Bulls 96-85 Hornets (27 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

13-15, 2-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	24	9	25	85
CHI	24	26	23	23	96

Chicago Bulls

11-17, 9-6 home

Taj Gibson misses layup
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Taj Gibson makes 7-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng misses jumper
Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 9-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
Luol Deng misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Joakim Noah's driving layup
Joakim Noah makes layup
Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot
Luol Deng makes 17-foot two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Derrick Rose's driving layup
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 15-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes driving layup
John Salmons misses 13-foot jumper
James Johnson makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Julian Wright blocks Brad Miller's layup
Julian Wright blocks Derrick Rose's 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul blocks Derrick Rose's layup
John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)
Luol Deng makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses driving layup
Joakim Noah makes dunk
Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
John Salmons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes layup
Derrick Rose misses 11-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk
John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes driving layup (Taj Gibson assists)
Joakim Noah makes layup (Taj Gibson assists)
Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Luol Deng makes 18-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Joakim Noah misses layup
Taj Gibson makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup
Joakim Noah makes 7-foot hook shot
Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose misses 15-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses 16-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes slam dunk (John Salmons assists)
James Johnson makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
John Salmons misses driving layup
Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 8-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 16-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 18-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 12-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Derrick Rose makes 14-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Julian Wright blocks Derrick Rose's layup
Joakim Noah misses layup
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Tyrus Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses driving layup
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
David West misses 7-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Tyrus Thomas blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Chris Paul's layup
Joakim Noah blocks Emeka Okafor's 7-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Julian Wright misses 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darius Songaila makes 14-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila misses 10-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darius Songaila misses two point shot
David West misses 13-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 12-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Joakim Noah blocks David West's layup
David West misses jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
Darius Songaila misses layup
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng blocks James Posey's layup
Tyrus Thomas blocks Darius Songaila's layup
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila misses layup
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Darren Collison makes 22-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
Darius Songaila misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright makes layup (Darius Songaila assists)
Darius Songaila misses layup
Darren Collison makes two point shot
Luol Deng blocks Devin Brown's layup
Joakim Noah blocks Darren Collison's layup

HORNETS

BULLS

TIME		NO	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Joakim Noah (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Peja Stojakovic misses driving layup	0	0
11:44	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Taj Gibson misses layup	0	0
11:36	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Joakim Noah misses tip shot	0	0
11:32	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Taj Gibson personal foul (David West draws the foul)	0	0
11:22	David West misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Taj Gibson makes 7-foot two point shot	0	2
10:49	Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper	2	2
10:37	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	2	4
10:15	David West misses 7-foot jumper	2	4
10:12	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	2	4
10:12	Emeka Okafor misses layup	2	4
10:11	Luol Deng defensive rebound	2	4
10:00	Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Luol Deng assists)	2	6
9:41	Emeka Okafor turnover	2	6
9:26	Luol Deng misses jumper	2	6
9:25	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	6
9:14	Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)	4	6
9:03	Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper	4	6
9:00	Devin Brown defensive rebound	4	6
8:51	Taj Gibson shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	4	6
8:51	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	5	6
8:51	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Taj Gibson	5	6
8:51	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	5	6
8:49	Luol Deng defensive rebound	5	6
8:37	Derrick Rose makes 9-foot two point shot	5	8
8:15	Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper	5	8
8:14	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	5	8
8:14	Emeka Okafor misses tip shot	5	8
8:12	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	5	8
8:03	Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:00	David West defensive rebound	5	8
7:56	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	5	8
7:56	Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	6	8
7:56	Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
7:31	Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper	7	8
7:30	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	7	8
7:20	Emeka Okafor misses layup	7	8
7:18	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	7	8
7:15	Chris Paul blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup	7	8
7:11	Devin Brown defensive rebound	7	8
7:09	Tyrus Thomas blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	7	8
7:07	Luol Deng defensive rebound	7	8
6:56	Luol Deng misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	8
6:54	Chicago defensive rebound	7	8
6:39	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	9	8
6:18	Emeka Okafor blocks Joakim Noah's driving layup	9	8
6:16	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	9	10
6:16	Joakim Noah makes layup	9	10
6:05	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	10
5:52	David West shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	11	10
5:52	Chicago full timeout	11	10
5:52	Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
5:52	Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2	11	11
5:50	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	11	11
5:33	Joakim Noah blocks Chris Paul's layup	11	11
5:33	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	11	11
5:26	Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)	11	13
5:07	Joakim Noah blocks Emeka Okafor's 7-foot jumper	11	13
5:03	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	11	13
4:52	Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot	11	13
4:52	David West defensive rebound	11	13
4:39	Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper	13	13
4:15	Luol Deng makes 17-foot two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)	13	15
3:56	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
3:54	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	13	15
3:48	Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper	13	15
3:47	Devin Brown defensive rebound	13	15
3:35	Devin Brown makes three point jumper	16	15
3:17	Kirk Hinrich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	16	18
3:10	Chris Paul misses layup	16	18
3:10	New Orleans defensive rebound	16	18
3:10	Emeka Okafor loose ball foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	16	18
3:10	John Salmons enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	16	18
2:53	Tyrus Thomas offensive goaltending	16	18
2:53	New Orleans full timeout	16	18
2:44	Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	18
2:31	Emeka Okafor blocks Derrick Rose's driving layup	19	18
2:30	Chicago offensive rebound	19	18
2:25	James Johnson enters the game for Luol Deng	19	18
2:25	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	19	18
2:24	James Johnson turnover	19	18
2:10	David West makes 17-foot jumper	21	18
1:52	Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)	21	20
1:43	David West offensive foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)	21	20
1:43	David West turnover	21	20
1:43	Darius Songaila enters the game for David West	21	20
1:43	Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah	21	20
1:27	Tyrus Thomas misses 15-foot two point shot	21	20
1:24	Chris Paul defensive rebound	21	20
1:15	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	21	20
1:15	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	22	20
1:15	Derrick Rose enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	22	20
1:15	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	22	20
1:13	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	22	20
52.3	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)	22	20
52.3	Brad Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	22	21
52.3	Julian Wright enters the game for Emeka Okafor	22	21
52.3	Brad Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
38.5	Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)	25	22
28.7	Tyrus Thomas makes driving layup	25	24
7.9	Julian Wright misses 6-foot jumper	25	24
5.9	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	25	24
4.0	Tyrus Thomas bad pass (Peja Stojakovic steals)	25	24
3.9	Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper	27	24
2.0	Tyrus Thomas bad pass (Peja Stojakovic steals)	27	24
1.0	Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper	27	24
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Hornets
85
Bulls
96

Game 1

27/12

Bulls
108
Hornets
106

Game 2

30/1

United Center

1:00 AM, 27 December 2009

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 22,008

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Pat Fraher
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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