Clippers 97-85 Hornets (27 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

12-37, 7-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	20	18	17	30	85
LAC	27	22	25	23	97

LA Clippers

28-21, 17-8 home

DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
Blake Griffin makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Blake Griffin assists)
Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
DeAndre Jordan misses 6-foot hook shot
Blake Griffin makes layup
Trevor Ariza blocks Randy Foye's 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses layup
Carl Landry blocks DeAndre Jordan's dunk
Caron Butler makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin misses two point shot
Randy Foye misses 30-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Nick Young misses three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot (Bobby Simmons assists)
Nick Young misses 15-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons misses three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Nick Young's 9-foot jumper
Nick Young makes three point jumper (Bobby Simmons assists)
Reggie Evans makes layup (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 2-foot two point shot (Bobby Simmons assists)
Nick Young misses 27-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup
Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot hook shot (Reggie Evans assists)
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Caron Butler makes layup (Blake Griffin assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses 6-foot jumper
Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 6-foot running jumper
Caron Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Caron Butler's 5-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Caron Butler misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses two point shot
DeAndre Jordan misses jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot (Blake Griffin assists)
Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Caron Butler's layup
Caron Butler makes layup
Nick Young misses 27-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin misses 15-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nick Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Nick Young makes 27-foot three point jumper
Nick Young makes driving layup
Bobby Simmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Thompkins misses 18-foot jumper
Trey Thompkins makes 17-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lance Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes tip shot
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
DeAndre Jordan blocks Jarrett Jack's 10-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Johnson makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot two point shot (Carl Landry assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes 18-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Carl Landry misses layup
Carl Landry makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 10-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses 5-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes dunk (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 28-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 21-foot jumper (Lance Thomas assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 20-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 34-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 10-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Caron Butler blocks Gustavo Ayon's jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 18-foot jumper
Randy Foye blocks Marco Belinelli's 16-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes driving dunk (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 21-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin blocks Xavier Henry's 3-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Johnson misses tip shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 20-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses 4-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes tip shot
Gustavo Ayon misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Johnson makes 4-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Chris Johnson makes driving dunk
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Chris Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 21-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)

HORNETS

CLIPPERS

TIME		NO	LAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Lance Thomas vs. DeAndre Jordan (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:37	DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)	0	2
11:10	Jarrett Jack misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
11:07	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	0	2
10:45	shot clock turnover	0	2
10:22	Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:22	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	2
10:18	DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Gustavo Ayon draws the foul)	0	2
10:18	DeAndre Jordan turnover	0	2
10:02	Lance Thomas misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
10:00	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	0	2
9:53	Blake Griffin makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)	0	4
9:26	Jarrett Jack misses 7-foot two point shot	0	4
9:26	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	0	4
9:12	DeAndre Jordan step out of bounds turnover	0	4
8:48	Jarrett Jack misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	4
8:48	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	0	4
8:33	DeAndre Jordan makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)	0	6
8:21	Jarrett Jack misses 16-foot jumper	0	6
8:19	Lance Thomas offensive rebound	2	6
8:19	Lance Thomas makes tip shot	2	6
8:07	Randy Foye makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	8
7:48	Gustavo Ayon lost ball (Caron Butler steals)	2	8
7:43	Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)	2	11
7:37	Gustavo Ayon bad pass (Blake Griffin steals)	2	11
7:33	Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)	2	13
7:24	New Orleans full timeout	2	13
7:24	Chris Johnson enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	2	13
7:24	Carl Landry enters the game for Lance Thomas	2	13
7:09	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	2	13
7:07	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	13
6:58	DeAndre Jordan makes dunk (Blake Griffin assists)	2	15
6:58	Chris Johnson shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)	2	15
6:58	DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 1	2	16
6:43	DeAndre Jordan blocks Jarrett Jack's 10-foot jumper	2	16
6:41	Caron Butler defensive rebound	2	16
6:35	Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot	2	18
6:18	Blake Griffin shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	2	18
6:18	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2	2	18
6:18	New Orleans offensive team rebound	2	18
6:18	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	3	18
6:05	DeAndre Jordan misses 6-foot hook shot	3	18
6:03	Carl Landry defensive rebound	3	18
6:01	DeAndre Jordan defensive goaltending	5	18
6:01	Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	5	18
5:41	Blake Griffin makes layup	5	20
5:28	Chris Johnson makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)	7	20
5:09	Trevor Ariza blocks Randy Foye's 25-foot three point jumper	7	20
5:09	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	7	20
5:03	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	7	20
5:01	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	7	20
4:58	Randy Foye misses layup	7	20
4:56	Carl Landry defensive rebound	7	20
4:50	Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	10	20
4:41	Randy Foye traveling	10	20
4:20	Chris Johnson traveling	10	20
4:07	Carl Landry blocks DeAndre Jordan's dunk	10	20
4:05	Carl Landry defensive rebound	10	20
3:57	Jarrett Jack out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	20
3:47	Caron Butler makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	22
3:23	Jarrett Jack lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	10	22
3:16	Blake Griffin misses two point shot	10	22
3:15	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	10	22
3:06	Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	12	22
2:41	Randy Foye misses 30-foot three point jumper	12	22
2:40	Chris Johnson defensive rebound	12	22
2:31	Carl Landry makes layup (Jarrett Jack assists)	14	22
2:15	Los Angeles full timeout	14	22
2:15	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	14	22
2:15	Kenyon Martin enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	14	22
2:15	Nick Young enters the game for Randy Foye	14	22
2:13	Chris Johnson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	22
2:03	Blake Griffin makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	14	24
2:03	Chris Johnson shooting foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	14	24
2:03	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Chris Johnson	14	24
2:03	Bobby Simmons enters the game for Caron Butler	14	24
2:03	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Trevor Ariza	14	24
2:03	Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 1	14	25
1:50	Kenyon Martin personal foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	14	25
1:34	Al-Farouq Aminu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)	17	25
1:12	Nick Young misses three point jumper	17	25
1:10	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	17	25
59.5	Nick Young shooting foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	19	25
59.5	Jarrett Jack makes 9-foot two point shot (Carl Landry assists)	19	25
59.5	Jarrett Jack makes free throw 1 of 1	20	25
43.9	Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	25
42.5	Carl Landry defensive rebound	20	25
34.7	Jarrett Jack out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	25
26.0	Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot (Bobby Simmons assists)	20	27
0.9	Jarrett Jack misses 11-foot two point shot	20	27
0.3	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	20	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	27

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

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

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 27 March 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 19,060

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Pat Fraher
Tommy Nunez Jr.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	12	3	.800	-	W2
LA Lakers	10	5	.667	2	L1
Phoenix	9	7	.563	3.5	L5
LA Clippers	9	7	.563	3.5	W3
Sacramento	8	7	.533	4	L1

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