Bulls 99-95 Hornets (29 Feb, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

8-26, 5-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	24	20	25	95
CHI	30	17	29	23	99

Chicago Bulls

28-8, 14-2 home

Richard Hamilton makes 2-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Carlos Boozer misses 17-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes 2-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes 1-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Luol Deng misses jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Luol Deng's 19-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 4-foot hook shot
Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Joakim Noah makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Solomon Jones blocks Joakim Noah's 4-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Luol Deng makes tip shot
Derrick Rose misses layup
Joakim Noah makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Carlos Boozer makes 15-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Carlos Boozer makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Carlos Boozer makes slam dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
Ronnie Brewer misses 22-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Derrick Rose makes 1-foot two point shot (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng misses 26-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Korver makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)
Omer Asik makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)
C.J. Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyle Korver misses 22-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes 15-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng misses three point jumper
Carlos Boozer misses jumper
Derrick Rose makes three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Carlos Boozer misses 18-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses jumper
Luol Deng makes tip shot
Derrick Rose misses layup
Luol Deng misses 11-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes layup
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 10-foot two point shot
Luol Deng makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Luol Deng makes 6-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes layup
Carlos Boozer makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Derrick Rose's 6-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes driving layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Ronnie Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Luol Deng's 5-foot jumper
Taj Gibson misses layup
Ronnie Brewer makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes 4-foot running jumper
Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes layup
Kyle Korver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson misses layup
Taj Gibson makes layup (C.J. Watson assists)
Kyle Korver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses driving layup
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Joakim Noah misses 11-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Chris Kaman blocks Luol Deng's 5-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 4-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Carlos Boozer's 5-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses layup
Joakim Noah misses layup
Derrick Rose misses 13-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Derrick Rose makes 19-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Chris Kaman misses two point shot
Gustavo Ayon misses jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 2-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes hook shot
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Greivis Vasquez makes jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 8-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 6-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses layup
Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Solomon Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Chris Kaman misses 20-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 27-foot three point jumper
Solomon Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot jumper
Solomon Jones makes 4-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Solomon Jones misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Taj Gibson blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's layup
Xavier Henry makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 5-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 6-foot jumper
Taj Gibson blocks Gustavo Ayon's layup
Xavier Henry makes 16-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Lance Thomas makes 3-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 18-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Derrick Rose blocks Greivis Vasquez's 19-foot jumper
Solomon Jones misses 12-foot jumper
Solomon Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Chris Kaman's 10-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Greivis Vasquez misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes hook shot
Greivis Vasquez misses layup
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 3-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 1-foot two point shot
Gustavo Ayon misses 14-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 16-foot jumper
Taj Gibson blocks Xavier Henry's layup
Chris Kaman misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Taj Gibson blocks Xavier Henry's 9-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes slam dunk (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Omer Asik blocks Lance Thomas's 6-foot jumper
Solomon Jones misses 17-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes 8-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses layup
Solomon Jones misses tip shot
Solomon Jones makes layup
Solomon Jones makes 3-foot hook shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 25-foot three point jumper (Solomon Jones assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses 4-foot jumper
Derrick Rose blocks Jarrett Jack's 18-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 13-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes 4-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Taj Gibson blocks Gustavo Ayon's layup
Jarrett Jack misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses 35-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

BULLS

TIME		NO	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. Joakim Noah (Derrick Rose gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Richard Hamilton makes 2-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)	0	2
11:38	Gustavo Ayon shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	0	2
11:38	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:18	Chris Kaman misses two point shot	0	3
11:18	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	0	3
11:02	Carlos Boozer misses 17-foot jumper	0	3
11:00	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	0	3
10:59	Joakim Noah makes 2-foot two point shot	0	5
10:41	Gustavo Ayon misses jumper	0	5
10:40	Luol Deng defensive rebound	0	5
10:32	Derrick Rose misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:30	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	0	5
10:30	Richard Hamilton lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	0	5
10:22	Marco Belinelli bad pass (Derrick Rose steals)	0	5
10:18	Joakim Noah makes 1-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)	0	7
10:18	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	0	7
10:18	New Orleans full timeout	0	7
10:18	Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 1	0	8
10:00	Greivis Vasquez makes 2-foot two point shot	2	8
9:42	Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	2	10
9:18	Joakim Noah blocks Chris Kaman's layup	2	10
9:18	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	2	10
9:18	Richard Hamilton step out of bounds turnover	2	10
9:15	Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	10
9:12	Greivis Vasquez offensive rebound	2	10
8:57	Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	10
8:56	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	2	10
8:47	Luol Deng bad pass	2	10
8:26	Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper	2	10
8:25	Luol Deng defensive rebound	2	10
8:15	Luol Deng misses jumper	2	10
8:15	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	2	10
8:11	Marco Belinelli bad pass (Derrick Rose steals)	2	10
8:08	Derrick Rose bad pass	2	10
7:52	Chris Kaman makes hook shot	4	10
7:28	Trevor Ariza blocks Luol Deng's 19-foot jumper	4	10
7:26	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	4	10
7:24	Trevor Ariza misses layup	4	10
7:22	Luol Deng defensive rebound	4	10
7:15	Carlos Boozer misses 4-foot hook shot	4	10
7:13	Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound	4	10
7:03	Greivis Vasquez makes jumper	6	10
6:48	Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)	6	12
6:33	Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper	6	12
6:31	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	6	12
6:16	Joakim Noah makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	6	14
6:00	Greivis Vasquez makes 8-foot jumper	8	14
5:39	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	8	16
5:24	Chris Kaman misses 6-foot jumper	8	16
5:24	Gustavo Ayon offensive rebound	8	16
5:22	Luol Deng shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	8	16
5:22	Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2	9	16
5:22	Solomon Jones enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	9	16
5:22	Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2	10	16
5:05	Solomon Jones blocks Joakim Noah's 4-foot jumper	10	16
5:05	Chicago offensive team rebound	10	16
5:01	Derrick Rose misses driving layup	10	16
5:01	Luol Deng offensive rebound	10	18
5:01	Luol Deng makes tip shot	10	18
4:48	Greivis Vasquez misses layup	10	18
4:47	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	10	18
4:41	Derrick Rose misses layup	10	18
4:41	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	10	18
4:35	Joakim Noah makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)	10	20
4:15	Chris Kaman makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	12	20
3:53	Carlos Boozer makes 15-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)	12	22
3:36	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)	12	22
3:36	Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 2	13	22
3:36	Ronnie Brewer enters the game for Richard Hamilton	13	22
3:36	Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2	14	22
3:24	Carlos Boozer makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)	14	24
3:04	Solomon Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	16	24
2:49	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	16	26
2:33	Chris Kaman makes jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	18	26
2:19	Carlos Boozer makes slam dunk (Derrick Rose assists)	18	28
2:18	Carlos Boozer technical foul (2nd technical foul)	18	28
2:18	Chicago full timeout	18	28
2:18	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Marco Belinelli	18	28
2:18	Taj Gibson enters the game for Carlos Boozer	18	28
2:18	Greivis Vasquez makes technical free throw	19	28
1:58	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup	21	28
1:36	Ronnie Brewer misses 22-foot jumper	21	28
1:35	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	21	28
1:23	Chris Kaman misses 20-foot jumper	21	28
1:23	Solomon Jones offensive rebound	21	28
1:17	Taj Gibson shooting foul (Solomon Jones draws the foul)	21	28
1:17	Solomon Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	22	28
1:17	Jarrett Jack enters the game for Greivis Vasquez	22	28
1:17	Solomon Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	23	28
1:06	Derrick Rose misses jumper	23	28
1:04	Derrick Rose offensive rebound	23	28
1:01	Derrick Rose misses layup	23	28
1:00	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	23	28
54.9	Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot jumper	23	28
52.8	Luol Deng defensive rebound	23	28
49.0	Derrick Rose makes 1-foot two point shot (Luol Deng assists)	23	30
30.9	Trevor Ariza lost ball (Taj Gibson steals)	23	30
15.9	Taj Gibson bad pass (Solomon Jones steals)	23	30
1.6	Jarrett Jack makes 27-foot three point jumper	26	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	30

Regular Season Series

CHI wins 2-0

Bulls
90
Hornets
67

Game 1

9/2

Hornets
95
Bulls
99

Game 2

29/2

United Center

1:00 AM, 29 February 2012

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 21,919

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Michael Smith
Brian Forte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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