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Cavs Latest Victim as East Meets (David) West

Posted Mar 27, 08 12:11 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – LeBron James's characteristic late-game heroics weren't quite enough, as fellow MVP contender Chris Paul sucked three defenders into the lane, then passed to David West for a last-second winning jumper that gave the Hornets a win over the Cavaliers. It was an impressive follow-up to West's superb 35-point game against Indiana in New Orleans' previous outing, and counteracted James's own go-ahead layup with eight seconds left.

James had previously hit two free throws to bring his Cavaliers to within 96-95. Then, following a Tyson Chandler dunk, he drove for a layup that center Zydrunas Ilgauskas tipped in, then drove and scored himself to give Cleveland its fleeting lead. The 100-99 win gave New Orleans a 2-0 start on its six-game roadtrip through the Eastern Conference.

Source Associated Press

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New Orleans Hornets forward David West reacts after hitting the game winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers.   (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James puts up a shot between New Orleans Hornets' Tyson Chandler, left, and Peja Stojakovic, from Serbia.   (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
New Orleans Hornets forward David West puts up a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers' Wally Szczerbiak in the second quarter.   (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West during the third quarter.   (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
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