Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 1/19

Game 1: Thursday, January 19th
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Game 2: Thursday, April 19th
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Game 3: Thursday, April 26th
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Hornets 77

(21-45, 10-23 away)

Rockets 84

(34-32, 22-11 home)

Coverage: FSN-HOU

8:00 PM ET, April 26, 2012

Toyota Center, Houston, TX

1 2 3 4 T
NO 20 22 29 677
HOU 12 21 30 2184

Top Performers

New Orleans: D. Watkins 13 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Houston: C. Budinger 27 Pts, 4 Reb

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMENEW ORLEANSSCOREHOUSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Jason Smith vs. Samuel Dalembert (Luis Scola gains possession)
11:44 0-0Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
11:42Lance Thomas defensive rebound0-0 
11:27Jerome Dyson makes driving layup2-0 
11:11 2-2Chase Budinger makes 20-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
10:52Luis Scola blocks Jason Smith's 15-foot jumper2-2 
10:49 2-2Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound
10:41 2-2Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:40Marco Belinelli defensive rebound2-2 
10:30Marco Belinelli misses 22-foot two point shot2-2 
10:29 2-2Courtney Lee defensive rebound
10:15 2-2Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
10:15Jason Smith defensive rebound2-2 
9:52Jerome Dyson makes jumper (Jason Smith assists)4-2 
9:40 4-2Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:37Jason Smith defensive rebound4-2 
9:26Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)6-2 
9:07 6-2Courtney Lee misses 21-foot two point shot
9:04Marco Belinelli defensive rebound6-2 
9:00Goran Dragic blocks Jerome Dyson's driving layup6-2 
8:59 6-2Goran Dragic defensive rebound
8:55 6-2Chase Budinger bad pass (Lance Thomas steals)
8:44Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper6-2 
8:42 6-2Goran Dragic defensive rebound
8:33 6-2Samuel Dalembert misses 19-foot jumper
8:32Lance Thomas defensive rebound6-2 
8:14Marco Belinelli makes layup (Jason Smith assists)8-2 
7:48 8-2Luis Scola misses 4-foot hook shot
7:47Jason Smith defensive rebound8-2 
7:33Jerome Dyson makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)10-2 
7:24Houston full timeout
7:18 10-2Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper
7:16Jason Smith defensive rebound10-2 
7:05 10-2Goran Dragic shooting foul (Jerome Dyson draws the foul)
7:05Jerome Dyson misses free throw 1 of 210-2 
7:05New Orleans offensive team rebound10-2 
7:05Darryl Watkins enters the game for Jason Smith10-2 
7:05Jerome Dyson makes free throw 2 of 211-2 
6:47 11-5Chase Budinger makes three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
6:30Lance Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover11-5 
6:24Jerome Dyson personal foul (Courtney Lee draws the foul)11-5 
6:18 11-5Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
6:16 11-5Samuel Dalembert offensive rebound
5:52 11-5Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:52Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound11-5 
5:39Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)14-5 
5:24 14-5Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:22 14-5Samuel Dalembert offensive rebound
5:20 14-5Lance Thomas blocks Samuel Dalembert's 3-foot jumper
5:20Marco Belinelli defensive rebound14-5 
5:15Darryl Watkins offensive foul (Chase Budinger draws the foul)14-5 
5:15Darryl Watkins turnover14-5 
5:15Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Marco Belinelli14-5 
5:01 14-5Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:00Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound14-5 
4:48 14-5Patrick Patterson enters the game for Samuel Dalembert
4:43Jerome Dyson lost ball (Patrick Patterson steals)14-5 
4:39 14-7Goran Dragic makes dunk (Patrick Patterson assists)
4:16Patrick Patterson blocks Lance Thomas's 2-foot two point shot14-7 
4:13 14-7Chase Budinger defensive rebound
4:03 14-7Patrick Patterson misses 7-foot two point shot
4:01Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound14-7 
3:40Al-Farouq Aminu misses 16-foot two point shot14-7 
3:38 14-7Courtney Lee defensive rebound
3:31 14-10Courtney Lee makes 24-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
3:23New Orleans full timeout
3:23 14-10Marcus Morris enters the game for Courtney Lee
3:04Jerome Dyson misses 26-foot three point jumper14-10 
3:02 14-10Marcus Morris defensive rebound
2:44 14-10Patrick Patterson misses 16-foot jumper
2:42 14-10Goran Dragic offensive rebound
2:42 14-10Goran Dragic misses tip shot
2:40Lance Thomas defensive rebound14-10 
2:18Darryl Watkins misses 16-foot jumper14-10 
2:15New Orleans defensive team rebound14-10 
2:15Carl Landry enters the game for Lance Thomas14-10 
1:58 14-10Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:57Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound14-10 
1:39Carl Landry makes 14-foot jumper16-10 
1:29 16-10Goran Dragic lost ball (Jerome Dyson steals)
1:24 16-10Goran Dragic shooting foul (Jerome Dyson draws the foul)
1:24New Orleans full timeout
1:24 16-10Greg Smith enters the game for Luis Scola
1:24 16-10Courtney Fortson enters the game for Goran Dragic
1:24Jerome Dyson makes free throw 1 of 217-10 
1:24Jerome Dyson makes free throw 2 of 218-10 
1:09 18-12Patrick Patterson makes 8-foot two point shot (Courtney Fortson assists)
0:46Marcus Morris blocks Al-Farouq Aminu's 6-foot jumper18-12 
0:44Jerome Dyson offensive rebound18-12 
0:43Jerome Dyson makes layup20-12 
0:34 20-12Marcus Morris misses 15-foot jumper
0:33 20-12Patrick Patterson offensive rebound
0:30 20-12Patrick Patterson misses three point jumper
0:29Carl Landry defensive rebound20-12 
0:04Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot jumper20-12 
0:03 20-12Patrick Patterson defensive rebound
0:00 20-12Marcus Morris misses 38-foot three pointer
0:00 20-12Houston offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter