Hornets 83-81 Celtics (31 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

19-14, 6-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	23	14	29	17	83
BOS	19	20	18	24	81

Boston Celtics

24-7, 13-2 home

Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Marco Belinelli blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Nate Robinson makes 20-foot two point shot
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Glen Davis's layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Paul Pierce makes dunk
Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels makes jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
Jermaine O'Neal makes dunk (Nate Robinson assists)
Glen Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
Jermaine O'Neal misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 12-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot two point shot
Luke Harangody misses 20-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 14-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes two point shot
Jermaine O'Neal makes 11-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Jason Smith blocks Von Wafer's jumper
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Von Wafer's dunk
Marquis Daniels makes slam dunk
Jermaine O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper
Luke Harangody misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Harangody makes 1-foot two point shot
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Ray Allen's layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes layup
Nate Robinson misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Glen Davis makes driving layup
Paul Pierce makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson misses 23-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 4-foot two point shot
Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
David West blocks Glen Davis's 14-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses layup
Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Ray Allen makes 11-foot two point shot
Luke Harangody misses 16-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes running jumper
Jermaine O'Neal makes dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels makes two point shot
Nate Robinson makes layup
Marquis Daniels makes 4-foot two point shot (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
Luke Harangody misses 18-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 8-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 20-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Jermaine O'Neal misses jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 4-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Glen Davis's layup
Nate Robinson makes driving layup
Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 12-foot running jumper
Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
David West makes 11-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes dunk
Glen Davis blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (David West assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Emeka Okafor's hook shot
Paul Pierce blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
David West makes layup
Marcus Thornton misses 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Jason Smith misses hook shot
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marquis Daniels blocks Marcus Thornton's jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels blocks Marcus Thornton's 16-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 21-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot two point shot
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Paul makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses running jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 28-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 4-foot running jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
David West misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Smith misses jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot two point shot
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 5-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Willie Green's layup
David West misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jermaine O'Neal blocks David West's layup
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot two point shot
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper

HORNETS

CELTICS

TIME		NO	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:41	David West makes 11-foot two point shot	2	0
11:19	Shaquille O'Neal lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	2	0
11:04	Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper	2	0
11:03	Nate Robinson defensive rebound	2	0
10:49	Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:48	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	0
10:33	Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
10:30	Glen Davis defensive rebound	2	0
10:25	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	2	0
10:18	Paul Pierce lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	2	0
10:14	Trevor Ariza makes dunk	4	0
9:55	Nate Robinson bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	4	0
9:48	Glen Davis blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	4	0
9:48	New Orleans offensive team rebound	4	0
9:45	Marco Belinelli misses layup	4	0
9:45	Marco Belinelli offensive rebound	4	0
9:36	Nate Robinson personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	4	0
9:27	Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper	4	0
9:26	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	4	0
9:15	Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)	4	3
8:59	Chris Paul lost ball (Nate Robinson steals)	4	3
8:52	Marco Belinelli blocks Paul Pierce's layup	4	3
8:51	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	3
8:44	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (David West assists)	6	3
8:26	Nate Robinson makes 20-foot two point shot	6	5
8:10	Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper	6	5
8:08	Nate Robinson defensive rebound	6	5
8:03	Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:00	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	5
7:43	Trevor Ariza out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	5
7:24	Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper	6	5
7:24	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	5
7:15	Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper	8	5
6:54	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)	8	7
6:35	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Emeka Okafor's hook shot	8	7
6:35	Ray Allen defensive rebound	8	7
6:31	Ray Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	7
6:16	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	8	7
6:16	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
6:16	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	10	7
5:54	Boston full timeout	10	7
5:52	Paul Pierce bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	10	7
5:48	Paul Pierce blocks Marco Belinelli's layup	10	7
5:47	New Orleans defensive team rebound	10	7
5:30	Emeka Okafor blocks Glen Davis's layup	10	7
5:28	Boston offensive team rebound	10	7
5:22	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup	10	9
5:03	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	10	9
5:03	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	10	9
4:54	Glen Davis double dribble	10	9
4:43	David West bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)	10	9
4:39	Paul Pierce makes dunk	10	11
4:22	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	10	11
4:22	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2	10	11
4:22	New Orleans offensive team rebound	10	11
4:22	Jermaine O'Neal enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	10	11
4:22	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Paul Pierce	10	11
4:22	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Marco Belinelli	10	11
4:22	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2	10	11
4:22	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	10	11
4:11	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)	10	11
4:05	Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)	10	13
3:48	Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Trevor Ariza	10	13
3:48	New Orleans full timeout	10	13
3:36	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
3:21	Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)	13	15
3:04	Marcus Thornton makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	15	15
2:50	Marquis Daniels makes jumper	15	17
2:27	Emeka Okafor traveling	15	17
2:15	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
2:14	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	15	17
2:03	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	17	17
2:03	Jermaine O'Neal shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	17	17
2:03	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1	17	17
2:03	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	17	17
1:47	Glen Davis misses 8-foot two point shot	17	17
1:47	David West defensive rebound	17	17
1:37	Chris Paul makes two point shot	19	17
1:17	Jermaine O'Neal makes dunk (Nate Robinson assists)	19	19
53.1	David West makes layup	21	19
29.9	Glen Davis misses 11-foot two point shot	21	19
28.3	Boston defensive team rebound	21	19
5.8	Marcus Thornton misses 17-foot jumper	21	19
4.4	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	21	19
3.8	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot	23	19
1.0	Jermaine O'Neal misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	19
0.0	Marcus Thornton defensive rebound	23	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	19

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
83
Celtics
81

Game 1

31/12

Hornets
83
Celtics
81

Game 2

31/12

Celtics
89
Hornets
85

Game 3

20/3

Celtics
89
Hornets
85

Game 4

20/3

TD Garden

8:00 PM, 31 December 2010

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Eric Lewis
Haywoode Workman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	6	1	.857	-	W2
New York	3	2	.600	2	W2
Brooklyn	3	4	.429	3	L1
Toronto	2	5	.286	4	W1
Philadelphia	1	4	.200	4	L2

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