Hornets 106-100 Suns (26 Mar, 2011) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

42-31, 18-20 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	21	29	23	33	106
PHX	27	29	22	22	100

Phoenix Suns

36-35, 20-16 home

100

Vince Carter misses 17-foot two point shot
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Channing Frye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat misses 9-foot hook shot
Steve Nash misses 10-foot two point shot
Grant Hill makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Marco Belinelli blocks Marcin Gortat's 6-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Marcin Gortat misses 8-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses jumper
Grant Hill misses driving layup
Channing Frye makes 6-foot hook shot
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Josh Childress's jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 6-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Aaron Brooks misses jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 18-foot jumper (Hakim Warrick assists)
Marcin Gortat misses 17-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 16-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Hakim Warrick misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 17-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Hakim Warrick makes 16-foot jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 17-foot two point shot
Hakim Warrick makes jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Jared Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 18-foot jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Marcin Gortat misses jumper
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Channing Frye assists)
Grant Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Grant Hill misses 6-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor blocks Jared Dudley's 6-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Trevor Ariza blocks Marcin Gortat's 8-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat misses 8-foot two point shot
Marcin Gortat makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 4-foot two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
Jared Dudley misses layup
Marcin Gortat makes layup
Jared Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes layup
Hakim Warrick misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 14-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 16-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 9-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 20-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks makes 30-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Jared Dudley makes 20-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick makes 16-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 9-foot two point shot
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 31-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye blocks Carl Landry's 9-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Carl Landry's 6-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 11-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 15-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Jason Smith's 7-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 10-foot two point shot
Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 6-foot running jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Quincy Pondexter makes 10-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 11-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 11-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat blocks Emeka Okafor's dunk
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor misses hook shot
Aaron Gray makes tip shot
Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
David Andersen misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David Andersen makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
Channing Frye blocks Marco Belinelli's 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Jared Dudley blocks Trevor Ariza's 6-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup
Carl Landry makes 13-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 5-foot jumper
Josh Childress blocks Emeka Okafor's jumper
Josh Childress blocks Carl Landry's layup
Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Andersen misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 5-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Carl Landry makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
Grant Hill blocks Jarrett Jack's layup
Jarrett Jack makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 5-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Willie Green makes layup (Chris Paul assists)

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Robin Lopez (Marco Belinelli gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Channing Frye blocks Carl Landry's 9-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Carl Landry offensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Robin Lopez blocks Carl Landry's 6-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Vince Carter misses 17-foot two point shot	0	0
11:22	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
10:59	Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
10:56	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	0
10:34	Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper	2	0
10:33	Vince Carter defensive rebound	2	0
10:29	Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	2	2
10:15	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	2
10:03	Vince Carter misses layup	5	2
10:03	Phoenix defensive team rebound	5	2
10:03	Robin Lopez loose ball foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	5	2
10:03	Robin Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)	5	2
10:03	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	6	2
9:53	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	2
9:52	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	2
9:42	Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper	6	2
9:42	Phoenix defensive team rebound	6	2
9:42	Robin Lopez loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	6	2
9:34	Robin Lopez personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	2
9:34	Marcin Gortat enters the game for Robin Lopez	6	2
9:22	Carl Landry misses jumper	6	2
9:21	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	2
9:11	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)	6	5
8:53	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:52	Carl Landry offensive rebound	6	5
8:49	Carl Landry misses 11-foot two point shot	6	5
8:47	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	6	5
8:45	Vince Carter shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	6	5
8:45	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	7	5
8:45	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	8	5
8:30	Channing Frye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	8	8
8:11	Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:08	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	8	8
7:54	Marcin Gortat misses 9-foot hook shot	8	8
7:52	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	8	8
7:35	Carl Landry misses jumper	8	8
7:33	Channing Frye defensive rebound	8	8
7:28	Steve Nash misses 10-foot two point shot	8	8
7:26	Steve Nash offensive rebound	8	8
7:22	Grant Hill makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	8	10
7:03	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	11	10
6:39	Marco Belinelli blocks Marcin Gortat's 6-foot jumper	11	10
6:37	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	11	10
6:35	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	10
6:33	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	11	10
6:22	Grant Hill personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	11	10
6:22	Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2	11	10
6:22	New Orleans offensive team rebound	11	10
6:22	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
6:13	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	12	10
6:09	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	12	10
6:09	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	12	10
6:01	Grant Hill makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	12	13
5:48	Willie Green bad pass	12	13
5:48	Phoenix full timeout	12	13
5:39	Marcin Gortat misses 8-foot jumper	12	13
5:37	Willie Green defensive rebound	12	13
5:26	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	13
5:24	Grant Hill defensive rebound	12	13
5:09	Vince Carter misses jumper	12	13
5:07	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	12	13
4:54	Carl Landry lost ball (Vince Carter steals)	12	13
4:54	Carl Landry personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	12	13
4:54	Jason Smith enters the game for Carl Landry	12	13
4:39	Grant Hill lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	12	13
4:31	Chris Paul bad pass	12	13
4:13	Grant Hill misses driving layup	12	13
4:09	Chris Paul defensive rebound	12	13
4:05	Willie Green misses 8-foot jumper	12	13
4:03	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	12	13
3:47	Channing Frye makes 6-foot hook shot	12	15
3:30	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	12	15
3:28	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	14	15
3:28	Trevor Ariza makes tip shot	14	15
3:19	Willie Green shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	14	15
3:19	Grant Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
3:19	Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
3:12	Willie Green bad pass (Channing Frye steals)	14	17
3:06	Steve Nash bad pass	14	17
2:57	Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper	14	17
2:55	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	14	17
2:44	Willie Green makes 15-foot jumper	16	17
2:27	Chris Paul personal foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)	16	17
2:27	New Orleans full timeout	16	17
2:27	Jared Dudley enters the game for Vince Carter	16	17
2:27	Marcin Gortat makes free throw 1 of 2	16	18
2:27	Marcin Gortat makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
2:13	Channing Frye blocks Jason Smith's 7-foot jumper	16	19
2:10	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	16	19
1:59	Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)	16	22
1:31	Willie Green misses 10-foot two point shot	16	22
1:29	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	16	22
1:25	Chris Paul shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)	16	22
1:25	Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2	16	22
1:25	Phoenix offensive team rebound	16	22
1:25	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Paul	16	22
1:25	Josh Childress enters the game for Grant Hill	16	22
1:25	Jared Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2	16	23
1:15	Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper	18	23
56.9	Emeka Okafor blocks Josh Childress's jumper	18	23
53.6	Jared Dudley offensive rebound	18	23
48.5	Marcin Gortat makes 6-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	18	25
37.9	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	18	25
35.7	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	18	25
28.0	Willie Green shooting foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)	18	25
28.0	Marcin Gortat makes free throw 1 of 2	18	26
28.0	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Steve Nash	18	26
28.0	Marcin Gortat makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
5.4	Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	21	27
0.1	Aaron Brooks misses jumper	21	27
0.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	21	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	27

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Hornets
102
Suns
104

Game 1

31/1

Suns
95
Hornets
100

Game 2

17/3

Hornets
106
Suns
100

Game 3

26/3

Suns
97
Hornets
109

Game 4

9/4

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 26 March 2011

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 18,422

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Nick Buchert
Derrick Stafford

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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