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Paul, Hornets Rout Denver

Southwest Division leaders win their ninth straight game

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:22 AM CST

(Newser) – Chris Paul must have heard the "M-V-P" chants and certainly played like one with 23 points and a whopping 17 assists as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, the New Orleans Hornets, crushed Denver 117-93, reports AP. The Hornets had six players... Read full story »

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