Hornets 98-87 Clippers (24 Feb, 2011) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

21-37, 5-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	16	22	24	25	87
NO	23	22	28	25	98

New Orleans Hornets

34-25, 21-8 home

Trevor Ariza misses layup
Willie Green misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Willie Green misses jumper
David West misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
DeAndre Jordan blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West makes 4-foot jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
David West makes 7-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper (David West assists)
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses jumper
Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
David Andersen misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 16-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 5-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 22-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 22-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin blocks Chris Paul's layup
Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gray misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin blocks David West's layup
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green makes jumper (David West assists)
Willie Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gray assists)
Willie Green makes 8-foot two point shot
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Aaron Gray makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Willie Green makes 6-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Paul makes layup (David West assists)
David West misses 6-foot jumper
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Aaron Gray makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 17-foot jumper
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Gray misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Willie Green makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses layup
David West misses tip shot
Jason Smith makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
Blake Griffin misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes layup (Blake Griffin assists)
Blake Griffin makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot two point shot
Blake Griffin misses 20-foot jumper
Brian Cook misses 21-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Blake Griffin makes 10-foot hook shot
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Cook assists)
Brian Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Blake Griffin's layup
Rasual Butler makes jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 13-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Craig Smith misses jumper
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Chris Kaman misses 4-foot jumper
Blake Griffin misses dunk
Blake Griffin makes dunk (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Blake Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes 5-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Randy Foye makes driving layup (Blake Griffin assists)
Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Blake Griffin makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes 18-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot
Blake Griffin misses 17-foot jumper
David West blocks Blake Griffin's layup
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes driving layup
Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
Blake Griffin misses dunk
Chris Kaman makes layup (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Blake Griffin misses 64-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving layup
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 15-foot two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Craig Smith makes layup
Willie Warren makes 25-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

HORNETS

TIME		LAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: DeAndre Jordan vs. Jason Smith (Eric Bledsoe gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Trevor Ariza misses layup	0	0
11:22	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	David West personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)	0	0
10:59	Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
10:57	David West defensive rebound	0	0
10:38	Willie Green misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
10:37	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	0
10:23	Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)	2	0
10:15	Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	2	2
9:56	Eric Bledsoe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)	5	2
9:42	Chris Paul makes driving layup	5	4
9:14	Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)	7	4
8:59	Willie Green misses jumper	7	4
8:57	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	7	4
8:53	Blake Griffin misses layup	7	4
8:52	Chris Paul defensive rebound	7	4
8:38	David West misses 12-foot jumper	7	4
8:37	New Orleans defensive team rebound	7	4
8:26	Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper	7	4
8:25	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	7	4
8:25	DeAndre Jordan loose ball foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)	7	4
8:15	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	6
7:58	Randy Foye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	10	6
7:46	Willie Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	9
7:16	Eric Bledsoe makes layup (Blake Griffin assists)	12	9
7:05	David West misses 16-foot jumper	12	9
7:03	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	12	9
6:52	Eric Bledsoe bad pass (David West steals)	12	9
6:33	Chris Paul bad pass (Randy Foye steals)	12	9
6:28	Blake Griffin makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)	14	9
6:07	DeAndre Jordan blocks Chris Paul's layup	14	9
6:05	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	14	9
5:52	DeAndre Jordan 3 second	14	9
5:52	New Orleans full timeout	14	9
5:35	David West makes 4-foot jumper	14	11
5:09	Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot two point shot	16	11
4:48	David West misses 13-foot jumper	16	11
4:47	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	16	11
4:35	Blake Griffin misses 20-foot jumper	16	11
4:33	David West defensive rebound	16	11
4:15	Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot	16	13
3:48	shot clock turnover	16	13
3:48	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Willie Green	16	13
3:30	David West makes 7-foot two point shot	16	15
3:21	Ryan Gomes out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	15
3:21	Aaron Gray enters the game for Jason Smith	16	15
3:01	Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	15
3:00	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	16	15
2:49	Ryan Gomes out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	15
2:49	Los Angeles full timeout	16	15
2:49	Brian Cook enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	16	15
2:34	Brian Cook personal foul (David West draws the foul)	16	15
2:30	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper (David West assists)	16	17
2:14	Brian Cook misses 21-foot jumper	16	17
2:13	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	17
2:03	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	16	19
1:36	Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper	16	19
1:35	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	16	19
1:19	Chris Paul misses jumper	16	19
1:17	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	16	19
1:12	David Andersen enters the game for Aaron Gray	16	19
1:01	Eric Bledsoe bad pass (Jarrett Jack steals)	16	19
59.2	Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)	16	21
57.1	Eric Bledsoe out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	21
42.8	Randy Foye shooting foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	16	21
42.8	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2	16	22
42.8	Jason Smith enters the game for David West	16	22
42.8	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 2 of 2	16	23
26.9	Randy Foye misses layup	16	23
25.9	Chris Paul defensive rebound	16	23
22.5	Jarrett Jack offensive charge (Brian Cook draws the foul)	16	23
22.5	Jarrett Jack turnover	16	23
3.4	Blake Griffin bad pass	16	23
0.0	Chris Paul misses layup	16	23
0.0	New Orleans offensive team rebound	16	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	23

Regular Season Series

NO wins 2-1

Clippers
82
Hornets
101

Game 1

10/11

Hornets
95
Clippers
99

Game 2

23/11

Clippers
87
Hornets
98

Game 3

24/2

Smoothie King Center

2:30 AM, 24 February 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,537

Referees:
Eli Roe
Bill Kennedy
Kevin Fehr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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