Ryan Anderson, Robin Lopez lead Hornets past Pistons

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    Three minutes into the game, Monty Williams thought his New Orleans Hornets were in major trouble.

    Playing their second road game in two nights, the Hornets looked completely lost against the Pistons. They turned the ball over twice in their first three possessions and quickly trailed 8-0.

    Williams called a quick timeout, but chose not to berate his players.

    "There are a lot of times that I'm going to jump on the guys when they play like that, but I didn't think this was the time for yelling and screaming," Williams said. "I just wanted to settle everyone down and get us playing basketball."

    The strategy worked. New Orleans scored the next eight points and ended up cruising to a 105-86 victory Monday night.

    "I was concerned, because after we l

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