Hornets 96-85 Jazz (14 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

31-29, 10-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	28	19	23	15	85
NO	24	23	26	23	96

New Orleans Hornets

17-42, 9-22 home

Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk
Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses jumper
Eric Gordon makes dunk (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Chris Kaman misses 6-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes layup
Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Xavier Henry assists)
Chris Kaman makes hook shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jerome Dyson misses layup
Gustavo Ayon makes tip shot
Jerome Dyson makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli makes 16-foot two point shot (Carl Landry assists)
Jerome Dyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Xavier Henry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerome Dyson assists)
Xavier Henry makes 13-foot jumper (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman makes 8-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Carl Landry misses 12-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Chris Kaman makes 14-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Chris Kaman makes jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Chris Kaman makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Eric Gordon misses layup
Chris Kaman makes tip shot
Eric Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses layup
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez misses layup
Chris Kaman misses 16-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Chris Kaman misses 5-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Kaman assists)
Carl Landry makes 2-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Kaman misses jumper
Marco Belinelli makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Derrick Favors blocks Jason Smith's 6-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Favors blocks Carl Landry's jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Enes Kanter blocks Jason Smith's 6-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses layup
Chris Kaman makes tip shot
Jason Smith makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 8-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap misses 15-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses three point jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Paul Millsap makes 5-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving dunk
Gordon Hayward makes layup
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes 13-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes 4-foot hook shot (Al Jefferson assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Paul Millsap misses 15-foot jumper
Alec Burks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Derrick Favors misses 6-foot hook shot
Derrick Favors misses layup
Alec Burks misses 21-foot jumper
DeMarre Carroll misses 21-foot jumper
Alec Burks misses jumper
Enes Kanter makes jumper (Alec Burks assists)
DeMarre Carroll misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alec Burks makes layup
Derrick Favors makes dunk (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 3-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Devin Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap misses jumper
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap makes 5-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap misses 13-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Paul Millsap's layup
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Derrick Favors makes tip shot
Paul Millsap makes 6-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Gordon Hayward makes layup
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Gordon Hayward's layup
Paul Millsap makes layup (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Jamaal Tinsley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Favors makes driving dunk (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap misses 5-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses layup
Alec Burks misses jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Alec Burks misses 21-foot jumper
Derrick Favors misses 12-foot jumper
Enes Kanter misses 9-foot hook shot
Derrick Favors misses tip shot
Jamaal Tinsley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses 8-foot jumper
Alec Burks misses two point shot
Alec Burks makes 2-foot two point shot
Enes Kanter makes 4-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley makes 5-foot two point shot
Jason Smith blocks Paul Millsap's 8-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 22-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses three point jumper
Derrick Favors makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper

JAZZ

HORNETS

TIME		UTAH	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Jason Smith (Devin Harris gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Paul Millsap makes 8-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)	2	0
11:22	Eric Gordon bad pass (DeMarre Carroll steals)	2	0
11:08	Paul Millsap misses 15-foot jumper	2	0
11:03	DeMarre Carroll offensive rebound	2	0
10:57	Gordon Hayward misses three point jumper	2	0
10:56	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Eric Gordon makes two point shot	2	2
10:22	Gordon Hayward traveling	2	2
10:02	Chris Kaman bad pass (Paul Millsap steals)	2	2
9:56	Devin Harris misses layup	2	2
9:53	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	2
9:44	Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	2	4
9:17	Paul Millsap makes 5-foot two point shot	4	4
9:03	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)	4	6
8:41	Devin Harris bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	4	6
8:36	Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk	4	8
8:18	Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper	4	8
8:15	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	8
8:06	Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)	4	11
7:45	Jason Smith shooting foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)	4	11
7:45	Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2	5	11
7:45	Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2	6	11
7:28	DeMarre Carroll shooting foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)	6	11
7:28	Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 1 of 2	6	12
7:28	Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2	6	13
7:09	Al Jefferson makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)	8	13
6:50	Greivis Vasquez misses jumper	8	13
6:48	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	8	13
6:33	Gordon Hayward lost ball (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	8	13
6:28	Eric Gordon makes dunk (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	8	15
6:03	Paul Millsap makes driving dunk	10	15
5:47	Chris Kaman misses 6-foot jumper	10	15
5:45	Jason Smith offensive rebound	10	15
5:41	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	15
5:39	Jason Smith offensive rebound	10	15
5:22	Al-Farouq Aminu lost ball (Gordon Hayward steals)	10	15
5:16	Gordon Hayward makes layup	12	15
5:16	New Orleans full timeout	12	15
5:05	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	12	15
5:05	Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 2	12	15
5:05	New Orleans offensive team rebound	12	15
5:05	Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2	12	16
4:48	Chris Kaman shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	12	16
4:48	Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
4:48	Carl Landry enters the game for Jason Smith	13	16
4:48	Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
4:41	Paul Millsap personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	14	16
4:39	DeMarre Carroll shooting foul (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)	14	16
4:39	Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 2	14	16
4:39	New Orleans offensive team rebound	14	16
4:39	Alec Burks enters the game for DeMarre Carroll	14	16
4:39	Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 2 of 2	14	16
4:37	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	14	16
4:16	Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	16	16
3:59	Eric Gordon makes layup	16	18
3:36	Paul Millsap makes 13-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	18	18
3:23	Chris Kaman misses 13-foot jumper	18	18
3:21	Devin Harris defensive rebound	18	18
3:09	Paul Millsap makes 4-foot hook shot (Al Jefferson assists)	20	18
2:48	Carl Landry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)	20	20
2:27	Gordon Hayward misses 17-foot jumper	20	20
2:26	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	20	20
2:26	Greivis Vasquez shooting foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)	20	20
2:26	Utah full timeout	20	20
2:26	Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2	21	20
2:26	Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2	22	20
2:10	Chris Kaman misses 4-foot hook shot	22	20
2:09	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	22	20
1:57	Devin Harris makes driving layup	24	20
1:57	Greivis Vasquez shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	24	20
1:57	Marco Belinelli enters the game for Eric Gordon	24	20
1:57	Xavier Henry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	24	20
1:57	Jerome Dyson enters the game for Greivis Vasquez	24	20
1:57	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 1	25	20
1:47	Chris Kaman makes jumper (Xavier Henry assists)	25	22
1:19	Paul Millsap misses 15-foot jumper	25	22
1:17	Xavier Henry defensive rebound	25	22
1:00	Chris Kaman makes hook shot (Marco Belinelli assists)	25	24
37.8	Alec Burks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)	28	24
25.0	Chris Kaman bad pass	28	24
25.0	Derrick Favors enters the game for Paul Millsap	28	24
25.0	Jamaal Tinsley enters the game for Devin Harris	28	24
25.0	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Chris Kaman	28	24
9.0	Gordon Hayward traveling	28	24
0.8	Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	24
0.2	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	28	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-2

Hornets
90
Jazz
94

Game 1

3/1

Hornets
90
Jazz
94

Game 2

3/1

Jazz
80
Hornets
86

Game 3

14/2

Jazz
80
Hornets
86

Game 4

14/2

Jazz
85
Hornets
96

Game 5

14/4

Jazz
85
Hornets
96

Game 6

14/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 14 April 2012

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,326

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Olandis Poole
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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