Warriors-Hornets Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Dec 23 2009 1:42AM

For all their struggles on the road, the New Orleans Hornets remain within striking distance of a winning record thanks to their strong play at home.

The Golden State Warriors know how tough the Hornets can be on their own floor, no matter where it's located.

The Hornets will try to move a step closer to .500 by winning for the ninth time in 10 home games Wednesday night in their first meeting this season with the struggling Warriors.

New Orleans (12-14) is 10-3 at home, but a miserable 2-11 on the road after Sunday's 98-92 loss in Toronto. The Hornets rallied within two late in the fourth quarter but were held without a point for the final 1:05, leaving star guard Chris Paul frustrated.

"This was a winnable game for us,'' said Paul, who shot 3 of 13 and finished with 10 points - his fewest in eight games since returning from an ankle injury. "We just didn't come out with any type of intensity. Same story, different night. We didn't defend, all that same stuff just keeps on happening.''

The Hornets have played much better defense at home, limiting opponents to 96.8 points per game compared with 105.5 on the road.

They'd appear to have a good chance to continue their home success against Golden State (7-20), which is 6-19 all-time in road games versus the Hornets in New Orleans, Charlotte and Oklahoma City.

The Warriors enter Wednesday's game having dropped a season-high six straight and 10 of 11 this month, including Tuesday night's 121-108 defeat in Memphis to fall to 3-13 away from home. It was the seventh time this season that Golden State's league-worst defense (111.9 points per game) allowed an opponent to score at least 120.

"It is what it is," said Monta Ellis, who had 23 points but got whistled for four first-half fouls. "It's nothing I have to change. My play just wasn't there."

Corey Maggette led the Warriors with 25 points in his fifth consecutive 20-point effort. Maggette missed the last matchup between these teams - a 111-103 home win for Golden State on April 3 - due to a head injury.

Health is also a problem now for the Warriors, who may be limited to an eight-man rotation for a third straight game. Raja Bell, Andris Biedrins, Mikki Moore and Ronny Turiaf are among the ailing.

Paul matched a career high with 43 points for New Orleans in the April matchup. He's averaging 23.6 in 13 career games versus Golden State.

Despite their struggles on the road against the Hornets, the Warriors have taken six of the last 10 overall meetings in this series.

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Team effort leads Hornets past Warriors

By Larry Holder, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday December 24, 2009 12:20AM

NEW ORLEANS (NBA.com exclusive) -- The New Orleans Hornets and Golden State Warriors implemented two completely opposite game plans.

New Orleans wanted to keep fresh legs in the lineup as coach Jeff Bower went 11-deep in his rotation. Golden State made very few variations to its starting lineup as coach Don Nelson barely went seven-deep.

The Hornets won the chess match, and in turn the game, as they took out the Warriors 108-102 at the New Orleans Arena on Wednesday putting the Hornets again within one game of being back to the .500 mark. It's also the first time the Hornets have scored more than 100 points in nearly a month.

The styles from both teams were very apparent, and polar opposites.

Only Chris Paul and David West played more than 30 minutes for the Hornets. Players previously buried deep on the bench like Julian Wright and Bobby Brown saw more minutes Wednesday than they've played in weeks.

Meanwhile Nelson only wanted the ball in the hands of Monta Ellis, Corey Maggette and Stephen Curry, and more specifically in Ellis' hands. They served as Golden State's major and only real threats offensively.

Paul led the Hornets with 20 points, including the clincher when he drained turnaround fadeaway with 12.6 seconds to go in the fourth quarter to give New Orleans a 106-102 lead.

"It's really good for us," Paul said. "Now we have an opportunity to get back to .500. This may be our third or fourth opportunity. Not only do we get that chance, but it's on the road again. It gives us a chance to prove ourselves."

Paul said the Hornets did a nice job of not being completely sucked into the Warriors' run-and-gun offensive style. Paul also figured the Warriors wouldn't be making many changes from their starting five, and he was right as Ellis played the entire game and Stephen Curry only sat on the bench for 59 seconds. The other three starters played no less than 36 minutes.

"We just tried to take advantage of them on the inside," Paul said. "We were getting the ball to Emeka (Okafor) and D. (David) West. But we're at our best when we're in transition. With a team like that you get the opportunity on long shots."

Golden State is dealing with plenty of ailments with Andris Biedrins, Ronny Turiaf and Mikki Moore all banged up and not playing. With so few healthy bodies and a lack of confidence in the rest of the bench, Nelson made no qualms about how much he wanted the rely on Ellis.

"It just seemed like it was one of these things that if he didn't have the ball in his hands, we just couldn't score," Nelson said. "So he had to be an integral part of our offense. I don't know what the numbers are. The coaches keep those. When he had the ball, we were really good. When he didn't, we weren't so good."

Ellis scored a game-high 35 points, going 15-for-26 from the floor, while Maggette chipped in 22 points and Curry had 17.

Nelson added that he wouldn't have changed a thing in his game plan.

The Hornets did plenty of spreading the wealth.

All five starters scored in double figures with West scoring 14 points, Peja Stojakovic adding 13 and Emeka Okafor and Devin Brown chipping in with 10 and 11 points, respectively.

New Orleans obviously held a huge edge in bench scoring as the Hornets reserves outscored the Warriors 40-11.

"Going into the game, we felt it was a game where we'd really have to have poise because of their style of play," Bower said. "We knew we were going to be forced to manage the game. We wanted to keep the pressure up and keep going."

• Warriors: Azubuike, Bell, Claxton, Wright
• Hornets: Diogu, Marks, Peterson

• Warriors: --
• Hornets: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
• Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #47 Bennie Adams, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr.
• Attendance: 14391
• Duration: 2:23

Golden State Warriors (9-24)		New Orleans Hornets (17-16)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Okafor vs Randolph (Paul gains possession)
	11:43	Okafor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (1 BLK)
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:36 [GSW 2-0]
	11:28 [NOH 2-2]	Okafor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:09	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:04	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:03
Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Okafor (1 ST)	10:55
	10:45 [NOH 4-2]	Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
	10:16	Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:16 [NOH 6-2]	Okafor Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ellis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)	10:05 [GSW 4-6]
	09:48	Okafor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)
Maggette Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:38 [GSW 6-6]
Maggette Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:23
	09:15	Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:13
Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:06 [GSW 8-6]
	08:48 [NOH 9-8]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (1 AST)
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:33	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:26
	08:26 [NOH 10-8]	Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:26	Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:25
Maggette Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:17 [GSW 10-10]
	08:01	Okafor Layup Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:59
Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:54 [GSW 12-10]
	07:35	West Jump Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (2 BLK)
	07:35	Team Rebound
	07:32 [NOH 12-12]	Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Randolph (2 AST)	07:17 [GSW 14-12]
	06:56	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:55
Ellis Driving Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:42 [GSW 16-12]
	06:12 [NOH 14-16]	Paul Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Randolph Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)	06:01 [GSW 18-14]
	05:40 [NOH 16-18]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)
Maggette Layup Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:23	West Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:18 [GSW 20-16]
	05:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:01	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
	05:00	Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:50 [NOH 19-20]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)
	04:36	West Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ellis Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:22	Team Rebound
	04:08	Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:06
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:58
	03:57	Okafor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:57 [GSW 21-19]
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:57 [GSW 22-19]
Curry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:40
	03:32	West Jump Shot: Missed
	03:31	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:31	West Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (3 BLK)
	03:31	Team Rebound
	03:28 [NOH 21-22]	West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Watson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:10 [GSW 24-21]
	02:59	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
	02:58	Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Randolph Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:36 [NOH 23-24]	West Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:59 [NOH 25-24]	Stojakovic Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Maggette Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)	01:50 [GSW 26-25]
	01:35	Stojakovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (4 BLK)
	01:33	Okafor Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	01:32	Okafor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (5 BLK)
	01:30	Team Rebound
	01:22	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:20
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:04	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:58.3 [NOH 27-26]	Paul Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Watson Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	00:44.4
	00:44.4	West Substitution replaced by Wright
	00:44.4	Brown Substitution replaced by Collison
	00:32.9	Wright Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (6 BLK)
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:30.5
Ellis Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:26.3
	00:02.9	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:01.0
End of 1st Quarter
Golden State Warriors (9-24)		New Orleans Hornets (17-16)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	11:46
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:44
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wright (1 BLK)	11:32
	11:29	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:17	Okafor Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
	11:08	Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:08
Team Rebound	11:08
Watson Substitution replaced by Morrow	11:08
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:08
	11:06	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:49 [NOH 29-26]	Okafor Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)
Morrow Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:49
	10:49 [NOH 30-26]	Okafor Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Morrow Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)	10:28 [GSW 28-30]
	10:15	Okafor Hook Shot: Missed
	10:13	Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:13 [NOH 32-28]	Wright Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Curry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:51 [GSW 30-32]
	09:34	Okafor Hook Shot: Missed
	09:33	Team Rebound
	09:33	Okafor Substitution replaced by Songaila
	09:30	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:29
Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Paul (1 ST)	09:25
Curry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:18
	09:12 [NOH 34-30]	Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	09:00	Songaila Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ellis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:54
Ellis Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:54
	08:54	Timeout : Official
Randolph Substitution replaced by Watson	08:54
	08:54	Paul Substitution replaced by Thornton
	08:46	Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Curry (1 ST)
Curry Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:43 [GSW 32-34]
	08:19	Songaila Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:18
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	08:12
	08:11	Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:00 [NOH 36-32]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Posey (1 AST)
	07:54	Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:46	Posey Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ellis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:34 [GSW 34-36]
	07:25	Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Radmanovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:03
	07:03 [NOH 37-34]	Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:03 [NOH 38-34]	Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:45	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:36	Songaila Jump Shot: Missed
	06:35	Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:35	Wright Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Missed
	06:33	Songaila Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Ellis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:32
	06:32 [NOH 39-34]	Songaila Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:32 [NOH 40-34]	Songaila Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:16	Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	06:05	Songaila Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:05 [GSW 35-40]
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Maggette	06:05
	06:05	Songaila Substitution replaced by West
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:05 [GSW 36-40]
	05:41	Collison 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:40
Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed	05:24
	05:23	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:17	Collison Layup Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:14
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)	05:05 [GSW 39-40]
	04:47 [NOH 43-39]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)
Maggette Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:37 [GSW 41-43]
	04:24	Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:20 [GSW 43-43]
	04:00	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:59
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:43 [NOH 45-43]	Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:35
	03:35	Collison Substitution replaced by Brown
	03:35	Wright Substitution replaced by Paul
Curry Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:27 [GSW 45-45]
	03:06	West Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Morrow (1 ST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)	03:01 [GSW 47-45]
	02:45	West Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:45	West Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	Thornton Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Curry (3 AST)	02:35 [GSW 49-45]
	02:18	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:17
Morrow Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (4 AST)	02:11 [GSW 51-45]
	01:56 [NOH 47-51]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:39 [GSW 53-47]
	01:28 [NOH 49-53]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Curry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:09
	01:09 [NOH 50-53]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:09 [NOH 51-53]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:59.5	Stojakovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Curry Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	00:59.5
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:59.5 [GSW 54-51]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:59.5
	00:57.7	Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:51.7 [NOH 54-54]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)
	00:45.9	West Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:45.9 [GSW 55-54]
	00:45.9	West Substitution replaced by Collison
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:45.9 [GSW 56-54]
Maggette Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:40.5
	00:40.5 [NOH 55-56]	Stojakovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:40.5 [NOH 56-56]	Stojakovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Morrow Layup Shot: Missed	00:24.8
	00:22.5	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.4 [NOH 58-56]	Paul Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Golden State Warriors (9-24)		New Orleans Hornets (17-16)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Okafor Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	11:24 [NOH 60-56]	West Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (2 AST)
Maggette Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)	11:01 [GSW 58-60]
	10:41	Okafor Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:39
Randolph Layup Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:31	Team Rebound
	10:20	Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed
	10:20	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Maggette Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:20
	10:15	Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (7 BLK)
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:14
Randolph Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)	10:12
	10:11	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
	10:10	Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	10:10	Okafor Tip Shot: Missed
	10:09	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:07 [NOH 62-58]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Randolph Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:07
	10:07 [NOH 63-58]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	09:52
	09:52	Brown Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:15 [NOH 66-58]	Paul 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)
Randolph Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (5 AST)	08:52 [GSW 60-66]
	08:36	West Jump Shot: Missed
	08:35	Okafor Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	08:35	Okafor Tip Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:34
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	08:29 [GSW 63-66]
	08:11	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
	08:11	Okafor Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)
	08:11	Okafor Tip Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	08:10
Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:04
	07:43	Stojakovic Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	07:42	Okafor Rebound (Off:8 Def:3)
	07:42	Okafor Tip Shot: Missed
	07:41	West Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:40 [NOH 68-63]	West Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:38
Watson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)	07:27 [GSW 66-68]
	07:10	West Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Okafor Rebound (Off:8 Def:4)
Randolph Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:48
	06:48 [NOH 69-66]	Stojakovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:48 [NOH 70-66]	Stojakovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:37	Paul Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:37 [GSW 67-70]
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	06:37 [GSW 68-70]
	06:24 [NOH 72-68]	Okafor Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Okafor Rebound (Off:8 Def:5)
	05:58	Stojakovic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Maggette (1 ST)
	05:54	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Curry Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:54 [GSW 69-72]
Curry Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:54 [GSW 70-72]
	05:32	Okafor Jump Shot: Missed
	05:31	Okafor Rebound (Off:9 Def:5)
	05:31	Okafor Tip Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:30
	05:30	Okafor Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	West Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:04	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ellis (3 ST)
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:56 [GSW 72-72]
	04:38	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:38
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:06	West Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Maggette (2 ST)
	04:04	Paul Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	04:04	Okafor Substitution replaced by Wright
Ellis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:54 [GSW 74-72]
	03:38	West Jump Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (8 BLK)
	03:38	Team Rebound
	03:38	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Posey
	03:32	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	03:31
Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)	03:24
	03:19 [NOH 74-74]	Wright Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)	03:04 [GSW 77-74]
	02:51 [NOH 76-77]	Wright Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:31	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:26	Brown Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Randolph (2 ST)
Randolph Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:16 [GSW 79-76]
Maggette Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:48
	01:48	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:48	West Substitution replaced by Songaila
	01:48	Brown Substitution replaced by Brown
Maggette Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	01:48
	01:36 [NOH 78-79]	Paul Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Radmanovic Jump Shot: Missed	01:18
	01:17	Team Rebound
Randolph Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	01:17
	01:17 [NOH 79-79]	Posey Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:17 [NOH 80-79]	Posey Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Curry Layup Shot: Missed	00:58.9
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:57.6
	00:57.6	Songaila Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Radmanovic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:57.6
Team Rebound	00:57.6
Randolph Substitution replaced by Morrow	00:57.6
Radmanovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:57.6 [GSW 80-80]
	00:46.1 [NOH 83-80]	Posey 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:37.8
	00:36.9	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:33.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:26.8 [NOH 85-80]	Songaila Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Morrow Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:03.9
Morrow Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wright (2 ST)	00:02.0
	00:00.0	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:51
	11:35	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	11:34
	11:28	Posey Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Morrow Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:28 [GSW 81-85]
Morrow Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:28
	11:27	Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:07	Posey 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:06	Songaila Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:05	Songaila Layup Shot: Missed Block: Morrow (1 BLK)
	11:04	Songaila Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	11:02 [NOH 87-81]	Songaila Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:41	Songaila Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:24 [NOH 89-81]	Songaila Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Posey (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:24
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Randolph	10:24
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	10:04 [GSW 83-89]
	09:48	Songaila Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:47
Ellis Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:35
Ellis Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	09:35
	09:35	Paul Substitution replaced by Collison
	09:13 [NOH 91-83]	Wright Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)
Watson Substitution replaced by Maggette	09:05
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)	08:59 [GSW 85-91]
	08:47	Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
Team Rebound	08:33
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Curry (6 AST)	08:24 [GSW 87-91]
	08:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:11	Songaila Substitution replaced by West
	07:57 [NOH 93-87]	West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Collison (3 AST)
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (31 PTS)	07:39 [GSW 89-93]
	07:24 [NOH 96-89]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: West (4 AST)
	07:08	Posey Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:08 [GSW 90-96]
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:08 [GSW 91-96]
	06:53	Posey 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	06:50
Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)	06:44 [GSW 94-96]
	06:33	Collison Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Curry (2 ST)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
Randolph Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:23
Randolph Tip Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:22	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:16 [NOH 99-94]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Collison (4 AST)
	06:01	Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:01	Collison Substitution replaced by Paul
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
Team Rebound	05:47
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:47
Maggette Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	05:35
	05:35 [NOH 100-94]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:35 [NOH 101-94]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed Block: West (1 BLK)	05:19
Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:18
Team Timeout : Short	05:18
	05:18	Wright Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Randolph Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:14	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:02	West Layup Shot: Missed
	05:02	Team Rebound
	04:54	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	04:53
Ellis Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Curry (7 AST)	04:48 [GSW 96-101]
	04:28 [NOH 103-96]	West Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Ellis Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	04:05
	03:47	West Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Ellis (4 ST)
	03:45	Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:18	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:17
Randolph Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:11 [GSW 98-103]
	02:49	Paul Layup Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	02:48
Curry Layup Shot: Missed Block: West (2 BLK)	02:43
	02:42	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:19	West Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:18
Timeout : Official	02:18
Morrow Layup Shot: Missed	02:03
Morrow Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:02
Morrow Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:02 [GSW 100-103]
Curry Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:50
	01:50	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:50	Team Rebound
	01:50	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	01:49
Ellis Layup Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:29	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	01:08	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Morrow Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:07
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.8	Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Curry Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:38.8
	00:38.8	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:38.8	Team Rebound
	00:38.8 [NOH 104-100]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:38.8
	00:38.8	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Brown
	00:36.1	Paul Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	00:36.1 [GSW 101-104]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)	00:36.1 [GSW 102-104]
	00:36.1	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:36.1	Brown Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Randolph Substitution replaced by Watson	00:36.1
	00:12.6 [NOH 106-102]	Paul Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:12.6
	00:12.6	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Brown
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.9
	00:06.3	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Maggette Foul : Personal (6 PF)	00:05.8
Maggette Substitution replaced by Randolph	00:05.8
	00:05.8 [NOH 107-102]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:05.8 [NOH 108-102]	Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Morrow Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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