Suns 124-104 Hornets (12 Nov, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

3-6, 1-5 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	29	27	21	27	104
PHX	40	35	26	23	124

Phoenix Suns

8-1, 3-0 home

124

Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 9-foot two point shot
Steve Nash makes 23-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Jason Richardson makes 8-foot two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Channing Frye assists)
Grant Hill makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 9-foot running jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 8-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 7-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Louis Amundson misses tip shot
Louis Amundson makes layup
Jared Dudley misses 19-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Grant Hill makes 16-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Jared Dudley's layup
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill misses two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Amare Stoudemire's 7-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes tip shot
Steve Nash makes 18-foot running jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 8-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes 15-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Channing Frye makes 21-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye misses 27-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 15-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson misses 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Channing Frye assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Grant Hill misses 13-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses two point shot
Goran Dragic makes jumper
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Jared Dudley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 9-foot two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Earl Clark makes 17-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Goran Dragic misses layup
Jared Dudley misses tip shot
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
Earl Clark misses 11-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
Earl Clark misses two point shot
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Goran Dragic misses 14-foot jumper
Earl Clark misses 15-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses 18-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes jumper (Alando Tucker assists)
Jarron Collins misses 10-foot jumper
Darius Songaila blocks Goran Dragic's 20-foot jumper
Alando Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Devin Brown's 10-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes jumper (Devin Brown assists)
David West misses layup
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes driving layup
Louis Amundson blocks Darren Collison's 8-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson blocks Hilton Armstrong's dunk
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses layup
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 10-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 11-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses tip shot
Devin Brown makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Devin Brown misses layup
David West makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
David West misses layup
Devin Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup (James Posey assists)
Channing Frye blocks Devin Brown's layup
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Channing Frye blocks Hilton Armstrong's 8-foot jumper
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Chris Paul makes 5-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 7-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong makes layup
Darren Collison makes dunk (James Posey assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses tip shot
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Brown misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Brown makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Bobby Brown makes 18-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 9-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Bobby Brown assists)
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Darren Collison misses jumper
Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Bobby Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes layup
Bobby Brown makes dunk

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Amare Stoudemire (Devin Brown gains possession)	0	0
11:41	David West makes 8-foot two point shot	2	0
11:22	Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	2	3
11:03	Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	3
10:52	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	3
10:48	Devin Brown defensive rebound	5	3
10:48	New Orleans 20 Sec. timeout	5	3
10:48	Darius Songaila enters the game for David West	5	3
10:30	Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)	7	3
10:15	Grant Hill makes 9-foot two point shot	7	5
9:59	Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper	7	5
9:56	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	7	5
9:48	Steve Nash makes 23-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)	7	8
9:38	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	9	8
9:26	Jason Richardson makes 8-foot two point shot	9	10
9:15	Chris Paul bad pass (Channing Frye steals)	9	10
9:02	Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Channing Frye assists)	9	12
8:34	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	12
8:32	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	9	12
8:27	Grant Hill makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	9	14
8:18	Jason Richardson shooting foul (Darius Songaila draws the foul)	9	14
8:18	Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2	10	14
8:18	Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
8:00	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	14
7:56	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	11	14
7:56	Amare Stoudemire lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	11	14
7:52	Steve Nash shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	11	14
7:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	12	14
7:52	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
7:30	Darius Songaila shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	13	14
7:30	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
7:30	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
7:11	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	15	16
7:01	Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	15	18
6:39	Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot jumper	17	18
6:28	Steve Nash makes 9-foot running jumper	17	20
6:15	Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper	17	20
6:13	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	17	20
6:05	Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	17	22
5:43	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	22
5:43	New Orleans defensive rebound	17	22
5:43	Darius Songaila loose ball foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)	17	22
5:43	Phoenix full timeout	17	22
5:31	Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	17	25
5:16	Chris Paul misses layup	17	25
5:16	New Orleans offensive rebound	17	25
5:11	Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper	17	25
5:09	New Orleans offensive rebound	17	25
4:54	Channing Frye blocks Devin Brown's 10-foot jumper	17	25
4:54	Grant Hill defensive rebound	17	25
4:54	Darius Songaila personal foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	17	25
4:54	David West enters the game for Darius Songaila	17	25
4:41	Amare Stoudemire makes 8-foot jumper	17	27
4:28	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	27
4:26	Channing Frye defensive rebound	17	27
4:22	Steve Nash bad pass (Devin Brown steals)	17	27
4:16	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	27
4:13	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	19	27
4:13	Emeka Okafor makes layup	19	27
4:07	Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	27
4:05	Steve Nash offensive rebound	19	27
4:01	Grant Hill makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	19	29
3:50	Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper	22	29
3:36	Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)	22	31
3:17	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (David West draws the foul)	22	31
3:17	Darren Collison enters the game for Chris Paul	22	31
3:17	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Emeka Okafor	22	31
3:05	David West misses 16-foot two point shot	22	31
3:02	Channing Frye defensive rebound	22	31
2:51	Grant Hill misses 7-foot jumper	22	31
2:49	Devin Brown defensive rebound	22	31
2:44	Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper	22	31
2:42	David West offensive rebound	22	31
2:36	Darren Collison makes jumper (Devin Brown assists)	24	31
2:24	Steve Nash makes two point shot	24	33
1:57	Steve Nash personal foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	24	33
1:57	New Orleans full timeout	24	33
1:57	Jared Dudley enters the game for Grant Hill	24	33
1:57	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	24	33
1:57	James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	24	33
1:49	David West misses layup	24	33
1:47	Goran Dragic defensive rebound	24	33
1:28	James Posey shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	24	33
1:28	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson	24	33
1:28	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2	24	34
1:28	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2	24	35
1:15	Jared Dudley personal foul (James Posey draws the foul)	24	35
1:15	James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2	25	35
1:15	James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2	26	35
57.6	Amare Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)	26	37
44.9	Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	37
42.9	Goran Dragic defensive rebound	26	37
40.3	Goran Dragic bad pass	26	37
40.3	Louis Amundson enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	26	37
29.8	Devin Brown makes driving layup	28	37
29.8	Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	28	37
29.8	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	29	37
11.9	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	29	37
11.7	Louis Amundson offensive rebound	29	37
11.7	Louis Amundson misses tip shot	29	37
11.7	Louis Amundson offensive rebound	29	39
11.7	Louis Amundson makes layup	29	39
11.7	James Posey shooting foul (Louis Amundson draws the foul)	29	39
11.7	Louis Amundson makes free throw 1 of 1	29	40
2.8	Louis Amundson blocks Darren Collison's 8-foot jumper	29	40
2.8	New Orleans offensive rebound	29	40
0.9	David West misses 19-foot jumper	29	40
0.1	New Orleans offensive rebound	29	40
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	40

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Hornets
104
Suns
124

Game 1

12/11

Hornets
104
Suns
124

Game 2

12/11

Suns
103
Hornets
110

Game 3

20/11

Suns
103
Hornets
110

Game 4

20/11

Suns
109
Hornets
100

Game 5

2/2

Suns
109
Hornets
100

Game 6

2/2

Hornets
106
Suns
120

Game 7

15/3

Hornets
106
Suns
120

Game 8

15/3

Footprint Center

3:30 AM, 12 November 2009

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 16,517

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Pat Fraher
Derek Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
Golden State	15	14	.517	1.5	L2
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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