Hornets 96-81 Cavaliers (6 Mar, 2011) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

37-28, 16-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	24	22	23	96
CLE	24	24	18	15	81

Cleveland Cavaliers

12-50, 8-23 home

Samardo Samuels misses layup
J.J. Hickson misses tip shot
Samardo Samuels makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
Ramon Sessions misses layup
Anthony Parker misses 15-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses driving layup
J.J. Hickson misses tip shot
Emeka Okafor blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
Samardo Samuels makes layup
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot
Anthony Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Samardo Samuels's 6-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Samardo Samuels's layup
Samardo Samuels makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Alonzo Gee makes layup (Baron Davis assists)
Alonzo Gee makes 11-foot jumper (Baron Davis assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks J.J. Hickson's dunk
Marco Belinelli blocks Anthony Parker's 13-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes 18-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes driving layup
Christian Eyenga makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
Luke Harangody makes 18-foot jumper (Baron Davis assists)
Carl Landry blocks Christian Eyenga's layup
Baron Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Eyenga assists)
Manny Harris makes dunk (Baron Davis assists)
Christian Eyenga misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luke Harangody makes 18-foot jumper (Christian Eyenga assists)
Luke Harangody misses 25-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Samardo Samuels misses 9-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 6-foot jumper
Semih Erden misses tip shot
Christian Eyenga misses 17-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Baron Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
J.J. Hickson makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
Anthony Parker makes 16-foot two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses 15-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels makes layup (Alonzo Gee assists)
J.J. Hickson makes 19-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Quincy Pondexter blocks Alonzo Gee's 9-foot running jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 15-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 15-foot two point shot
Anthony Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Samardo Samuels assists)
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Alonzo Gee misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses layup
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Anthony Parker makes 20-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Baron Davis assists)
Luke Harangody misses 21-foot jumper
Luke Harangody misses 22-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis makes 42-foot three point running jumper
Baron Davis misses 10-foot two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses driving layup
Semih Erden misses tip shot
Semih Erden misses tip shot
Christian Eyenga misses 19-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 18-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 20-foot jumper (Baron Davis assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 21-foot jumper
Baron Davis misses 7-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 7-foot hook shot
J.J. Hickson makes driving layup (Alonzo Gee assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses layup
David West makes two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 14-foot jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Alonzo Gee blocks Marco Belinelli's 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 10-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Luke Harangody blocks Willie Green's 3-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry misses 13-foot two point shot
Semih Erden blocks Aaron Gray's 11-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 7-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Carl Landry makes 15-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 6-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
David West misses 13-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses layup
David West misses jumper
Samardo Samuels blocks Chris Paul's layup
J.J. Hickson blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses running jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Alonzo Gee blocks Willie Green's 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes hook shot
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West makes 5-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Willie Green makes layup (David West assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 12-foot two point shot
Willie Green makes driving layup
David West makes 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Carl Landry makes 8-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Baron Davis blocks Carl Landry's 9-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 10-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 9-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes layup (Willie Green assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 11-foot hook shot
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 6-foot two point shot
Samardo Samuels blocks Willie Green's jumper
Samardo Samuels blocks Quincy Pondexter's 4-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot two point shot

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. J.J. Hickson (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	New Orleans defensive team rebound	0	0
11:12	Samardo Samuels misses layup	0	0
11:11	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	0	0
11:11	J.J. Hickson misses tip shot	0	0
11:11	Cleveland offensive team rebound	0	0
11:02	Samardo Samuels makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)	0	2
10:48	Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
10:47	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	0	2
10:36	Samardo Samuels bad pass	0	2
10:25	Marco Belinelli misses layup	0	2
10:23	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	0	2
10:18	Ramon Sessions misses layup	0	2
10:17	Cleveland offensive team rebound	0	2
10:07	Anthony Parker misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
10:07	Cleveland defensive team rebound	0	2
9:55	David West makes two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)	2	2
9:27	Alonzo Gee makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)	2	4
9:18	Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	4
8:52	J.J. Hickson misses 6-foot two point shot	4	4
8:52	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	4	4
8:52	Alonzo Gee personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	4	4
8:42	Chris Paul misses 17-foot two point shot	4	4
8:38	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	4	4
8:33	Ramon Sessions misses driving layup	4	4
8:30	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	4	4
8:30	J.J. Hickson misses tip shot	4	4
8:27	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	4	4
8:26	Emeka Okafor blocks J.J. Hickson's layup	4	4
8:23	Samardo Samuels offensive rebound	4	4
8:22	Samardo Samuels makes layup	4	6
8:11	Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	6
7:52	J.J. Hickson makes two point shot	6	8
7:33	Anthony Parker shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	6	8
7:33	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	7	8
7:33	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
7:13	Anthony Parker misses 18-foot jumper	8	8
7:13	Quincy Pondexter defensive rebound	8	8
6:56	Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
6:54	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	8	8
6:46	David West shooting foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)	8	8
6:46	J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
6:46	J.J. Hickson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	10
6:35	Marco Belinelli makes 14-foot jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)	10	10
6:18	Emeka Okafor blocks Samardo Samuels's 6-foot jumper	10	10
6:16	David West defensive rebound	10	10
6:11	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	13	10
5:52	Chris Paul illegal defense foul	13	10
5:52	Cleveland full timeout	13	10
5:52	Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw	13	10
5:52	Cleveland offensive team rebound	13	10
5:37	Anthony Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	10
5:35	Samardo Samuels offensive rebound	13	10
5:33	Emeka Okafor blocks Samardo Samuels's layup	13	10
5:31	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	13	10
5:20	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	10
5:18	Samardo Samuels defensive rebound	13	10
5:05	Samardo Samuels makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	13	12
4:50	J.J. Hickson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	13	12
4:50	Baron Davis enters the game for Ramon Sessions	13	12
4:50	Luke Harangody enters the game for Samardo Samuels	13	12
4:50	Willie Green enters the game for Quincy Pondexter	13	12
4:37	David West misses 14-foot jumper	13	12
4:35	Baron Davis defensive rebound	13	12
4:26	Alonzo Gee makes layup (Baron Davis assists)	13	14
4:03	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	15	14
3:47	Alonzo Gee makes 11-foot jumper (Baron Davis assists)	15	16
3:38	Luke Harangody shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	15	16
3:38	David West misses free throw 1 of 2	15	16
3:38	New Orleans offensive team rebound	15	16
3:38	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	16	16
3:21	Emeka Okafor blocks J.J. Hickson's dunk	16	16
3:19	David West defensive rebound	16	16
3:13	Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	16
2:55	Marco Belinelli blocks Anthony Parker's 13-foot jumper	18	16
2:51	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	18	16
2:40	Alonzo Gee blocks Marco Belinelli's 23-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:40	New Orleans offensive team rebound	18	16
2:40	New Orleans full timeout	18	16
2:40	Christian Eyenga enters the game for Alonzo Gee	18	16
2:32	David West makes two point shot	20	16
2:17	Baron Davis makes 18-foot jumper	20	18
2:06	Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	18
2:05	Christian Eyenga defensive rebound	20	18
1:51	Christian Eyenga traveling	20	18
1:51	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Marco Belinelli	20	18
1:30	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper	23	18
1:19	Christian Eyenga offensive foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	23	18
1:19	Christian Eyenga turnover	23	18
1:19	Carl Landry enters the game for Emeka Okafor	23	18
1:10	Baron Davis personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	23	18
1:10	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	24	18
1:10	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	25	18
51.9	Baron Davis makes driving layup	25	20
51.9	Carl Landry shooting foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	25	20
51.9	Baron Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	25	21
36.9	Luke Harangody shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	25	21
36.9	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	26	21
36.9	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	21
20.8	Christian Eyenga makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)	27	24
0.0	Chris Paul misses 10-foot two point shot	27	24
0.0	New Orleans offensive team rebound	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

Regular Season Series

NO wins 2-0

Cavaliers
101
Hornets
108

Game 1

20/11

Hornets
96
Cavaliers
81

Game 2

6/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

11:30 PM, 6 March 2011

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 18,754

Referees:
Ron Garretson
David Guthrie
Derek Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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