Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Series starts 11/4

Game 1: Wednesday, November 4th
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Hornets114
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Game 2: Monday, December 14th
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Mavericks94
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Game 3: Sunday, February 28th
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Mavericks108
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Game 4: Monday, March 22nd
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Hornets 90

(10-13, 2-10 away)

Mavericks 94

(18-7, 9-3 home)

Coverage: NBATV

8:30 PM ET, December 14, 2009

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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NO 18 25 23 2490
DAL 35 14 22 2394

Top Performers

New Orleans: C. Paul 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 16 Ast, 5 Stl

Dallas: J. Kidd 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 13 Ast, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMENEW ORLEANSSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:49Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)45-49 
11:30 45-49Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
11:29Devin Brown defensive rebound45-49 
11:15David West makes 8-foot two point shot47-49 
11:15 47-49Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (David West draws the foul)
11:15David West makes free throw 1 of 148-49 
10:52 48-51Jose Juan Barea makes 14-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
10:27Dirk Nowitzki blocks David West's layup48-51 
10:26 48-51Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound
10:11 48-53Shawn Marion makes 12-foot two point shot
10:11Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper48-53 
9:52Emeka Okafor offensive rebound48-53 
9:48Emeka Okafor backcourt48-53 
9:40 48-53Shawn Marion misses 16-foot jumper
9:38 48-53Erick Dampier offensive rebound
9:37 48-55Erick Dampier makes layup
9:18Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper48-55 
9:15 48-55Jason Kidd defensive rebound
9:03 48-55Erick Dampier bad pass
8:57Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper50-55 
8:48 50-55Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)
8:42Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper52-55 
8:17 52-55Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:15David West defensive rebound52-55 
8:08Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper52-55 
8:07Chris Paul offensive rebound52-55 
8:04Chris Paul makes layup54-55 
8:03Dallas full timeout
7:48 54-58Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
7:18Devin Brown makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)56-58 
7:03 56-58Shawn Marion misses 15-foot two point shot
7:01 56-58Erick Dampier offensive rebound
6:58 56-58Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:56Devin Brown defensive rebound56-58 
6:52Devin Brown offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)56-58 
6:52Devin Brown turnover56-58 
6:35 56-58Jason Kidd bad pass
6:18David West misses 8-foot jumper56-58 
6:16New Orleans defensive rebound56-58 
6:00 56-58Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
5:58Emeka Okafor defensive rebound56-58 
5:48David West misses 17-foot jumper56-58 
5:46Emeka Okafor offensive rebound56-58 
5:46Emeka Okafor misses tip shot56-58 
5:46David West offensive rebound56-58 
5:35 56-58Jose Juan Barea personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
5:35 56-58Jason Terry enters the game for Jose Juan Barea
5:35 56-58Josh Howard enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
5:35Marcus Thornton enters the game for Devin Brown56-58 
5:35Peja Stojakovic bad pass (Shawn Marion steals)56-58 
5:31 56-60Shawn Marion makes two point shot
5:16Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper56-60 
5:13 56-60Jason Kidd defensive rebound
5:09 58-60Josh Howard bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)
4:56Chris Paul makes driving layup58-60 
4:35 58-60Erick Dampier bad pass (Chris Paul steals)
4:31Emeka Okafor makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)60-60 
4:11 60-62Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
4:03Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper60-62 
4:03New Orleans defensive rebound60-62 
3:56Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)60-62 
3:48 60-64Shawn Marion makes 10-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
3:32Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper60-64 
3:31 60-64Erick Dampier defensive rebound
3:23 60-64Josh Howard misses 12-foot jumper
3:20David West defensive rebound60-64 
3:15Emeka Okafor makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)62-64 
3:15 62-64Erick Dampier shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)
3:15Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 162-64 
3:15 62-64Erick Dampier defensive rebound
2:58 62-66Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
2:31David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)64-66 
2:08 64-66Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
2:06Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound64-66 
1:47Emeka Okafor 3 second64-66 
1:47New Orleans full timeout
1:47James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic64-66 
1:47Darren Collison enters the game for Chris Paul64-66 
1:30 64-66Emeka Okafor blocks Jason Terry's 5-foot jumper
1:29Darren Collison defensive rebound64-66 
1:24Marcus Thornton misses two point shot64-66 
1:23 64-66Josh Howard defensive rebound
1:15 64-69Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
0:48James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper64-69 
0:46 64-69Jason Terry defensive rebound
0:41 64-71Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
0:41New Orleans 20 Sec. timeout
0:41 64-71Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Shawn Marion
0:41Chris Paul enters the game for Emeka Okafor64-71 
0:33Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper64-71 
0:31New Orleans offensive rebound64-71 
0:09Darren Collison makes 10-foot two point shot66-71 
0:04Darren Collison personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)66-71 
0:01 66-71Jason Kidd bad pass (Chris Paul steals)
0:00Marcus Thornton misses 30-foot three point jumper66-71 
0:00New Orleans offensive rebound66-71 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter