Hornets 97-92 Thunder (7 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

17-16, 4-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	23	25	31	18	97
OKC	23	23	35	11	92

Oklahoma City Thunder

19-16, 9-8 home

Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Kevin Durant makes 10-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 6-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
David West blocks Eric Maynor's driving layup
James Harden makes 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes dunk
Nick Collison misses 6-foot hook shot
James Harden misses 39-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Jeff Green's jumper
Jeff Green misses 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Maynor misses layup
Jeff Green makes dunk (Eric Maynor assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
James Harden misses three point jumper
Eric Maynor makes layup
Eric Maynor makes layup
Eric Maynor makes 6-foot two point shot
Nick Collison misses 10-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses two point shot
Kevin Durant makes layup
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Jeff Green makes 5-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes 7-foot two point shot
Jeff Green misses layup
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 5-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 5-foot hook shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 6-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 5-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 22-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Emeka Okafor blocks James Harden's layup
James Harden makes three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 5-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses jumper
Eric Maynor misses 9-foot jumper
James Harden misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor misses 6-foot two point shot
James Harden makes 19-foot jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Serge Ibaka misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 16-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (David West assists)
Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Devin Brown misses layup
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot hook shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 16-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 13-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 17-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 4-foot two point shot
David West makes layup
Darius Songaila misses 18-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes layup (James Posey assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 4-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 5-foot running jumper
Emeka Okafor misses hook shot
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 8-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Brown misses layup
David West makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Darius Songaila misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Darius Songaila's 8-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Darius Songaila misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
James Posey makes running jumper
Devin Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
David West misses 22-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot

HORNETS

THUNDER

TIME		NO	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Jeff Green (Emeka Okafor gains possession)	0	0
11:36	David West makes layup	2	0
11:17	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper	2	0
11:17	Devin Brown defensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Jeff Green loose ball foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)	2	0
10:57	David West misses 12-foot two point shot	2	0
10:56	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	2	0
10:52	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	2	2
10:34	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	2
10:21	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	5	4
10:02	David West makes 7-foot two point shot	7	4
9:48	Kevin Durant makes 10-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	6
9:36	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
9:34	Jeff Green defensive rebound	7	6
9:30	Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	8
9:07	David West lost ball (Russell Westbrook steals)	7	8
9:03	Thabo Sefolosha bad pass	7	8
8:48	David West misses 15-foot jumper	7	8
8:48	Jeff Green defensive rebound	7	8
8:37	Jeff Green makes 6-foot two point shot	7	10
8:29	Devin Brown makes 16-foot jumper	9	10
8:12	Thabo Sefolosha misses 16-foot jumper	9	10
8:11	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	9	10
8:06	Russell Westbrook personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	9	10
7:58	Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (David West assists)	11	10
7:45	Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper	11	10
7:45	David West defensive rebound	11	10
7:31	Emeka Okafor bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	11	10
7:26	Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	11	12
7:05	Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)	13	12
6:56	Russell Westbrook lost ball (David West steals)	13	12
6:52	Devin Brown misses layup	13	12
6:50	Chris Paul offensive rebound	13	12
6:48	Chris Paul makes two point shot	15	12
6:39	Oklahoma City full timeout	15	12
6:28	Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper	15	12
6:28	Devin Brown defensive rebound	15	12
6:07	Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper	17	12
5:47	Russell Westbrook lost ball (Peja Stojakovic steals)	17	12
5:37	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	19	12
5:24	Nick Collison enters the game for Nenad Krstic	19	12
5:22	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	19	12
5:22	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	19	12
5:07	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	12
5:07	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	19	12
5:05	Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot hook shot	19	12
5:03	Jeff Green defensive rebound	19	12
4:52	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	19	15
4:33	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	15
4:33	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	19	15
4:22	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	19	15
4:13	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper	19	15
4:11	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	19	15
4:03	Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper	21	15
3:47	Nick Collison turnover	21	15
3:36	David West makes two point shot	23	15
3:24	Kevin Durant traveling	23	15
3:24	Serge Ibaka enters the game for Jeff Green	23	15
3:12	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	23	15
3:11	Nick Collison defensive rebound	23	15
2:58	New Orleans full timeout	23	15
2:58	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	23	15
2:50	Devin Brown shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	23	15
2:50	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	23	16
2:50	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	23	17
2:38	Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	17
2:36	Eric Maynor defensive rebound	23	17
2:30	David West blocks Eric Maynor's driving layup	23	17
2:28	David West defensive rebound	23	21
2:14	David West misses 4-foot jumper	23	17
2:13	Nick Collison defensive rebound	23	17
2:02	James Harden makes 17-foot jumper	23	19
1:30	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	23	19
1:29	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	23	19
1:22	Kevin Durant makes dunk	23	21
1:04	David West misses jumper	23	21
1:04	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	23	21
58.2	Chris Paul personal foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)	23	21
56.4	Devin Brown personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	23	21
56.4	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	23	22
56.4	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
40.9	David West misses 16-foot jumper	23	23
39.4	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	23	23
27.9	Nick Collison misses 6-foot hook shot	23	23
26.7	Chris Paul defensive rebound	23	23
3.9	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	23
2.9	Nick Collison defensive rebound	23	23
1.0	James Harden misses 39-foot three point jumper	23	23
0.0	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	23

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
97
Thunder
92

Game 1

7/1

Thunder
103
Hornets
99

Game 2

4/2

Hornets
83
Thunder
98

Game 3

11/3

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 7 January 2010

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 17,836

Referees:
Marc Davis
Matt Boland
Eric Dalen

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

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