Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Game 1: Wednesday, January 14th
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Game 2: Thursday, March 5th
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Game 3: Friday, April 10th
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Game 4: Sunday, April 12th
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Mavericks 88

(37-25, 14-17 away)

Hornets 104

(38-22, 22-9 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, March 5, 2009

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

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DAL 21 24 22 2188
NO 24 21 30 29104

Top Performers

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

New Orleans: C. Paul 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 15 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDALLASSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)
11:40 0-2David West makes jumper
11:25Josh Howard misses 14-foot jumper0-2 
11:23 0-2Rasual Butler defensive rebound
11:07 0-2David West bad pass
10:48 0-2David West shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
10:48Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 21-2 
10:48Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 21-2 
10:47 1-2Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
10:36 1-4David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
10:25Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper1-4 
10:23 1-4David West defensive rebound
10:11 1-6Chris Paul makes two point shot
10:03Erick Dampier makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)3-6 
9:47Erick Dampier personal foul (David West draws the foul)3-6 
9:34 3-8Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
9:25Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper3-8 
9:23 3-8David West defensive rebound
9:10 3-8David West misses two point shot
9:08Jason Kidd defensive rebound3-8 
8:59Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper3-8 
8:56 3-8Julian Wright defensive rebound
8:52Antoine Wright shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)3-8 
8:52 3-9Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
8:52 3-10Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
8:37Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper3-10 
8:37 3-10Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
8:23 3-12Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
8:14Dallas full timeout
8:04Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)5-12 
7:37 5-12Tyson Chandler lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)
7:22Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper5-12 
7:20 5-12Rasual Butler defensive rebound
7:05 5-12Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
7:05Erick Dampier defensive rebound5-12 
6:50Josh Howard makes 21-foot two point shot7-12 
6:35 7-12Julian Wright bad pass
6:22Antoine Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)10-12 
6:03 10-14Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
5:50 10-14Tyson Chandler personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
5:45Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper10-14 
5:43Erick Dampier offensive rebound10-14 
5:28David West blocks Josh Howard's 7-foot jumper10-14 
5:26Erick Dampier offensive rebound10-14 
5:22Antoine Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper10-14 
5:22 10-14Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
5:05Josh Howard shooting foul (David West draws the foul)10-14 
5:05 10-15David West makes free throw 1 of 2
5:05Jason Terry enters the game for Antoine Wright10-15 
5:05 10-15James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright
5:05Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki10-15 
5:05 10-15David West misses free throw 2 of 2
5:03Jason Kidd defensive rebound10-15 
4:52 10-15Chris Paul shooting foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
4:52Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 311-15 
4:52Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 312-15 
4:52New Orleans full timeout
4:52Jason Kidd makes free throw 3 of 313-15 
4:33 13-15David West misses 17-foot jumper
4:31Jason Kidd defensive rebound13-15 
4:26Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper13-15 
4:24 13-15Chris Paul defensive rebound
4:13 13-15Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
4:11Brandon Bass defensive rebound13-15 
4:01 13-15James Posey personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
3:55Jason Terry misses 17-foot jumper13-15 
3:54 13-15David West defensive rebound
3:31 13-18Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
3:15Brandon Bass offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)13-18 
3:15Brandon Bass turnover13-18 
2:57 13-18Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
2:56 13-18Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
2:55 13-20Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
2:48Erick Dampier misses layup13-20 
2:47Erick Dampier offensive rebound15-20 
2:47Erick Dampier makes tip shot15-20 
2:21 15-20Tyson Chandler 3 second
2:21 15-20Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler
2:21Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Erick Dampier15-20 
2:05Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper15-20 
2:04 15-20David West defensive rebound
1:47 15-22Rasual Butler makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
1:40Brandon Bass makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)17-22 
1:37Jason Kidd personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)17-22 
1:24 17-22David West lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)
1:22Jason Terry makes layup19-22 
1:02 19-24David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
0:47Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper19-24 
0:46 19-24Rasual Butler defensive rebound
0:29 19-24Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
0:28Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound19-24 
0:08Dirk Nowitzki misses layup19-24 
0:08Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound21-24 
0:08Dirk Nowitzki makes tip shot21-24 
0:03 21-24Chris Paul misses layup
0:01 21-24Chris Paul offensive rebound
0:01 21-24Chris Paul misses layup
0:00Brandon Bass defensive rebound21-24 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter