Kings 96-80 Hornets (2 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

2-2, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	18	18	22	80
SAC	21	17	30	28	96

Sacramento Kings

2-3, 2-2 home

Tyreke Evans makes 18-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 21-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup (John Salmons assists)
Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
John Salmons misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 6-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses tip shot
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Jason Thompson misses tip shot
Chuck Hayes misses jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jason Thompson assists)
John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jimmer Fredette makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson misses layup
Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jimmer Fredette misses 20-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 4-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses tip shot
Jason Thompson makes slam dunk (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Jason Thompson misses jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 14-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 22-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 2-foot two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 21-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
John Salmons makes layup
Chris Kaman blocks Tyreke Evans's 5-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 11-foot two point shot
John Salmons makes driving dunk
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses jumper
Chuck Hayes misses jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 8-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
J.J. Hickson misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton misses layup
John Salmons makes driving layup
Marcus Thornton makes driving dunk
Tyreke Evans makes 21-foot two point shot
John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
John Salmons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Jason Thompson misses 21-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Emeka Okafor blocks John Salmons's 4-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes 6-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses 4-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
Jimmer Fredette misses 7-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot jumper
Jimmer Fredette misses 23-foot jumper
Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 7-foot two point shot
Jimmer Fredette misses 22-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jimmer Fredette makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Jimmer Fredette misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 4-foot jumper (Jimmer Fredette assists)
J.J. Hickson makes 11-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Chuck Hayes misses 4-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses tip shot
Tyreke Evans misses two point shot
Marcus Thornton makes 10-foot running jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 30-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes dunk (Chuck Hayes assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot jumper (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Marcus Thornton makes dunk (Chuck Hayes assists)
Jimmer Fredette makes driving layup
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson blocks Carl Landry's layup
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes 12-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 5-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 11-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw blocks Chris Kaman's 7-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Francisco Garcia blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 16-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 11-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 6-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses tip shot
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 5-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 11-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
John Salmons blocks Jarrett Jack's 4-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
Carl Landry misses 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 9-foot running jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 4-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk
Greivis Vasquez misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 9-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 4-foot running jumper
Jason Thompson blocks Carl Landry's 4-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk
Carl Landry makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Kaman assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 8-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes tip shot
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans blocks Greivis Vasquez's layup
Trey Johnson makes layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses jumper
Trey Johnson makes layup

HORNETS

KINGS

TIME		NO	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. J.J. Hickson (Chuck Hayes gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Tyreke Evans makes 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:30	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)	2	2
11:08	J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
11:07	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	2	2
10:45	Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper	4	2
10:26	J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper	4	2
10:26	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	4	2
10:06	Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper	4	2
10:04	Carl Landry offensive rebound	4	2
10:03	J.J. Hickson blocks Carl Landry's layup	4	2
10:00	Marcus Thornton defensive rebound	4	2
10:00	Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul)	4	2
10:00	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
10:00	Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2	4	4
9:41	Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper	4	4
9:41	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	4	4
9:33	Tyreke Evans misses 21-foot jumper	4	4
9:33	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	4	4
9:27	Tyreke Evans personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	4	4
9:10	Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot jumper	4	4
9:10	Carl Landry offensive rebound	4	4
9:04	Carl Landry misses layup	4	4
9:04	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	4	4
9:02	Trevor Ariza makes 12-foot jumper	6	4
8:42	Tyreke Evans makes layup (John Salmons assists)	6	6
8:22	Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	6
8:22	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	6	6
8:18	Marco Belinelli bad pass (Marcus Thornton steals)	6	6
8:14	Marcus Thornton makes driving layup	6	8
7:56	Jarrett Jack makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	8	8
7:41	John Salmons misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:41	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	8	8
7:28	Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper	8	8
7:28	Carl Landry offensive rebound	8	8
7:22	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:22	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	8	8
7:05	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:05	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	8	8
6:58	Jarrett Jack shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	8	8
6:58	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
6:58	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2	8	9
6:56	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	8	9
6:41	Emeka Okafor makes 5-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	10	9
6:20	Carl Landry personal foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)	10	9
6:11	Tyreke Evans misses 6-foot jumper	10	9
6:11	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	10	9
6:11	J.J. Hickson misses tip shot	10	9
6:09	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	10	11
6:09	Chuck Hayes makes tip shot	10	11
5:54	Emeka Okafor makes 11-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	12	11
5:35	Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper	12	11
5:35	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	12	11
5:31	J.J. Hickson personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	12	11
5:31	Jason Thompson enters the game for J.J. Hickson	12	11
5:18	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup	14	11
5:05	John Salmons lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	14	11
5:01	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk	16	11
4:43	Tyreke Evans misses driving layup	16	11
4:41	Jason Thompson offensive rebound	16	11
4:41	Jason Thompson misses tip shot	16	11
4:39	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	16	11
4:33	Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot jumper	18	11
4:16	Chuck Hayes misses jumper	18	11
4:16	Chris Kaman enters the game for Carl Landry	18	11
4:00	Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper	18	11
3:58	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	18	11
3:51	Jarrett Jack lost ball (Jason Thompson steals)	18	11
3:48	Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jason Thompson assists)	18	13
3:29	Marco Belinelli misses three point jumper	18	13
3:27	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	18	13
3:21	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	13
3:21	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	18	13
3:06	John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	13
3:06	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	18	13
3:03	Tyreke Evans offensive charge (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	18	13
3:03	Tyreke Evans turnover	18	13
3:03	Jason Smith enters the game for Emeka Okafor	18	13
3:03	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Marco Belinelli	18	13
3:02	Jimmer Fredette enters the game for Chuck Hayes	18	13
3:02	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Tyreke Evans	18	13
2:47	Travis Outlaw blocks Chris Kaman's 7-foot jumper	18	13
2:47	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	18	13
2:32	Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:04	Chris Kaman misses two point shot	18	16
2:03	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	18	16
1:54	Marcus Thornton lost ball (Greivis Vasquez steals)	18	16
1:50	Greivis Vasquez makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	20	16
1:34	Jimmer Fredette makes 25-foot three point jumper	20	19
1:19	Jarrett Jack misses 14-foot jumper	20	19
1:19	Marcus Thornton defensive rebound	20	19
1:02	Jason Thompson misses layup	20	19
1:02	New Orleans full timeout	20	19
52.9	Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper	20	19
51.9	Jason Smith offensive rebound	20	19
49.6	Travis Outlaw shooting foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)	20	19
49.6	Jason Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	20	19
49.6	New Orleans offensive team rebound	20	19
49.6	Jason Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	20	19
48.9	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	20	19
36.9	Jimmer Fredette bad pass (Jason Smith steals)	20	19
20.8	Chris Kaman makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	22	19
1.7	Jason Thompson makes two point shot (Jimmer Fredette assists)	22	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	21

Regular Season Series

SAC leads 1-0

Hornets
80
Kings
96

Game 1

2/1

Hornets
80
Kings
96

Game 2

2/1

Kings
100
Hornets
92

Game 3

7/2

Kings
100
Hornets
92

Game 4

7/2

Hornets
98
Kings
99

Game 5

8/3

Hornets
98
Kings
99

Game 6

8/3

Kings
96
Hornets
105

Game 7

12/4

Kings
96
Hornets
105

Game 8

12/4

Sleep Train Arena

2:00 AM, 2 January 2012

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 13,628

Referees:
Matt Boland
Marat Kogut
Marc Davis

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LA Lakers	23	18	.561	-	W1
LA Clippers	24	19	.558	-	L2
Sacramento	23	20	.535	1	W3
Phoenix	22	21	.512	2	W1
Golden State	21	22	.488	3	L2

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