Tune in on Friday night at 9:30 PM ET for Game 3 between the New Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers. Holly MacKenzie will be live blogging for your enjoyment.
You all ready for a little Lakers/Hornets action tonight?
Starters:
Hornets: Chris Paul, Marco Belinelli, Trevor Ariza, Emeka Okafor, Carl Landry
Lakers: Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Ron Artest
It's a "gold out" in New Orleans tonight.
Andrew Bynum scores for LA to put the first points on the board.
Ron Artest hits his first jumper of the game.
Emeka scores for the Hornets.
Kobe loses the ball in traffic
Hornets coming the other way.
Ariza scores on the putback attempt and is fouled by Bynu
m. Crowd is loving it.
Ariza is HYPED.
At the line, Ariza misses the free throw.
game tied at four.
Kobe loses the ball again, on the break, the Hornets get a fastbreak layup.
Kobe scores for two.
Ariza takes an open three, but it rattled out.
Kobe goes glass, but can't score.
Marco three waaay off, Landry gets the rebound but can't score on a putback.
Bynum scores for two. Lakers up 8-6 with 8:15 to go.
Ariza gets around Kobe and hits another bucket.
@xg the purpose of the blog is to provide play by play, yo.
Ron gets a bucket and he is fouled by Landry.
@kaidan you do realize this blog is to provide commentary for people who cannot see the game, right? what would be the point of a liveblog without live play by play?
Ron makes the free throw.
Chris Paul with a turnover that leads to a steal for Kobe, a shot and then a foul called on Chris.
Kobe at the line looking to complete the three-point play
makes the free throw.
Lakers up 16-10.