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Paul Leads Hornets Past Wolves

Posted Apr 9, 08 10:51 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Chris Paul had 19 points and 16 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets bounced back to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-90 Wednesday night. Peja Stojakovic scored 24 points and David West had 22 for the Hornets, who scored just 66 points in a loss to Utah on Tuesday. Rashad McCants had 23 for the Timberwolves, who have lost six straight.

Randy Foye scored 20 points for Minnesota, but just four of those came in the final three quarters. The win gave the Hornets a franchise-best 55 wins, beating the record set in 1996-97. New Orleans took the opener of a crucial three-game road trip and remained atop the Western Conference. Five of Paul's assists came on alley-oops to Tyson Chandler.

Source Associated Press

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Craig Smith, left, and New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul scramble for a loose ball during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/A.J. Olmscheid)
Minnesota Timberwolves' Marko Jaric, of Serbia, goes up to the basket against New Orleans Hornets' Peja Stojakovic, also of Serbia, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game   (AP Photo/A.J. Olmscheid)
Minnesota Timberwolves' Randy Foye goes up to the basket against New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/A.J. Olmscheid)
New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul drives to the basket around Minnesota Timberwolves' Marko Jaric of Serbia during the third quarter in an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Minneapolis.   (AP Photo/A.J. Olmscheid)
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