Final

Series (Game 2 of 3)

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Series starts 3/14

Game 1: Wednesday, March 14th
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Game 2: Saturday, March 31st
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Game 3: Monday, April 9th
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Hornets 85

(13-39, 8-18 away)

Lakers 88

(32-20, 21-5 home)

Coverage: NBATV

3:30 PM ET, March 31, 2012

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
NO 14 25 28 1885
LAL 20 23 18 2788

Top Performers

New Orleans: J. Jack 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 10 Ast

Los Angeles: P. Gasol 21 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk

2nd Qtr Play-By-Play

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2nd Quarter Summary

TIMENEW ORLEANSSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00Start of the 2nd Quarter
11:44Lance Thomas misses 8-foot hook shot14-20 
11:40Lance Thomas offensive rebound14-20 
11:33Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup16-20 
11:11 16-23Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh McRoberts assists)
10:48Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot jumper16-23 
10:47 16-23Matt Barnes defensive rebound
10:37 16-23Pau Gasol misses 4-foot two point shot
10:37 16-23Pau Gasol offensive rebound
10:37Chris Johnson shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)16-23 
10:37 16-24Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
10:37Marco Belinelli enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu16-24 
10:37 16-25Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
10:15Matt Barnes blocks Lance Thomas's 6-foot jumper16-25 
10:15Lance Thomas offensive rebound16-25 
10:14Lance Thomas post lost ball turnover22-31 
10:00 16-25Steve Blake bad pass (Chris Johnson steals)
9:47Greivis Vasquez makes layup18-25 
9:26 18-25Steve Blake bad pass (Chris Johnson steals)
9:21Marco Belinelli makes driving layup20-25 
9:15Los Angeles full timeout
9:03 20-28Steve Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
8:41Xavier Henry makes 9-foot jumper22-28 
8:19 22-28Ramon Sessions misses 12-foot jumper
8:18 22-28Pau Gasol offensive rebound
8:14 22-31Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Josh McRoberts assists)
7:56Chris Johnson makes 10-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)24-31 
7:47 24-33Pau Gasol makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
7:47Lance Thomas shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)24-33 
7:47Jason Smith enters the game for Chris Johnson24-33 
7:47 24-34Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 1
7:37Xavier Henry misses 22-foot jumper24-34 
7:37New Orleans defensive team rebound24-34 
7:22 24-34Ramon Sessions bad pass
7:11Xavier Henry makes layup (Marco Belinelli assists)26-34 
7:03 26-34Matt Barnes misses layup
7:01Xavier Henry defensive rebound26-34 
6:52Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)28-34 
6:35 28-37Steve Blake makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
6:26New Orleans full timeout
6:26Chris Johnson enters the game for Lance Thomas28-37 
6:26 28-37Kobe Bryant enters the game for Ramon Sessions
6:18Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Xavier Henry assists)30-37 
5:58 30-37Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:56Chris Johnson defensive rebound30-37 
5:41Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper30-37 
5:39Xavier Henry offensive rebound30-37 
5:33Greivis Vasquez misses 9-foot two point shot30-37 
5:28 30-37Josh McRoberts defensive rebound
5:16 30-39Matt Barnes makes 21-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
5:00Xavier Henry lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals)30-39 
4:56 30-41Matt Barnes makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
4:37Greivis Vasquez lost ball (Steve Blake steals)30-41 
4:28 30-41Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:28Xavier Henry defensive rebound30-41 
4:15Marco Belinelli misses 20-foot jumper30-41 
4:13Jason Smith offensive rebound30-41 
4:09Jason Smith makes 2-foot two point shot32-41 
4:01 32-41Steve Blake bad pass
4:01Jarrett Jack enters the game for Greivis Vasquez32-41 
4:01 32-41Metta World Peace enters the game for Matt Barnes
4:01 32-41Andrew Bynum enters the game for Pau Gasol
3:48 32-41Kobe Bryant personal foul (Xavier Henry draws the foul)
3:48Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Xavier Henry32-41 
3:48 32-41Ramon Sessions enters the game for Steve Blake
3:33Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper32-41 
3:31 32-41Metta World Peace defensive rebound
3:18 32-41Josh McRoberts misses 17-foot jumper
3:17Chris Johnson defensive rebound32-41 
3:03 32-41Josh McRoberts shooting foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)
3:03Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 233-41 
3:03Lance Thomas enters the game for Chris Johnson33-41 
3:03Jason Smith misses free throw 2 of 233-41 
3:01 33-41Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
2:40 33-41shot clock turnover
2:40 Official timeout
2:40 33-41Pau Gasol enters the game for Josh McRoberts
2:27Lance Thomas makes two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)35-41 
2:06 35-43Pau Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot (Andrew Bynum assists)
1:50Pau Gasol blocks Lance Thomas's 9-foot jumper35-43 
1:47Lance Thomas offensive rebound35-43 
1:42Al-Farouq Aminu makes 15-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)37-43 
1:16 37-43Ramon Sessions misses 5-foot two point shot
1:14Jason Smith defensive rebound37-43 
1:05Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper39-43 
0:45 39-43Jason Smith blocks Ramon Sessions's 3-foot two point shot
0:42Jarrett Jack defensive rebound39-43 
0:38Al-Farouq Aminu misses two point shot39-43 
0:34 39-43Metta World Peace defensive rebound
0:29 39-43Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:28Lance Thomas defensive rebound39-43 
0:11 39-43Ramon Sessions kicked ball
0:02Jarrett Jack misses 8-foot two point shot39-43 
0:02 39-43Andrew Bynum defensive rebound
0:00End of the 2nd Quarter