National Basketball Association
New Orleans 88, Charlotte 81
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #55 Bill Kennedy, # James Williams
Attendance:
17486
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David West had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to an 88-81 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday.
Chris Paul added 19 points as New Orleans (25-16) won its fourth straight contest. Trevor Ariza finished with 11 points and six steals.
Paul only had four assists for the Hornets but didn’t commit a turnover in 33-plus minutes as New Orleans made just seven turnovers as a team. Emeka Okafor added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bobcats closed to within a basket at the end of the third quarter, but the Hornets' defense held them to just 14 fourth-quarter points to seal the win.
Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace scored 15 points apiece for Charlotte (15-23), while Kwame Brown had 12 points and 14 rebounds to help his team to a 43-34 edge on the boards.
D.J. Augustin added 12 points and seven assists for the Bobcats, who shot 40.6 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Charlotte |
|
David West 26 |
Scoring |
Stephen Jackson 15 |
|
Trevor Ariza 4 |
Assists |
D.J. Augustin 7 |
|
Emeka Okafor 10 |
Rebounds |
Kwame Brown 14 |
|
Emeka Okafor 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Gerald Wallace 5 |
|
Trevor Ariza 6 |
Steals |
Stephen Jackson 2 |
|
Emeka Okafor 3 |
Blocks |
Boris Diaw 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
88 |
45.1 |
4-11 |
20-25 |
21 |
34 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
| Charlotte
|
81 |
40.6 |
5-15 |
20-26 |
19 |
43 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .435 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hornets have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .529 after a loss.