Suns 105-100 Hornets (9 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

43-35, 17-22 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	26	23	26	30	105
NO	32	19	14	35	100

New Orleans Hornets

48-30, 27-13 home

100

Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 18-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Hilton Armstrong misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes 21-foot two point shot
David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright misses layup
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
Julian Wright misses 11-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Morris Peterson's jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks David West's layup
Antonio Daniels misses layup
Julian Wright makes 13-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
David West makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 30-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Melvin Ely misses tip shot
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely misses 8-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright misses layup
Melvin Ely makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses layup
Melvin Ely makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jason Richardson blocks Chris Paul's 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 46-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes jumper
Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Matt Barnes's layup
Grant Hill misses 7-foot hook shot
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 22-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 14-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 17-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Robin Lopez misses layup
Robin Lopez misses tip shot
Robin Lopez misses layup
Grant Hill makes layup
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Goran Dragic misses 42-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright blocks Leandro Barbosa's layup
Rasual Butler blocks Goran Dragic's layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Jared Dudley assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Louis Amundson assists)
Jared Dudley misses layup
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes 9-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 8-foot hook shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Goran Dragic makes 16-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson misses jumper
Jason Richardson makes layup (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Steve Nash makes 15-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill makes dunk (Jared Dudley assists)
Jason Richardson makes 17-foot jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk
Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 16-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 16-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 33-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Goran Dragic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Louis Amundson makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper
Jared Dudley misses 22-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Hilton Armstrong (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	2	0
11:29	Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)	2	2
11:11	Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:11	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	2	2
10:51	Hilton Armstrong makes 18-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)	2	4
10:42	Grant Hill makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	4	4
10:30	Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)	4	6
10:30	Shaquille O'Neal illegal defense	4	6
10:18	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	6	6
10:08	Chris Paul makes driving layup	6	8
9:57	Hilton Armstrong personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	6	8
9:42	Matt Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
9:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	8
9:27	Hilton Armstrong misses 4-foot hook shot	6	8
9:26	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	6	8
9:15	Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)	8	8
9:00	Chris Paul makes 21-foot two point shot	8	10
8:52	Steve Nash bad pass	8	10
8:32	David West makes 13-foot two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)	8	12
8:22	Steve Nash makes jumper	10	12
8:00	David West misses jumper	10	12
7:58	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	10	12
7:52	Grant Hill lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	10	12
7:31	Chris Paul makes driving layup	10	14
7:18	Shaquille O'Neal turnover (Rasual Butler steals)	12	19
7:16	Rasual Butler bad pass (Grant Hill steals)	12	19
7:13	Grant Hill turnover (David West steals)	10	14
7:07	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
7:05	Chris Paul offensive rebound	10	14
7:03	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	10	16
6:56	Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	16
6:54	Steve Nash offensive rebound	10	16
6:50	Hilton Armstrong blocks Matt Barnes's layup	10	16
6:48	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	16
6:46	Chris Paul offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	10	16
6:46	Chris Paul turnover	10	16
6:31	David West shooting foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)	10	16
6:31	Matt Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2	11	16
6:31	Matt Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2	12	16
6:13	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	19
6:01	Grant Hill misses 7-foot hook shot	12	19
6:01	David West defensive rebound	12	19
5:41	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:41	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	12	19
5:35	Jason Richardson bad pass (David West steals)	12	19
5:30	Hilton Armstrong offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	12	19
5:30	Hilton Armstrong turnover	12	19
5:30	New Orleans full timeout	12	19
5:30	Sean Marks enters the game for Hilton Armstrong	12	19
5:16	Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper	12	19
5:15	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	12	19
4:50	David West makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	12	21
4:39	Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper	14	21
4:39	David West shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)	14	21
4:39	Robin Lopez enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	14	21
4:39	Julian Wright enters the game for David West	14	21
4:39	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson	14	21
4:39	Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 1	15	21
4:22	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	15	21
4:15	Julian Wright misses layup	15	21
4:13	New Orleans offensive rebound	15	21
4:09	Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	15	23
3:51	Matt Barnes misses 22-foot jumper	15	23
3:50	Sean Marks defensive rebound	15	23
3:46	Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot	15	25
3:32	Steve Nash makes 14-foot jumper	17	25
3:27	Steve Nash shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	17	25
3:27	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	17	25
3:27	New Orleans offensive rebound	17	25
3:27	Jared Dudley enters the game for Matt Barnes	17	25
3:27	Morris Peterson enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	17	25
3:27	Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2	17	25
3:25	Chris Paul offensive rebound	17	25
3:17	Julian Wright misses 11-foot jumper	17	25
3:15	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	17	25
3:00	Leandro Barbosa misses 17-foot jumper	17	25
2:59	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	17	25
2:50	Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	25
2:49	Grant Hill defensive rebound	17	25
2:33	Sean Marks shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)	17	25
2:33	Phoenix full timeout	17	25
2:33	Jared Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2	18	25
2:33	Jared Dudley misses free throw 2 of 2	18	25
2:31	Phoenix defensive rebound	18	25
2:08	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	18	28
1:52	Jared Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	21	28
1:36	Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper	21	28
1:35	Julian Wright offensive rebound	21	30
1:35	Julian Wright makes two point shot	21	30
1:07	Robin Lopez misses layup	21	30
1:07	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	21	30
1:07	Robin Lopez misses tip shot	21	30
1:06	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	30
59.9	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	30
57.9	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	21	30
47.9	Robin Lopez misses layup	21	30
46.6	Grant Hill offensive rebound	21	30
44.8	Grant Hill makes layup	23	30
29.9	Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper	23	30
28.6	Grant Hill defensive rebound	23	30
23.5	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	25	30
23.5	Julian Wright shooting foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)	25	30
23.5	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	25	30
23.5	Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 1	26	30
5.6	Goran Dragic personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	26	30
2.1	Goran Dragic shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	26	30
2.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	26	31
2.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	26	32
0.0	Goran Dragic misses 42-foot three point jumper	26	32
0.0	Phoenix offensive rebound	26	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	32

Regular Season Series

NO wins 2-1

Hornets
108
Suns
95

Game 1

31/10

Suns
91
Hornets
104

Game 2

4/12

Suns
105
Hornets
100

Game 3

9/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 9 April 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,781

Referees:
Mark Wunderlich
Derrick Collins
Joe Forte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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