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Paul's offense, Okafor's defense power Hornets
Paul's offense, Okafor's defense power Hornets
Chris Paul scored 31 points and Emeka Okafor capped another strong performance by blocking Kevin Martin's tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds to help the Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 97-92 on Friday night.
Celtics run past Hornets late to spoil Paul's day
Celtics run past Hornets late to spoil Paul's day
sports.espn.go.com — Paul Pierce scored 27 points and the Boston Celtics improved to 4-0 with a 97-87 victory over... the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night. (more) Celtics run past Hornets late to spoil Paul's day
If you haven’t heard…
48minutesofhell.com — … there’s a game tonight. Which means two things: Come back at 7 Central for a liveblog... co-hosted with Hornets 24/7 . Pre-game notes. So… The Hornets most substantial offseason move was trading Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafor. I think there are arguments to be made ... (more) If you haven’t heard…
Video analysis: Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor pick and roll
hornets247.com — Posted by Niall Doherty Tyson Chandler, the man Emeka Okafor replaced in the Hornets line up, was... lethal in pick and roll situations with Chris Paul. Okafor isn't quite the high-flyer that Chandler was, but is expected to be effective in ... (more) Video analysis: Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor pick and roll
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The Hornets beat the Kings
Hornets247.com Blog — ... | recap ). It was a tight contest throughout. The Kings were a jump shooting team early while the Hornets got plenty of points at the free-throw line. Sacto appeared the more poised team through the middle quarters and started to control the boards while the Hornets couldn't get anything working consistently. The bench got New Orleans off to a solid start in the fourth and Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor were money down the stretch to seal it. ...

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Chris Paul scored 31 points and Emeka Okafor capped another strong performance by blocking Kevin Martin's tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds to help the Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 97-92 on Friday night.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Chris Paul scored 31 points and Emeka Okafor capped another strong performance by blocking Kevin Martin's tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds to help the Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 97-92 on Friday night.
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