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NBA Roundup: Paul scores 24 points as Hornets top Suns
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Published: December 4, 2008
Hornets 104, Suns 91: Chris Paul had 24 points and 15 assists to lead New Orleans over visiting Phoenix last night.
Peja Stojakovic also scored 24 points, highlighted by his five 3-pointers, and David West added 23 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans, which has won five of its past six games.
PHOENIX — Hill 7-16 3-5 17, Stoudemire 11-19 4-4 26, Lopez 1-1 0-0 2, Barbosa 7-15 3-4 19, Bell 2-6 0-0 6, Diaw 4-8 0-0 8, Singletary 0-2 0-0 0, Barnes 5-11 0-0 13, Amundson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 10-13 91.
NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 8-16 3-3 24, West 6-12 10-10 23, Chandler 5-6 4-7 14, Paul 8-18 8-8 24, Butler 1-6 2-4 4, Brown 3-6 1-1 8, Posey 1-2 0-0 3, Armstrong 1-3 2-2 4, Marks 0-3 0-0 0, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-73 30-35 104.
Phoenix 21 29 19 22 — 91
New Orleans 35 16 31 22 — 104
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 7-19 (Barnes 3-7, Bell 2-4, Barbosa 2-6, Diaw 0-1, Hill 0-1), New Orleans 8-19 (Stojakovic 5-9, West 1-1, Brown 1-1, Posey 1-2, Marks 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Paul 0-2, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 33 (Barnes 7), New Orleans 56 (West 14). Assists—Phoenix 20 (Hill 6), New Orleans 20 (Paul 15). Total Fouls—Phoenix 23, New Orleans 16. A—15,804 (17,188).
Cavaliers 118, Knicks 82: LeBron James scored 21 points and then grabbed an early seat on the bench as Cleveland improved to 10-0 on its own floor for the first time in franchise history with its 14th win in 15 games, over New York last night.
The Cavaliers, wearing replica wine-and-gold uniforms from their 1970 expansion season, built a 42-point lead in the second half and breezed to their sixth straight win.
NEW YORK — Chandler 5-14 0-0 12, Harrington 9-18 0-0 20, Lee 7-12 2-4 16, Duhon 1-9 4-4 6, Richardson 2-6 1-1 6, Thomas 1-6 1-1 3, Roberson 7-14 0-0 19, Rose 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 32-83 8-10 82.
CLEVELAND — L.James 5-10 10-10 21, Wallace 2-2 0-0 4, Ilgauskas 7-15 0-0 14, West 4-11 4-4 12, M.Williams 6-10 2-2 16, Gibson 4-6 4-5 13, Szczerbiak 2-7 1-1 6, Varejao 4-5 1-4 9, Hickson 4-6 1-1 9, Pavlovic 3-5 1-1 8, Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, Kinsey 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 43-85 26-30 118.
New York 20 15 24 23 — 82
Cleveland 31 30 24 33 — 118
3-Point Goals—New York 10-34 (Roberson 5-12, Chandler 2-6, Harrington 2-6, Richardson 1-3, Duhon 0-1, Rose 0-1, Thomas 0-5), Cleveland 6-21 (M.Williams 2-4, Pavlovic 1-2, Gibson 1-3, Szczerbiak 1-4, L.James 1-4, West 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 45 (Lee 16), Cleveland 54 (Varejao, Ilgauskas 10). Assists—New York 16 (Duhon, Roberson 4), Cleveland 21 (L.James 6). A—20,562 (20,562).
Lakers 114, 76ers 102: Kobe Bryant tormented his hometown team again, scoring 32 points to help visiting Los Angeles rebound from a last-second loss with a victory over Philadelphia last night.
L.A. LAKERS — Radmanovic 4-8 0-0 11, Gasol 8-12 6-8 22, Bynum 7-11 4-5 18, Fisher 3-7 0-0 7, Bryant 12-20 7-7 32, Odom 3-8 3-4 9, Ariza 3-4 1-1 7, Farmar 3-4 1-2 8, Vujacic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-74 22-27 114.
PHILADELPHIA — Young 7-14 1-1 17, Brand 1-7 1-2 3, Dalembert 4-6 3-4 11, Miller 11-21 4-6 26, Iguodala 9-16 1-3 19, Green 2-4 0-0 4, Ratliff 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 5-8 2-2 15, Speights 0-3 0-0 0, Ivey 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 42-86 13-20 102.
L.A. Lakers 31 30 24 29 — 114
Philadelphia 25 26 18 33 — 102
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 6-13 (Radmanovic 3-5, Fisher 1-1, Farmar 1-2, Bryant 1-3, Ariza 0-1, Odom 0-1), Philadelphia 5-15 (Williams 3-5, Young 2-3, Green 0-2, Ivey 0-2, Iguodala 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 46 (Gasol 13), Philadelphia 41 (Miller, Dalembert, Young 8). Assists—L.A. Lakers 24 (Bryant, Fisher, Ariza, Bynum 4), Philadelphia 21 (Miller, Iguodala 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 18, Philadelphia 25. A—19,119 (20,318).
Hawks 105, Grizzlies 95: Joe Johnson scored 26 points, and Mike Bibby had 20 points and 10 assists in Atlanta's victory over visiting Memphis last night.
The Hawks have won three of four and five of seven.
MEMPHIS — Gay 6-18 4-4 16, Arthur 4-9 3-4 11, Gasol 2-6 0-0 4, Conley 4-8 0-0 10, Mayo 5-12 0-0 11, Milicic 0-1 2-2 2, Lowry 5-8 6-7 17, Buckner 1-1 2-2 4, Warrick 8-12 4-5 20, Crittenton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-77 21-24 95.
ATLANTA — Williams 4-9 6-6 16, Smith 6-9 2-5 14, Horford 7-9 1-2 15, Bibby 7-11 2-2 20, Johnson 10-15 2-2 26, Evans 0-7 0-0 0, Pachulia 3-4 0-0 6, Law 0-0 2-2 2, Murray 3-7 0-0 6, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-71 15-19 105.
Memphis 24 15 30 26 — 95
Atlanta 24 26 33 22 — 105
3-Point Goals—Memphis 4-11 (Conley 2-3, Lowry 1-2, Mayo 1-3, Gay 0-3), Atlanta 10-24 (Bibby 4-6, Johnson 4-6, Williams 2-5, Murray 0-1, Smith 0-1, Evans 0-5). Fouled Out—Mayo. Rebounds—Memphis 35 (Gay 10), Atlanta 45 (Pachulia, Smith 6). Assists—Memphis 18 (Conley, Lowry 4), Atlanta 33 (Bibby 10). A—12,088 (18,729).
Magic 100, Timberwolves 89: Dwight Howard had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points to lead Orlando over visiting Minnesota last night.
Hedo Turkoglu added 22 for the Magic, who have won two of three despite missing their top three guards with injuries.
Al Jefferson had 19 to lead the Timberwolves.
MINNESOTA — Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Gomes 5-13 0-0 11, Jefferson 8-18 3-5 19, Ollie 1-3 2-2 4, Foye 5-15 3-4 13, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Love 6-10 4-4 16, Telfair 3-10 0-0 6, McCants 5-11 3-4 14, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Booth 0-0 0-0 0, Cardinal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 15-19 89.
ORLANDO — Turkoglu 10-16 0-0 22, Lewis 6-14 7-7 23, Howard 7-10 9-16 23, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Redick 2-5 0-0 5, Battie 2-5 0-0 4, Lee 8-10 0-1 19, Gortat 0-0 0-0 0, Foyle 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-65 16-24 100.
Minnesota 17 21 12 39 — 89
Orlando 23 21 26 30 — 100
3-Point Goals—Minnesota 2-9 (Gomes 1-2, McCants 1-2, Miller 0-2, Telfair 0-3), Orlando 10-21 (Lewis 4-8, Lee 3-3, Turkoglu 2-3, Redick 1-4, Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 52 (Love 12), Orlando 39 (Howard 14). Assists—Minnesota 15 (Foye 5), Orlando 18 (Lewis 5). A—15,705 (17,461).
Trail Blazers 98, Wizards 92: Brandon Roy took over down the stretch last night, scoring 12 of his 22 points in the final eight minutes to help visiting Portland beat Washington and extend the Trail Blazers' winning streak to six games.
The well-balanced Blazers put five players in double figures: Roy, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Fernandez and Steve Blake. Oden, a rookie center who missed all of last season, finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
PORTLAND — Batum 0-1 0-0 0, Aldridge 7-16 2-2 16, Oden 4-6 5-6 13, Blake 4-12 5-6 15, Roy 9-19 4-6 22, Outlaw 3-7 1-2 9, Fernandez 5-6 1-1 13, Przybilla 2-2 0-0 4, Frye 2-4 0-0 4, Rodriguez 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-77 18-23 98.
WASHINGTON — Butler 6-13 4-4 16, Jamison 10-17 0-0 22, McGee 3-7 0-0 6, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Stevenson 2-5 4-7 8, Blatche 5-8 1-2 11, Young 4-9 0-0 11, Songaila 4-6 0-0 8, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, McGuire 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 0-2 4-4 4. Totals 37-73 13-17 92.
Portland 19 26 32 21 — 98
Washington 26 17 29 20 — 92
3-Point Goals—Portland 6-14 (Outlaw 2-2, Fernandez 2-3, Blake 2-7, Roy 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1), Washington 5-15 (Young 3-4, Jamison 2-6, Daniels 0-1, Butler 0-2, Stevenson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 45 (Oden 10), Washington 40 (McGee 7). Assists—Portland 22 (Rodriguez 7), Washington 21 (Jamison 5). Total Fouls—Portland 18, Washington 19. A—12,802 (20,173).
Celtics 114, Pacers 96: Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading Boston over visiting Indiana last night for its 10th straight victory.
INDIANA — Granger 7-15 2-2 20, Murphy 4-12 2-3 10, Nesterovic 4-5 0-0 8, Ford 5-11 4-4 15, Daniels 7-18 0-1 14, Rush 2-8 0-0 5, Hibbert 3-6 0-2 6, Foster 4-6 1-1 9, Jack 3-5 0-0 7, Graham 1-1 0-0 2, Diener 0-3 0-0 0, McRoberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-91 9-13 96.
BOSTON — Pierce 5-17 5-7 16, Garnett 11-14 4-5 26, Perkins 5-6 6-8 16, Rondo 5-10 6-7 16, R.Allen 11-18 3-3 31, House 0-4 0-0 0, Scalabrine 1-4 0-0 3, Powe 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 0-3 2-2 2, O'Bryant 1-1 0-0 2, Pruitt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-80 26-32 114.
Indiana 27 24 22 23 — 96
Boston 28 29 31 26 — 114
3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-22 (Granger 4-6, Jack 1-1, Rush 1-2, Ford 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Diener 0-2, Murphy 0-6), Boston 8-22 (R.Allen 6-9, Scalabrine 1-4, Pierce 1-6, Rondo 0-1, House 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 41 (Murphy 10), Boston 60 (Garnett 14). Assists—Indiana 24 (Ford 8), Boston 27 (Rondo 17). Total Fouls—Indiana 24, Boston 17. Technical—Indiana defensive three second. A—18,624 (18,624).
Bucks 97, Bulls 90: Charlie Villanueva came off the bench to score 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and seldom-used Dan Gadzuric had 11 points and 14 rebounds, lifting Milwaukee over visiting Chicago last night.
CHICAGO — Deng 9-14 2-2 21, Noah 1-1 0-0 2, Gooden 1-11 0-0 2, Rose 7-16 4-4 18, Gordon 8-18 6-7 22, Thomas 3-6 1-2 7, Hughes 4-8 2-2 13, Nocioni 0-1 1-1 1, Gray 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 35-81 16-20 90.
MILWAUKEE — Jefferson 6-13 8-11 21, Allen 3-5 0-0 6, Bogut 2-6 1-1 5, Ridnour 5-13 2-2 12, Redd 6-11 0-0 13, Mbah a Moute 2-4 0-0 4, Villanueva 10-21 2-2 23, Sessions 1-5 0-0 2, Gadzuric 4-5 3-5 11. Totals 39-83 16-21 97.
Chicago 20 22 30 18 — 90
Milwaukee 19 35 22 21 — 97
3-Point Goals—Chicago 4-8 (Hughes 3-4, Deng 1-1, Rose 0-1, Nocioni 0-1, Gordon 0-1), Milwaukee 3-12 (Redd 1-1, Jefferson 1-3, Villanueva 1-4, Mbah a Moute 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Ridnour 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 45 (Gooden 9), Milwaukee 54 (Gadzuric 14). Assists—Chicago 19 (Rose 9), Milwaukee 27 (Ridnour 10). Total Fouls—Chicago 20, Milwaukee 19. Technical—Milwaukee defensive three second. A—13,684 (18,717).
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