Celtics 89-85 Hornets (20 Mar, 2011) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

49-19, 20-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	14	26	27	22	89
NO	28	23	13	21	85

New Orleans Hornets

40-31, 24-11 home

Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot
David West makes 10-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 22-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 7-foot two point shot
David West makes 6-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes 7-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 7-foot two point shot (Quincy Pondexter assists)
David West makes 6-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 10-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West makes 22-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West misses 3-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 3-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses layup
David West misses 12-foot jumper
David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 39-foot three point jumper
Delonte West blocks Jarrett Jack's 17-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 14-foot two point shot
David West misses jumper
David West makes 5-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor misses layup
David West makes 10-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Emeka Okafor's 3-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes tip shot
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett misses jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses 9-foot hook shot
Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Paul Pierce's 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 18-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
David West blocks Rajon Rondo's jumper
Jeff Green makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
David West blocks Rajon Rondo's 3-foot two point shot
Glen Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Delonte West makes 14-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 7-foot hook shot
Delonte West makes driving layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Delonte West's 4-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 22-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Jeff Green makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 7-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 22-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Glen Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen makes two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 14-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Glen Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 19-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Glen Davis makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West makes jumper
Jeff Green misses jumper
Carl Landry blocks Nenad Krstic's 4-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 16-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Glen Davis makes 18-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 13-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Glen Davis misses 6-foot jumper

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nenad Krstic vs. Emeka Okafor (Trevor Ariza gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Marco Belinelli makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	0	2
11:21	Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper	0	2
11:18	David West defensive rebound	0	2
10:59	Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:57	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	2
10:47	Ray Allen bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)	0	2
10:21	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
10:19	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	0	2
10:14	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	0	2
10:14	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
10:14	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
9:57	Marco Belinelli bad pass (Ray Allen steals)	2	2
9:47	Paul Pierce bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)	2	2
9:40	Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	2	5
9:30	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	2	5
9:18	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	5
8:55	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot hook shot	4	5
8:53	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	4	5
8:37	Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	6	5
8:26	David West makes 10-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	6	7
8:06	Kevin Garnett misses jumper	6	7
8:04	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	7
7:56	David West bad pass (Nenad Krstic steals)	6	7
7:50	Rajon Rondo misses layup	6	7
7:48	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	6	7
7:41	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
7:39	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	6	7
7:20	Nenad Krstic misses 9-foot hook shot	6	7
7:18	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	6	7
7:11	Chris Paul bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	6	7
7:07	Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	8	7
6:52	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	8	7
6:50	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	8	7
6:43	Emeka Okafor blocks Paul Pierce's 4-foot jumper	8	7
6:41	Chris Paul defensive rebound	8	7
6:18	David West lost ball (Nenad Krstic steals)	8	7
6:16	Nenad Krstic bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	8	14
6:15	Trevor Ariza makes two point shot	8	11
5:58	Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper	8	7
5:58	David West defensive rebound	8	7
5:50	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	8	9
5:35	Ray Allen misses 18-foot jumper	8	11
5:35	Chris Paul defensive rebound	8	11
5:20	Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	8	14
4:52	Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper	10	14
4:24	David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	16
4:07	Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper	10	16
4:07	Chris Paul defensive rebound	10	16
3:56	Paul Pierce personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	10	16
3:56	New Orleans full timeout	10	16
3:56	Jeff Green enters the game for Nenad Krstic	10	16
3:56	Glen Davis enters the game for Ray Allen	10	16
3:46	Glen Davis shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	10	16
3:46	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2	10	16
3:46	New Orleans offensive team rebound	10	16
3:46	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	10	17
3:20	David West blocks Rajon Rondo's jumper	10	17
3:19	David West defensive rebound	10	17
3:11	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	10	17
2:58	Kevin Garnett personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	10	17
2:58	Boston full timeout	10	17
2:50	David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	10	19
2:50	Glen Davis shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	10	19
2:50	David West makes free throw 1 of 1	10	20
2:31	Jeff Green makes layup	12	20
2:11	Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	12	23
1:55	Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	14	23
1:40	David West misses 19-foot jumper	14	23
1:39	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	14	23
1:30	Kevin Garnett lost ball (David West steals)	14	23
1:20	Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	26
59.8	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	14	26
58.5	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	14	26
47.2	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	14	28
29.9	Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper	14	28
28.9	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	14	28
8.8	Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper	14	28
8.8	New Orleans defensive team rebound	14	28
8.8	Emeka Okafor loose ball foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	14	28
8.8	Ray Allen enters the game for Kevin Garnett	14	28
8.8	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	14	28
8.8	Aaron Gray enters the game for Emeka Okafor	14	28
8.8	Delonte West enters the game for Glen Davis	14	28
0.8	David West blocks Rajon Rondo's 3-foot two point shot	14	28
0.2	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	14	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	28

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

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

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 20 March 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,018

Referees:
Tom Washington
Courtney Kirkland
Marc Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	13	3	.813	-	W4
New York	9	6	.600	3.5	W4
Brooklyn	6	10	.375	7	L1
Toronto	4	12	.250	9	W2
Philadelphia	3	12	.200	9.5	W1

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