Hornets 89-84 Cavaliers (23 Feb, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

8-25, 5-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	29	21	19	20	89
CLE	20	23	16	25	84

Cleveland Cavaliers

13-18, 8-9 home

Trevor Ariza blocks Semih Erden's layup
Antawn Jamison misses 12-foot hook shot
Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (Antawn Jamison assists)
Semih Erden makes dunk (Omri Casspi assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Antawn Jamison's layup
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Semih Erden makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Gustavo Ayon blocks Semih Erden's layup
Omri Casspi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 10-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot jumper (Ryan Hollins assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Alonzo Gee misses 13-foot two point shot
Solomon Jones blocks Kyrie Irving's 18-foot jumper
Solomon Jones blocks Tristan Thompson's 5-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Alonzo Gee's 5-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Tristan Thompson makes dunk
Ramon Sessions makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Alonzo Gee makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Tristan Thompson makes driving dunk
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Kyrie Irving misses 17-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 6-foot two point shot
Tristan Thompson makes 8-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)
Omri Casspi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses tip shot
Antawn Jamison misses tip shot
Tristan Thompson misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Tristan Thompson's layup
Omri Casspi makes jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 35-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 6-foot jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Daniel Gibson misses layup
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Antawn Jamison misses 23-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 6-foot running jumper
Omri Casspi misses 11-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 6-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Alonzo Gee makes layup
Ramon Sessions misses 7-foot running jumper
Luke Harangody misses 2-foot two point shot
Ryan Hollins makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Alonzo Gee makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Harangody assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Luke Harangody's layup
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Luke Harangody's layup
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 17-foot jumper
Luke Harangody misses layup
Luke Harangody misses tip shot
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses layup
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 13-foot jumper (Ryan Hollins assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Daniel Gibson misses three point jumper
Tristan Thompson makes 6-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman misses two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper
Semih Erden blocks Chris Kaman's two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 16-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 11-foot running jumper
Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 4-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Chris Kaman makes 17-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Gustavo Ayon makes 1-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses layup
Lance Thomas misses tip shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Xavier Henry assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 15-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 8-foot jumper
Solomon Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes 6-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup (Xavier Henry assists)
Chris Kaman misses 11-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses 7-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes 1-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses running jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman makes dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Chris Kaman misses layup
Chris Kaman makes two point shot
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman misses 11-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes 6-foot running jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Omri Casspi blocks Trevor Ariza's 4-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Gustavo Ayon misses tip shot
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes two point shot
Greivis Vasquez makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Greivis Vasquez misses running jumper
Solomon Jones misses tip shot
Jarrett Jack misses jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Solomon Jones assists)
Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving blocks Lance Thomas's 6-foot jumper
Ryan Hollins blocks Xavier Henry's 21-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot two point shot
Lance Thomas misses layup
Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses 7-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses layup
Chris Kaman misses tip shot
Greivis Vasquez misses driving layup
Greivis Vasquez makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Hollins blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Jarrett Jack makes 4-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot jumper

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. Semih Erden (Greivis Vasquez gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Chris Kaman makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	2	0
11:29	Daniel Gibson bad pass (Gustavo Ayon steals)	2	0
11:12	Greivis Vasquez bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals)	2	0
10:52	Trevor Ariza blocks Semih Erden's layup	2	0
10:49	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	2	0
10:29	Chris Kaman misses two point shot	2	0
10:26	Semih Erden defensive rebound	2	0
10:17	Antawn Jamison misses 12-foot hook shot	2	0
10:14	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	2	0
9:55	Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper	2	0
9:53	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	2	0
9:51	Semih Erden blocks Chris Kaman's two point shot	2	0
9:48	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	2	0
9:40	Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
9:38	Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound	2	0
9:30	Greivis Vasquez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	5	0
9:12	Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (Antawn Jamison assists)	5	2
9:06	Omri Casspi personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	5	2
9:00	Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	7	2
8:42	Semih Erden makes dunk (Omri Casspi assists)	7	4
8:30	Marco Belinelli makes 16-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	9	4
8:14	Daniel Gibson traveling	9	4
7:54	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	4
7:54	Gustavo Ayon offensive rebound	9	4
7:52	Chris Kaman post lost ball turnover (Daniel Gibson steals)	9	6
7:48	Daniel Gibson post lost ball turnover (Greivis Vasquez steals)	11	9
7:41	Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	4
7:41	Semih Erden defensive rebound	9	4
7:33	Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	4
7:31	Antawn Jamison offensive rebound	9	4
7:31	Chris Kaman blocks Antawn Jamison's layup	9	4
7:28	Antawn Jamison offensive rebound	9	4
7:13	Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	4
7:05	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	9	4
6:58	Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper	9	4
6:58	Semih Erden defensive rebound	9	4
6:46	Semih Erden makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)	9	6
6:26	Chris Kaman misses 11-foot running jumper	9	6
6:24	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	9	6
6:22	Trevor Ariza misses two point shot	9	6
6:18	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	9	6
6:09	Gustavo Ayon blocks Semih Erden's layup	9	6
6:07	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	9	6
6:01	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	6
5:58	Daniel Gibson defensive rebound	9	6
5:50	Omri Casspi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	9	9
5:33	Marco Belinelli makes 4-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)	11	9
5:18	Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	9
5:18	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	11	9
5:07	Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)	13	9
5:07	Semih Erden shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	13	9
5:07	Cleveland full timeout	13	9
5:07	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Omri Casspi	13	9
5:07	Ryan Hollins enters the game for Semih Erden	13	9
5:07	Alonzo Gee enters the game for Kyrie Irving	13	9
5:07	Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 1	14	9
4:56	Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	9
4:56	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	14	9
4:45	Antawn Jamison personal foul (Gustavo Ayon draws the foul)	14	9
4:39	Chris Kaman makes 17-foot two point shot	16	9
4:20	Gustavo Ayon shooting foul (Alonzo Gee draws the foul)	16	9
4:20	Alonzo Gee makes free throw 1 of 2	16	10
4:20	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Greivis Vasquez	16	10
4:20	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Trevor Ariza	16	10
4:20	Alonzo Gee makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
3:59	Marco Belinelli misses layup	16	11
3:58	Gustavo Ayon offensive rebound	16	11
3:57	Gustavo Ayon makes 1-foot two point shot	18	11
3:40	Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	11
3:39	Ryan Hollins offensive rebound	18	11
3:27	Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	18	13
3:01	Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)	20	13
2:48	Alonzo Gee misses 10-foot jumper	20	13
2:47	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	20	13
2:47	New Orleans full timeout	20	13
2:47	Lance Thomas enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	20	13
2:47	Jarrett Jack makes technical free throw	21	13
2:32	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)	23	13
2:16	Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot jumper (Ryan Hollins assists)	23	15
2:03	Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot two point shot	25	15
1:53	Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	15
1:51	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	25	15
1:28	Chris Kaman misses layup	25	15
1:25	Lance Thomas offensive rebound	25	15
1:25	Lance Thomas misses tip shot	25	15
1:23	Ryan Hollins defensive rebound	25	15
1:23	Alonzo Gee makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)	25	17
1:23	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	25	17
1:23	Solomon Jones enters the game for Chris Kaman	25	17
1:23	Alonzo Gee makes free throw 1 of 1	25	18
1:23	Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Alonzo Gee draws the foul)	25	18
1:00	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)	27	18
52.9	Alonzo Gee misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	18
50.7	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	27	18
32.7	Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Xavier Henry assists)	29	18
19.9	Lance Thomas shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)	29	18
19.9	Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2	29	19
19.9	Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2	29	20
6.6	Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper	29	20
6.6	New Orleans offensive team rebound	29	20
6.6	Ramon Sessions loose ball foul (Solomon Jones draws the foul)	29	20
6.6	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Antawn Jamison	29	20
1.9	Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	20
1.0	Ramon Sessions defensive rebound	29	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	20

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Hornets
89
Cavaliers
84

Game 1

23/2

Hornets
89
Cavaliers
84

Game 2

23/2

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 23 February 2012

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 13,529

Referees:
Michael Smith
Ken Mauer
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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Charlotte hosts Houston, looks to stop home losing streak

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