NBA Roundup: Knicks, Rockets triumph

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David West of the Hornets drives against three Knicks.

By: The Associated Press | Winston-Salem Journal
Published: November 03, 2009

Knicks 117, Hornets 111: David Lee scored a season-high 28 points, Al Harrington had 13 of his 24 in the fourth quarter, and New York beat visiting New Orleans last night.

NEW ORLEANS — West 7-13 7-8 21, Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Okafor 9-13 6-6 24, Paul 12-18 4-5 32, Peterson 4-10 0-0 9, Stojakovic 4-9 0-0 11, Armstrong 0-2 0-0 0, B.Brown 2-7 0-0 5, Posey 1-4 0-0 3, Songaila 2-5 0-0 4, D.Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-86 17-19 111.

NEW YORK — Chandler 4-10 0-0 9, Gallinari 2-9 4-4 9, Lee 13-17 2-2 28, Duhon 4-10 8-9 18, Hughes 8-13 2-2 20, Jeffries 1-4 1-2 3, Hrrington 8-21 7-9 24, Milicic 3-6 0-0 6, Douglas 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 43-93 24-28 117.

New Orleans 24 28 29 30 — 111
New York 31 27 19 40 — 117

3-Point Goals—N.O. 10-26 (Paul 4-5, Stojakovic 3-6, B.Brown 1-2, Posey 1-3, Peterson 1-6, Songaila 0-1, West 0-1, D.Brown 0-2), N.Y. 7-23 (Hughes 2-5, Duhon 2-5, Chandler 1-1, Harrington 1-3, Gallinari 1-6, Jeffries 0-1, Douglas 0-2). Rebounds—New Orleans 45 (Okafor 10), N.Y. 55 (Harrington, Lee 8). Assists—N.O. 24 (Paul 13), N.Y. 24 (Duhon 9). A—19,763 (19,763).

Rockets 113, Jazz 96: Rookie Chase Budinger scored a career-high 17 points and was one of eight Houston players to score in double figures as the visiting Rockets beat Utah last night.

HOUSTON — Battier 5-10 0-0 13, Scola 5-10 4-7 14, Hayes 6-8 0-1 12, Brooks 6-11 5-5 19, Ariza 6-15 1-1 15, Landry 2-7 6-6 10, Andersen 1-7 1-2 3, Lowry 4-5 1-2 10, Budinger 7-11 1-2 17, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Mensah-Bonsu 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-84 19-26 113.

UTAH — Kirilenko 5-10 8-10 18, Boozer 1-6 5-6 7, Okur 9-13 2-2 21, Williams 6-20 5-5 18, Brewer 7-9 5-6 19, Millsap 0-2 2-2 2, Price 1-3 0-0 3, Matthews 2-5 2-2 6, Maynor 0-2 0-0 0, Fesenko 1-1 0-1 2, Koufos 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-71 29-34 96.

Houston 26 28 25 34 — 113
Utah 28 29 19 20 — 96

3-Point Goals—Houston 10-19 (Battier 3-5, Ariza 2-4, Budinger 2-4, Brooks 2-5, Lowry 1-1), Utah 3-11 (Okur 1-1, Price 1-2, Williams 1-4, Brewer 0-1, Kirilenko 0-1, Matthews 0-2). Fouled Out—Millsap, Williams. Rebounds—Houston 50 (Scola 15), Utah 43 (Boozer 11). Assists—Houston 29 (Brooks 9), Utah 18 (Williams 8). A—19,911 (19,911).