Instead of celebrating after a wild win, the New Orleans Hornets left the locker room more concerned than anything. The Hornets pulled out an improbable 121-117 overtime victory in Utah, but leading scorer David West was still stretched out on the trainers' table, in pain after injuring his left knee on a late dunk. "When you lose somebody like D-West, it's devastating," said Hornets guard Chris Paul, who scored five of his 24 points in overtime. "That's our go-to guy. But if anybody can bounce back from it, its D-West." West scored 29 points before being taken off the court in a wheelchair, grimacing in pain after going down hard following a dunk that tied the game at 103. The team said West sustained a left knee injury and that X-rays were negative. An MRI is planned. Emeka Okafor, who banked in a 20-footer at the regulation buzzer to force overtime, said he didn't even know West was injured until he saw a teammate running back to the other end after a defensive stop. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310324026
