Hornets 97-90 Clippers (23 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

26-21, 11-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	35	23	21	11	90
NO	29	25	22	21	97

New Orleans Hornets

12-35, 5-20 home

Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza misses 8-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes 8-foot hook shot
Jason Smith makes slam dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli makes layup
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 2-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Chris Kaman makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)
Jarrett Jack misses three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 17-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses running jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes tip shot
Xavier Henry misses 17-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 15-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes 13-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup
Jason Smith misses 5-foot hook shot
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes dunk (Jason Smith assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses layup
Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 13-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 22-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses jumper
Jason Smith makes tip shot
Greivis Vasquez makes 21-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 3-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes 15-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes driving layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Xavier Henry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman misses hook shot
Nick Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes 4-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
Blake Griffin makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Caron Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Blake Griffin misses jumper
Blake Griffin misses tip shot
DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot
Chris Kaman blocks Blake Griffin's dunk
DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 6-foot two point shot
Caron Butler makes 3-foot two point shot
DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Jason Smith blocks Caron Butler's layup
Caron Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks DeAndre Jordan's layup
Nick Young makes dunk
Caron Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes 1-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Blake Griffin misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes 3-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Nick Young misses 22-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes layup
Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
Mo Williams makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot hook shot
Reggie Evans misses layup
Randy Foye misses 22-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses jumper
Caron Butler misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Kaman blocks Caron Butler's dunk
Blake Griffin makes 1-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 12-foot jumper
Blake Griffin misses 3-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
Blake Griffin misses layup
Caron Butler makes 2-foot two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
Nick Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes dunk
Nick Young makes jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Blake Griffin makes dunk (Caron Butler assists)
Caron Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
DeAndre Jordan makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Blake Griffin misses 9-foot jumper
Blake Griffin misses layup
Chris Kaman blocks Blake Griffin's layup
Chris Kaman blocks Mo Williams's layup
Mo Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans makes 2-foot two point shot
Gustavo Ayon blocks Randy Foye's jumper
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Lance Thomas blocks Randy Foye's layup
Blake Griffin makes hook shot
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 4-foot jumper
Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Jordan makes layup
Blake Griffin misses 15-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Caron Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper

CLIPPERS

HORNETS

TIME		LAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: DeAndre Jordan vs. Jason Smith (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Nick Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	0
11:18	Chris Kaman makes 4-foot hook shot	3	2
10:55	DeAndre Jordan makes 4-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)	5	2
10:36	Trevor Ariza misses 8-foot two point shot	5	2
10:34	New Orleans defensive team rebound	5	2
10:26	Jason Smith personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	5	2
10:15	Blake Griffin makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	7	2
9:55	Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	7	4
9:37	Caron Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	4
9:19	Chris Kaman makes 8-foot hook shot	10	6
9:07	Chris Paul makes driving layup	12	6
8:48	Jason Smith makes slam dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)	12	8
8:29	Blake Griffin misses jumper	12	8
8:27	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	12	8
8:27	Blake Griffin misses tip shot	12	8
8:26	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	14	8
8:26	DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot	14	8
8:07	Marco Belinelli misses 15-foot jumper	14	8
8:07	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	14	8
8:00	Marco Belinelli personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)	14	8
7:52	Chris Kaman blocks Blake Griffin's dunk	14	8
7:50	Jason Smith defensive rebound	14	8
7:45	Nick Young shooting foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)	14	8
7:45	Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
7:45	Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
7:31	DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	16	10
7:13	Chris Kaman lost ball (Caron Butler steals)	16	10
7:05	Chris Paul misses 6-foot two point shot	16	10
7:05	Caron Butler offensive rebound	18	10
7:03	Caron Butler makes 3-foot two point shot	18	10
6:56	New Orleans full timeout	18	10
6:39	Jason Smith makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)	18	12
6:24	DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	20	12
6:11	Chris Kaman makes 14-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	20	14
6:03	Jason Smith blocks Caron Butler's layup	20	14
6:03	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	20	14
5:58	Marco Belinelli makes layup	20	16
5:43	Caron Butler misses 19-foot jumper	20	16
5:41	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	20	16
5:39	Jason Smith blocks DeAndre Jordan's layup	20	16
5:37	Nick Young offensive rebound	20	16
5:31	Nick Young makes dunk	22	16
5:26	Blake Griffin personal foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)	22	16
5:26	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Jason Smith	22	16
5:20	Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper	22	16
5:20	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	22	16
5:09	Caron Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	16
5:09	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	24	16
5:09	Blake Griffin makes 1-foot two point shot	24	16
4:48	Trevor Ariza makes 2-foot two point shot	24	18
4:43	Caron Butler step out of bounds turnover	24	18
4:35	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	24	21
4:18	Gustavo Ayon personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	24	21
4:18	Gustavo Ayon personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	24	21
4:05	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)	27	21
3:45	Chris Kaman makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)	27	23
3:33	Blake Griffin misses 20-foot jumper	27	23
3:32	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	27	23
3:25	Jarrett Jack makes 20-foot two point shot	27	25
3:17	Los Angeles full timeout	27	25
3:17	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	27	25
3:17	Kenyon Martin enters the game for Caron Butler	27	25
3:17	Mo Williams enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	27	25
3:03	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	25
3:02	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	27	25
2:48	Gustavo Ayon lost ball (Blake Griffin steals)	27	25
2:38	Chris Paul misses 4-foot jumper	27	25
2:36	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	29	25
2:35	Blake Griffin makes 3-foot two point shot	29	25
2:11	Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper	29	25
2:10	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	29	25
1:52	Chris Paul bad pass (Chris Kaman steals)	29	25
1:51	Chris Kaman bad pass	29	25
1:51	Jason Smith enters the game for Chris Kaman	29	25
1:51	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	29	25
1:51	Chris Johnson enters the game for Trevor Ariza	29	25
1:45	Nick Young illegal screen turnover	29	25
1:36	Chris Paul personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	29	25
1:34	Chris Paul personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	29	25
1:34	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 2	29	26
1:34	Randy Foye enters the game for Chris Paul	29	26
1:34	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 2 of 2	29	27
1:16	Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	32	27
55.4	Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot two point shot (Xavier Henry assists)	32	29
38.9	Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)	35	29
18.9	Jarrett Jack misses three point jumper	35	29
17.7	Nick Young defensive rebound	35	29
0.0	Nick Young misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	29
0.0	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	35	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	29

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Clippers
90
Hornets
97

Game 1

23/3

Clippers
90
Hornets
97

Game 2

23/3

Hornets
85
Clippers
97

Game 3

27/3

Hornets
85
Clippers
97

Game 4

27/3

Hornets
98
Clippers
107

Game 5

23/4

Hornets
98
Clippers
107

Game 6

23/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 23 March 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,209

Referees:
Jason Phillips
Kevin Fehr
Eric Dalen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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