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The Hornets played no defense as they allowed the Spurs to hit 50% of their shots from the floor. The Spurs have also out-rebounded the Hornets 44-33.
Rasual Butler led the way for the Hornets with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Desmond Mason had a good game with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Paul had a rough shooting night (2 of 11) and wound up with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.
The Hornets fell to 10-11 on the season with this loss.
The Hornets wanted size so they drafted Cedric Simmons and Hilton Armstrong in the first round. Cedric Simmons has played in 20 games and has averaged 15.9 minutes, 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.9 blocks per game so far this season.
Hilton Armstrong has played in 11 games and has averaged 10.2 minutes, 4.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game so far this season. Armstrong has hit an outstanding 66.7% of his shots from the floor.
Marcus Vinicius has only played in 5 games and has averaged 5.8 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game so far this season.
The Hornets look like they got a nice haul in the draft this season. Both Simmons and Armstrong could be starters one day for New Orleans.
The Hornets shot 54.8% from the floor and outscored the Cavs 23-16 in the 4th quarter to seal this victory. Chris Paul was unstoppable with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. Jannero Pargo brought firepower off the bench with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Marc Jackson added 14 points. Desmond Mason had a decent game with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Hilton Armstrong added 12 points and 4 rebounds. Tyson Chandler was awesome around the basket as he scored 4 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.
The Hornets improved to 10-10 with this win.
West continues to have swelling in his right elbow and will be out indefinately. The Hornets are hoping that West will not require surgery because they really need his rebounding. West is averaging 17.4 points and 8.3 rebounds so far this season.
This loss really hurts the Hornets. Stojakovic has a back injury and is out indefinately. Peja was averaging 17.8 points and 4.2 rebounds so far this season. Stojakovic is the Hornets best shooter and they need him back as soon as possible.