Hornets-Knicks Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Nov 01 2009 11:53PM

The New York Knicks have lost their last two games despite rallying to force overtime in each one. Avoiding early deficits might finally help them get their first win.

The Knicks look to avoid their first 0-4 start in four seasons Monday night when they host a New Orleans Hornets team coming off an emotional loss.

Outscored by an average of 17.0 points in the first quarter of its last two games, New York (0-3) has managed to fight back into both with big fourth quarters. The Knicks outscored the Charlotte 27-13 in the fourth to force overtime Friday night, then had a 41-26 advantage in the final quarter against Philadelphia on Saturday.

However, the Knicks ran out of steam and lost both games. They fell 102-100 in double-overtime to the Bobcats and got outscored 19-5 in the extra session to lose 141-127 to the 76ers.

"Last year we would struggle away through third quarter but this year we struggle with our first quarter,'' forward Al Harrington said. "We got to find a way to fight through this.''

Harrington did his part Saturday. With Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni giving second-year forward Danilo Gallinari his third career start, Harrington came off the bench for the first time this season and hit 16 of 22 shots for a career-high 42 points.

It was the most points ever by a Knicks reserve.

"If coach wants me to come off the bench, I'm going to be the best at it," Harrington told the Knicks' official Web site.

Coming off the bench at New Orleans on Jan. 12, Harrington had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Knicks snap a seven-game slide against the Hornets with a 101-95 victory.

Harrington hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 23 in a 103-93 win over New Orleans on March 27, giving the Knicks their first season sweep of the Hornets franchise since winning all four matchups against Charlotte in 1991-92.

New Orleans (1-2), which is looking to avoid its first 0-3 start on the road since 1999-2000, is finishing its first set of back-to-back games after falling 97-87 at Boston on Sunday.

Chris Paul scored 22 points and handed out eight assists, but the postgame discussion revolved around his matchup with Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo.

Paul and Rondo picked up technical fouls in the second quarter after getting tied up under the basket. After the game ended, Paul followed Rondo toward the locker room and had to be stopped by Celtics assistant coaches.

Paul said Rondo was lucky to play with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, then said the comment wasn't a slight toward Rondo.

"He is a great point guard and he's a champion," Paul said. "It's my hope to achieve that."

Paul, averaging 24.0 points and 9.8 assists in four career games at Madison Square Garden, has yet to record a 10-assist game this season. He opened 2008-09 with seven straight double-digit assist performances.

First-year Hornet Emeka Okafor missed his third straight double-double Sunday with five points and 10 rebounds.

Playing for Charlotte last season, Okafor averaged 14.0 points and 10.0 boards in two games at New York.

Peja Stojakovic hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as the Hornets went 13 of 28 from long distance Sunday.

Gallinari has been New York's best shooter from behind the arc. He made eight 3s en route to a career-high 30 points Saturday, and he's gone 18 for 36 from 3-point range this season.

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Knicks earn first win, take down Hornets

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Monday November 2, 2009 11:23PM

NEW YORK (NBA.com Exclusive) -- Al Harrington elevated to block Chris Paul's driving layup attempt late in the fourth quarter and then ran downcourt wagging his finger a la Dikembe Mutombo as the Madison Square Garden crowd roared in approval.

Harrington finished with 24 points off the bench, David Lee scored a season-high 28 and Larry Hughes had a season-best 20 in his first start as the Knicks earned their first victory of the season, 117-111, over Paul and the visiting New Orleans Hornets.

"We played unselfishly on offense and we played hard on defense. And when we can do those two things, we'll have a chance to win," said Lee, who scored on a variety of pick-and-rolls and added eight rebounds.

Chris Duhon, who last week publicly criticized his team's pre-game preparation, scored 13 of his season-high 18 points in the second half and added nine assists.

For the fourth straight game, the Knicks (1-3) surrendered more than 100 points. But they also outscored New Orleans 40-30 in the final period.

At least now when LeBron James comes to the Garden on Friday, he won't be facing a winless team.

On a night when LeBron's favorite baseball team, the Yankees, were involved in Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia, the Knicks were hardly the biggest sports story in the Big Apple.

But they'll take the win just the same.

"To get that first win, sometimes it gets a little hairy," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said with a laugh.

One night removed from his verbal altercation with Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo that has spurred a formal review by the league, Paul was brilliant again, finishing with a game-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and 13 assists. He was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Paul was the subject of magnified attention after he and Rondo tangled under the basket in the second quarter of the Celtics' 97-87 win over the Hornets on Sunday night. Both players were assessed technicals and later verbally jousted after the game.

The Associated Press wrote that, "After the game, Paul pursued Rondo toward the Celtics' locker room and had to be blocked by Boston assistant coaches."

Via his Twitter feed, Paul denied the specifics of the account, referring to an alleged shouting match with Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau.

"... [Just] to clear this up I never came close to approaching the Celts locker room last [night]. Not sure where that's coming from. Also me [and Celtics assistant coach Tom] Thibodeau never got in a shouting match. We talked. ... [Too] much respect for him, crazy how it's twisted."

Told that the league was looking into the matter, Paul said, "First I heard of that."

Emeka Okafor scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Hornets and David West added 21 points.

After West cut the Knicks' lead to 94-92 with 6:12 remaining, the Knicks rattled off an 8-0 run to seize a 102-92 lead with 4:09 left. Harrington and Lee each scored four points in the spurt and Harrington made a nifty steal on the wing that led to two points the other way.

New Orleans cut it to 106-99 on a three-point play by Paul, but Lee hit a driving layup to extend the lead to 108-99.

After falling behind by 31, 21 and 23 points in their first three games, the Knicks decided to get off to a good start for once.

D'Antoni looked like a genius for giving the 11-year veteran Hughes his first start of the season. Hughes, who was out of the nine-man rotation to start the season, scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Knicks seized a 58-52 halftime lead.

He also played tough defense on Paul, who managed just three points while dishing eight assists in the first half. It was the second straight strong game for Hughes, who scored 18 off the bench in Saturday's lost to Philadelphia.

D'Antoni swapped Hughes for Jared Jeffries in the starting lineup, putting Hughes at the two guard and switching Wilson Chandler to the four spot.

"The big thing about Larry is his maturity," Lee said. "He's a veteran. He could've easily been very upset about not playing the first couple games and instead he kept his mouth shut. He kept working hard. And that means he's a pro.

"Although tonight he had 20 points and was great offensively, his biggest attribute is his defense."

Said Hughes: "If you contribute on either end of the court then I think you've done your job."

Paul scored 11 points in the third period as New Orleans outscored the Knicks 29-19 to take an 81-77 advantage.

But with Paul on the bench early in the fourth quarter, the Knicks rallied late.

Paul, whose team is 1-3, admitted to being envious of players like James, who has reached the NBA Finals, and Carmelo Anthony, who has reached the Western Conference Finals.

"I'm envious, I'm very envious because those guys have been where I want to get to," Paul said. "This is my fifth year in the league and I'm not trying to wait until I'm an old veteran in this league to try to win a championship. We're trying to win now."

NOTES: Jeffries took three stitches over his right eye after getting elbowed by Hilton Armstrong. "I thought somebody punched me in the eye," he said...Knicks guard Nate Robinson sported a Yankees hat and was on crutches. He could be out up to two weeks with a sprained right ankle.

• Hornets: Diogu, Marks, Thornton
• Knicks: Curry, Mobley

• Hornets: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #56 Mark Ayotte, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:17

New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		New York Knicks (15-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lee vs Okafor (West gains possession)
West Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:53 [NOH 2-0]
	11:43	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (1 BLK)
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08	Hughes Layup Shot: Missed
	11:07	Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:00 [NYK 2-2]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Okafor Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:34 [NOH 4-2]
	10:21	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:20
	10:09	Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:09 [NOH 5-2]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:09 [NOH 6-2]
	09:57 [NYK 4-6]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hughes (1 ST)	09:54
	09:48	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:47
Peterson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:40
Peterson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:40
	09:23 [NYK 7-6]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:06 [NYK 9-6]	Chandler Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hughes (1 AST)
West Layup Shot: Missed	08:45
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:40
Wright Tip Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:31	Lee Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (2 BLK)
	08:30	Team Rebound
West Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:25
	08:25 [NYK 10-6]	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:25 [NYK 11-6]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:56 [NYK 13-6]	Lee Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (3 AST)
Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gallinari (1 ST)	07:28
	07:03	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:03
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:37 [NYK 16-6]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duhon (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:30
	06:24	Hughes Foul : Personal (1 PF)
West Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	06:13
	06:11	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:58	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Peterson Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:33	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:21	Duhon Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:20
West Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)	05:12 [NOH 8-16]
	05:02 [NYK 18-8]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Duhon (2 AST)
Okafor Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)	04:45 [NOH 10-18]
	04:35	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:35
West Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)	04:25 [NOH 12-18]
	04:08	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:07
Peterson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)	04:01 [NOH 14-18]
	03:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:59	Chandler Substitution replaced by Jeffries
	03:59	Hughes Substitution replaced by Harrington
Okafor Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	03:59
Paul Substitution replaced by Armstrong	03:59
Peterson Substitution replaced by Brown	03:59
	03:46	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (1 ST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:39	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:22 [NYK 20-14]	Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (4 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	02:52 [NOH 16-20]
	02:44	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
	02:44	Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:38 [NYK 22-16]	Harrington Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Armstrong (1 AST)	02:19 [NOH 19-22]
	02:10	Armstrong Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	02:10 [NYK 24-19]	Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Armstrong Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:55	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:44 [NYK 26-19]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Armstrong (2 AST)	01:27 [NOH 22-26]
	01:10 [NYK 29-22]	Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:54.9	Team Rebound
Wright Substitution replaced by Posey	00:54.1
	00:54.1	Lee Substitution replaced by Milicic
	00:37.9	Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed
Armstrong Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:37.4
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	00:25.1 [NOH 24-29]
	00:04.9	Duhon Layup Shot: Missed
	00:03.6	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:03.6 [NYK 31-24]	Milicic Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		New York Knicks (15-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
Stojakovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:26
Posey Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:13
	11:13 [NYK 32-24]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	11:13 [NYK 33-24]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:47	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:46
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed	10:40
	10:39	Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Armstrong Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:38
	10:25 [NYK 35-24]	Milicic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)
Brown Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:17 [NOH 26-35]
	10:04	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed Block: Armstrong (1 BLK)
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:03
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:54	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:48 [NYK 38-26]	Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Posey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)	09:34 [NOH 29-38]
	09:11	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
	09:11	Team Rebound
Posey Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:11
Brown Substitution replaced by Paul	09:11
	08:58	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:58
Songaila Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)	08:47 [NOH 31-38]
	08:38	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:37
	08:37	Harrington Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:37
Armstrong Substitution replaced by Okafor	08:37
Songaila Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:03	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:03	Milicic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:50	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:49
Songaila Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (1 AST)	07:33 [NOH 33-38]
	07:18	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:18
Okafor Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)	07:10 [NOH 35-38]
	06:57	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:57
	06:54	Douglas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:41	Milicic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:41	Milicic Substitution replaced by Lee
Okafor Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:28 [NOH 37-38]
	06:21	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	06:19	Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	06:17 [NYK 40-37]	Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Songaila Jump Shot: Missed	05:59
Songaila Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:58
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:52	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:41	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	05:39	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:39	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:39
	05:39	Harrington Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Posey Substitution replaced by West	05:39
Songaila Substitution replaced by Wright	05:39
	05:39	Harrington Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	05:39	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Duhon
	05:39	Douglas Substitution replaced by Chandler
Okafor Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)	05:27 [NOH 39-40]
	05:16 [NYK 42-39]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Okafor Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:56 [NOH 41-42]
Okafor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:38
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Brown	04:38
	04:38 [NYK 43-41]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:38 [NYK 44-41]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:32	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:32 [NOH 42-44]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:32 [NOH 43-44]
	04:11 [NYK 46-43]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duhon (3 AST)
Okafor Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:00
Okafor Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:00
	03:45 [NYK 48-43]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (5 AST)
	03:21	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:21 [NOH 44-48]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:21 [NOH 45-48]
	03:11	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:11
West Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Paul (8 AST)	02:56 [NOH 47-48]
	02:38 [NYK 50-47]	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:03	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:03
Paul Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:49 [NOH 49-50]
	01:37 [NYK 52-49]	Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	01:26	Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:26
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	01:26 [NOH 50-52]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:26 [NOH 51-52]
	01:09 [NYK 54-51]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:55.9
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:55.6
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
	00:51.9	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:44.8	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:43.4
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Duhon (1 ST)	00:38.9
	00:35.4 [NYK 56-51]	Duhon Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	00:32.8	Gallinari Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Okafor Substitution replaced by Armstrong	00:32.8
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:32.8
Team Rebound	00:32.8
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:32.8 [NOH 52-56]
	00:14.2	Armstrong Violation:Kicked Ball
	00:01.8	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
	00:01.4	Hughes Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:00.4 [NYK 58-52]	Hughes Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		New York Knicks (15-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [NYK 61-52]	Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:27	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:24 [NYK 63-52]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Duhon (4 AST)
West Layup Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:50	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:50
Okafor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gallinari (1 BLK)	10:33
	10:31	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:26	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:25
Peterson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (9 AST)	10:18 [NOH 54-63]
	10:02	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:01
Paul Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	09:51 [NOH 56-63]
	09:28 [NYK 65-56]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:04	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:57	Hughes Layup Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:56
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Team Rebound
Paul Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:47
	08:41	Chandler Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:41	Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
West Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:25
	08:12	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed
	08:10	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:10	Lee Tip Shot: Missed
	08:09	Team Rebound
	08:02	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Peterson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:02
Okafor Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Paul (10 AST)	07:52 [NOH 58-65]
	07:33 [NYK 67-58]	Lee Jump Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	07:23	Chandler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:23 [NOH 59-67]
	07:23	Chandler Substitution replaced by Harrington
West Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:23
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:23
Paul Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:05 [NOH 61-67]
	06:49	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Peterson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:49
West Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Paul (11 AST)	06:38 [NOH 63-67]
	06:21	Harrington Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Paul (1 ST)
	06:20	Harrington Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Wright Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	06:20
	06:17	Hughes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (12 AST)	06:06 [NOH 66-67]
West Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:51
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:51	Hughes Substitution replaced by Jeffries
	05:51 [NYK 68-66]	Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	05:51 [NYK 69-66]	Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Okafor Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	05:35 [NOH 68-69]
	05:16	Gallinari Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (2 ST)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:08	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:03	Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:02
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	04:56
West Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:54
Peterson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)	04:51 [NOH 70-69]
	04:40 [NYK 71-70]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Duhon (5 AST)
Okafor Turnaround Bank shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:20 [NOH 72-71]
	04:09	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:09	Duhon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:04 [NYK 73-72]	Harrington Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Duhon (6 AST)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:31	Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:20	Harrington Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	03:20	Lee Substitution replaced by Milicic
Paul 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:07 [NOH 75-73]
	02:59	Milicic Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:59	Milicic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Okafor Substitution replaced by Posey	02:59
Peterson Substitution replaced by Armstrong	02:59
Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:47
	02:24	Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:23
Paul Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:10 [NOH 77-73]
	01:53	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:53
	01:53	Duhon Substitution replaced by Hughes
	01:53	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Chandler
	01:40	Hughes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:40 [NOH 78-73]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:40 [NOH 79-73]
	01:16 [NYK 76-79]	Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:50.4	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Armstrong Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:37.9
	00:37.9	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:37.9 [NYK 77-79]	Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:37.9	Jeffries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:36.9
Paul Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:31.7 [NOH 81-77]
	00:07.8	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Armstrong Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:06.9
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		New York Knicks (15-20)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Posey Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	11:18 [NYK 79-81]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:18
	11:18 [NYK 80-81]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Armstrong Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:06	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:54 [NYK 82-81]	Milicic Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brown (4 AST)	10:40 [NOH 84-82]
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:31
	10:25 [NYK 85-84]	Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Harrington (2 AST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Posey Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:02
	10:02	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:02	Team Rebound
	10:02	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:01	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:54 [NYK 87-84]	Harrington Jump Bank Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (2 AST)	09:35 [NOH 87-87]
	09:13	Milicic Jump Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Songaila 3pt Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:55	Team Rebound
	08:55	Timeout : Official
	08:55	Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	08:55	Milicic Substitution replaced by Lee
	08:42 [NYK 89-87]	Harrington Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hughes (2 AST)
Stojakovic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gallinari (2 ST)	08:26
	08:13	Hughes Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Armstrong Substitution replaced by Okafor	08:13
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:51	Duhon Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:40	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:40
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:22	Duhon Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:18	Stojakovic Violation:Kicked Ball
Brown Substitution replaced by Paul	07:18
Songaila Substitution replaced by West	07:18
	07:14 [NYK 91-87]	Duhon Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Paul Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:14
	07:14 [NYK 92-87]	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)	06:52 [NOH 90-92]
Stojakovic Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:37
	06:37 [NYK 93-90]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:37 [NYK 94-90]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Paul (13 AST)	06:15 [NOH 92-94]
	05:55 [NYK 96-92]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Duhon (7 AST)
Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)	05:42
Posey Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:27
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:27 [NYK 97-92]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	05:27 [NYK 98-92]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Duhon Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:49 [NYK 100-92]	Harrington Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)
West Layup Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:28	Team Rebound
	04:15	Duhon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (3 BLK)
	04:15	Team Rebound
	04:09 [NYK 102-92]	Lee Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Duhon (8 AST)
West Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Duhon (2 ST)	03:48
	03:29	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	03:28	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:28	Harrington Tip Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:27
Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:21 [NOH 94-102]
	03:11 [NYK 104-94]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Paul Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harrington (1 BLK)	03:00
	02:58	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:50	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:50	Team Rebound
Paul Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Posey Substitution replaced by Peterson	02:50
	02:50 [NYK 105-94]	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:50 [NYK 106-94]	Duhon Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
West Running Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)	02:30 [NOH 96-106]
	02:12	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
	02:11	Harrington Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	02:06	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:06
West 3pt Shot: Missed	01:56
Peterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:56
Paul Running Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	01:50 [NOH 98-106]
	01:50	Hughes Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	01:50 [NOH 99-106]
	01:35 [NYK 108-99]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Duhon (9 AST)
	01:33	Lee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:33 [NOH 100-108]
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	01:33 [NOH 101-108]
	01:09 [NYK 110-101]	Hughes Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Peterson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:02
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	01:01
	01:01	Harrington Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:01 [NOH 102-110]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	01:01 [NOH 103-110]
	00:44.6	Lee Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:44.6	Lee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:44.6
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
	00:38.3	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Stojakovic Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:30.3
	00:30.3 [NYK 111-103]	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:30.3 [NYK 112-103]	Duhon Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)	00:23.1 [NOH 106-112]
Peterson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:22.3
	00:22.3 [NYK 113-106]	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:22.3 [NYK 114-106]	Duhon Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Paul 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS)	00:12.7 [NOH 109-114]
Peterson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:12.2
	00:12.2	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:12.2	Team Rebound
	00:12.2 [NYK 115-109]	Duhon Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:12.2
	00:12.2	Lee Substitution replaced by Chandler
Paul Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)	00:07.3 [NOH 111-115]
West Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:04.1
	00:04.1 [NYK 116-111]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:04.1 [NYK 117-111]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:04.1
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.8
	00:00.1	Harrington Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter

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