Suns 120-106 Hornets (15 Mar, 2010) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

32-35, 11-23 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	27	22	35	106
PHX	34	21	28	37	120

Phoenix Suns

41-26, 25-9 home

120

Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses two point shot
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Grant Hill makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses hook shot
Grant Hill misses 22-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 11-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Steve Nash makes 14-foot two point shot
Jared Dudley misses three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Goran Dragic misses three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Louis Amundson misses 5-foot hook shot
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Louis Amundson makes dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Louis Amundson misses layup
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Julian Wright blocks Jason Richardson's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot jumper
Robin Lopez misses two point shot
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 14-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 21-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Jason Richardson misses 6-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Marcus Thornton blocks Grant Hill's layup
Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 6-foot running jumper
Jason Richardson misses jumper
Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes dunk (Goran Dragic assists)
Channing Frye misses 23-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 15-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Jason Richardson assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Jason Richardson assists)
Jared Dudley makes 18-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Goran Dragic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
Goran Dragic misses 6-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 17-foot jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Jason Richardson makes dunk (Jared Dudley assists)
Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Louis Amundson makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
Louis Amundson makes two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
Earl Clark misses 17-foot jumper
Taylor Griffin misses 7-foot jumper
Earl Clark misses 16-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Earl Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Darren Collison makes 20-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 15-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
David West misses tip shot
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill blocks Darren Collison's layup
Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (David West assists)
Julian Wright misses layup
Julian Wright misses 6-foot jumper
David West misses two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
Julian Wright makes 15-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
David West makes jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot two point shot
Darren Collison makes 16-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot
Darren Collison misses 11-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Gray misses 7-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 8-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 9-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 19-foot jumper
Darius Songaila makes 17-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Grant Hill blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
Darius Songaila makes 11-foot two point shot
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Emeka Okafor misses 6-foot jumper
Darren Collison makes 11-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 17-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 23-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
David West makes 7-foot jumper
David West misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson misses 8-foot two point shot
Darren Collison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks David West's layup
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses jumper
Darren Collison misses jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 5-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Darius Songaila misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 6-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot
Darius Songaila misses jumper
David West makes 5-foot two point shot
Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Darius Songaila misses 7-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Darren Collison misses 5-foot two point shot
David West misses jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 6-foot running jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 14-foot jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gray misses 6-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Aaron Gray makes two point shot (Morris Peterson assists)

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Robin Lopez (Jason Richardson gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:11	Darren Collison makes 20-foot jumper	2	2
11:02	Steve Nash misses two point shot	2	2
11:00	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Darren Collison makes two point shot	4	2
10:36	Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	4	4
10:08	Emeka Okafor makes 15-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)	6	4
9:56	Robin Lopez makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	6	6
9:56	David West shooting foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul)	6	6
9:56	Robin Lopez makes free throw 1 of 1	6	7
9:44	Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper	6	7
9:42	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	7
9:38	Amare Stoudemire traveling	6	7
9:27	Morris Peterson misses 21-foot jumper	6	7
9:26	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	6	7
9:22	Grant Hill misses layup	6	7
9:19	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	6	9
9:19	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	6	9
8:59	David West misses jumper	6	9
8:56	David West offensive rebound	6	9
8:56	David West misses tip shot	6	9
8:56	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	6	9
8:49	Grant Hill makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)	6	11
8:36	Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:34	Grant Hill defensive rebound	6	11
8:29	Jason Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:27	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	6	11
8:23	Grant Hill shooting foul (Julian Wright draws the foul)	6	11
8:23	Julian Wright misses free throw 1 of 2	6	11
8:23	New Orleans offensive rebound	6	11
8:23	Julian Wright makes free throw 2 of 2	7	11
8:07	Amare Stoudemire misses hook shot	7	11
8:07	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	7	11
8:02	Grant Hill blocks Darren Collison's layup	7	11
8:00	Grant Hill defensive rebound	7	11
7:56	Grant Hill misses 22-foot jumper	7	11
7:54	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	7	11
7:48	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Morris Peterson draws the foul)	7	11
7:48	Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
7:48	Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	9	11
7:31	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	9	13
7:26	Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper	9	13
7:24	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	9	13
7:18	Robin Lopez makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	9	15
6:56	Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper	9	15
6:56	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	9	15
6:43	Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper	9	17
6:28	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (David West assists)	11	17
6:20	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper	11	20
6:09	New Orleans full timeout	11	20
5:58	Julian Wright misses layup	11	20
5:58	Robin Lopez shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	11	20
5:58	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	11	20
5:58	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	11	20
5:58	New Orleans offensive rebound	11	20
5:58	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	11	20
5:56	Julian Wright offensive rebound	11	20
5:54	Julian Wright misses 6-foot jumper	11	20
5:54	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	11	20
5:43	Jason Richardson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	11	23
5:28	David West misses two point shot	11	23
5:28	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	11	23
5:22	Jason Richardson makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	11	25
5:01	Emeka Okafor misses jumper	11	25
5:01	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	11	25
4:54	Steve Nash bad pass (Darren Collison steals)	11	25
4:31	Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	25
4:30	Grant Hill defensive rebound	11	25
4:16	Amare Stoudemire makes 11-foot jumper	11	27
4:03	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)	13	27
3:53	Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper	13	29
3:42	Julian Wright makes 15-foot jumper	15	29
3:36	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	15	29
3:36	Jared Dudley enters the game for Grant Hill	15	29
3:36	Channing Frye enters the game for Robin Lopez	15	29
3:36	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Julian Wright	15	29
3:36	Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2	15	29
3:36	Phoenix offensive rebound	15	29
3:36	Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2	15	29
3:35	David West defensive rebound	15	29
3:16	Emeka Okafor turnover	15	29
3:00	Amare Stoudemire misses layup	15	29
3:00	David West defensive rebound	15	29
2:51	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	29
2:50	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	15	29
2:47	Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	18	29
2:21	Steve Nash makes 14-foot two point shot	18	31
2:06	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper	18	31
2:05	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	18	31
1:54	Morris Peterson shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)	18	31
1:54	Phoenix full timeout	18	31
1:54	Julian Wright enters the game for Morris Peterson	18	31
1:54	Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2	18	31
1:54	Phoenix offensive rebound	18	31
1:54	Jared Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2	18	32
1:35	Marcus Thornton misses jumper	18	32
1:34	Channing Frye defensive rebound	18	32
1:13	Jared Dudley misses three point jumper	18	32
1:12	Darren Collison defensive rebound	18	32
1:00	David West makes jumper (Darren Collison assists)	20	32
47.9	Steve Nash bad pass (Julian Wright steals)	20	32
29.9	Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot two point shot	20	32
29.4	Channing Frye defensive rebound	20	32
24.3	Jason Richardson makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)	20	34
5.0	Steve Nash personal foul (Darren Collison draws the foul)	20	34
5.0	Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash	20	34
5.0	Louis Amundson enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	20	34
0.3	Darren Collison makes 16-foot jumper	22	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	34

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 5-2

Hornets
104
Suns
124

Game 1

12/11

Hornets
104
Suns
124

Game 2

12/11

Suns
103
Hornets
110

Game 3

20/11

Suns
103
Hornets
110

Game 4

20/11

Suns
109
Hornets
100

Game 5

2/2

Suns
109
Hornets
100

Game 6

2/2

Hornets
106
Suns
120

Game 7

15/3

Hornets
106
Suns
120

Game 8

15/3

Footprint Center

1:00 AM, 15 March 2010

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,218

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Mark Ayotte
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Lakers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Golden State	15	13	.536	1	L1
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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