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Series (Game 4 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 92

(48-32, 18-23 away)

Hornets 102

(49-31, 28-13 home)

Coverage: ABC

1:00 PM ET, April 12, 2009

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

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DAL 13 31 25 2392
NO 22 23 24 33102

Top Performers

Dallas: D. Nowitzki 29 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

New Orleans: C. Paul 31 Pts, 9 Reb, 17 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDALLASSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Melvin Ely (Jason Kidd gains possession)0-0 
11:45Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper0-0 
11:44 0-0Melvin Ely defensive rebound
11:29 0-0Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:26 0-0Melvin Ely offensive rebound
11:11 0-2Peja Stojakovic makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
10:56Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)3-2 
10:26 3-2Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
10:26Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound3-2 
10:08Josh Howard misses jumper3-2 
10:07 3-2Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound
9:56 3-4Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
9:41Jason Kidd misses three point jumper3-4 
9:40 3-4Chris Paul defensive rebound
9:33 3-4David West misses layup
9:32Erick Dampier defensive rebound3-4 
9:26 3-4Melvin Ely shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
9:26Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 24-4 
9:26Josh Howard misses free throw 2 of 24-4 
9:25Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound4-4 
9:18 4-4Peja Stojakovic personal foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
9:08Josh Howard makes 8-foot running jumper6-4 
8:51 6-6David West makes 14-foot two point shot
8:41Antoine Wright misses 16-foot jumper6-6 
8:40 6-6David West defensive rebound
8:25 6-9Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
8:06Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)8-9 
7:41Erick Dampier personal foul (David West draws the foul)8-9 
7:31 8-9Rasual Butler misses 14-foot jumper
7:30Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound8-9 
7:16Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper8-9 
7:16 8-9Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound
7:07 8-9Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:05Erick Dampier defensive rebound8-9 
6:50Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper8-9 
6:48 8-9Chris Paul defensive rebound
6:37 8-11Peja Stojakovic makes 12-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
6:28Dallas full timeout
6:20Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper8-11 
6:18Josh Howard offensive rebound8-11 
6:11Josh Howard makes two point shot10-11 
5:47 10-11Melvin Ely misses 11-foot hook shot
5:46Antoine Wright defensive rebound10-11 
5:33Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper10-11 
5:33Jason Kidd offensive rebound10-11 
5:18Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper10-11 
5:18Erick Dampier offensive rebound10-11 
5:13Josh Howard misses jumper10-11 
5:13Josh Howard offensive rebound10-11 
5:01Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper10-11 
5:00 10-11Rasual Butler defensive rebound
4:52Antoine Wright personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)10-11 
4:52 10-11James Posey enters the game for Rasual Butler
4:52Jason Terry enters the game for Antoine Wright10-11 
4:47 10-13David West makes 16-foot two point shot
4:28Dirk Nowitzki misses layup10-13 
4:28 10-13Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound
4:09 10-15Melvin Ely makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
3:57 10-15James Posey personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
3:57 10-15Sean Marks enters the game for Melvin Ely
3:57Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki10-15 
3:44Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper10-15 
3:43 10-15David West defensive rebound
3:26 10-17David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
3:10Erick Dampier misses 8-foot hook shot10-17 
3:08 10-17James Posey defensive rebound
2:58 10-17Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
2:57Erick Dampier defensive rebound10-17 
2:48Jason Terry misses jumper10-17 
2:47 10-17Sean Marks defensive rebound
2:31 10-19James Posey makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
2:31Erick Dampier shooting foul (James Posey draws the foul)10-19 
2:31New Orleans full timeout
2:31Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Erick Dampier10-19 
2:31 10-20James Posey makes free throw 1 of 1
2:05Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)13-20 
1:38 13-20James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:37Jason Kidd defensive rebound13-20 
1:19Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper13-20 
1:17 13-20Chris Paul defensive rebound
1:09 13-20Sean Marks offensive foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)
1:09 13-20Sean Marks turnover
0:57Brandon Bass misses layup13-20 
0:56Jason Terry offensive rebound13-20 
0:53Jason Terry offensive foul (Sean Marks draws the foul)13-20 
0:53Jason Terry turnover13-20 
0:40 13-22David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
0:24Brandon Bass misses dunk13-22 
0:23 13-22James Posey defensive rebound
0:01 13-22James Posey misses 18-foot jumper
0:00Josh Howard defensive rebound13-22 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter