West Wows L.A. Crowd, Hornets Beat Lakers

David West scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 32 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets beat Los Angeles 116-105 on Tuesday night to snap the Lakers' 15-game home winning streak. West shot 14-of-23 from the floor and 12-of-13 from the foul line in matching his career high. He also grabbed 11 rebounds as the Hornets (21-10) won for the 16th time in 21 games and avenged two losses to the Lakers in New Orleans earlier this season. Tyson Chandler added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Rasual...read full article

West's career night helps Hornets beat L.A.

Hornets forward David West made a strong All-Star statement Tuesday night here in the Staples Center, tying a career high with 40 points as New Orleans overcame Kobe Bryant's 3-point outburst to win 116-105. Guard Chris Paul had 32 points and 15 assists. Bryant was 6-of-6 from beyond the 3-point line and had 20 points in the third quarter. He finished with 39 points. The win was the first in three tries this season for the Hornets against the Western Conference leading Lakers and ended Los Angeles' 15-game home winning streak. Los Angeles had...read full article

NBA - Round-up: Hornets sting Lakers

David West and Chris Paul combined for 72 points to help the New Orleans Hornets sting the Los Angeles Lakers 116-105, the visitors surging past the Western Conference leaders with a fourth-quarter rally. West (pictured) delivered 40 points and Paul added 32 with 15 assists to end the Lakers's six-game winning streak and hand the home side just their second loss in 20 contests at the STAPLES Center. Trailing 99-94 with 8:31 remaining, the Hornets found new life, outscoring the Lakers 22-6 to claim their fifth win in six games. Kobe Bryant had 39...read full article

Hornets snap Lakers' six-game NBA win streak

David West scored 40 points and Chris Paul added 32 points and 15 assists to lead the New Orleans Hornets past the Los Angeles Lakers 116-105, snapping the Lakers' six-game win streak.
The Hornets had lost their two prior games this season against the Lakers, who managed only 13 points in the final quarter while the Hornets scored 15 consecutive points in the last period to frustrate the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 39 points and added seven assists to lead the Lakers, but managed only two points in the final quarter for the Lakers. Derek Fisher added...read full article