Hornets 109-97 Suns (9 Apr, 2011) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

38-41, 17-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	30	23	26	18	97
NO	31	28	26	24	109

New Orleans Hornets

46-33, 28-12 home

109

Emeka Okafor misses dunk
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Willie Green makes 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Robin Lopez blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes 3-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 13-foot two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 13-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Willie Green makes driving layup
Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 14-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 2-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes 14-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses jumper
Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Willie Green assists)
Willie Green makes two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marcin Gortat blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses two point shot
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot
Willie Green makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Emeka Okafor assists)
Carl Landry misses 13-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 5-foot two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Willie Green assists)
Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses tip shot
Jason Smith makes 7-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 22-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot two point shot
Willie Green makes 14-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green makes 17-foot two point shot
Vince Carter blocks Carl Landry's layup
Willie Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 15-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Willie Green misses 5-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 2-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Grant Hill's 5-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 12-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Jared Dudley makes slam dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
Grant Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes two point shot
Channing Frye misses jumper
Marcin Gortat misses jumper
Jared Dudley makes 3-foot two point shot
Marcin Gortat makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Channing Frye makes slam dunk (Grant Hill assists)
Channing Frye misses 12-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Vince Carter makes 11-foot two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Childress misses 4-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 5-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 4-foot jumper
Garret Siler makes 1-foot two point shot
Josh Childress makes 3-foot two point shot
Hakim Warrick misses 7-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zabian Dowdell assists)
Zabian Dowdell misses jumper
Josh Childress makes 7-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Jared Dudley's layup
Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 11-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat makes layup (Channing Frye assists)
Jared Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Channing Frye makes slam dunk (Jared Dudley assists)
Jared Dudley misses 12-foot two point shot
Marcin Gortat misses 11-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Channing Frye misses three point jumper
Grant Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Marcin Gortat makes driving dunk
Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 4-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses tip shot
Grant Hill makes 17-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Grant Hill makes jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes 17-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses layup
Jason Smith blocks Grant Hill's layup
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Zabian Dowdell misses 20-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 15-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes 22-foot jumper
Zabian Dowdell makes driving layup
Jared Dudley misses 7-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Marcin Gortat's jumper
Zabian Dowdell makes driving layup
Zabian Dowdell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcin Gortat assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Josh Childress's 6-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 1-foot two point shot
Zabian Dowdell makes 23-foot jumper
Zabian Dowdell misses 21-foot jumper
Zabian Dowdell misses layup

SUNS

HORNETS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcin Gortat vs. Emeka Okafor (Aaron Brooks gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Emeka Okafor blocks Grant Hill's 5-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Emeka Okafor misses dunk	0	0
11:23	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Marcin Gortat makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)	2	0
11:17	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)	2	0
11:17	Marcin Gortat makes free throw 1 of 1	3	0
11:00	Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	3
10:48	Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper	3	3
10:48	Chris Paul defensive rebound	3	3
10:37	Marcin Gortat shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	3	3
10:37	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
10:37	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	3	5
10:22	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	3	5
10:15	Grant Hill makes 12-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)	5	5
10:00	Carl Landry bad pass (Jared Dudley steals)	5	5
9:56	Jared Dudley makes slam dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)	7	5
9:41	Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper	7	5
9:40	Grant Hill defensive rebound	7	5
9:30	Grant Hill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)	10	5
9:19	Aaron Brooks personal foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	10	5
9:08	Emeka Okafor misses 3-foot two point shot	10	5
9:07	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	10	5
9:02	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	12	5
8:56	New Orleans full timeout	12	5
8:45	Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	7
8:25	Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper	14	7
8:10	Marco Belinelli misses layup	14	7
8:07	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	14	7
8:07	Marcin Gortat lost ball (Marco Belinelli steals)	14	7
8:00	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)	14	9
7:47	Jared Dudley makes two point shot	16	9
7:31	Chris Paul bad pass	16	9
7:24	Emeka Okafor illegal defense foul	16	9
7:24	Aaron Brooks makes technical free throw	17	9
7:15	Channing Frye misses jumper	17	9
7:13	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	17	9
7:09	Marco Belinelli step out of bounds turnover	17	9
6:52	Marcin Gortat misses jumper	17	9
6:50	Jared Dudley offensive rebound	17	9
6:48	Jared Dudley makes 3-foot two point shot	19	9
6:35	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	9
6:35	Grant Hill defensive rebound	19	9
6:31	Grant Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover	19	9
6:31	Willie Green enters the game for Marco Belinelli	19	9
6:16	Jared Dudley shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	19	9
6:16	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	19	10
6:16	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	19	11
6:01	Marcin Gortat makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)	21	11
5:45	Marcin Gortat shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	21	11
5:45	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	21	12
5:45	Robin Lopez enters the game for Marcin Gortat	21	12
5:45	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	21	13
5:35	Channing Frye makes slam dunk (Grant Hill assists)	23	13
5:11	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	13
5:09	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	23	13
4:52	Channing Frye misses 12-foot jumper	23	13
4:52	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	23	13
4:37	Willie Green makes 26-foot three point jumper	23	16
4:31	Willie Green shooting foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	23	16
4:31	Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	24	16
4:31	Jason Smith enters the game for Carl Landry	24	16
4:31	Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2	24	16
4:30	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	24	16
4:15	Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	24	18
4:15	Robin Lopez shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	24	18
4:15	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1	24	18
4:15	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	24	18
3:51	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	26	18
3:41	Emeka Okafor misses layup	26	18
3:40	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound	26	18
3:35	Grant Hill makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)	28	18
3:17	Robin Lopez blocks Trevor Ariza's layup	28	18
3:15	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	28	18
3:06	Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot	28	18
3:04	Jason Smith offensive rebound	28	18
3:01	Jason Smith makes 3-foot jumper	28	20
2:51	Grant Hill bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	28	20
2:47	Channing Frye shooting foul (Willie Green draws the foul)	28	20
2:47	Phoenix full timeout	28	20
2:47	Vince Carter enters the game for Jared Dudley	28	20
2:47	Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2	28	21
2:47	Willie Green makes free throw 2 of 2	28	22
2:39	Vince Carter makes 11-foot two point shot (Grant Hill assists)	30	22
2:16	Jason Smith makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)	30	24
2:01	Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	24
2:00	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	30	24
1:45	Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper	30	26
1:23	Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper	30	26
1:23	Grant Hill offensive rebound	30	26
1:16	Robin Lopez 3 second	30	26
1:16	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Channing Frye	30	26
1:16	Aaron Gray enters the game for Emeka Okafor	30	26
52.9	Chris Paul bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	30	26
47.9	Aaron Brooks bad pass (Jason Smith steals)	30	26
41.9	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	26
40.5	New Orleans offensive team rebound	30	26
40.5	Robin Lopez loose ball foul (Aaron Gray draws the foul)	30	26
40.5	Aaron Gray misses free throw 1 of 2	30	26
40.5	New Orleans offensive team rebound	30	26
40.5	Garret Siler enters the game for Robin Lopez	30	26
40.5	Aaron Gray misses free throw 2 of 2	30	26
40.4	Willie Green offensive rebound	30	26
35.0	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper	30	29
12.9	Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper	30	29
11.5	Jason Smith defensive rebound	30	29
0.0	Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot	30	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	31

Regular Season Series

NO wins 3-1

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

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 9 April 2011

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,950

Referees:
Leroy Richardson
Mike Callahan
Sean Wright

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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