Suns 92-75 Hornets (2 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

13-40, 8-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	21	20	17	17	75
PHX	26	24	25	17	92

Phoenix Suns

26-26, 16-11 home

Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shannon Brown makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat makes two point shot
Channing Frye makes dunk (Marcin Gortat assists)
Jared Dudley makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat misses 16-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes 4-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 11-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shannon Brown makes 20-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses layup
Channing Frye makes 4-foot two point shot
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 18-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 6-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses 22-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Chris Kaman blocks Marcin Gortat's 4-foot two point shot
Hakim Warrick misses 6-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 23-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez makes two point shot
Sebastian Telfair misses 19-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
Robin Lopez makes 6-foot hook shot
Michael Redd makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shannon Brown makes 1-foot two point shot
Jared Dudley misses 11-foot two point shot
Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper
Shannon Brown makes 19-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 9-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 4-foot two point shot
Jared Dudley misses jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shannon Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 4-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Shannon Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley makes 9-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat misses 10-foot two point shot
Shannon Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Shannon Brown makes 14-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shannon Brown misses three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 21-foot jumper
Sebastian Telfair misses 7-foot jumper
Josh Childress makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses 22-foot jumper
Michael Redd misses 8-foot jumper
Michael Redd makes two point shot
Josh Childress makes layup
Robin Lopez misses 9-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses jumper
Robin Lopez misses layup
Josh Childress misses 24-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye makes 23-foot jumper (Robin Lopez assists)
Jared Dudley makes 8-foot jumper (Robin Lopez assists)
Jared Dudley misses 20-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes driving dunk
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes layup (Marcin Gortat assists)
Jared Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Marcin Gortat makes two point shot (Channing Frye assists)
Channing Frye blocks Jason Smith's 7-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses tip shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Marco Belinelli misses jumper
Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses 5-foot running jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Xavier Henry misses 14-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Chris Kaman misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup
Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes 9-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 11-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 24-foot three pointer
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 7-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 12-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 6-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 6-foot two point shot
Channing Frye blocks Jarrett Jack's jumper
Jason Smith makes layup
Jarrett Jack misses 3-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 6-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 1-foot two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 6-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 11-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Chris Kaman makes 12-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes 21-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Jason Smith misses layup
Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes 4-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses 5-foot two point shot
Greivis Vasquez misses 5-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes layup
Robin Lopez blocks Gustavo Ayon's 9-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 4-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses 4-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Chris Kaman's 2-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 11-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Xavier Henry misses 16-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 11-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 20-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses jumper

HORNETS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jason Smith vs. Marcin Gortat (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Channing Frye misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Channing Frye blocks Jason Smith's 7-foot jumper	0	0
11:19	Channing Frye defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Steve Nash makes driving layup	0	2
10:45	Jason Smith bad pass (Steve Nash steals)	0	2
10:37	Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:36	Channing Frye offensive rebound	0	2
10:27	Marcin Gortat 3 second	0	2
10:07	Lance Thomas makes jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)	2	2
10:00	Shannon Brown makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	2	4
9:41	Channing Frye personal foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	2	4
9:32	Marco Belinelli makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)	4	4
9:19	Marcin Gortat makes two point shot	4	6
9:04	Jarrett Jack makes 8-foot two point shot	6	6
8:52	Channing Frye lost ball (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	6	6
8:48	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	6	6
8:47	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	6	6
8:45	Al-Farouq Aminu misses tip shot	6	6
8:45	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	6	10
8:44	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	6	10
8:41	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	6	6
8:36	Channing Frye makes dunk (Marcin Gortat assists)	6	8
8:22	Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:21	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	6	8
8:15	Jared Dudley makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	6	10
8:00	Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper	6	10
7:58	Shannon Brown defensive rebound	6	10
7:50	Shannon Brown lost ball (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	6	10
7:46	Al-Farouq Aminu bad pass (Channing Frye steals)	6	10
7:31	Marcin Gortat misses 16-foot jumper	6	10
7:31	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	6	10
7:26	New Orleans full timeout	6	10
7:26	Chris Kaman enters the game for Lance Thomas	6	10
7:26	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Jason Smith	6	10
7:16	Marco Belinelli makes dunk (Gustavo Ayon assists)	8	10
7:01	Marcin Gortat makes 4-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)	8	12
6:41	Marco Belinelli misses jumper	8	12
6:41	Gustavo Ayon offensive rebound	8	12
6:33	Channing Frye kicked ball	8	12
6:26	Chris Kaman makes 7-foot two point shot	10	12
6:13	Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	12
6:13	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	10	12
6:03	Chris Kaman misses jumper	10	12
6:03	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	10	12
5:41	Gustavo Ayon misses 5-foot running jumper	10	12
5:41	Shannon Brown defensive rebound	10	12
5:31	Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper	10	12
5:30	Jared Dudley offensive rebound	10	12
5:18	Chris Kaman kicked ball	10	12
5:18	Xavier Henry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	10	12
5:11	Jared Dudley makes 11-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	10	14
4:52	Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot jumper	10	14
4:50	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	10	14
4:41	Marcin Gortat makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	10	16
4:20	Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper	10	16
4:20	Channing Frye defensive rebound	10	16
4:11	Shannon Brown makes 20-foot jumper	10	18
3:50	Gustavo Ayon makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)	12	18
3:45	Marco Belinelli kicked ball	12	18
3:45	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	12	18
3:31	Channing Frye misses layup	12	18
3:30	Channing Frye offensive rebound	12	18
3:27	Channing Frye makes 4-foot two point shot	12	20
3:13	Xavier Henry misses 14-foot jumper	12	20
3:12	Channing Frye defensive rebound	12	20
3:09	Jared Dudley makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	12	22
3:09	Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)	12	22
3:09	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Xavier Henry	12	22
3:09	Josh Childress enters the game for Shannon Brown	12	22
3:09	Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 1	12	22
3:08	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	12	22
2:45	Marco Belinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)	14	22
2:45	Jared Dudley shooting foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	14	22
2:45	Phoenix full timeout	14	22
2:45	Marco Belinelli makes free throw 1 of 1	15	22
2:34	Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Marco Belinelli draws the foul)	15	22
2:34	Marcin Gortat turnover	15	22
2:20	Chris Kaman misses 4-foot jumper	15	22
2:19	Channing Frye defensive rebound	15	22
1:55	Jared Dudley misses 18-foot jumper	15	22
1:54	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	15	22
1:47	Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	22
1:46	Josh Childress offensive rebound	15	22
1:34	Channing Frye makes 6-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)	15	24
1:15	Chris Kaman misses 17-foot jumper	15	24
1:14	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	15	24
1:12	Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup	17	24
1:02	Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	24
1:01	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	17	24
55.0	Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot two point shot	19	24
44.9	Steve Nash misses 22-foot jumper	19	24
43.3	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	19	24
29.9	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper	19	24
28.6	Steve Nash defensive rebound	19	24
22.4	Steve Nash makes driving layup	19	26
7.6	Chris Kaman makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)	21	26
2.3	Xavier Henry enters the game for Marco Belinelli	21	26
2.3	Jason Smith enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	21	26
1.9	Chris Kaman blocks Marcin Gortat's 4-foot two point shot	21	26
0.7	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	21	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	26

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 5-2

Hornets
85
Suns
84

Game 1

27/12

Hornets
85
Suns
84

Game 2

27/12

Suns
93
Hornets
78

Game 3

31/12

Suns
93
Hornets
78

Game 4

31/12

Suns
120
Hornets
103

Game 5

2/2

Suns
120
Hornets
103

Game 6

2/2

Hornets
75
Suns
92

Game 7

2/4

Hornets
75
Suns
92

Game 8

2/4

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 2 April 2012

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 15,753

Referees:
Leroy Richardson
Dan Crawford
J.T. Orr

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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