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Big Third, Paul's 40 Surge Hornets Past Grizzlies

Posted Dec 26, 07 11:35 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – What was a close game became a rout, as the Hornets went on a tear in the third quarter en route to a 116-98 victory over Memphis, the AP reports. Chris Paul had 16 points in that pivotal quarter, and finished with 40, the second best total of his career. The game marked a third straight win for the Hornets.

Teammates Peja Stojakovic and David West also had big nights, finishing with 21 and 20 points respectively. Grizzlies' lead scorer Pau Gasol was largely marginalized, taking only six shots over the course of the game. The Hornets led by only two at the half, but Paul's third opened an eighteen-point lead, which grew in the fourth to 20.

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New Orleans Hornets injured forward Peja Stojakovic from Serbia, sits on the bench in the second half of their NBA basketball game with the Seattle SuperSonics in New Orleans on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007....   (Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS - DECEMBER 07: Chris Paul #3 of the New Orleans Hornets brings the ball down the court against the Memphis Grizzlies on December 7, 2007 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana....   (Getty Images)
New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul, left, lays in a basket against Seattle SuperSonics' Kevin Durant, right, in a NBA basketball game during the first half Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jim...   (Associated Press)
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