GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW ORLEANS (2-0) at DENVER (2-0)

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 90
DENVER 86 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 93
DENVER 88 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ORLEANS 14 34 25 20 93
DENVER 21 28 20 19 88 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: NOR - DAVID WEST 17, CHRIS PAUL 15, BOBBY
JACKSON 13
DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 23, CARMELO ANTHONY 20,
NENE 12</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW ORLEANS 93
DENVER 88 FINAL</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- Chris Paul continues to be the sparkplug forthe New Orleans Hornets.


Paul scored 15 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed eightrebounds as the Hornets held off the Denver Nuggets, 93-88, onSunday.


David West scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and RasualButler provided a spark off the bench for New Orleans, which haswon three straight to open the season.


A big reason for its hot start is Paul.


The third-year guard, who has scored 55 points and tallied 25assists through three games, helped seal the win with three freethrows down the stretch as the Nuggets tried to rally.

Denver, which shot just 36 percent (33-of-90) pulled within twoat 90-88 on a putback by Nene, but Paul hit three straight freethrows to seal the win.


The Hornets entered the fourth quarter with a 73-69 lead, butButler hit two 3-pointers during an 11-4 fourth-quarter run thatput New Orleans up 84-73 with 7:45 left in the fourth, and theHornets never looked back.


Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 17 rebounds for New Orleans,which put the clamps down on Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony andthe Nuggets.


Iverson and Anthony combined to score 43 points on 16-of-49shooting.


Marcus Camby was dominant on the glass, grabbing 21 boards to gowith eight points, but Denver was still outrebounded, 54-53.

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS (93) AT DENVER (88)

NEW ORLEANS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

P STOJAKOVIC F 24:32 1-10 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 5
D WEST F 37:52 7-23 3-5 0 13 13 3 2 2 3 17
T CHANDLER C 36:47 5-8 2-4 8 9 17 1 2 0 1 12
M PETERSON G 18:38 5-10 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12
C PAUL G 38:09 3-11 9-12 1 7 8 11 2 4 5 15
R BUTLER 28:56 4-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 11
M ELY 7:51 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 0
B JACKSON 23:28 5-10 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 13
R BOWEN 9:40 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 2
J PARGO 9:51 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 4
M VINICIUS 4:16 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
M VINICIUS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-86 19-26 12 41 53 22 22 10 15 93
(.384) (.731) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 16 (12 PTS)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C ANTHONY F 40:52 8-24 4-6 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 20
K MARTIN F 21:40 3-7 3-4 2 5 7 0 1 1 2 9
M CAMBY C 33:44 4-11 0-0 5 16 21 5 4 1 3 8
Y DIAWARA G 20:23 2-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 5
A IVERSON G 46:32 8-25 5-6 0 5 5 8 1 1 4 23
NENE 21:00 4-6 4-6 3 3 6 2 5 1 2 12
M WILKS 7:43 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0
L KLEIZA 24:23 3-7 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 9
E NAJERA 19:36 1-4 0-0 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 2
B JONES 4:07 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
S HUNTER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V WAFER DNP - COAC

TOTALS 240:00 33-90 18-24 15 39 54 18 23 7 15 88
(.367) (.750) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15 (20 PTS)

NEW ORLEANS 14 34 25 20 - 93
DENVER 21 28 20 19 - 88

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW ORLEANS - T CHANDLER 2, D WEST 2, P STOJAKOVIC,
J PARGO, R BUTLER, R BOWEN. DENVER - K MARTIN 4, M CAMBY 2, NENE.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW ORLEANS 8-24 (.333), P STOJAKOVIC 1-8, D WEST 0-
1, M PETERSON 1-4, C PAUL 0-1, R BUTLER 3-5, B JACKSON 3-5. DENVER 4-
18 (.222), C ANTHONY 0-2, Y DIAWARA 1-2, A IVERSON 2-6, NENE 0-1, L KLEIZA 1-
5, E NAJERA 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEON WOOD, MARK AYOTTE, RON GARRETSON.
A - 13,156. T - 2:13.</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at DENVER

<div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Stojakovic 24:32 1-10 2-2 1-3 1 2 5
D West 37:52 7-23 3-5 0-13 3 2 17
T Chandler 36:47 5-8 2-4 8-17 1 2 12
M Peterson 18:38 5-10 1-1 0-0 0 3 12
C Paul 38:09 3-11 9-12 1-8 11 2 15
R Butler 28:56 4-7 0-0 0-2 2 2 11
M Ely 7:51 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 0
B Jackson 23:28 5-10 0-0 0-3 1 2 13
R Bowen 9:40 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 2
J Pargo 9:51 1-3 2-2 0-1 1 2 4
M Vinicius 4:16 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
M Vinicius DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 33-86 19-26 12-53 22 22 93
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Percentages: FG-.384, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
8-24, .333 (P Stojakovic 1-8, D West 0-1, M
Peterson 1-4, C Paul 0-1, R Butler 3-5, B
Jackson 3-5). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:8 (T Chandler 2, D West 2, P
Stojakovic, J Pargo, R Butler, R Bowen).
Turnovers:15 (C Paul 5, D West 3, M Ely 2, B
Jackson, M Vinicius, J Pargo, P Stojakovic, T
Chandler). Steals: 10 (C Paul 4, D West 2, J
Pargo 2, B Jackson, R Bowen).


DENVER (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Anthony 40:52 8-24 4-6 1-3 1 2 20
K Martin 21:40 3-7 3-4 2-7 0 1 9
M Camby 33:44 4-11 0-0 5-21 5 4 8
Y Diawara 20:23 2-5 0-0 0-4 0 4 5
A Iverson 46:32 8-25 5-6 0-5 8 1 23
Nene 21:00 4-6 4-6 3-6 2 5 12
M Wilks 7:43 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0
L Kleiza 24:23 3-7 2-2 1-3 0 2 9
E Najera 19:36 1-4 0-0 3-3 1 0 2
B Jones 4:07 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
S Hunter DNP - COACH'S DECISION
V Wafer DNP - COAC

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-90 18-24 15-54 18 23 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.367, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-18, .222 (C Anthony 0-2, Y Diawara 1-2, A
Iverson 2-6, Nene 0-1, L Kleiza 1-5, E Najera
0-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:7 (K
Martin 4, M Camby 2, Nene). Turnovers:15 (A
Iverson 4, M Camby 3, K Martin 2, C Anthony
2, Nene 2, M Wilks, L Kleiza). Steals: 7 (E
Najera 2, M Camby, K Martin, Nene, C Anthony,
A Iverson).

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NEW ORLEANS 14 34 25 20 - 93
DENVER 21 28 20 19 - 88
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,156. T: 2:13.
Officials: Leon Wood, Mark Ayotte, Ron
Garretson.</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- Chris Paul continues to be the sparkplug forthe New Orleans Hornets.


Paul scored 15 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed eightrebounds as the Hornets held off the Denver Nuggets, 93-88, onSunday.


David West scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and RasualButler provided a spark off the bench for New Orleans, which haswon three straight to open the season.


A big reason for its hot start is Paul.


The third-year guard, who has scored 55 points and tallied 25assists through three games, helped seal the win with three freethrows down the stretch as the Nuggets tried to rally.

Denver, which shot just 36 percent (33-of-90) pulled within twoat 90-88 on a putback by Nene, but Paul iced the game with thefree throws.


"This is a huge win for us," Paul said. "Confidence-wise andteam-wise. We're young but we've been through a lot ofsituations and we're learning as we go."


"We wanted to make every shot (the Nuggets) took to be a toughshot," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "Make sure we challengedevery one and keep them off the line as much as possible."

New Orleans entered the fourth quarter with a 73-69 lead, butButler hit two 3-pointers during an 11-4 fourth-quarter run thatput New Orleans up 84-73 with 7:45 left in the fourth, and theHornets never looked back.


"I was just trying to chip in," Butler said. "I'm working hard,and they're going in for me right now. I have a lot ofconfidence in my offensive game and I'm going to try and beaggressive."


Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 17 rebounds for New Orleans,which put the clamps down on Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony andthe Nuggets.


Iverson and Anthony combined to score 43 points on 16-of-49shooting.


"We just didn't play well," Iverson said. "We couldn't get itgoing offensively, and I missed a lot of easy shots. They madeus pay for it."


"Our offense was bad," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We hada lot of opportunities to run but no one wanted to run. Itseemed like we wanted to play a catch and power game."

Marcus Camby was dominant on the glass, grabbing 21 boards to gowith eight points, but Denver was still outrebounded, 54-53.