Clippers 107-98 Hornets (23 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

20-44, 9-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	25	32	14	98
LAC	32	25	17	33	107

LA Clippers

40-24, 24-9 home

107

Caron Butler misses 24-foot three pointer
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks Caron Butler's layup
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Caron Butler misses layup
Randy Foye makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Blake Griffin makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Caron Butler misses 14-foot jumper
Blake Griffin makes 19-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Kenyon Martin makes 3-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
Bobby Simmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin misses driving layup
Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin misses tip shot
Bobby Simmons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Griffin assists)
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 2-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 23-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Randy Foye misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Mo Williams's 14-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Randy Foye misses 13-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
DeAndre Jordan makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Bobby Simmons's 22-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks Randy Foye's jumper
Blake Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Griffin misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 15-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons misses layup
Randy Foye misses 28-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot two point shot
Blake Griffin makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Mo Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Mo Williams misses 14-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 12-foot running jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gustavo Ayon blocks Blake Griffin's 3-foot jumper
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
DeAndre Jordan blocks Eric Gordon's driving layup
Lance Thomas makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
DeAndre Jordan blocks Eric Gordon's 3-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 21-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 3-foot hook shot
Carl Landry misses 5-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes dunk
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses 19-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 4-foot running jumper
Carl Landry makes 4-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes driving layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving dunk
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 12-foot jumper
Gustavo Ayon misses 4-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes 18-foot jumper (Jerome Dyson assists)
Gustavo Ayon misses 9-foot two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
DeAndre Jordan blocks Marco Belinelli's 6-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe blocks Carl Landry's layup
Jerome Dyson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darryl Watkins assists)
Darryl Watkins makes slam dunk (Jerome Dyson assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 11-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes slam dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Lance Thomas makes 12-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes 2-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Lance Thomas assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 4-foot two point shot
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Lance Thomas assists)
Lance Thomas makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Lance Thomas misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lance Thomas makes two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Jerome Dyson makes driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jerome Dyson assists)
Kenyon Martin blocks Xavier Henry's jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Xavier Henry misses tip shot
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses driving layup
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Xavier Henry assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 17-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 8-foot two point shot
Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

CLIPPERS

TIME		NO	LAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jason Smith vs. DeAndre Jordan (Blake Griffin gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Randy Foye bad pass	0	0
11:30	Eric Gordon misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:29	Caron Butler defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Caron Butler misses 24-foot three pointer	0	0
11:14	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	DeAndre Jordan blocks Eric Gordon's driving layup	0	0
11:00	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Jason Smith illegal defense foul	0	0
10:52	Chris Paul makes technical free throw	0	1
10:44	Greivis Vasquez personal foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	0	1
10:37	Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper	0	1
10:34	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	0	1
10:23	Lance Thomas makes layup (Jason Smith assists)	2	1
10:12	Jason Smith blocks Caron Butler's layup	2	1
10:10	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	2	1
9:56	Eric Gordon personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	2	1
9:48	Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	1
9:48	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	1
9:41	DeAndre Jordan blocks Eric Gordon's 3-foot jumper	2	1
9:38	Caron Butler defensive rebound	2	1
9:23	Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)	2	4
9:00	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	2	4
8:57	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	2	4
8:56	Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup	2	4
8:55	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	4
8:48	Caron Butler misses layup	2	4
8:47	Jason Smith defensive rebound	2	4
8:41	Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup	4	4
8:37	Los Angeles full timeout	4	4
8:22	Randy Foye makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	6
8:07	Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper	4	6
8:06	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	4	6
7:54	Blake Griffin makes 2-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	8
7:45	Randy Foye personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	4	8
7:45	Carl Landry enters the game for Lance Thomas	4	8
7:33	Carl Landry misses 21-foot jumper	4	8
7:31	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	4	8
7:28	Carl Landry traveling	4	8
7:22	Randy Foye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	11
7:07	Blake Griffin shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	4	11
7:07	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	5	11
7:07	Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	6	11
6:58	Randy Foye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	14
6:43	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper	6	14
6:43	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	6	14
6:28	Blake Griffin makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	6	16
6:22	New Orleans full timeout	6	16
6:03	Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	8	16
5:39	Blake Griffin makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	8	18
5:39	Jason Smith shooting foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	8	18
5:39	Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 1	8	19
5:24	Caron Butler shooting foul (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)	8	19
5:24	Al-Farouq Aminu makes free throw 1 of 2	9	19
5:24	Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 2 of 2	9	19
5:22	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	19
5:09	Caron Butler misses 14-foot jumper	9	19
5:09	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	9	19
5:09	DeAndre Jordan loose ball foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	9	19
4:54	Greivis Vasquez makes 3-foot hook shot	11	19
4:54	DeAndre Jordan defensive goaltending	11	19
4:30	Blake Griffin makes 19-foot two point shot	11	21
4:13	Carl Landry misses 5-foot jumper	11	21
4:13	Jason Smith offensive rebound	11	21
4:11	Jason Smith makes dunk	13	21
4:07	Jason Smith shooting foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	13	21
4:07	Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2	13	21
4:07	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	13	21
4:07	Gustavo Ayon enters the game for Jason Smith	13	21
4:07	Xavier Henry enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	13	21
4:07	Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2	13	22
3:53	Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Eric Gordon assists)	15	22
3:30	Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper (Blake Griffin assists)	15	24
3:15	Gustavo Ayon misses 19-foot jumper	15	24
3:15	New Orleans defensive team rebound	15	24
3:15	Carl Landry loose ball foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)	15	24
3:15	Blake Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2	15	25
3:15	Xavier Henry lane violation	15	25
3:15	Bobby Simmons enters the game for Caron Butler	15	25
3:15	Kenyon Martin enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	15	25
3:15	Mo Williams enters the game for Randy Foye	15	25
3:15	Blake Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2	15	26
3:03	Greivis Vasquez makes 4-foot running jumper	17	26
2:42	Kenyon Martin makes 3-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)	17	28
2:20	Mo Williams personal foul (Xavier Henry draws the foul)	17	28
2:20	Xavier Henry makes free throw 1 of 2	18	28
2:20	Xavier Henry makes free throw 2 of 2	19	28
2:08	Kenyon Martin bad pass	19	28
1:54	Kenyon Martin shooting foul (Gustavo Ayon draws the foul)	19	28
1:54	Gustavo Ayon makes free throw 1 of 2	20	28
1:54	Gustavo Ayon makes free throw 2 of 2	21	28
1:42	Mo Williams misses three point jumper	21	28
1:40	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	21	28
1:36	Carl Landry makes 4-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)	23	28
1:17	Bobby Simmons misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	28
1:16	Gustavo Ayon defensive rebound	23	28
1:04	Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot jumper	23	28
1:02	Chris Paul defensive rebound	23	28
54.9	Kenyon Martin misses driving layup	23	28
50.9	Xavier Henry defensive rebound	23	28
43.1	Xavier Henry makes driving layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)	25	28
32.9	Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper	25	28
30.9	Kenyon Martin offensive rebound	25	28
30.9	Kenyon Martin misses tip shot	25	28
27.9	Blake Griffin offensive rebound	25	28
23.4	Eric Gordon shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	25	28
23.4	Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	25	29
23.4	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	25	30
7.5	Eric Gordon makes driving dunk	27	30
7.2	Greivis Vasquez personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	27	30
7.2	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	27	31
7.2	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	27	32
0.9	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	32
0.1	Blake Griffin defensive rebound	27	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	32

Regular Season Series

LAC lead 3-2

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

2:30 AM, 23 April 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 19,060

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Bennie Adams
J.T. Orr

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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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