Hornets 94-91 Kings (16 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

5-18, 2-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	29	28	20	14	91
NO	23	18	28	25	94

New Orleans Hornets

15-10, 10-3 home

Marco Belinelli misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses tip shot
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 3-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Willie Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 1-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses 17-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot two point shot
David Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses layup
David Andersen makes two point shot
Willie Green misses layup
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Samuel Dalembert blocks David West's jumper
Samuel Dalembert blocks Marcus Thornton's 3-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Marcus Thornton misses 2-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes running jumper (David West assists)
David West makes layup
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton makes layup
Willie Green makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 15-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses layup
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 13-foot jumper (David West assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Marcus Thornton misses layup
David West makes 4-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green makes jumper (David West assists)
Marco Belinelli makes two point shot (David West assists)
Marcus Thornton makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Marcus Thornton makes tip shot
Donte Greene makes 24-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 17-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Donte Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 18-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 16-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot
Beno Udrih makes 15-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Beno Udrih makes 10-foot two point shot
Donte Greene misses 10-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 14-foot jumper
Donte Greene makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 20-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Tyreke Evans misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Donte Greene assists)
Beno Udrih makes 19-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Pooh Jeter misses 18-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Pooh Jeter misses layup
Jason Smith blocks Carl Landry's layup
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Tyreke Evans makes 2-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins makes 4-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Carl Landry makes 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Beno Udrih makes 8-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 10-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes layup (Samuel Dalembert assists)
Omri Casspi misses 8-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes jumper
Beno Udrih misses layup
Luther Head misses jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot (Pooh Jeter assists)
Donte Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 16-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 7-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
Donte Greene makes 23-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes 16-foot jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jason Thompson misses 8-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 15-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes 1-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 13-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses layup
Omri Casspi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 17-foot jumper (Samuel Dalembert assists)
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes 16-foot jumper
Pooh Jeter misses layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Carl Landry's layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Beno Udrih's layup
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 15-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup
Samuel Dalembert makes layup
Carl Landry misses 14-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Samuel Dalembert misses layup
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Tyreke Evans misses layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes tip shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Beno Udrih misses 17-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 4-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pooh Jeter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)

KINGS

HORNETS

TIME		SAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: DeMarcus Cousins vs. Emeka Okafor (Beno Udrih gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Donte Greene turnover	0	0
11:29	Marco Belinelli misses layup	0	0
11:27	Marco Belinelli offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Marco Belinelli misses tip shot	0	0
11:25	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	0	0
11:21	DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	0	0
11:21	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:21	New Orleans offensive team rebound	0	0
11:21	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:02	Donte Greene makes 24-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	3	1
10:48	Marco Belinelli traveling	3	1
10:33	DeMarcus Cousins makes 17-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	5	1
10:15	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)	5	3
9:57	Donte Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	3
9:56	Jason Thompson offensive rebound	5	3
9:42	DeMarcus Cousins makes 18-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	7	3
9:19	David West misses 13-foot jumper	7	3
9:18	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	7	3
9:11	DeMarcus Cousins makes 16-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	9	3
8:59	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	3
8:57	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	9	3
8:48	Donte Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	3
8:48	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	9	3
8:37	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)	9	5
8:12	DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot	9	5
8:11	David West defensive rebound	9	5
8:00	Tyreke Evans personal foul (David West draws the foul)	9	5
7:50	Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	9	8
7:31	Beno Udrih makes 15-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	11	8
7:18	DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	11	8
7:18	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	11	9
7:18	Samuel Dalembert enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	11	9
7:18	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
7:05	Beno Udrih makes 10-foot two point shot	13	10
6:56	Beno Udrih shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	13	10
6:56	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	13	11
6:56	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	13	12
6:43	Chris Paul personal foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	13	12
6:31	Donte Greene misses 10-foot jumper	13	12
6:30	Samuel Dalembert offensive rebound	13	12
6:16	Jason Thompson misses 14-foot jumper	13	12
6:16	Chris Paul defensive rebound	13	12
6:05	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	13	14
5:48	Donte Greene makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Thompson assists)	16	14
5:39	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:39	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	16	14
5:30	Tyreke Evans makes 20-foot jumper (Beno Udrih assists)	18	14
5:09	Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot hook shot	18	14
5:07	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	18	14
5:03	Tyreke Evans makes layup	20	14
5:03	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	20	14
5:03	New Orleans full timeout	20	14
5:03	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 1	21	14
4:43	Trevor Ariza misses 15-foot jumper	21	14
4:43	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	21	14
4:35	Tyreke Evans misses 7-foot jumper	21	14
4:33	David West defensive rebound	21	14
4:26	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	21	14
4:24	Donte Greene defensive rebound	21	14
4:16	Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Donte Greene assists)	23	14
3:49	Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	23	16
3:36	Beno Udrih makes 19-foot jumper	25	16
3:18	Marco Belinelli offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	25	16
3:18	Marco Belinelli turnover	25	16
3:11	Beno Udrih bad pass	25	16
3:11	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	25	16
2:59	Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	25	16
2:59	Emeka Okafor turnover	25	16
2:59	Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor	25	16
2:44	Donte Greene lost ball (Jason Smith steals)	25	16
2:38	Trevor Ariza misses 3-foot jumper	25	16
2:36	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	25	16
2:30	Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	16
2:28	David West defensive rebound	25	16
2:02	Willie Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	25	19
1:45	Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Donte Greene draws the foul)	25	19
1:45	Donte Greene misses free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:45	Luther Head enters the game for Beno Udrih	25	19
1:45	Donte Greene misses free throw 2 of 2	25	19
1:44	Jason Smith defensive rebound	25	19
1:30	Willie Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	19
1:29	Jason Smith offensive rebound	25	19
1:19	David West misses 12-foot two point shot	25	19
1:17	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	25	19
1:07	Jason Thompson makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	27	19
58.2	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	27	21
39.1	Jason Smith personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)	27	21
39.1	Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	27	21
39.1	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Paul	27	21
39.1	Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	27	21
37.9	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	27	21
23.9	Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper	27	21
22.2	Jason Smith offensive rebound	27	23
22.2	Jason Smith makes 1-foot two point shot	27	23
1.6	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	29	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	23

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

Hornets
75
Kings
71

Game 1

21/11

Hornets
75
Kings
71

Game 2

21/11

Kings
91
Hornets
94

Game 3

16/12

Kings
91
Hornets
94

Game 4

16/12

Hornets
96
Kings
102

Game 5

30/1

Hornets
96
Kings
102

Game 6

30/1

Kings
103
Hornets
115

Game 7

13/3

Kings
103
Hornets
115

Game 8

13/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 16 December 2010

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 13,325

Referees:
John Goble
Michael Smith
Brian Forte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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