Bucks-Hornets Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Oct 27 2010 12:02AM

The New Orleans Hornets hope Chris Paul is finally happy. Andrew Bogut's return certainly has the Milwaukee Bucks pleased.

Opening the 2010-11 season with a win will have one of these clubs thrilled, as the Hornets host the Bucks on Wednesday night.

Paul voiced his displeasure with the Hornets after they finished at the bottom of the Southwest Division with a 37-45 record and missed the playoffs last season. That came after New Orleans reached the postseason twice, coming one game shy of the Western Conference finals in 2008.

Paul wasn't happy with the Hornets' regression and did everything but publicly demand a trade.

In an effort to appease their three-time All-Star point guard, the Hornets underwent an overhaul. First, they made Monty Williams a first-time head coach, then Dell Demps a first-time general manager. The club followed that by acquiring small forward Trevor Ariza, shooting guard Marco Belinelli, point guards Willie Green and Jannero Pargo and first-round draft choice and swing player Quincy Pondexter.

Also back is power forward David West, who has averaged 20.2 points and 8.3 rebounds over the past three seasons.

Paul, who has two years left on his contract, has said he's willing to give the new regime a chance.

"We definitely got a lot more athletic with the guys we've got coming in," Paul said. "I still think our Achilles' heel is our defense. As long as we got a guy like D-West in the block, we're going to score points, so we got to figure out a way that we can defend, and if we can commit to the defensive end, we can be fine."

While Paul was frustrated with the Hornets, he was also limited to 45 games due to various injuries, including left knee surgery. He averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 assists

The Bucks begin this season looking to continue showing improvement, and Bogut's return should be key.

Milwaukee was one of the biggest surprises of 2009-10, improving by 12 wins to go 46-36 and finish second in the Central after ending each of the previous five seasons in the cellar. The club also ended a three-season playoff drought, only to be eliminated by Atlanta in seven games in the opening round.

Bogut missed all of that series and the final six games of the regular season after suffering injuries to his elbow, wrist and hand during a scary fall in a win over Phoenix in April.

The center averaged a career-high 15.9 points with 10.2 rebounds before his season ended prematurely.

Bogut's return combined with another strong season from point guard Brandon Jennings, could make the Bucks a contender to win their first division title since 2001.

"Thanks to LeBron leaving the Central, the division is between us and the Bulls," Jennings said. "Hopefully we can go out there and fight for the Central Division and I'm sure we're probably the two favorites right now to probably win it."

Jennings, 21, was a revelation for Milwaukee last season, averaging 15.5 points and 5.7 assists after playing one season in Italy.

"He obviously, more than anybody, snuck up on everybody to start the season last year," said coach Scott Skiles, who was given a contract extension through 2012-13 on Tuesday. "We know that's not going to happen (this season), he knows that's not going to happen. And he just needs to be ready for it."

The Bucks and Hornets split two meetings last season with the home team winning each time. New Orleans won 102-99 as host on Nov. 25, as West totaled 27 points and 10 boards with Paul sidelined.

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Paul leads Hornets past Bucks, 95-91

By BRETT MARTEL
Posted Oct 28 2010 12:27AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Chris Paul spent the past couple months dismissing the trade talk swirling around him and insisting that he was committed to giving the Hornets' new regime a fair chance.

In the regular season opener, he played like he meant it.

Paul had 17 points and 16 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets gave Monty Williams a victory in his NBA head coaching debut, 95-91 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

Paul was quick to praise Williams after the game and said the team gave their new coach the game ball.

"He's not just a head coach. He's more than that because he really wants us to succeed and he puts a lot of time in," Paul said. "So we were happy to get him his first win and his first game ball."

David West led all scorers with 22 points, while new starting shooting guard Marco Belinelli added 18 for New Orleans.

Williams, a former NBA player, described himself as "nervy" heading into his first game as a head coach.

"I'll calm down in July when we're not playing anymore. It's natural for me. It's the same way I was when I played," Williams said. "So much of it is you want to do well, you want the guys to perform well."

The Bucks didn't make it easy for him. Carlos Delfino hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for Milwaukee, which led 72-67 late in the third quarter.

Andrew Bogut had 15 points and 15 rebounds, but his night was ruined by 3-of-10 shooting on free throws, including six critical misses in the fourth quarter.

"We were sluggish tonight and didn't play with a lot of energy," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "The Hornets played with more energy and they deserved to win."

During the offseason, Paul had expressed dissatisfaction with the Hornets' lack of competitiveness and said he'd accept a trade if New Orleans did not demonstrate a commitment to quickly becoming a contender in the tough Western Conference. Numerous teams called about trading for the three-time All-Star point guard, but the Hornets rebuffed them all.

Coming out of a 1-7 preseason that gave little indication of whether they'd be any good, New Orleans looked solid against a feisty Bucks squad with playoff expectations in the East. The Hornets led the entire fourth quarter, in large part because Paul closed out the third with a tough floater and 3 at the buzzer to make it 78-72.

Paul also made a clutch pull-up jumper with 2:17 to go in the final period and added a couple free throws with 1:10 left.

Corey Maggette scored 16 for the Bucks and Brandon Jennings had 15 points and 10 assists. Drew Gooden had 15 points and 11 rebounds, but said his team put itself in a bad spot with sloppy play.

"We can't turn on the switch when we're down and we have to scramble to win," he said. "We have a lot of weapons. Teams are scared of our depth. It was a lot of little things that we did wrong offensively and defensively that hurt us."

The game kicked off a new era for the Hornets, who after missing the playoffs last season hired Williams, as well as new general manager Dell Demps. The Hornets then went to work on overhauling their roster with a series of trades that brought in new starters Belinelli and small forward Trevor Ariza.

Ariza had 11 points in his Hornets debut, including a dunk set up by Belinelli to put the Hornets up 90-84 late in the game. Still, it was the old foundation that remained - Paul and West - which led the way. West scored the Hornets' first 10 points of the second half, hitting four jumpers set up by Paul.

West, however, was limited to 27 minutes because of foul trouble. He committed his fifth foul with 9:24 left in the game and was subbed in and out often late in the game to minimize the amount he had to play defense.

"It's a long season, but there are some things that we've done in this game we can be proud of," West said. "It always feels good to get your first one, especially here at home, just to get a good taste in your mouth and feel good about some of the things we've been working on."

Notes: Paul's 16 assists set a franchise record for assists in a season opener, eclipsing the 14 Muggsy Bogues had on Nov. 6, 1992 against Washington. ... Milwaukee guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, who has an eye injury, did not travel to New Orleans with the team, while forwards Jon Brockman (left ankle) and Luc Mbah a Moute (right ankle) did not dress for the game. ... The Bucks also opened the season without guard Michael Redd, who is rehabilitating from offseason left knee surgery. ... Seven Hornets made debut for the club, including Ariza, Belinelli, Willie Green, Jerryd Bayless, D.J. Mbenga, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Jason Smith.

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Bucks-Hornets notebook

By Larry Holder, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday October 27, 2010 11:28PM

THE FACTS: Monty Williams didn't have to wait long for his first career win as an NBA head coach as the New Orleans Hornets opened the season with a 95-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in the New Orleans Arena.

QUOTABLE: "I'll calm down in July when we're not playing anymore. It's natural for me. It's the same way I was when I played. So much of it is that you want to do well and you want the guys to do well, perform well. And at the same time at the end of the day, it's just basketball. When I was on the way to the gym today I was thinking, 'What am I so worried about?' It's still basketball."
-- Williams on letting his pregame nerves calm down before Friday's game since he's won his first game as a head coach in the season opener

THE STAT: Bucks center Andrew Bogut was solid in his return after sustaining a season-ending right wrist and elbow injury near the end of the 2009-2010 season with 15 points and 15 rebounds. What could have been the difference, though, for the Bucks is Bogut's struggles from the foul line as he only made 3-for-10 free-throw attempts.

TURNING POINT: Hornets guard Chris Paul hit shots on back-to-back possessions at the end of the third quarter to give the Hornets a 78-72 lead. Paul hit a mid-range jumper on the second to last possession and then hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter.

HOT: Hornets forward David West missed much of the preseason with a right elbow injury, but didn't miss a beat as he scored 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting.

NOT: Bucks guard John Salmons struggled after missing all of the preseason with a knee injury. He looked like he hadn't played all preseason as he only scored five points on 2-for-8 shooting in 33 minutes.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Hornets guard Marco Belinelli may be the shooting guard the Hornets have been looking for as he scored 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and only one turnover in 36 minutes in his first start with the Hornets.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle sat courtside at halfcourt with Hornets team president Hugh Weber. Actor and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce (HBO series Treme) introduced the Hornets roster during the pregame festivities.

NOTABLE: Paul wore a bulky brace on his left knee. Paul wasn't wearing it during the preseason. He missed 25 games last season with a left knee injury. It didn't hinder him too much as he piled up 17 points and 16 assists.

UP NEXT: For the Bucks, Friday @ Minnesota, Saturday vs. Charlotte, Tuesday vs. Portland. For the Hornets, Friday vs. Nuggets, Saturday @ San Antonio, Wednesday @ Houston.

• Bucks: Douglas-Roberts, Hobson, Redd
• Hornets: Alexander, Gray, Pondexter

• Bucks: --
• Hornets: --

• Lead Changes: 18
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #46 Matt Boland, #34 Kevin Cutler
• Attendance: 15039
• Duration: 2:19

Milwaukee Bucks (5-6)		New Orleans Hornets (9-1)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Okafor vs Bogut
Bogut Hook Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:42	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:34 [NOH 2-0]	West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)
	11:17	West Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:17 [MIL 1-2]
Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:17
Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:15
Bogut Hook Shot: Missed	11:01
Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:58
Gooden Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	10:58 [MIL 3-2]
Gooden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [NOH 3-3]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:40 [NOH 4-3]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	10:28
	10:27	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:09	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:08
Gooden Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:04
Gooden Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:04
Gooden Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	10:04
	09:50 [NOH 6-3]	Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Bogut Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:50
	09:50 [NOH 7-3]	Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:36	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:30	Ariza Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:30	Ariza Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:11	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:59 [NOH 9-3]	Paul Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Delfino Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)	08:42 [MIL 5-9]
	08:30 [NOH 11-5]	West Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)
Bogut Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:13
	07:49	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:48
	07:30	Okafor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:30
Team Rebound	07:30
Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:30 [MIL 6-11]
	07:14 [NOH 13-6]	West Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:03	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:52	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:51
Delfino Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)	06:34
	06:29 [NOH 15-6]	Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:27
Bogut Hook Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)	06:09 [MIL 8-15]
	05:45	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:44
	05:37	Okafor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:37 [MIL 9-15]
	05:37	Okafor Substitution replaced by Mbenga
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:37 [MIL 10-15]
	05:25 [NOH 17-10]	Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	05:11
	05:10	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Jennings Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:04
Delfino Substitution replaced by Maggette	05:04
	04:57 [NOH 19-10]	Belinelli Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (5 AST)
Maggette 3pt Shot: Missed	04:39
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:38
Bogut Tip Shot: Missed	04:38
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:36
Bogut Tip Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:34	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ilyasova Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:25
	04:25	Mbenga Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:25	Team Rebound
Salmons Substitution replaced by Dooling	04:25
Bogut Substitution replaced by Sanders	04:25
	04:25 [NOH 20-10]	Mbenga Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sanders (1 AST)	04:13 [MIL 12-20]
	04:13	Mbenga Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	04:13 [MIL 13-20]
	03:56	West Layup Shot: Missed
	03:53	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:48 [NOH 22-13]	Paul Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:41 [MIL 15-22]
	03:23 [NOH 24-15]	Ariza Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Paul (6 AST)
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:07	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:59	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:59
	02:59	West Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:59	West Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:59	Paul Substitution replaced by Bayless
Ilyasova Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:59 [MIL 16-24]
Ilyasova Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:59 [MIL 17-24]
	02:47	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:46
	02:37	Mbenga Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:37	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Green
	02:37	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Mensah-Bonsu
Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:37
Team Rebound	02:37
	02:37	Ariza Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:37
	02:35	Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:21 [NOH 26-17]	Bayless Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ilyasova Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:21
Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Delfino	02:21
	02:21 [NOH 27-17]	Bayless Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	02:21	Mensah-Bonsu Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:21 [MIL 18-27]
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:21 [MIL 19-27]
	02:08 [NOH 29-19]	Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mensah-Bonsu (1 AST)
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:56 [MIL 21-29]
	01:51	Bayless Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:40 [MIL 23-29]
	01:40	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	01:40 [MIL 24-29]
	01:26	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	01:24	Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:17	Stojakovic Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:15
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)	01:06 [MIL 27-29]
	00:59.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:45.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:43.9
Sanders Jump Shot: Missed	00:33.8
	00:32.9	Bayless Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:27.4	Bayless Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:07.7 [MIL 30-29]
	00:01.9	Bayless Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sanders (1 BLK)
	00:01.9	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (5-6)		New Orleans Hornets (9-1)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:38
	11:38	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Maggette Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	11:29
	11:29	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Thornton
	11:15	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:14
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	10:55
Gooden Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:52
Gooden Tip Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:48	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:42 [NOH 31-30]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Delfino Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:42
	10:42	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Team Rebound	10:40
Gooden Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:15 [MIL 32-31]
	10:00	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:58
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:36
	09:36	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:36	Team Rebound
	09:36 [NOH 32-32]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:15	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Dooling Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:07
	09:07 [NOH 33-32]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:07	Green Substitution replaced by Paul
	09:07 [NOH 34-32]	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:45	Team Rebound
Maggette Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:45
	08:45
	08:29	Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:27
Maggette Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:14 [MIL 34-34]
	07:54 [NOH 36-34]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	07:37	Ariza Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:37	Bayless Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Dooling Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:26
Dooling Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:26
	07:26	Smith Substitution replaced by West
Dooling Substitution replaced by Jennings	07:26
Maggette Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:16
	07:16 [NOH 37-34]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Maggette Substitution replaced by Bogut	07:16
	07:16	Thornton Substitution replaced by Okafor
	07:16 [NOH 38-34]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Bogut Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:00 [MIL 36-38]
	06:48 [NOH 41-36]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (7 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:29 [MIL 38-41]
	06:07	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:06
	06:01	West Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	06:01	West Substitution replaced by Smith
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:52	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Jennings Foul : Personal Block (2 PF)	05:39
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:39 [NOH 42-38]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:39	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:38
Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)	05:21
	05:15	Ariza Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:11
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jennings (4 AST)	05:07 [MIL 41-42]
	04:48	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:47
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:22	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:21
Gooden Layup Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:06	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:03	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Delfino (1 ST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:51	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:50
Team Timeout : Regular	03:45
	03:45	Okafor Substitution replaced by Mbenga
Bogut Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:37 [MIL 43-42]
	03:16	Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Delfino (2 ST)
Bogut Jump Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:53	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:49 [NOH 44-43]	Belinelli Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Paul (8 AST)
	02:47	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Gooden Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jennings (5 AST)	02:37 [MIL 45-44]
	02:25	Smith Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:25	Smith Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Gooden Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	02:25
	02:25	Smith Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:13	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Jennings Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:06
	02:06 [NOH 45-45]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Jennings Substitution replaced by Boykins	02:06
	02:06	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:04
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (3 ST)	01:48
	01:36	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:35
Salmons Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:19
Salmons Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	01:19
Salmons Substitution replaced by Maggette	01:19
Maggette Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:04
	01:04 [NOH 46-45]	Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Maggette Substitution replaced by Dooling	01:04
	01:04 [NOH 47-45]	Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Boykins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:55.8 [MIL 47-47]
	00:39.9	Ariza Layup Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:38.6
	00:32.6	Mbenga Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Dooling Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:21.9	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:05.9	Paul 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:04.9
Bogut 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (5-6)		New Orleans Hornets (9-1)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:41
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:07 [NOH 49-47]	West Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)
Gooden Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:47 [MIL 49-49]
	10:22	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:20
	10:14	Belinelli Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:56	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:48	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	09:47
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:35	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:26 [NOH 51-49]	West Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Paul (9 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:02	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:53	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:52
Jennings Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:44 [MIL 51-51]
	08:23	Ariza Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:23	Ariza Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	08:00
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:58
Gooden Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:58 [MIL 53-51]
	07:47 [NOH 53-53]	West Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Paul (10 AST)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	07:30
	07:28	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:13	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
	07:10	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:01 [NOH 55-53]	West Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Paul (11 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jennings (6 AST)	06:41 [MIL 56-55]
	06:25 [NOH 57-56]	West Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Paul (12 AST)
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:00	Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:45	Belinelli Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Delfino (3 ST)
Delfino Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:40 [MIL 58-57]
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
Gooden Substitution replaced by Ilyasova	05:35
	05:35	Okafor Substitution replaced by Smith
	05:18	Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (1 BLK)
Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:15
	05:09	Smith Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bogut (1 AST)	05:09 [MIL 60-57]
	04:54	West Jump Shot: Missed
	04:53	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:53 [NOH 59-60]	Smith Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:25 [NOH 62-60]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Paul (13 AST)
Bogut Foul : Away From Play (2 PF)	04:25
	04:25	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Thornton
	04:25 [NOH 63-60]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	04:15	Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Bogut Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)	04:07 [MIL 62-63]
	03:49	Paul Layup Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:49
	03:49	Paul Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Salmons Substitution replaced by Maggette	03:49
Jennings Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:27 [MIL 64-63]
	02:58	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:56
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:43 [MIL 67-63]
Bogut Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:36
Team Timeout : Regular	02:36
Bogut Substitution replaced by Gooden	02:36
	02:36 [NOH 64-67]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:36 [NOH 65-67]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Jennings (7 AST)	02:25 [MIL 70-65]
	02:10 [NOH 67-70]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Paul (14 AST)
	01:51	Paul Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:51	West Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:51 [MIL 71-67]
Delfino Substitution replaced by Dooling	01:51
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:51 [MIL 72-67]
	01:31 [NOH 69-72]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (15 AST)
Gooden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [NOH 70-72]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Maggette Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	01:22
Maggette Turnover : Offensive Foul Turnover (2 TO)	01:22
	01:22	Ariza Substitution replaced by Green
	01:06 [NOH 73-72]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Paul (16 AST)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.9	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:37.9 [NOH 75-72]	Paul Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:17.9	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.3 [NOH 78-72]	Paul 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:42	Green Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:42
Team Rebound	11:42
	11:42	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by West
Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:42 [MIL 73-78]
	11:31 [NOH 80-73]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	11:20	West Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	11:20	Bayless Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:20 [MIL 74-80]
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:20
	11:18	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:07	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	11:05	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:05 [NOH 82-74]	West Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Gooden Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Jennings (8 AST)	10:38 [MIL 76-82]
	10:17	West Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:16
Jennings Layup Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:55	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:46	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	09:45
	09:40	Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	09:30
Bogut Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	09:28
	09:24	West Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	09:24	Thornton Substitution replaced by Ariza
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:24 [MIL 77-82]
	09:24	West Substitution replaced by Okafor
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:24 [MIL 78-82]
Gooden Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [NOH 83-78]	Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	09:01 [NOH 84-78]	Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Team Rebound
Bogut Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	08:47
	08:47
	08:24	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
	08:22	Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:19	Okafor Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)
Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed	08:00
	07:59	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:39	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:38
Bogut Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gooden (1 AST)	07:25 [MIL 80-84]
Dooling Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:06
Dooling Substitution replaced by Delfino	07:06
	07:06	Green Substitution replaced by Paul
	06:56	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:56
	06:56	Okafor Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:56
Team Rebound	06:56
Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:56 [MIL 81-84]
	06:44 [NOH 86-81]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)
Jennings Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)	06:19
	06:13 [NOH 88-81]	Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:12
Maggette Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	06:02
Maggette Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	06:02
Maggette Substitution replaced by Salmons	06:02
	05:43	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:41
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	05:18
Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	05:16
	05:16	Paul Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:16
Team Rebound	05:16
	05:16	Smith Substitution replaced by West
Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:16
	05:10	Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	04:57	West Layup Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	04:54
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:29	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:28
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Jennings (9 AST)	04:12 [MIL 84-88]
	03:48 [NOH 90-84]	Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:28	West Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:18	Paul Jump Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:17
Bogut Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:02 [MIL 86-90]
	03:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	West Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:45
	02:45	Okafor Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:45
Team Rebound	02:45
Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:45
	02:44	Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Jennings Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:30
	02:17 [NOH 92-86]	Paul Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:58 [MIL 88-92]
	01:37	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)	01:35
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Jennings (10 AST)	01:23 [MIL 91-92]
Jennings Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:10
	01:10 [NOH 93-91]	Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	01:10	West Substitution replaced by Smith
	01:10 [NOH 94-91]	Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:52.9	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:27.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:27.0
Team Timeout : Regular	00:27.0
	00:27.0	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Green
Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Ariza (4 ST)	00:06.9
Delfino Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:05.7
	00:05.7 [NOH 95-91]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:05.7	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:05.4
Team Timeout : Short	00:05.4
	00:05.4	Green Substitution replaced by Bayless
Jennings Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.0
	00:01.0	Paul Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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