Heat 109-95 Hornets (31 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

4-17, 2-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	29	20	19	27	95
MIA	27	24	36	22	109

Miami Heat

16-5, 10-2 home

109

Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses running jumper
Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Bosh makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
Joel Anthony makes tip shot
Mario Chalmers makes driving layup
Chris Bosh misses 5-foot jumper
LeBron James misses tip shot
LeBron James makes tip shot
Dwyane Wade misses 9-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 16-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade misses 14-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole misses 10-foot two point shot
Norris Cole misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mike Miller makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Norris Cole makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Mike Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole makes driving layup
Chris Bosh misses 17-foot jumper
Norris Cole misses layup
Dwyane Wade makes 11-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Norris Cole makes 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
LeBron James misses 6-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 10-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes 9-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 10-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 16-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses dunk
Joel Anthony makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes layup
LeBron James makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Mario Chalmers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Chris Bosh misses 12-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes 6-foot jumper
Mario Chalmers makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mario Chalmers makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Bosh misses dunk
Dwyane Wade misses 13-foot two point shot
Joel Anthony makes hook shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
Chris Bosh misses 18-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Norris Cole makes driving layup
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mike Miller makes 22-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Bosh makes 16-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Chris Bosh misses 10-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 12-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes layup
Norris Cole makes 9-foot running jumper
Mike Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Chris Bosh misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Bosh makes dunk
Udonis Haslem misses 17-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 6-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Chris Bosh makes 5-foot two point shot
Norris Cole makes driving layup
Norris Cole misses driving layup
Eddy Curry misses 4-foot two point shot
Eddy Curry makes 3-foot jumper
Eddy Curry makes layup (Norris Cole assists)
Norris Cole misses 9-foot two point shot
Gustavo Ayon blocks Juwan Howard's 4-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot hook shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jason Smith makes two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
Gustavo Ayon misses 4-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Carl Landry makes 3-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes 19-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 7-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 6-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes 10-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 19-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 13-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 22-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 5-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Joel Anthony blocks Trevor Ariza's jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 13-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 4-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes jumper
Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Emeka Okafor makes layup
Jason Smith makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli misses driving layup
Jarrett Jack misses 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot running jumper
Carl Landry makes 6-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 11-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 8-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes jumper
Shane Battier blocks Xavier Henry's layup
Shane Battier blocks Gustavo Ayon's jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes 9-foot two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses driving layup
Xavier Henry misses driving layup
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
DaJuan Summers makes jumper (Carldell Johnson assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving layup
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Carldell Johnson assists)
DaJuan Summers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 6-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez misses 15-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 13-foot jumper

HORNETS

HEAT

TIME		NO	MIA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Joel Anthony (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Chris Bosh makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:45	Chris Bosh makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:30	Trevor Ariza makes layup	2	2
11:14	Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:12	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Emeka Okafor makes 8-foot hook shot (Trevor Ariza assists)	4	2
10:41	Dwyane Wade misses running jumper	4	2
10:40	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	4	2
10:34	Jason Smith makes two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)	6	2
10:22	LeBron James bad pass	6	2
10:08	Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)	8	2
9:41	Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:40	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	8	2
9:30	Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:30	New Orleans defensive team rebound	8	2
9:04	Chris Bosh makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)	8	4
8:57	Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	11	4
8:37	LeBron James bad pass	11	4
8:23	Marco Belinelli post lost ball turnover (Chris Bosh steals)	11	4
8:18	LeBron James makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)	11	6
8:03	Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper	13	6
7:48	Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper	13	6
7:48	Joel Anthony offensive rebound	13	6
7:48	Joel Anthony makes tip shot	13	8
7:48	Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Joel Anthony draws the foul)	13	8
7:48	Joel Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	13	9
7:41	Marco Belinelli makes layup	15	9
7:31	Jason Smith shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	9
7:31	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	15	10
7:31	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	15	10
7:30	Jason Smith defensive rebound	15	10
7:22	Trevor Ariza traveling	15	10
7:11	Mario Chalmers makes driving layup	15	12
6:56	Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	17	12
6:35	Chris Bosh misses 5-foot jumper	17	12
6:35	LeBron James offensive rebound	17	12
6:33	LeBron James misses tip shot	17	12
6:31	LeBron James offensive rebound	17	14
6:30	LeBron James makes tip shot	17	14
6:05	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	20	14
5:58	Miami full timeout	20	14
5:39	LeBron James bad pass (Jarrett Jack steals)	20	14
5:37	Marco Belinelli out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	14
5:18	Mario Chalmers bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	20	14
5:07	Chris Bosh shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	20	14
5:07	Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2	21	14
5:07	Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2	21	14
5:05	Joel Anthony defensive rebound	21	14
4:54	Dwyane Wade misses 9-foot jumper	21	14
4:54	Dwyane Wade offensive rebound	21	14
4:47	Jason Smith shooting foul (Joel Anthony draws the foul)	21	14
4:47	Joel Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2	21	14
4:47	Miami offensive team rebound	21	14
4:47	Joel Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	21	15
4:24	Emeka Okafor makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	23	15
4:18	Dwyane Wade makes 16-foot two point shot	23	17
4:18	Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	23	17
4:18	Udonis Haslem enters the game for Chris Bosh	23	17
4:18	Carl Landry enters the game for Jason Smith	23	17
4:18	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 1	23	18
4:05	Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper	23	18
4:03	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	23	18
3:56	Dwyane Wade misses 14-foot jumper	23	18
3:56	Miami defensive team rebound	23	18
3:56	Udonis Haslem loose ball foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	23	18
3:56	Shane Battier enters the game for Dwyane Wade	23	18
3:56	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Marco Belinelli	23	18
3:41	Trevor Ariza misses driving layup	23	18
3:40	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	23	18
3:23	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	23	18
3:23	Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2	23	19
3:23	Norris Cole enters the game for Mario Chalmers	23	19
3:23	Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2	23	20
3:01	Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	20
3:00	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	23	20
2:53	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	20
2:50	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	23	20
2:46	New Orleans full timeout	23	20
2:46	Mike Miller enters the game for Joel Anthony	23	20
2:31	Carl Landry makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	29	25
2:05	Norris Cole misses 10-foot two point shot	23	20
2:03	Udonis Haslem offensive rebound	23	20
1:58	Norris Cole misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:55	LeBron James offensive rebound	23	20
1:52	Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:50	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	23	20
1:39	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:37	New Orleans defensive team rebound	23	20
1:37	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	23	20
1:37	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Emeka Okafor	23	20
1:22	Norris Cole misses 20-foot jumper	23	20
1:20	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	23	20
1:14	Trevor Ariza misses driving layup	23	20
1:10	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	23	20
1:07	Trevor Ariza makes tip shot	25	20
53.4	Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	25	23
34.9	Gustavo Ayon misses 4-foot jumper	25	23
29.9	LeBron James defensive rebound	25	23
29.6	Mike Miller makes layup (LeBron James assists)	25	25
6.6	Mike Miller shooting foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	25	25
6.6	Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2	26	25
6.6	Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
0.6	Norris Cole makes layup (LeBron James assists)	29	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	27

Regular Season Series

MIA leads 1-0

Hornets
95
Heat
109

Game 1

31/1

Hornets
95
Heat
109

Game 2

31/1

Kaseya Center

12:30 AM, 31 January 2012

Miami, FL

Attendance: 19,804

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Nick Buchert
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	18	12	.600	-	W1
Miami	13	13	.500	3	L3
Atlanta	14	15	.483	3.5	L3
Charlotte	7	21	.250	10	L4
Washington	4	22	.154	12	L1

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