National Basketball Association
New Orleans 93, Detroit 74
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
# Brent Barnaky, #29 Steve Javie, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance:
10823
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David West scored 25 points and Marco Belinelli added 22 as the New Orleans Hornets cruised to a 93-74 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Chris Paul had 14 assists and five steals as New Orleans (14-7) snapped a two-game losing streak. The Hornets held the Pistons to 34 first-half points and pulled away in the second half.
West hit 10-of-14 shots and Belinelli made 8-of-12, including four 3-pointers. Emeka Okafor also shot well for New Orleans, hitting 7-of-9 from the floor while scoring 14 points.
Belinelli had scored just 17 points in New Orleans’ previous three games as part of a shooting slump that saw him make just 12-of-43 shots over a five-game span.
Ben Gordon scored 19 points, Rodney Stuckey added 16 and Richard Hamilton 13 for the Pistons (7-16), who dropped to 2-11 on the road. Detroit shot just 37.5 percent, including 4-of-20 from the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
New Orleans |
|
Ben Gordon 19 |
Scoring |
David West 25 |
|
Tracy McGrady 3 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 14 |
|
Ben Wallace 7 |
Rebounds |
Trevor Ariza 7 |
|
Rodney Stuckey 4 |
Free Throws Made |
David West 5 |
|
Jason Maxiell 2 |
Steals |
Chris Paul 5 |
|
Tayshaun Prince 2 |
Blocks |
Jason Smith 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Detroit
|
74 |
37.5 |
4-20 |
10-18 |
15 |
44 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
| New Orleans
|
93 |
50.0 |
6-14 |
13-21 |
29 |
40 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Hornets have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .625 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Pistons have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .312 after a loss.