Mavericks 94-90 Hornets (15 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

10-13, 2-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	18	25	23	24	90
DAL	35	14	22	23	94

Dallas Mavericks

18-7, 9-3 home

Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Erick Dampier makes 6-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 14-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes 7-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawn Marion makes 7-foot hook shot (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Josh Howard's 9-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot
Kris Humphries makes 6-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries makes layup (Josh Howard assists)
Julian Wright blocks Kris Humphries's two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 27-foot three pointer
Jose Juan Barea makes 8-foot running jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
Hilton Armstrong blocks Jason Terry's 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
James Posey blocks Erick Dampier's two point shot
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 14-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Shawn Marion makes 12-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 16-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes layup
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Shawn Marion misses 15-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot
Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawn Marion makes 10-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Jason Terry's 5-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 7-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 19-foot two point shot
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Emeka Okafor's 11-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 21-foot two point shot
Darren Collison misses driving layup
David West misses 16-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 6-foot two point shot
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier blocks Julian Wright's two point shot
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 8-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki blocks David West's layup
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Devin Brown makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 8-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses two point shot
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes 10-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 30-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 12-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses layup
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Darius Songaila makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Darius Songaila makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Josh Howard blocks Darren Collison's 8-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
David West makes 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes layup
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three pointer
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		NO	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Erick Dampier (Jason Kidd gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:41	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	David West lost ball (Dirk Nowitzki steals)	0	0
11:15	Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:14	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
10:56	Erick Dampier makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)	2	2
10:41	David West misses 15-foot jumper	2	2
10:40	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	2	2
10:36	David West personal foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)	2	2
10:26	Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	2	4
10:02	Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper	2	4
10:00	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	2	4
9:48	Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup	2	6
9:48	Emeka Okafor illegal defense	2	6
9:32	Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	5	6
9:22	Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper	5	6
9:21	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	5	6
9:11	David West misses 17-foot jumper	5	6
9:10	Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound	5	6
8:53	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:49	Chris Paul defensive rebound	5	6
8:36	Emeka Okafor bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	5	6
8:30	Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	5	8
8:11	Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	8
7:56	Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	8	11
7:37	Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot	10	11
7:28	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	10	11
7:28	Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2	10	12
7:28	Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2	10	13
7:13	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	13	13
6:56	Erick Dampier makes 6-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	13	15
6:37	Shawn Marion blocks Emeka Okafor's 11-foot jumper	13	15
6:37	New Orleans offensive rebound	13	15
6:31	Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
6:30	Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound	13	15
6:26	Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup	13	17
6:09	Chris Paul misses driving layup	13	17
6:09	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	13	17
5:50	Jose Juan Barea makes 14-foot two point shot	13	19
5:22	Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot two point shot	13	19
5:22	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	13	19
5:13	Jose Juan Barea misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	19
5:11	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	13	19
5:01	Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper	13	19
4:58	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	13	19
4:54	Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot	15	19
4:48	Dallas full timeout	15	19
4:37	Erick Dampier makes 7-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	15	21
4:13	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot two point shot	15	21
4:13	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	15	21
4:05	Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	15	24
3:47	Chris Paul offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	15	24
3:47	Chris Paul turnover	15	24
3:47	Josh Howard enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	15	24
3:47	Jason Terry enters the game for Jose Juan Barea	15	24
3:33	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	15	24
3:33	Peja Stojakovic technical foul (1st technical foul)	15	24
3:33	Jason Terry makes technical free throw	15	25
3:33	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	26
3:33	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	15	27
3:21	Devin Brown bad pass (Jason Terry steals)	15	27
3:11	Shawn Marion makes 7-foot hook shot (Jason Terry assists)	15	29
2:51	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	18	29
2:32	Josh Howard makes 7-foot two point shot	18	31
2:18	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	31
2:17	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	18	31
2:09	Shawn Marion makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	18	33
2:00	New Orleans full timeout	18	33
2:00	Darren Collison enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	18	33
2:00	James Posey enters the game for Devin Brown	18	33
1:47	Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper	18	33
1:46	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	18	33
1:39	Erick Dampier bad pass (Darren Collison steals)	18	33
1:31	David West misses 19-foot jumper	18	33
1:29	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	18	33
1:09	Emeka Okafor blocks Josh Howard's 9-foot jumper	18	33
1:07	Josh Howard offensive rebound	18	33
1:07	Josh Howard makes two point shot	18	35
40.0	shot clock violation	18	35
40.0	Drew Gooden enters the game for Erick Dampier	18	35
22.9	Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot	18	35
20.7	James Posey defensive rebound	18	35
0.4	Darren Collison misses 21-foot two point shot	18	35
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	18	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	35

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Mavericks
107
Hornets
114

Game 1

5/11

Mavericks
107
Hornets
114

Game 2

5/11

Hornets
90
Mavericks
94

Game 3

15/12

Hornets
90
Mavericks
94

Game 4

15/12

Hornets
100
Mavericks
108

Game 5

1/3

Hornets
100
Mavericks
108

Game 6

1/3

Mavericks
99
Hornets
115

Game 7

23/3

Mavericks
99
Hornets
115

Game 8

23/3

American Airlines Center

1:30 AM, 15 December 2009

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 19,737

Referees:
Scott Foster
Kevin Cutler
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	6	.667	-	L1
Memphis	11	7	.611	1	W3
Dallas	10	8	.556	2	W1
San Antonio	9	8	.529	2.5	W3
New Orleans	4	14	.222	8	L5

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