Lakers 107-101 Hornets (15 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

27-16, 9-14 away

107

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
LAL	20	20	30	23	14	107
NO	28	26	16	23	8	101

New Orleans Hornets

10-33, 4-18 home

101

Jarrett Jack makes 22-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 1-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 12-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jarrett Jack makes layup
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes layup
Lance Thomas makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot hook shot
Chris Kaman makes 20-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 11-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Lance Thomas makes 10-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 20-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 14-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 5-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot
Chris Kaman makes 6-foot hook shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Trevor Ariza misses jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 6-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 7-foot hook shot
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes 13-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 6-foot hook shot
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 17-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 8-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 12-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Andrew Bynum blocks Jeff Foote's 4-foot hook shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses 13-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 12-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup
Chris Kaman makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 13-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Chris Kaman makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum blocks Jarrett Jack's 7-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 15-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace blocks Chris Kaman's 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot jumper
Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace misses layup
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Andrew Bynum assists)
Pau Gasol makes 9-foot hook shot
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
Pau Gasol misses layup
Andrew Bynum misses 8-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses tip shot
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Gustavo Ayon blocks Pau Gasol's jumper
Jarrett Jack blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Pau Gasol makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 3-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes 14-foot jumper (Jason Kapono assists)
Matt Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake misses 18-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
Xavier Henry blocks Kobe Bryant's 9-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
Derek Fisher makes three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
Pau Gasol misses layup
Pau Gasol misses jumper
Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk
Andrew Bynum makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Metta World Peace misses 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack blocks Kobe Bryant's jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher makes layup
Trevor Ariza blocks Pau Gasol's 8-foot jumper
Metta World Peace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes 12-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes tip shot
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot hook shot
Kobe Bryant makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
Pau Gasol makes dunk (Andrew Bynum assists)
Marco Belinelli blocks Derek Fisher's 21-foot jumper
Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
Metta World Peace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Steve Blake makes 16-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 14-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Foote blocks Matt Barnes's layup
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
Pau Gasol makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)
Andrew Bynum misses 5-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 4-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes layup
Andrew Bynum makes 8-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
Derek Fisher misses jumper
Pau Gasol misses tip shot
Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Andrew Bynum makes 2-foot two point shot (Metta World Peace assists)
Metta World Peace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Derek Fisher misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses layup
Andrew Bynum makes layup
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andrew Bynum makes 4-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses jumper
Kobe Bryant makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot
Derek Fisher misses 15-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
Metta World Peace makes layup

LAKERS

HORNETS

TIME		LAL	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Andrew Bynum vs. Chris Kaman (Pau Gasol gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Jarrett Jack makes 22-foot jumper	0	2
10:57	Metta World Peace misses layup	0	2
10:56	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	0	2
10:52	Trevor Ariza out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	2
10:33	Pau Gasol makes dunk (Andrew Bynum assists)	2	2
10:33	Gustavo Ayon shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	2	2
10:33	Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1	2	2
10:33	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	2	2
10:18	Trevor Ariza misses 1-foot two point shot	2	2
10:17	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	2	2
10:06	Chris Kaman misses 15-foot jumper	2	2
10:03	Gustavo Ayon offensive rebound	2	2
10:00	Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)	2	5
9:37	Pau Gasol makes 9-foot hook shot	4	5
9:23	Chris Kaman misses 14-foot jumper	4	5
9:22	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	4	5
9:08	Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)	6	5
8:48	Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)	6	8
8:30	Pau Gasol misses layup	6	8
8:29	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	6	8
8:27	Andrew Bynum bad pass	6	8
8:18	Trevor Ariza lost ball (Derek Fisher steals)	6	8
8:18	Trevor Ariza loose ball foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)	6	8
8:03	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	6	8
8:03	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	7	8
8:03	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
7:48	Gustavo Ayon makes jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	8	10
7:24	Andrew Bynum misses 8-foot jumper	8	10
7:24	Andrew Bynum offensive rebound	8	10
7:24	Andrew Bynum misses tip shot	8	10
7:20	Kobe Bryant offensive rebound	8	10
7:16	Pau Gasol makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	10	10
7:07	Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot jumper	10	12
6:54	Pau Gasol offensive goaltending	10	12
6:41	Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper	10	12
6:41	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	10	12
6:28	Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Derek Fisher assists)	12	12
6:09	Chris Kaman makes 12-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	12	14
5:54	Gustavo Ayon blocks Pau Gasol's jumper	12	14
5:52	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	12	14
5:47	Jarrett Jack makes layup	12	16
5:33	Jarrett Jack blocks Pau Gasol's layup	12	16
5:33	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	12	16
5:33	New Orleans full timeout	12	16
5:16	Chris Kaman misses jumper	12	16
5:16	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	12	16
5:03	Andrew Bynum misses layup	12	16
5:01	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	12	16
4:58	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	16
4:54	Andrew Bynum defensive rebound	12	16
4:43	Pau Gasol makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)	14	16
4:26	Chris Kaman bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)	14	16
4:18	Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper	17	16
3:55	Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	17	16
3:55	Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 2	17	16
3:55	New Orleans offensive team rebound	17	16
3:55	Troy Murphy enters the game for Derek Fisher	17	16
3:55	Steve Blake enters the game for Andrew Bynum	17	16
3:55	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Marco Belinelli	17	16
3:55	Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
3:43	Gustavo Ayon personal foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)	17	17
3:43	Lance Thomas enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	17	17
3:39	Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	17	17
3:39	Kobe Bryant turnover	17	17
3:21	Chris Kaman bad pass (Troy Murphy steals)	17	17
3:15	Steve Blake bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	17	17
3:12	Jarrett Jack makes layup	17	19
3:12	Steve Blake shooting foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	17	19
3:12	Matt Barnes enters the game for Metta World Peace	17	19
3:12	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 1	17	20
2:50	Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	20
2:49	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	17	20
2:36	Pau Gasol shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	17	20
2:36	Los Angeles full timeout	17	20
2:36	Andrew Bynum enters the game for Pau Gasol	17	20
2:36	Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2	17	21
2:36	Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2	17	22
2:24	Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	22
2:21	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	17	22
2:01	Lance Thomas makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)	17	24
1:49	Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	20	24
1:28	Chris Kaman misses 5-foot hook shot	20	24
1:25	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	20	24
1:14	Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	24
1:12	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	20	24
1:02	Chris Kaman makes 20-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	20	26
37.9	Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper	20	26
35.9	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	20	26
28.3	Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot two point shot	20	28
12.9	Andrew Bynum misses 3-foot jumper	20	28
10.9	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	20	28
4.9	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	20	28
4.0	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	20	28
3.0	Trevor Ariza misses layup	20	28
2.0	Troy Murphy defensive rebound	20	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	28

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

Lakers
107
Hornets
101

Game 1

15/3

Hornets
85
Lakers
88

Game 2

31/3

Lakers
93
Hornets
91

Game 3

10/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 15 March 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,272

Referees:
John Goble
Tom Washington
Tre Maddox

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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