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Paul scores career-high 43, leads Hornets past Grizzlies in OT 118-116

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, right, passes to a teammate around Memphis Grizzlies forward Hakim Warrick, left, during the third quarter of their game, played Friday night. Paul scored a career-high 43 points, leading New Orleans to the win over Memphis in overtime 118-116.

Chris Paul is proving why he is one of the best point guards in the NBA; with 2 New Orleans Hornets players out due to injury, Paul put on his Superman costume as he scored a career high 43 points, leading the Hornets past the Memphis Grizzlies 118-116 in overtime. Which is odd in this sense – Memphis shot a blistering 55.7 % from the floor, but to be fair, New Orleans took many more shots than Memphis (101 shots taken by New Orleans to only 79 for Memphis).New Orleans led most of the game and were up 105-100 with just oiver two minutes to go in regulation. Memphis would then score 7 points beginning with Memphis forward Pau Gasol’s jumper. Grizzlies guard Kyle Lowry would then hit a pair of free throws and a driving layup to give Memphis a 106-105 lead before the Hornets’ Paul was hit with a technical foul, allowing Memphis’ Mike Miller to make a free throw.

Paul somehow managed to get fouled during the same possession, however, allowing Paul to hit the game-tying free throws; this led to the first overtime. Overtime was nip-and-tuck, until Paul’s layup with 1.8 secons left in OT helped seal the win for the Hornets. New Orleans was led by Paul with a moster game, scoring a career-high 43 points with 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. David West would add 27 with 9 boards, while Tyson Chandler would pitch in with 13 and 19 rebounds.

Memphis was led by Rudy Gay with a solid but silent 31 points; Miller and Gasol would score 26 each, while Lowry would add 14 with 9 boards and 9 assists – just missing his first career triple-double. New Orleans (13-7) continues their homestand by hosting the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday, while Memphis (6-13) travels to Atlanta to take on the Hawks Saturday night.



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  1. NBA Wrap: No Duncan? No Problem | SportFiends.com on December 8th, 2007 7:54 am

    [...] Chris Paul hit a driving layup through a crowd of defenders with 1.8 seconds left in overtime, capping a game of career highs and lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 118-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. [...]

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