Hornets 115-99 Mavericks (23 Mar, 2010) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

46-24, 22-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	32	13	25	29	99
NO	19	33	30	33	115

New Orleans Hornets

34-38, 22-12 home

115

Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 22-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 10-foot two point shot (David West assists)
Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier blocks Aaron Gray's layup
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Aaron Gray assists)
Darren Collison makes 13-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot
Marcus Thornton misses two point shot
Darren Collison misses layup
Morris Peterson makes tip shot
David West makes driving layup (James Posey assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Darius Songaila assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (David West assists)
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes 14-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
Darren Collison makes tip shot
Brendan Haywood blocks Marcus Thornton's layup
Darius Songaila makes two point shot (James Posey assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 10-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes driving layup
David West misses layup
Morris Peterson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes three point jumper (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison misses 22-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
Brendan Haywood blocks Darren Collison's 7-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Shawn Marion blocks David West's layup
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes dunk (Morris Peterson assists)
Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Darius Songaila makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Darius Songaila makes 17-foot jumper (David West assists)
Caron Butler blocks David West's layup
David West makes driving layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes two point shot
David West makes 14-foot two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Darren Collison's 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes 9-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes 6-foot two point shot
Brendan Haywood misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 16-foot jumper (Caron Butler assists)
Caron Butler makes jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot jumper
Caron Butler makes driving layup
Caron Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper
Caron Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 16-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes dunk
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Brendan Haywood misses layup
Brendan Haywood misses layup
Jason Terry makes 15-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
Eduardo Najera makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry misses 33-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 19-foot two point shot
Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 20-foot jumper
Caron Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Caron Butler makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses layup
Rodrigue Beaubois misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Caron Butler makes 16-foot jumper
Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rodrigue Beaubois makes driving layup
Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 9-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Shawn Marion's layup
Brendan Haywood makes layup
Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes tip shot
Shawn Marion misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Brendan Haywood makes 6-foot hook shot (Caron Butler assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Caron Butler's layup
Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Caron Butler assists)
Jason Kidd misses 12-foot jumper
Brendan Haywood makes dunk
Jason Terry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Shawn Marion misses three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 10-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Eduardo Najera makes two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Eduardo Najera misses 26-foot three point jumper
Caron Butler misses tip shot
Jason Terry misses 11-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup
Shawn Marion makes driving layup
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Matt Carroll misses layup
Shawn Marion makes two point shot
Rodrigue Beaubois makes driving layup
Shawn Marion makes layup (Rodrigue Beaubois assists)
Julian Wright blocks Matt Carroll's layup
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 24-foot three point jumper

MAVERICKS

HORNETS

TIME		DAL	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brendan Haywood vs. Emeka Okafor (Morris Peterson gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Brendan Haywood misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:18	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	David West misses layup	0	0
11:07	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Shawn Marion makes 16-foot jumper (Caron Butler assists)	2	0
10:30	Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	2	3
10:17	Caron Butler makes jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	4	3
9:57	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:56	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound	4	3
9:48	Caron Butler bad pass	4	3
9:38	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	4	3
9:37	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	4	3
9:32	Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)	6	3
9:12	Emeka Okafor misses 13-foot jumper	6	3
9:11	Caron Butler defensive rebound	6	3
8:59	Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	8	3
8:42	Dirk Nowitzki personal foul (David West draws the foul)	8	3
8:29	Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	3
8:29	New Orleans offensive rebound	8	3
8:29	shot clock violation	8	3
8:15	Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	10	3
7:54	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	3
7:52	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	10	3
7:48	Shawn Marion misses 12-foot jumper	10	3
7:47	Caron Butler offensive rebound	10	3
7:46	Chris Paul shooting foul (Caron Butler draws the foul)	10	3
7:46	Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2	10	3
7:46	Dallas offensive rebound	10	3
7:46	Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2	10	3
7:46	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	10	3
7:31	Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	5
7:15	Caron Butler makes driving layup	12	5
7:00	Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper	12	5
6:58	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	12	5
6:54	Caron Butler makes 16-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	14	5
6:48	New Orleans full timeout	14	5
6:37	David West misses 17-foot jumper	14	5
6:37	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound	14	5
6:28	Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper	17	5
6:13	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	17	5
6:11	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	17	5
6:09	Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	5
6:07	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	17	5
6:01	Caron Butler misses 16-foot jumper	17	5
6:00	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	17	5
5:48	Caron Butler personal foul (David West draws the foul)	17	5
5:37	Chris Paul bad pass	17	5
5:20	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	17	5
5:20	Jason Terry enters the game for Caron Butler	17	5
5:15	Shawn Marion misses 16-foot jumper	17	5
5:13	Marcus Thornton defensive rebound	17	5
5:09	Shawn Marion personal foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)	17	5
5:01	David West bad pass (Shawn Marion steals)	17	5
4:58	Shawn Marion makes dunk	19	5
4:39	Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	19	7
4:24	Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	22	7
4:11	Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper	22	7
4:11	New Orleans defensive rebound	22	7
3:58	Brendan Haywood misses layup	22	7
3:56	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	22	7
3:43	Emeka Okafor lost ball (Eduardo Najera steals)	22	7
3:40	Jason Kidd traveling	22	7
3:40	Darren Collison enters the game for Chris Paul	22	7
3:26	Marcus Thornton makes 22-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	22	9
3:12	Brendan Haywood misses layup	22	9
3:11	Darren Collison defensive rebound	22	9
3:05	Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper	22	9
3:02	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	22	9
2:57	Jason Terry makes 15-foot jumper	24	9
2:33	Marcus Thornton makes 10-foot two point shot (David West assists)	24	11
2:13	Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)	27	11
1:57	Eduardo Najera shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	27	11
1:57	Dallas full timeout	27	11
1:57	Erick Dampier enters the game for Brendan Haywood	27	11
1:57	Aaron Gray enters the game for Emeka Okafor	27	11
1:57	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	27	12
1:57	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	13
1:42	Eduardo Najera makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)	29	13
1:17	Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper	29	16
1:05	Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	32	16
44.1	Darren Collison makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	32	19
32.6	Darren Collison personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)	32	19
18.6	Jason Terry misses 33-foot three point jumper	32	19
18.6	Dallas offensive rebound	32	19
18.6	shot clock violation	32	19
2.9	Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper	32	19
1.9	Aaron Gray offensive rebound	32	19
1.0	Erick Dampier blocks Aaron Gray's layup	32	19
0.0	New Orleans offensive rebound	32	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	19

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Mavericks
107
Hornets
114

Game 1

5/11

Hornets
90
Mavericks
94

Game 2

15/12

Hornets
100
Mavericks
108

Game 3

1/3

Mavericks
99
Hornets
115

Game 4

23/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 23 March 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,047

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Marc Davis
John Goble

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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