Rockets 86-66 Hornets (14 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

49-32, 21-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	13	11	20	66
HOU	19	28	20	19	86

Houston Rockets

53-28, 33-8 home

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

HORNETS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Melvin Ely vs. Yao Ming (Aaron Brooks gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Luis Scola makes layup	0	2
11:15	Melvin Ely misses 13-foot jumper	0	2
11:15	Luis Scola defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot	0	2
11:02	Rasual Butler defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	David West misses 11-foot jumper	0	2
10:49	Ron Artest defensive rebound	0	2
10:33	Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot	0	4
10:17	Rasual Butler makes 22-foot two point shot	2	4
10:02	Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:00	Melvin Ely defensive rebound	2	4
9:45	David West misses 8-foot two point shot	2	4
9:42	Luis Scola defensive rebound	2	4
9:29	Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot	2	6
9:15	Melvin Ely bad pass (Luis Scola steals)	2	6
9:10	Aaron Brooks misses layup	2	6
9:07	David West defensive rebound	2	6
9:00	Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper	2	6
9:00	Melvin Ely offensive rebound	2	6
8:45	Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	4	6
8:32	Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper	4	6
8:30	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	6
8:23	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	6
8:22	Rasual Butler offensive rebound	4	6
8:04	Melvin Ely turnover	4	6
7:46	Yao Ming misses layup	4	6
7:45	Luis Scola offensive rebound	4	8
7:45	Luis Scola makes tip shot	4	8
7:31	David West misses 8-foot jumper	4	8
7:30	David West offensive rebound	4	8
7:28	David West makes layup	6	8
7:11	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	6	8
7:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	6	9
7:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	6	10
7:00	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	10
6:58	Melvin Ely offensive rebound	6	10
6:45	Melvin Ely makes 8-foot two point shot	8	10
6:31	Yao Ming offensive foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)	8	10
6:31	Yao Ming turnover	8	10
6:20	Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	8	10
6:20	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	9	10
6:20	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	10	10
6:07	Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper	10	12
5:48	Shane Battier blocks Melvin Ely's layup	10	12
5:45	Melvin Ely offensive rebound	10	12
5:43	Houston full timeout	10	12
5:41	Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper	10	12
5:39	Yao Ming defensive rebound	10	12
5:20	Ron Artest misses 9-foot two point shot	10	12
5:18	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	12
4:56	David West misses 10-foot two point shot	10	12
4:54	Shane Battier defensive rebound	10	12
4:46	Melvin Ely personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	10	12
4:46	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	10	12
4:33	Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	12
4:31	Chris Paul defensive rebound	10	12
4:26	Aaron Brooks personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	10	12
4:26	Sean Marks enters the game for Melvin Ely	10	12
4:09	Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper	12	12
3:49	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	12	14
3:27	David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	14
3:10	Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)	14	17
2:57	Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	16	17
2:43	David West blocks Ron Artest's layup	16	17
2:43	Houston defensive rebound	16	17
2:43	New Orleans full timeout	16	17
2:43	Von Wafer enters the game for Shane Battier	16	17
2:43	Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming	16	17
2:43	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	16	17
2:27	David West misses 7-foot hook shot	16	17
2:23	David West offensive rebound	16	17
2:11	Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	18	17
1:53	Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper	18	17
1:52	Devin Brown defensive rebound	18	17
1:42	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	20	17
1:29	Aaron Brooks bad pass (Devin Brown steals)	20	17
1:22	Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot	20	17
1:20	Luis Scola defensive rebound	20	17
1:10	Carl Landry traveling	20	17
1:10	Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks	20	17
53.3	Sean Marks misses two point shot	20	17
50.9	Carl Landry defensive rebound	20	17
42.9	Luis Scola misses two point shot	20	17
40.8	Sean Marks defensive rebound	20	17
32.5	Chris Paul makes driving layup	22	17
13.7	James Posey personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	22	17
0.0	Von Wafer makes 23-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)	22	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	19

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:30 AM, 14 April 2009

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,409

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Jim Clark
Tommy Nunez Jr.

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

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