Hornets 96-94 Kings (9 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

9-11, 1-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	19	29	20	26	94
NO	29	19	19	29	96

New Orleans Hornets

9-11, 8-2 home

David West misses two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses layup
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Devin Brown makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 23-foot jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 9-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses layup
Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses layup
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 21-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
David West makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 29-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes 16-foot two point shot
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses hook shot
Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
David West makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darren Collison misses 22-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 8-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 12-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Andres Nocioni blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup
James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 12-foot running jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Darius Songaila makes 6-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez blocks Chris Paul's layup
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes layup
Darius Songaila makes layup (James Posey assists)
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 7-foot two point shot
Jason Thompson misses jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 18-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Donte Greene's layup
Tyreke Evans makes 20-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot (Andres Nocioni assists)
Jason Thompson misses 14-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Donte Greene makes 14-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Andres Nocioni's layup
Sergio Rodriguez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Thompson makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Kenny Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Jason Thompson misses layup
Kenny Thomas makes layup (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Beno Udrih makes 21-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez misses 13-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Beno Udrih misses two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Ime Udoka assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Jason Thompson makes 6-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Thompson misses hook shot
Spencer Hawes makes 8-foot hook shot
Beno Udrih misses 24-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 21-foot jumper (Kenny Thomas assists)
Spencer Hawes makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 17-foot jumper
Ime Udoka makes layup
Beno Udrih makes layup
Spencer Hawes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 17-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes running jumper
Devin Brown blocks Spencer Hawes's dunk
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Spencer Hawes's dunk
Kenny Thomas makes 15-foot jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kenny Thomas misses layup
Spencer Hawes misses three point jumper
Donte Greene makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Donte Greene misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Thompson makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Donte Greene assists)
Beno Udrih misses 35-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup
Jason Thompson makes layup (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
Jason Thompson makes 9-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Andres Nocioni makes 16-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Ime Udoka misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenny Thomas misses jumper
Marcus Thornton blocks Sergio Rodriguez's 13-foot jumper
Ime Udoka misses 10-foot jumper
Sergio Rodriguez makes layup
Jason Thompson makes 11-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses 12-foot running jumper
Beno Udrih makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Spencer Hawes makes 18-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Beno Udrih misses 17-foot jumper
David West blocks Sergio Rodriguez's layup
Spencer Hawes misses layup
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Tyreke Evans misses 11-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Spencer Hawes assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup

KINGS

HORNETS

TIME		SAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Spencer Hawes vs. Emeka Okafor (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:37	David West misses two point shot	0	0
11:36	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:17	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
10:56	Emeka Okafor misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
10:56	David West offensive rebound	0	0
10:52	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	0	2
10:32	Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
10:30	David West defensive rebound	0	2
10:23	Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	0	4
9:56	Spencer Hawes makes 7-foot two point shot	2	4
9:36	Andres Nocioni shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	2	4
9:36	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	2	5
9:36	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	2	5
9:34	Donte Greene defensive rebound	2	5
9:19	Jason Thompson misses jumper	2	5
9:18	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	5
9:02	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:00	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	2	5
8:56	Tyreke Evans bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	2	5
8:49	Chris Paul makes 18-foot two point shot	2	7
8:30	David West personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)	2	7
8:25	Spencer Hawes misses 18-foot jumper	2	7
8:23	David West defensive rebound	2	7
8:12	Emeka Okafor misses layup	2	7
8:11	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	2	7
7:58	Tyreke Evans misses layup	2	7
7:58	Tyreke Evans offensive rebound	2	7
7:56	Tyreke Evans makes two point shot	4	7
7:35	David West misses 13-foot jumper	4	7
7:35	New Orleans defensive rebound	4	7
7:35	Emeka Okafor loose ball foul (Donte Greene draws the foul)	4	7
7:15	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)	4	7
7:15	Andres Nocioni makes free throw 1 of 2	5	7
7:15	Andres Nocioni misses free throw 2 of 2	5	7
7:13	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	5	7
7:00	Devin Brown misses layup	5	7
6:58	Donte Greene defensive rebound	5	7
6:52	Emeka Okafor blocks Donte Greene's layup	5	7
6:52	David West defensive rebound	5	7
6:48	Devin Brown makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	5	9
6:22	Tyreke Evans makes 20-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)	7	9
6:07	David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	11
5:54	Tyreke Evans makes two point shot (Andres Nocioni assists)	9	11
5:37	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	11
5:37	New Orleans defensive rebound	9	11
5:37	New Orleans full timeout	9	11
5:22	Donte Greene lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	9	11
5:15	Devin Brown makes 23-foot jumper (David West assists)	9	13
4:54	Jason Thompson misses 14-foot jumper	9	13
4:52	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	13
4:31	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	9	16
4:13	Emeka Okafor blocks Tyreke Evans's layup	9	16
4:07	Chris Paul shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	9	16
4:07	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2	9	16
4:07	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 2 of 2	10	16
3:51	Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper	10	16
3:50	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	10	16
3:47	Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	10	19
3:23	Donte Greene makes 14-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)	12	19
3:11	David West misses 17-foot jumper	12	19
3:09	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	12	19
2:56	Emeka Okafor blocks Andres Nocioni's layup	12	19
2:53	David West defensive rebound	12	19
2:39	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	12	21
2:28	Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Andres Nocioni	12	21
2:28	Kenny Thomas enters the game for Spencer Hawes	12	21
2:28	Beno Udrih enters the game for Donte Greene	12	21
2:08	Sergio Rodriguez misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	21
2:06	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	12	21
1:47	Peja Stojakovic misses 9-foot jumper	12	21
1:46	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	12	21
1:38	Sergio Rodriguez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	15	21
1:21	Emeka Okafor makes layup	15	23
1:21	Beno Udrih shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	15	23
1:21	Darren Collison enters the game for Devin Brown	15	23
1:21	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 1	15	24
1:02	Jason Thompson makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)	17	24
52.9	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	17	26
32.9	Kenny Thomas misses 11-foot jumper	17	26
31.9	Tyreke Evans offensive rebound	17	26
30.9	Tyreke Evans misses layup	17	26
29.7	David West defensive rebound	17	26
6.5	Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	29
0.4	Tyreke Evans makes layup (Sergio Rodriguez assists)	19	29
0.4	Ime Udoka enters the game for Tyreke Evans	19	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	29

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Kings
92
Hornets
97

Game 1

31/10

Kings
92
Hornets
97

Game 2

31/10

Hornets
96
Kings
112

Game 3

30/11

Hornets
96
Kings
112

Game 4

30/11

Kings
94
Hornets
96

Game 5

9/12

Kings
94
Hornets
96

Game 6

9/12

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 9 December 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,140

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Curtis Blair
Eric Lewis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	11	3	.786	-	W1
LA Lakers	10	5	.667	1.5	L1
Phoenix	9	7	.563	3	L5
LA Clippers	9	7	.563	3	W3
Sacramento	8	7	.533	3.5	L1

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