Hornets 121-117 Jazz (25 Mar, 2011) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

41-31, 17-20 away

121

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NO	27	29	22	27	16	121
UTAH	32	22	24	27	12	117

Utah Jazz

36-37, 20-16 home

117

C.J. Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles misses 22-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 14-foot two point shot
Raja Bell misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes driving layup
C.J. Miles misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot
Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
C.J. Miles misses jumper
Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Raja Bell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Derrick Favors misses 6-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup
Derrick Favors misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes 19-foot two point shot
Gordon Hayward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 20-foot jumper
Ronnie Price makes 24-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 21-foot jumper
Ronnie Price makes 23-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward makes 21-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Paul Millsap misses 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 11-foot running jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Al Jefferson makes layup
C.J. Miles makes driving layup
C.J. Miles makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
C.J. Miles misses 16-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 19-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Earl Watson misses driving layup
C.J. Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 16-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 2-foot two point shot (Al Jefferson assists)
C.J. Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Earl Watson makes three point jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
C.J. Miles makes jumper (Earl Watson assists)
C.J. Miles makes driving layup
Gordon Hayward misses 23-foot jumper
Derrick Favors misses 16-foot jumper
Derrick Favors misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward misses layup
Earl Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes 8-foot running jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes 16-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Gordon Hayward misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Paul Millsap's two point shot
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Paul Millsap misses jumper
Paul Millsap makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes 4-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Trevor Ariza blocks Raja Bell's 8-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward makes dunk (C.J. Miles assists)
C.J. Miles makes slam dunk
Gordon Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price misses layup
David West makes jumper
Earl Watson blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor misses hook shot
David West makes 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
David West misses jumper
David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Carl Landry misses 5-foot two point shot
Gordon Hayward blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Emeka Okafor makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
Willie Green misses 23-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 5-foot running jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
David West misses jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
David West makes 9-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes two point shot
David West misses 10-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
David West misses 6-foot jumper
David West makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap blocks David West's 13-foot jumper
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
David West misses jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Paul Millsap blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Carl Landry's 4-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot jumper
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Derrick Favors blocks Willie Green's layup
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Aaron Gray makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes jumper
Aaron Gray misses 3-foot jumper
C.J. Miles blocks Aaron Gray's layup
Jarrett Jack makes 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 12-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward blocks Chris Paul's layup
Trevor Ariza makes slam dunk (Aaron Gray assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
David West misses 4-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses jumper
Aaron Gray makes tip shot
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 20-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Emeka Okafor's 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 5-foot jumper (Aaron Gray assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gray makes layup
Gordon Hayward blocks Jarrett Jack's layup
Jarrett Jack misses 83-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

JAZZ

TIME		NO	UTAH
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Al Jefferson (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:44	David West makes jumper	2	0
11:18	C.J. Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:18	Utah offensive team rebound	2	0
11:18	shot clock turnover	2	0
11:03	Paul Millsap shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	2	0
11:03	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
11:03	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	4	0
10:51	Raja Bell bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	4	0
10:45	Earl Watson blocks Trevor Ariza's layup	4	0
10:45	Chris Paul offensive rebound	4	0
10:45	C.J. Miles shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	4	0
10:45	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
10:45	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	6	0
10:34	Al Jefferson lost ball (Marco Belinelli steals)	6	0
10:29	Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper	9	0
10:22	Utah full timeout	9	0
10:08	C.J. Miles misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	0
10:07	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	9	0
9:52	Paul Millsap makes 14-foot two point shot	9	2
9:37	Al Jefferson personal foul (David West draws the foul)	9	2
9:26	David West misses jumper	9	2
9:25	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	9	2
9:18	Raja Bell misses jumper	9	2
9:15	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	9	2
9:04	Emeka Okafor makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	11	2
8:41	Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper	11	4
8:26	Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	4
8:25	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	11	4
8:18	Earl Watson makes driving layup	11	6
8:04	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	11	6
8:04	Derrick Favors enters the game for Al Jefferson	11	6
8:04	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	12	6
8:04	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	13	6
7:52	C.J. Miles misses 18-foot jumper	13	6
7:50	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	13	6
7:45	Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	15	6
7:22	Paul Millsap misses two point shot	15	6
7:22	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	15	8
7:22	Paul Millsap makes tip shot	15	8
7:05	Emeka Okafor misses hook shot	15	8
7:05	C.J. Miles defensive rebound	15	8
6:54	Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot	15	10
6:37	David West makes 16-foot jumper	17	10
6:22	Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Earl Watson assists)	17	12
6:05	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	17	12
6:05	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	17	12
5:39	C.J. Miles misses jumper	17	12
5:39	Derrick Favors offensive rebound	17	12
5:26	Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)	17	14
5:05	David West lost ball (Earl Watson steals)	17	14
4:56	Raja Bell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)	17	17
4:46	New Orleans full timeout	17	17
4:46	Gordon Hayward enters the game for C.J. Miles	17	17
4:46	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Marco Belinelli	17	17
4:33	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)	19	17
4:11	Derrick Favors misses 6-foot jumper	19	17
4:09	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	19	17
4:09	Paul Millsap makes layup	19	19
3:47	David West misses jumper	19	19
3:47	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	19	19
3:35	David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	21	19
3:19	Jarrett Jack personal foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)	21	19
3:19	Ronnie Price enters the game for Raja Bell	21	19
3:19	Carl Landry enters the game for Emeka Okafor	21	19
3:10	Derrick Favors misses 17-foot jumper	21	19
3:09	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	21	19
2:59	Earl Watson personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	21	19
2:59	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 3	22	19
2:59	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 2 of 3	23	19
2:59	Jarrett Jack misses free throw 3 of 3	23	19
2:57	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	23	19
2:34	Paul Millsap makes 19-foot two point shot	23	21
2:24	David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	25	21
2:02	Gordon Hayward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)	25	24
1:39	Carl Landry misses 5-foot two point shot	25	24
1:38	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	25	24
1:31	Earl Watson misses 20-foot jumper	25	24
1:31	Utah offensive team rebound	25	24
1:20	Ronnie Price makes 24-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)	25	27
58.9	Carl Landry lost ball (Ronnie Price steals)	25	27
55.9	Gordon Hayward lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	25	27
54.6	Paul Millsap personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	25	27
54.6	Jeremy Evans enters the game for Paul Millsap	25	27
54.6	Willie Green enters the game for Trevor Ariza	25	27
54.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	26	27
54.6	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
37.2	Carl Landry shooting foul (Ronnie Price draws the foul)	27	27
37.2	Ronnie Price makes free throw 1 of 2	27	28
37.2	Ronnie Price makes free throw 2 of 2	27	29
28.9	Gordon Hayward blocks Chris Paul's layup	27	29
27.3	Carl Landry offensive rebound	27	29
22.5	David West misses 5-foot jumper	27	29
22.5	New Orleans defensive team rebound	27	29
22.5	Carl Landry loose ball foul (Jeremy Evans draws the foul)	27	29
22.5	Jeremy Evans makes free throw 1 of 2	27	30
22.5	Jeremy Evans misses free throw 2 of 2	27	30
21.9	Utah offensive team rebound	27	30
20.5	Jason Smith enters the game for Carl Landry	27	30
19.4	Jarrett Jack personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)	27	30
19.4	Gordon Hayward makes free throw 1 of 2	27	31
19.4	Gordon Hayward makes free throw 2 of 2	27	32
3.2	David West 3 second	27	32
0.2	Earl Watson misses three point jumper	27	32
0.0	Utah offensive team rebound	27	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	32

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Hornets
87
Jazz
105

Game 1

25/11

Hornets
87
Jazz
105

Game 2

25/11

Jazz
71
Hornets
100

Game 3

18/12

Jazz
71
Hornets
100

Game 4

18/12

Hornets
121
Jazz
117

Game 5

25/3

Hornets
121
Jazz
117

Game 6

25/3

Jazz
90
Hornets
78

Game 7

12/4

Jazz
90
Hornets
78

Game 8

12/4

Delta Center

1:00 AM, 25 March 2011

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,840

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Pat Fraher
Mark Lindsay

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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