Hornets 99-95 Rockets (3 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

20-14, 10-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	24	27	18	95
NO	24	22	25	28	99

New Orleans Hornets

15-16, 13-3 home

Emeka Okafor makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
David West misses jumper
Devin Brown makes 16-foot two point shot (Emeka Okafor assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses layup
Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
Darius Songaila misses 18-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot
Darius Songaila misses layup
Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses layup
Darius Songaila makes layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
Darius Songaila misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Darren Collison misses 17-foot jumper
Darius Songaila misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 29-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot two point shot
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (James Posey assists)
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 7-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes two point shot (Julian Wright assists)
Carl Landry blocks Chris Paul's 9-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 32-foot three point running jumper
Devin Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 8-foot running jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes tip shot
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot
Bobby Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Bobby Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Bobby Brown misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes tip shot
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
Bobby Brown makes layup
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Bobby Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Bobby Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup (David West assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk
Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses layup
Chuck Hayes makes layup
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 10-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Kyle Lowry makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Kyle Lowry misses 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk
David Andersen makes 8-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
David Andersen makes 21-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Kyle Lowry misses 23-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
David Andersen misses 10-foot two point shot
Carl Landry misses 7-foot jumper
Jermaine Taylor makes driving layup
David Andersen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Lowry makes 16-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Andersen misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Carl Landry misses 6-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry misses tip shot
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 17-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 30-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses hook shot
Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Paul blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier misses 15-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 7-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 17-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 4-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Chuck Hayes misses 13-foot two point shot
Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
David Andersen misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Chuck Hayes misses 10-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
David Andersen makes 9-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
David Andersen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 9-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot
Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Luis Scola vs. Emeka Okafor (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Luis Scola shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	0	0
11:47	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:47	New Orleans offensive rebound	0	0
11:47	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	0	0
11:45	Devin Brown offensive rebound	0	0
11:42	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Devin Brown assists)	0	2
11:22	Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
11:21	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)	0	4
10:45	David West shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	0	4
10:45	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
10:45	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:26	David West misses jumper	2	4
10:26	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	2	4
10:18	David West personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	2	4
10:18	Darius Songaila enters the game for David West	2	4
10:07	Luis Scola makes driving layup	4	4
9:44	Devin Brown makes 16-foot two point shot (Emeka Okafor assists)	4	6
9:32	Trevor Ariza misses layup	4	6
9:30	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	6
9:22	Chris Paul bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	4	6
9:18	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	4	6
9:18	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	5	6
9:18	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2	5	6
9:18	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	5	6
9:03	Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot two point shot	5	8
8:51	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk	7	8
8:30	Peja Stojakovic misses layup	7	8
8:29	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	7	8
8:07	Aaron Brooks bad pass	7	8
7:52	Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	10
7:35	Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:16	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	10
7:15	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	10	10
7:00	Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper	10	10
6:58	Chris Paul defensive rebound	10	10
6:52	Chris Paul makes layup	10	12
6:33	Aaron Brooks misses layup	10	12
6:33	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	12
6:20	Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot	10	14
6:09	Chuck Hayes makes layup	12	14
5:54	Darius Songaila misses 18-foot jumper	12	14
5:52	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound	12	14
5:39	Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	14
5:39	Luis Scola offensive rebound	12	14
5:24	Luis Scola misses 10-foot jumper	12	14
5:22	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	12	14
5:13	Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	16
4:58	Trevor Ariza traveling	12	16
4:58	New Orleans full timeout	12	16
4:58	Darren Collison enters the game for Devin Brown	12	16
4:41	Luis Scola jump ball	12	16
4:33	Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot	12	16
4:33	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	12	16
4:22	Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)	15	16
4:05	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot	15	16
4:03	Darius Songaila offensive rebound	15	16
4:01	Darius Songaila misses layup	15	16
4:01	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	15	16
4:01	Kyle Lowry enters the game for Shane Battier	15	16
4:01	Jumpball: Chuck Hayes vs. Darius Songaila (Luis Scola gains possession)	15	16
3:51	Kyle Lowry makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)	17	16
3:51	Darren Collison shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	17	16
3:51	Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 1	18	16
3:30	Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper	18	16
3:29	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	18	16
3:13	Trevor Ariza bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	18	16
3:09	Darren Collison misses layup	18	16
3:08	Darius Songaila offensive rebound	18	16
3:06	Darius Songaila makes layup	18	18
2:47	Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	18
2:45	Kyle Lowry offensive rebound	18	18
2:42	Luis Scola makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	20	18
2:30	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)	20	21
2:15	Kyle Lowry misses 16-foot jumper	20	21
2:14	Darius Songaila defensive rebound	20	21
2:03	Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	20	21
2:03	Houston full timeout	20	21
2:03	Carl Landry enters the game for Chuck Hayes	20	21
2:03	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	20	21
2:03	New Orleans offensive rebound	20	21
2:03	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	20	22
1:50	Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper	22	22
1:29	Darius Songaila misses layup	22	22
1:28	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	22	22
1:25	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot	22	24
1:12	Darren Collison personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	22	24
1:12	Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2	23	24
1:12	Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
1:00	Darren Collison misses 17-foot jumper	24	24
1:00	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	24	24
51.4	Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)	26	24
40.9	Darius Songaila misses 19-foot jumper	26	24
39.9	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	26	24
25.9	Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper	26	24
24.9	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	26	24
3.3	Kyle Lowry personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	26	24
0.0	Peja Stojakovic misses 29-foot three point jumper	26	24
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	26	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	24

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
100
Rockets
108

Game 1

30/12

Rockets
95
Hornets
99

Game 2

3/1

Rockets
94
Hornets
102

Game 3

22/2

Hornets
123
Rockets
115

Game 4

15/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 3 January 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,020

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Eric Lewis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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