Thunder 97-92 Hornets (11 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

16-8, 9-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	31	21	22	23	97
NO	32	27	12	21	92

New Orleans Hornets

14-8, 9-3 home

Serge Ibaka blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
David West makes two point shot
David West misses jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot hook shot
David West misses tip shot
David West misses layup
David West makes two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
David West makes running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 6-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot
David West makes 16-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
D.J. Mbenga misses 12-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison blocks Jason Smith's layup
Jarrett Jack misses 12-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes layup
David West makes 8-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 9-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 22-foot jumper (David West assists)
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Quincy Pondexter misses tip shot
David West makes 11-foot jumper
Kevin Durant blocks David West's 5-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 13-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Mbenga misses two point shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes tip shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks David West's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (David West assists)
Nick Collison blocks Willie Green's layup
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Jason Smith's layup
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup (Willie Green assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 8-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
David West misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 12-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 14-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green misses layup
Serge Ibaka makes layup
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Serge Ibaka misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 11-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 7-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Nick Collison misses 10-foot jumper
James Harden makes 19-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
James Harden makes 21-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
D.J. White makes 10-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks James Harden's 7-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 10-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 17-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes slam dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Quincy Pondexter blocks Russell Westbrook's jumper
Jeff Green misses jumper
Serge Ibaka misses tip shot
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 5-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Serge Ibaka misses two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
D.J. Mbenga blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Serge Ibaka makes 3-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 3-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes slam dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Jeff Green makes layup (Eric Maynor assists)
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
Eric Maynor misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes slam dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Russell Westbrook's 15-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper

THUNDER

HORNETS

TIME		OKC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Serge Ibaka vs. Emeka Okafor (Marco Belinelli gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Chris Paul bad pass (Serge Ibaka steals)	0	0
11:29	Kevin Durant lost ball (David West steals)	0	0
11:26	Serge Ibaka blocks Trevor Ariza's layup	0	0
11:26	David West offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	David West makes two point shot	0	2
11:07	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	0	2
11:07	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:07	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	1	2
11:04	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	1	2
10:49	David West misses jumper	1	2
10:48	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	1	2
10:40	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	4	2
10:22	Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot hook shot	4	2
10:22	David West offensive rebound	4	2
10:22	David West misses tip shot	4	2
10:21	David West offensive rebound	25	22
10:21	David West misses layup	25	22
10:18	Jeff Green defensive rebound	4	2
10:14	Jeff Green misses layup	4	2
10:11	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	4	2
10:10	Serge Ibaka makes layup	6	2
9:56	David West makes two point shot	6	4
9:41	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper	6	4
9:41	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	4
9:30	Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)	6	6
9:12	Jeff Green makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	6
8:56	David West makes running jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	8
8:44	Russell Westbrook lost ball (David West steals)	8	8
8:37	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	8	11
8:11	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper	10	11
7:54	Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper	10	11
7:52	Jeff Green defensive rebound	10	11
7:48	Russell Westbrook makes layup	12	11
7:26	Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper	12	11
7:26	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	12	11
7:16	Serge Ibaka misses 19-foot jumper	12	11
7:15	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	12	11
7:05	David West bad pass	12	11
6:48	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot two point shot	14	11
6:24	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)	14	13
6:24	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	14	13
6:24	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 1	14	14
6:16	Marco Belinelli illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	14	14
6:16	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	15	14
6:09	Serge Ibaka makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	17	14
5:52	Marco Belinelli makes 6-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	17	16
5:33	David West shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	17	16
5:33	New Orleans full timeout	17	16
5:33	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	18	16
5:33	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
5:13	Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper	19	16
5:11	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	19	16
5:09	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot	19	16
5:07	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	19	16
4:43	Serge Ibaka makes 7-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	21	16
4:28	David West makes 16-foot two point shot	21	18
4:11	Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	23	18
3:53	Marco Belinelli makes driving layup	23	20
3:32	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
3:31	Oklahoma City offensive team rebound	23	20
3:28	Serge Ibaka makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)	25	20
3:10	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	20
3:09	Jeff Green defensive rebound	25	20
2:56	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	25	20
2:51	Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	25	22
2:43	Oklahoma City full timeout	25	22
2:43	Nick Collison enters the game for Serge Ibaka	25	22
2:43	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	25	22
2:43	D.J. Mbenga enters the game for Emeka Okafor	25	22
2:43	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	25	22
2:34	Nick Collison misses 10-foot jumper	25	22
2:33	David West defensive rebound	25	22
2:25	David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	25	24
2:05	James Harden bad pass (D.J. Mbenga steals)	25	24
1:55	David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	25	26
1:44	Chris Paul personal foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	25	26
1:34	Willie Green illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	25	26
1:34	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	26	26
1:34	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	26	26
1:22	James Harden makes 19-foot two point shot	28	26
1:07	Willie Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	28	29
49.9	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper	28	29
49.4	David West defensive rebound	28	29
28.9	D.J. Mbenga misses 12-foot jumper	28	29
28.2	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	28	29
5.2	James Harden makes 21-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	30	29
5.2	Willie Green shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	30	29
5.2	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	31	29
2.6	Eric Maynor shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	31	29
2.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3	31	30
2.6	Jason Smith enters the game for David West	31	30
2.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3	31	31
2.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3	31	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	32

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 3-0

Hornets
89
Thunder
95

Game 1

30/11

Hornets
89
Thunder
95

Game 2

30/11

Thunder
97
Hornets
92

Game 3

11/12

Thunder
97
Hornets
92

Game 4

11/12

Thunder
89
Hornets
91

Game 5

25/1

Thunder
89
Hornets
91

Game 6

25/1

Hornets
93
Thunder
104

Game 7

3/2

Hornets
93
Thunder
104

Game 8

3/2

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 11 December 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,428

Referees:
Bill Spooner
David Jones
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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