GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW ORLEANS (9-5) at LA CLIPPERS (6-5)

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 98
LA CLIPPERS 89 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ORLEANS 19 36 25 18 98
LA CLIPPERS 24 24 22 19 89 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: NOR - PEJA STOJAKOVIC 22, DAVID WEST 18, TYSON
CHANDLER 12
LAC - CUTTINO MOBLEY 20, CHRIS KAMAN 18, TIM
THOMAS 13</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW ORLEANS 98
LA CLIPPERS 89 FINAL</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A trip to Tinseltown was just what theNew Orleans Hornets needed.


Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and David West chipped in 18and eight rebounds as the Hornets ended a three-game losingstreak with a 98-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers onSaturday.


After winning a season-high five straight games, the Hornetswere slowed down some by injuries to Chris Paul and TysonChandler, but now fully healthy, things returned to normal.

In the second quarter, Stojakovic nailed an 18-footer whichsparked an aggressive 12-8 surge that helped the Hornets grab a55-48 edge at intermission.


However, Los Angeles rallied back to draw within 87-82 at the6:28 mark in the decisive quarter on Ruben Patterson's drivinglayup to cap a 12-3 burst.


But Paul connected on a pull-up jumper from the right elbow andthen fed Morris Peterson for a 3-pointer, giving New Orleans a94-84 edge with 3:54 remaining.


The Clippers trimmed the deficit down to five points once again,but Paul answered one more time with his jumper from the rightbaseline over Quinton Ross with 40 seconds to go.


Chandler poured in 12 points and Paul had 11 and 10 assists andfor New Orleans, which shot 46 percent (37-of-80) from the fieldand made 8-of-15 3-pointers.


Cuttino Mobley scored 20 points and Chris Kaman registered hisninth double-double for the Clippers, who have dropped four oftheir last five games.

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS (98) AT LA CLIPPERS (89)

NEW ORLEANS

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

P STOJAKOVIC G 38:56 7-12 5-5 0 5 5 1 3 1 1 22
D WEST G 37:33 8-17 1-1 2 6 8 4 2 0 2 18
T CHANDLER C 26:05 4-7 4-5 3 2 5 0 4 1 2 12
M PETERSON F 27:27 3-6 3-4 0 5 5 0 4 1 1 11
C PAUL F 36:53 5-15 1-2 1 2 3 10 2 2 0 11
B JACKSON 20:33 3-8 1-1 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 8
M ELY 21:06 4-7 1-2 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 9
R BUTLER 15:33 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 3
J PARGO 11:07 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 4
H ARMSTRONG 4:47 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
J WRIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M VINICIUS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-80 16-20 8 31 39 22 22 5 9 98
(.463) (.800) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 9 (8 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS

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

Q ROSS F 35:59 2-5 2-4 3 3 6 1 3 0 0 6
T THOMAS F 37:13 5-13 1-1 2 10 12 6 3 1 3 13
C KAMAN C 32:14 7-13 4-6 4 8 12 3 3 0 3 18
C MOBLEY G 46:24 5-15 9-10 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 20
S CASSELL G 30:39 3-10 3-3 0 4 4 6 2 0 5 10
A WILLIAMS 10:10 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2
D DICKAU 17:21 3-7 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 9
R PATTERSON 16:23 2-6 2-3 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
A THORNTON 13:37 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 5
B KNIGHT DNP - RIGHT GROIN STRAIN
J POWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
P DAVIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-75 23-29 14 31 45 22 18 3 15 89
(.400) (.793) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15 (14 PTS)

NEW ORLEANS 19 36 25 18 - 98
LA CLIPPERS 24 24 22 19 - 89

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW ORLEANS - T CHANDLER 3, D WEST 2. LA CLIPPERS -
Q ROSS 2, C KAMAN 2.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW ORLEANS 8-15 (.533), P STOJAKOVIC 3-4, D WEST 1-
1, M PETERSON 2-3, C PAUL 0-2, B JACKSON 1-3, R BUTLER 1-2. LA CLIPPERS 6-
22 (.273), Q ROSS 0-1, T THOMAS 2-7, C MOBLEY 1-5, S CASSELL 1-4, D DICKAU 1-
3, A THORNTON 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NEW ORLEANS - DEFENSIVE THREE. LA CLIPPERS - C KAMAN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEN MAUER, MICHAEL SMITH, ZACH ZARBA.
A - 15,601. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: NEW ORLEANS at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS (98)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Stojakovic 38:56 7-12 5-5 0-5 1 3 22
D West 37:33 8-17 1-1 2-8 4 2 18
T Chandler 26:05 4-7 4-5 3-5 0 4 12
M Peterson 27:27 3-6 3-4 0-5 0 4 11
C Paul 36:53 5-15 1-2 1-3 10 2 11
B Jackson 20:33 3-8 1-1 0-4 2 1 8
M Ely 21:06 4-7 1-2 0-4 1 2 9
R Butler 15:33 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 3
J Pargo 11:07 2-4 0-0 1-1 4 1 4
H Armstrong 4:47 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
J Wright DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Vinicius DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-80 16-20 8-39 22 22 98
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
8-15, .533 (P Stojakovic 3-4, D West 1-1, M
Peterson 2-3, C Paul 0-2, B Jackson 1-3, R
Butler 1-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked
Shots:5 (T Chandler 3, D West 2). Turnovers:9
(T Chandler 2, D West 2, M Ely 2, B Jackson,
P Stojakovic, M Peterson). Steals: 5 (C Paul
2, P Stojakovic, M Peterson, T Chandler).


LA CLIPPERS (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Q Ross 35:59 2-5 2-4 3-6 1 3 6
T Thomas 37:13 5-13 1-1 2-12 6 3 13
C Kaman 32:14 7-13 4-6 4-12 3 3 18
C Mobley 46:24 5-15 9-10 1-3 3 2 20
S Cassell 30:39 3-10 3-3 0-4 6 2 10
A Williams 10:10 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 2
D Dickau 17:21 3-7 2-2 0-0 3 2 9
R Patterson 16:23 2-6 2-3 2-2 0 1 6
A Thornton 13:37 2-4 0-0 1-3 0 0 5
B Knight DNP - RIGHT GROIN STRAIN
J Powell DNP - COACH'S DECISION
P Davis DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-75 23-29 14-45 22 18 89
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.793. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (Q Ross 0-1, T Thomas 2-7, C
Mobley 1-5, S Cassell 1-4, D Dickau 1-3, A
Thornton 1-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked
Shots:4 (Q Ross 2, C Kaman 2). Turnovers:15
(S Cassell 5, T Thomas 3, C Kaman 3, C Mobley
2, A Williams, R Patterson). Steals: 3 (A
Williams, T Thomas, C Mobley).

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NEW ORLEANS 19 36 25 18 - 98
LA CLIPPERS 24 24 22 19 - 89
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Technical fouls: New Orleans - 1 (Defensive
Three, 4:30 2nd). La Clippers - 1 (C Kaman,
8:49 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,601. T: 2:15.
Officials: Ken Mauer, Michael Smith, Zach
Zarba.</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- A trip to Tinseltown was just what theNew Orleans Hornets needed.


Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and David West chipped in 18and eight rebounds as the Hornets ended a three-game losingstreak with a 98-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers onSaturday.


After winning a season-high five straight games, the Hornetswere slowed down some by injuries to Chris Paul and TysonChandler, but now fully healthy, things returned to normal.

"Overall, we played much better," Stojakovic said. "We playedas a team. We knew we were coming in with a three-game losingstreak, but we were focused."


In the second quarter, Stojakovic nailed an 18-footer whichsparked an aggressive 12-8 surge that helped the Hornets grab a55-48 edge at intermission.


"We get into our offensive rhythm on the defensive end,"Stojakovic said. "If we take care of our defense and ourrebounds, we can get into our offense. Usually, good defenseleads to good offense."


"We're not a good enough team to be able to spot people pointson careless plays and be able to make it up," Clippers coachMike Dunleavy said. "Those are the elite teams that have a tonof firepower and know they're going to get more possessions inthe game, and they're going to dominate."


However, Los Angeles rallied back to draw within 87-82 at the6:28 mark in the decisive quarter on Ruben Patterson's drivinglayup to cap a 12-3 burst.


But Paul connected on a pull-up jumper from the right elbow andthen fed Morris Peterson for a 3-pointer, giving New Orleans a94-84 edge with 3:54 remaining.


The Clippers trimmed the deficit down to five points once again,but Paul answered one more time with his jumper from the rightbaseline over Quinton Ross with 40 seconds to go.


"It was a very good way to end the road trip especially afterthe way we have been playing the last few days," New Orleanscoach Byron Scott said. "We have not been playing well, but nowwe can go back home and get ready for the next week. It was agood win for us."


Chandler poured in 12 points and Paul had 11 and 10 assists andfor New Orleans, which shot 46 percent (37-of-80) from the fieldand made 8-of-15 3-pointers.


Cuttino Mobley scored 20 points and Chris Kaman registered hisninth double-double for the Clippers, who have dropped four oftheir last five games.


"It is a long season, but as of right now that's the way it is,"said Clippers forward Tim Thomas, who had 13 points and 12boards. "It is probably going to be us and them fighting for a(playoff) spot, maybe the last spot depending on how the seasonplays out. We just did not get it done."