Hornets 91-89 Thunder (25 Jan, 2011) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

28-16, 12-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	33	12	26	18	89
NO	19	31	21	20	91

New Orleans Hornets

30-16, 19-5 home

Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses dunk
David West misses 6-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 7-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 13-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
D.J. Mbenga makes 6-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses 7-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 10-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marcus Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West makes jumper
David West makes 4-foot jumper
David West misses jumper
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Marcus Thornton assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Marcus Thornton assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
D.J. Mbenga makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 22-foot jumper
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
David West makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 10-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes 4-foot two point shot
David West misses layup
Willie Green makes two point shot
Serge Ibaka blocks Chris Paul's 7-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Willie Green makes layup
David West misses 5-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
David West misses hook shot
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot two point shot
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses three point jumper
David West makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks Marcus Thornton's 4-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Nenad Krstic makes hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Jeff Green's 5-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Eric Maynor makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Maynor misses jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 15-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses layup
Jason Smith blocks Nick Collison's layup
Jeff Green misses three point jumper
Eric Maynor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 18-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes dunk (Nick Collison assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Nick Collison's dunk
Kevin Durant makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 5-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 11-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 11-foot two point shot
David West blocks Nenad Krstic's 3-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Eric Maynor makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Jeff Green makes 6-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks James Harden's layup
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka makes 10-foot jumper (Eric Maynor assists)
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper
David West blocks Nick Collison's layup
Serge Ibaka makes dunk
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper

THUNDER

HORNETS

TIME		OKC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nenad Krstic vs. Emeka Okafor (Jeff Green gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Thabo Sefolosha misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:38	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	0	2
11:02	David West shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	0	2
11:02	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:02	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:38	Emeka Okafor misses dunk	2	2
10:37	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	2	2
10:33	Russell Westbrook misses layup	2	2
10:32	David West defensive rebound	2	2
10:14	David West misses 6-foot jumper	2	2
10:12	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	2	2
9:57	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	5	2
9:40	Emeka Okafor misses 5-foot jumper	5	2
9:37	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	5	2
9:32	Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)	7	2
9:12	David West offensive foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	7	2
9:12	David West turnover	7	2
9:12	Jason Smith enters the game for David West	7	2
9:02	Nenad Krstic makes hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	9	2
8:51	Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper	9	2
8:49	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	9	2
8:44	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	2
8:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	2
8:38	Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	9	2
8:38	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	9	3
8:38	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	9	4
8:30	Nenad Krstic traveling	9	4
8:06	Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	6
7:52	Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper	9	6
7:50	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	9	6
7:50	Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Durant's layup	9	6
7:48	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	6
7:43	Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper	9	6
7:41	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	9	6
7:35	Russell Westbrook makes layup	11	6
7:16	Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot jumper	11	6
7:16	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	11	6
7:09	Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	11	6
7:09	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	12	6
7:09	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	13	6
6:50	Trevor Ariza misses layup	13	6
6:48	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	13	6
6:43	Jason Smith shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	13	6
6:43	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	14	6
6:43	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	15	6
6:35	Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	15	8
6:18	Emeka Okafor blocks Jeff Green's 5-foot jumper	15	8
6:16	Oklahoma City defensive team rebound	15	8
6:07	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	15	8
6:07	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	15	9
6:07	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	15	10
6:00	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	17	10
6:00	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	17	10
6:00	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	18	10
5:43	Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper	18	10
5:39	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	10
5:33	Jeff Green makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	20	10
5:28	New Orleans full timeout	20	10
5:28	Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Jason Smith	20	10
5:11	Emeka Okafor bad pass	20	10
4:52	Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	22	10
4:35	Marco Belinelli bad pass	22	10
4:18	Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot	24	10
4:01	Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	10
4:01	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	24	10
3:50	Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	10
3:49	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	24	10
3:36	Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper	24	10
3:34	Quincy Pondexter defensive rebound	24	10
3:23	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	24	10
3:23	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	24	10
3:23	Marcus Thornton enters the game for Marco Belinelli	24	10
3:23	Serge Ibaka enters the game for Nenad Krstic	24	10
3:23	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	24	11
3:23	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	24	12
3:12	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	12
3:11	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	24	12
3:00	Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot	24	14
2:43	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	27	14
2:23	Marcus Thornton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)	27	17
2:00	Jeff Green makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)	29	17
1:43	James Harden personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	29	17
1:43	Oklahoma City full timeout	29	17
1:43	Nick Collison enters the game for Jeff Green	29	17
1:43	Eric Maynor enters the game for Russell Westbrook	29	17
1:43	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Paul	29	17
1:25	Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	17
1:24	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	29	17
1:01	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	29	17
1:00	Nick Collison offensive rebound	29	17
52.9	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	29	17
51.8	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	29	17
50.8	Jarrett Jack shooting foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)	29	17
50.8	Jason Smith enters the game for Quincy Pondexter	29	17
50.8	Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2	29	17
50.8	Oklahoma City offensive team rebound	29	17
50.8	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 2 of 2	30	17
37.4	Marcus Thornton makes 7-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)	30	19
17.5	Eric Maynor makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	33	19
0.4	Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	19
0.0	New Orleans offensive team rebound	33	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	19

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 4-1

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, 25 January 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,233

Referees:
David Jones
Ken Mauer
Eli Roe

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	6	0	1.000	-	W6
Minnesota	3	3	.500	3	L1
Denver	3	3	.500	3	W1
Portland	2	5	.286	4.5	L2
Utah	0	6	.000	6	L6

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