Hornets 93-85 Celtics (11 Feb, 2010) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

32-18, 17-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	27	28	12	18	85
NO	29	14	29	21	93

New Orleans Hornets

28-25, 17-8 home

Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 12-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 10-foot jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Darren Collison makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
Darren Collison makes 16-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes 8-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Darren Collison's layup
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 14-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels blocks Darius Songaila's 9-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Rasheed Wallace blocks David West's layup
Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
David West misses layup
David West misses layup
Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot two point shot
David West misses layup
James Posey misses tip shot
Darius Songaila misses 18-foot jumper
Darius Songaila misses 22-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks David West's 10-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (David West assists)
Darren Collison misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 13-foot two point shot
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 6-foot hook shot
Kevin Garnett blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Darren Collison misses 14-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes two point shot (Jason Hart assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Hart assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 13-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes layup
Darren Collison makes 14-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Darren Collison makes 19-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
James Posey misses layup
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes layup (David West assists)
David West misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Rajon Rondo misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Tony Allen makes layup
Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Tony Allen makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot two point shot (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 15-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup (Eddie House assists)
Glen Davis misses layup
Glen Davis makes layup (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 8-foot jumper
Eddie House makes layup (Marquis Daniels assists)
Glen Davis makes 12-foot two point shot (Marquis Daniels assists)
Eddie House makes 20-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Eddie House misses 21-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 14-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Glen Davis misses 12-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes driving layup
Eddie House misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 13-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Garnett's two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Tony Allen misses layup
Tony Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Tony Allen misses 15-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic blocks Glen Davis's layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Eddie House misses 13-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 7-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels makes 8-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes layup
Marquis Daniels makes 20-foot jumper
Eddie House misses 22-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen misses layup
Tony Allen makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
David West blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Emeka Okafor (Kevin Garnett gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)	2	0
11:30	Emeka Okafor traveling	2	0
11:12	Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	0
10:55	Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper	4	0
10:53	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	4	0
10:41	David West shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	4	0
10:41	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
10:41	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	6	0
10:18	David West makes 12-foot two point shot	6	2
10:03	Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	2
10:03	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	6	2
9:48	Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot jumper	6	2
9:47	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	6	2
9:44	Rajon Rondo lost ball (Darren Collison steals)	6	2
9:41	Darren Collison turnover	6	2
9:41	Paul Pierce misses technical free throw	6	2
9:41	Boston offensive rebound	6	2
9:32	Paul Pierce offensive foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	6	2
9:32	Paul Pierce turnover	6	2
9:17	Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)	6	5
8:57	Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot jumper	8	5
8:44	Peja Stojakovic makes 10-foot jumper (Morris Peterson assists)	8	7
8:21	Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot jumper	8	7
8:19	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	8	7
8:00	Darren Collison lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)	8	7
7:56	Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	10	7
7:48	Darren Collison makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)	10	9
7:22	Rajon Rondo misses three point jumper	10	9
7:20	David West defensive rebound	10	9
7:16	Darren Collison makes 16-foot two point shot (David West assists)	10	11
7:01	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	10	11
7:01	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	10	11
6:54	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper	10	14
6:37	David West shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	10	14
6:37	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	11	14
6:37	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	12	14
6:20	David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)	12	16
6:09	Rajon Rondo misses layup	12	16
6:09	David West defensive rebound	12	16
5:52	David West makes 8-foot jumper	12	18
5:35	Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	18
5:24	David West lost ball (Tony Allen steals)	14	18
5:20	Tony Allen makes layup	16	18
5:11	Peja Stojakovic misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	18
5:11	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	16	18
5:05	Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	18	18
5:05	Peja Stojakovic shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	18	18
5:05	New Orleans full timeout	18	18
5:05	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1	19	18
4:47	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	19	18
4:47	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	19	19
4:47	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
4:35	Darren Collison shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	19	20
4:35	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
4:35	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	21	20
4:24	Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper	21	20
4:22	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	21	20
4:18	Tony Allen bad pass (Morris Peterson steals)	21	20
4:11	Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	21	20
4:11	Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kevin Garnett	21	20
4:11	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	21	20
4:11	New Orleans offensive rebound	21	20
4:11	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	21	21
4:05	Emeka Okafor blocks Rajon Rondo's layup	21	21
4:03	Tony Allen offensive rebound	21	21
3:49	Paul Pierce misses layup	21	21
3:48	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	21	21
3:40	Darren Collison bad pass	21	21
3:26	Paul Pierce bad pass	21	21
3:26	Glen Davis enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	21	21
3:11	Rasheed Wallace blocks Darren Collison's layup	21	21
3:09	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	21	21
3:06	Rajon Rondo offensive foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	21	21
3:06	Rajon Rondo turnover	21	21
3:06	Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo	21	21
3:06	Darius Songaila enters the game for David West	21	21
2:56	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)	21	23
2:36	Tony Allen makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)	23	23
2:19	Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	23
2:18	Glen Davis defensive rebound	23	23
2:06	Rasheed Wallace makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)	25	23
1:54	Darren Collison bad pass (Glen Davis steals)	25	23
1:51	Eddie House turnover	25	23
1:51	Boston full timeout	25	23
1:34	Darren Collison makes 13-foot jumper	25	25
1:22	Glen Davis offensive foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	25	25
1:22	Glen Davis turnover	25	25
1:22	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Paul Pierce	25	25
1:22	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Morris Peterson	25	25
1:06	Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper	25	25
1:05	Glen Davis defensive rebound	25	25
56.9	Rasheed Wallace bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)	25	25
47.9	Darren Collison misses 14-foot jumper	25	25
45.9	Darius Songaila offensive rebound	25	25
44.9	Marquis Daniels blocks Darius Songaila's 9-foot jumper	25	25
43.8	Eddie House defensive rebound	25	25
31.9	Eddie House bad pass (Darren Collison steals)	25	25
27.3	Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)	25	27
4.5	Rasheed Wallace makes layup	27	27
0.0	Darren Collison makes 16-foot jumper	27	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hornets
87
Celtics
97

Game 1

1/11

Celtics
85
Hornets
93

Game 2

11/2

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 11 February 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,848

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Michael Smith
Eric Dalen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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