Peterson enters the game for Julian Wright	26	27
3:02	Francisco Garcia shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	26	27
3:02	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	27	27
3:02	Rashad McCants enters the game for Spencer Hawes	27	27
3:02	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	28	27
2:53	Morris Peterson personal foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)	28	27
2:53	New Orleans full timeout	28	27
2:53	Francisco Garcia makes free throw 1 of 2	28	28
2:53	Francisco Garcia makes free throw 2 of 2	28	29
2:41	David West lost ball (Andres Nocioni steals)	28	29
2:28	Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	28	32
2:15	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	28	32
2:15	New Orleans defensive rebound	28	32
2:15	Devin Brown loose ball foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	28	32
2:15	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	28	33
2:15	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	28	34
1:52	Francisco Garcia blocks Rasual Butler's 14-foot jumper	28	34
1:51	David West offensive rebound	28	34
1:50	David West makes slam dunk	30	34
1:24	Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	34
1:23	David West defensive rebound	30	34
1:07	Rashad McCants shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	30	34
1:07	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	31	34
1:07	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	32	34
51.2	Andres Nocioni makes driving layup	32	36
33.9	Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper	32	36
31.9	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	32	36
26.9	Francisco Garcia turnover	32	36
3.9	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	32	36
2.9	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	32	36
0.2	Francisco Garcia makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	32	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	38

Regular Season Series

NO leads 5-2

Kings
105
Hornets
96

Game 1

20/11

Kings
105
Hornets
96

Game 2

20/11

Kings
90
Hornets
99

Game 3

21/12

Kings
90
Hornets
99

Game 4

21/12

Hornets
112
Kings
105

Game 5

24/2

Hornets
112
Kings
105

Game 6

24/2

Hornets
111
Kings
110

Game 7

1/4

Hornets
111
Kings
110

Game 8

1/4

Sleep Train Arena

3:00 AM, 1 April 2009

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 17,317

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Brian Forte
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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