Mavericks 121-89 Hornets (14 Apr, 2011) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

46-36, 18-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	34	13	15	89
DAL	28	30	28	35	121

Dallas Mavericks

57-25, 29-12 home

121

Dirk Nowitzki makes 4-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three pointer (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawn Marion makes 6-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 8-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 1-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 7-foot two point shot
Brendan Haywood makes 1-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses 8-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 2-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack blocks Jose Juan Barea's 6-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 17-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot two point shot
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 17-foot two point shot
Rodrigue Beaubois makes 19-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 5-foot two point shot (Rodrigue Beaubois assists)
Rodrigue Beaubois misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 4-foot two point shot (Shawn Marion assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 6-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 4-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Tyson Chandler makes 18-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawn Marion misses 9-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawn Marion misses running jumper
Jason Kidd makes three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Cardinal makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry misses 42-foot three point running jumper
Jason Terry misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Brendan Haywood makes jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Brendan Haywood makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 12-foot two point shot
Brendan Haywood makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brendan Haywood assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Brendan Haywood makes 12-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Ian Mahinmi makes 14-foot two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 3-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes tip shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Aaron Gray misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 8-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 13-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 42-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot two point shot (Jason Smith assists)
Quincy Pondexter makes 17-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
Willie Green makes 13-foot two point shot
Quincy Pondexter makes 13-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Willie Green makes 17-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 4-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Willie Green assists)
Carl Landry makes 6-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 10-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Willie Green misses 17-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 10-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Marco Belinelli makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses driving layup
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three pointer (Chris Paul assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 3-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Jason Smith makes 21-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
Willie Green makes 4-foot running jumper (Aaron Gray assists)
Aaron Gray misses 4-foot two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses 22-foot three point jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes 15-foot two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 8-foot two point shot
Aaron Gray misses tip shot
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
D.J. Mbenga misses 3-foot two point shot
Willie Green misses 11-foot two point shot
D.J. Mbenga makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Brian Cardinal blocks Carl Landry's 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 2-foot two point shot (Patrick Ewing Jr. assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot running jumper
Patrick Ewing Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 17-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
D.J. Mbenga misses 11-foot hook shot
Patrick Ewing Jr. misses 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 10-foot jumper

HORNETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		NO	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	0
11:15	Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	3	0
11:11	Trevor Ariza lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)	3	0
11:04	Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)	3	0
11:00	Trevor Ariza makes 3-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	0
10:38	Dirk Nowitzki makes 4-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	5	2
10:38	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	5	2
10:38	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1	5	3
10:21	Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper	5	3
10:19	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	3
10:07	Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	5	5
9:56	Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)	7	5
9:41	Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)	7	8
9:22	Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	9	8
8:55	Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot two point shot	9	8
8:52	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	9	8
8:45	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	8
8:18	Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot	12	10
8:00	Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	10
7:52	Dallas full timeout	14	10
7:39	Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	10
7:39	Carl Landry defensive rebound	14	10
7:39	Dirk Nowitzki loose ball foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	14	10
7:26	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	14	10
7:26	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	15	10
7:26	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
7:03	DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three pointer (Jason Kidd assists)	16	13
6:50	Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot	18	13
6:37	Dirk Nowitzki lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	18	13
6:28	Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper	18	13
6:26	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	18	13
6:11	Shawn Marion makes 6-foot two point shot	18	15
5:52	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	18	15
5:52	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	18	15
5:48	Jason Kidd bad pass	18	15
5:37	Chris Paul misses layup	18	15
5:35	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	20	15
5:35	Emeka Okafor makes tip shot	20	15
5:16	Dirk Nowitzki misses 8-foot two point shot	20	15
5:13	Carl Landry defensive rebound	20	15
5:09	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	20	15
5:07	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	20	15
4:48	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	20	15
4:48	Jason Terry enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson	20	15
4:48	Aaron Gray enters the game for Emeka Okafor	20	15
4:48	Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2	20	15
4:48	Dallas offensive team rebound	20	15
4:48	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2	20	16
4:39	Marco Belinelli misses 19-foot two point shot	20	16
4:37	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	20	16
4:33	Carl Landry personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	20	16
4:33	Brian Cardinal enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	20	16
4:22	Jason Terry bad pass (Marco Belinelli steals)	20	16
4:09	Chris Paul bad pass (Shawn Marion steals)	20	16
4:05	Shawn Marion makes 1-foot two point shot	20	18
3:51	Jason Terry personal foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	20	18
3:42	Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)	23	18
3:28	Chris Paul shooting foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)	23	18
3:28	Brendan Haywood enters the game for Tyson Chandler	23	18
3:28	Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2	23	19
3:28	Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2	23	20
3:06	Aaron Gray misses 16-foot jumper	23	20
3:05	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	23	20
2:49	Shawn Marion misses 7-foot two point shot	23	20
2:48	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	23	20
2:35	Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	20
2:34	Brian Cardinal defensive rebound	23	20
2:20	Brendan Haywood makes 1-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)	23	22
2:13	New Orleans full timeout	23	22
2:00	Carl Landry misses 8-foot two point shot	23	22
1:53	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	23	22
1:42	Jason Terry misses 8-foot two point shot	23	22
1:40	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	23	22
1:23	Marco Belinelli misses 13-foot two point shot	23	22
1:21	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	23	22
1:09	Shawn Marion misses 2-foot two point shot	23	22
1:07	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	23	22
57.1	Brian Cardinal shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	23	22
57.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	24	22
57.1	Willie Green enters the game for Trevor Ariza	24	22
57.1	Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Carl Landry	24	22
57.1	Jason Smith enters the game for Marco Belinelli	24	22
57.1	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Shawn Marion	24	22
57.1	Corey Brewer enters the game for Jason Kidd	24	22
57.1	Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Brian Cardinal	24	22
57.1	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	25	22
44.1	Jason Smith shooting foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	25	22
44.1	Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2	25	23
44.1	Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2	25	24
40.5	Chris Paul offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)	25	24
40.5	Chris Paul turnover	25	24
40.5	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Chris Paul	25	24
40.5	Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)	25	24
40.5	Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw	25	25
28.8	Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper	25	25
27.9	Aaron Gray defensive rebound	25	25
7.9	Jarrett Jack makes 15-foot two point shot	27	25
1.9	Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)	27	28
0.3	Willie Green misses 42-foot three point jumper	27	28
0.0	New Orleans offensive team rebound	27	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	28

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Hornets
95
Mavericks
98

Game 1

16/11

Mavericks
97
Hornets
99

Game 2

18/11

Mavericks
92
Hornets
93

Game 3

10/3

Hornets
89
Mavericks
121

Game 4

14/4

American Airlines Center

1:00 AM, 14 April 2011

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,366

Referees:
David Guthrie
Greg Willard
Gary Zielinski

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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