Hornets 87-86 Celtics (21 Mar, 2013) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

36-31, 12-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	24	12	19	86
NO	22	23	22	20	87

New Orleans Hornets

23-46, 13-21 home

Anthony Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Robin Lopez misses 13-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 16-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Avery Bradley blocks Greivis Vasquez 's 3-foot jumper
Paul Pierce blocks Eric Gordon 's 23-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez misses 6-foot hook shot
Ryan Anderson misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk
Greivis Vasquez makes 7-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Ryan Anderson makes dunk (Terrel Harris assists)
Brian Roberts misses layup
Lou Amundson misses tip shot
Terrel Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Roberts makes layup (Darius Miller assists)
Lou Amundson makes layup (Terrel Harris assists)
Terrel Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lou Amundson misses 5-foot jumper
Lou Amundson misses 7-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lou Amundson makes dunk (Brian Roberts assists)
Darius Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Brian Roberts makes 25-foot three pointer
Darius Miller misses three point jumper
Darius Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Greivis Vasquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes layup
Jeff Green blocks Greivis Vasquez 's 6-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses layup
Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 8-foot jumper
Robin Lopez makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 7-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup (Robin Lopez assists)
Greivis Vasquez makes jumper
Anthony Davis misses 9-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Eric Gordon misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 9-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass blocks Robin Lopez's jumper
Anthony Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses layup
Robin Lopez makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Crawford blocks Greivis Vasquez 's 5-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses
Brian Roberts makes driving layup (Lance Thomas assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Roberts makes 28-foot three point jumper
Brian Roberts misses 16-foot jumper
Terrel Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 9-foot two point shot (Brian Roberts assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 16-foot jumper
Paul Pierce blocks Brian Roberts 's 2-foot layup
Ryan Anderson makes 21-foot jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
Darius Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes 6-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Eric Gordon misses layup
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Brandon Bass makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes driving dunk
Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes 12-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Jeff Green makes driving layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Avery Bradley makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jordan Crawford makes 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Darius Miller blocks Kevin Garnett 's 3-foot layup
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Brandon Bass makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Courtney Lee makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Darius Miller blocks Avery Bradley 's 2-foot layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Paul Pierce 's 3-foot layup
Brandon Bass misses jumper
Jeff Green misses 3-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lou Amundson blocks Paul Pierce 's 3-foot layup
Paul Pierce makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Courtney Lee's shot
Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Avery Bradley's layup
Kevin Garnett misses running hook shot
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes driving dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Robin Lopez blocks Jeff Green's layup
Avery Bradley misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 10-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Jordan Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses layup
Jordan Crawford misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 12-foot two point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses layup
Jordan Crawford misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Jordan Crawford assists)
Jordan Crawford makes 5-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brandon Bass misses layup
Brandon Bass makes 2-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper

CELTICS

HORNETS

TIME		BOS	NO
12:00	Kevin Garnett vs. Robin Lopez (Brandon Bass gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	2	0
11:25	Anthony Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	2	2
11:06	Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
11:04	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Avery Bradley shooting foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)	2	2
10:48	Greivis Vasquez misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:48	Hornets offensive team rebound	2	2
10:48	Greivis Vasquez makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:37	Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper	2	3
10:37	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Robin Lopez offensive foul (Courtney Lee draws the foul)	2	3
10:26	Robin Lopez turnover	2	3
10:15	Brandon Bass traveling	2	3
10:02	Kevin Garnett kicked ball violation	2	3
9:52	Robin Lopez misses 13-foot jumper	2	3
9:51	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	2	3
9:33	Avery Bradley misses three point jumper	2	3
9:32	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	3
9:23	Eric Gordon makes 16-foot jumper	2	5
9:11	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)	4	5
9:00	Anthony Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	5
8:47	Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	6	5
8:29	Eric Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	6	5
8:27	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	6	5
8:22	Brandon Bass makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)	8	5
7:56	Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)	8	7
7:37	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	7
7:15	Avery Bradley blocks Greivis Vasquez 's 3-foot jumper	8	7
7:15	Hornets offensive team rebound	8	7
7:15	Jeff Green enters the game for Kevin Garnett	8	7
7:11	Paul Pierce blocks Eric Gordon 's 23-foot three point jumper	8	7
7:11	Hornets offensive team rebound	8	7
7:00	Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper	8	7
6:58	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	8	7
6:48	Robin Lopez misses 6-foot hook shot	8	7
6:47	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	8	7
6:41	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	10	7
6:24	Anthony Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	7
6:24	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Robin Lopez	10	7
6:05	Jeff Green makes driving layup	12	7
5:50	Ryan Anderson misses 19-foot jumper	12	7
5:48	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	12	7
5:37	Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)	15	7
5:31	Hornets Full timeout	15	7
5:22	Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Courtney Lee steals)	15	7
5:15	Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	15	7
5:15	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	16	7
5:15	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	17	7
4:50	Anthony Davis makes dunk	17	9
4:33	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	19	9
4:09	Greivis Vasquez makes 7-foot two point shot	19	11
3:49	Jeff Green makes driving dunk	21	11
3:31	Eric Gordon makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	21	13
3:03	Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper	21	13
3:02	Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound	21	13
2:56	Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)	21	16
2:36	Avery Bradley makes 12-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)	23	16
2:24	Courtney Lee shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	23	16
2:24	Celtics Full timeout	23	16
2:24	Lou Amundson enters the game for Anthony Davis	23	16
2:24	Jason Terry enters the game for Paul Pierce	23	16
2:24	Jordan Crawford enters the game for Courtney Lee	23	16
2:24	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	23	17
2:24	Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
2:13	Jeff Green makes driving layup (Avery Bradley assists)	25	18
1:58	Jeff Green shooting foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)	25	18
1:58	Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:58	Terrel Harris enters the game for Eric Gordon	25	19
1:58	Darius Miller enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	25	19
1:58	Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
1:54	Ryan Anderson shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)	25	20
1:54	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	26	20
1:54	Brian Roberts enters the game for Greivis Vasquez	26	20
1:54	Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2	27	20
1:32	Ryan Anderson lost ball turnover (Avery Bradley steals)	27	20
1:27	Avery Bradley makes layup (Jason Terry assists)	29	20
1:01	Ryan Anderson makes dunk (Terrel Harris assists)	29	22
43.0	Avery Bradley bad pass (Lou Amundson steals)	29	22
35.0	Brian Roberts misses layup	29	22
34.0	Lou Amundson misses tip shot	29	22
34.0	Lou Amundson offensive rebound	29	22
32.0	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	29	22
13.0	Terrel Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	22
12.0	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	29	22
0.0	Jordan Crawford makes 16-foot jumper	31	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	22

Regular Season Series

NO wins 2-0

Hornets
90
Celtics
78

Game 1

17/1

Celtics
86
Hornets
87

Game 2

21/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 21 March 2013

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 14,740

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Kevin Scott
Sean Corbin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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