Hornets stop short-handed Lakers
The Lakers Nation —
... ESPN: Chris Paul had 27 points and 17 assists to help the New Orleans Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-98 Friday night in what could prove to be a costly game for both teams. ...
NBA Triple Threat: Night of a Thousand Sprained Ankles
FanIQ Blog —
... New Orleans 108, LA Lakers 98 Chris Paul went nuts again, finishing with 27 points and 17 assists, but the story here was the ankle injuries. Pau Gasol suffered a sprained his left ankle in the first quarter and ended the game on crutches. David West, who was already playing on a sprained left ankle, twisted his right ankle with seven minutes to play. Finally, Chris Paul came up hobbling on his ankle late in the game as well. Obviously, these are not good long term developments for the teams sitting 1st and 3rd in the West. ...
The Hornets beat the Lakers
Hornets247.com Blog —
... we beat another top-tier Western Conference team, despite some horrible officiating. On the other, the Lakers were missing their two starting big men, so we really should have turned it into a blowout instead of having our starters in there until the death. A win is a win and all that, but I'm pretty sure we would have gotten whupped tonight if Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum were healthy. Some quick and dirty notes... Final score was 108-98. Linkage: recap | box score | standings Chris Paul turned in ...
Pau-ch!
Lakers Blog —
A trip to the Big Easy was anything but, and not simply because of the Lakers fell 108-98 to the Hornets. A scant 153 minutes had elapsed when Pau Gasol twisted his ankle after coming down on Vlad Radmanovic's foot. The Spaniard went to the locker room, didn't return, ...
