West helps Hornets hold off Heat 95-91
NEW ORLEANS (AP)—David West(notes) scored six of his 21 points in the last 55seconds, and also grabbed 10 rebounds to help the New Orleans Hornets hold onfor a 95-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Chris Paul(notes) had 18 points and nine assists, and Emeka Okafor(notes) had 15 points,14 rebounds and a key block on Udonis Haslem(notes) in the final 30 seconds, helpingthe Hornets end a two-game skid and snap Miami’s three-game winning streak.
Dwyane Wade(notes) scored 22 for the Heat, which trailed by 15 early in the fourthquarter but led 88-87 when Quentin Richardson(notes) tipped in Wade’s missed jumperwith 59 seconds to go. Richardson made a late 3 to finish with 14 points andpull Miami to 93-91 with 8 seconds left, but New Orleans’ Devin Brown(notes), whoscored 16 points, made a pair of free throws to put it away.
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Paul had nine of his points in the third quarter when he made one of thebaskets of the night. After stripping the ball from Haslem on the defensive end,Paul raced down the court, spun into a crowd of defenders and hit a shortfloater fading away from the hoop as he was fouled by Carlos Arroyo(notes).
Paul completed the three-point play, giving New Orleans a 61-51 lead. Latein the period, Paul found Okafor inside for a dunk and then hit a jumper in thefinal seconds, putting New Orleans up 73-59 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Hornets took their largest lead when Darius Songaila’s(notes) jumper made it77-62 early in the fourth quarter, but Miami suddenly turned the tide with a10-0 run highlighted by Wade’s transition 3 and Haslem’s three mid-rangebaskets.
With the Hornets desperate for offense, West and Paul got them going again,with West hitting a jumper to stop Miami’s run. Soon after, Paul banked in a30-foot, bailout 3 at the shot-clock buzzer, putting the Hornets up 82-76.
Miami kept chipping away, however, and the Hornets needed West’s jumper with54.3 seconds left to regain the lead at 89-88. After Daequan Cook(notes) missed a 3 forMiami, West was fouled on the rebound and hit two free throws, then hit two morefoul shots after rebounding Okafor’s block of Haslem’s shot in the lane.
Haslem had 10 points and nine rebounds in a reserve roll. Jermaine O’Neal(notes)scored 12 for the Heat, while Michael Beasley(notes) and Arroyo each scored 11.
Songaila scored 11 off the bench for the Hornets.
New Orleans led most of the first half and was able to widen its lead withreserves in the middle of the second quarter. Rookie Darren Collison(notes) led twofast breaks to perfection, finishing one with a soaring dunk and the other witha pass to Songaila cutting through the lane for a layup as he was fouled. MarcusThornton(notes) capped the surge with a 3, giving New Orleans a 39-28 lead.
Richardson made a pair of 3s late in the second quarter to pull Miami asclose as 46-40. Then West, who had 10 points in the first half, scored inside tohelp the Hornets take a 48-40 lead into halftime.
NOTES: Brown was 4 of 4 shooting in the first half with two 3-pointers andhad his only points of the second half on the last two free throws. … TheHornets have won 10 of 11 at home and are 12-3 at home overall. … The Heatbeat the Hornets in Miami in the only other meeting this season. … Miami playsagain on New Year’s Eve in San Antonio. … Richardson banked in a 79-foot heavejust after the horn sounded to end the first quarter.
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