Dec

22

Paul’s 14th Double-Double Helps Hornets Sting Timberwolves 110-76

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

?????????????????????????????????????????????? New Orleans Hornets guard Bobby Jackson (8) shoots between Minnesota Timberwolves forwards Ryan Gomes, left, and Antoine Walker in the second half of their game, played Saturday night. New Orleans easily defeated Minnesota 110-76.?

Apparently the Minnesota Timberwolves and prosperity have never met.? I mean after all, how do you go from scoring 131 points Friday night to scoring just 76 just twenty-four hours later?? Well, New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul showed the Timberwolves that they still have a lot of work to do if they want to improve as a team.? Paul, in less than 30 minutes, scored a double-double – leading the Hornets to a very impressive win over the T-Wolves 110-76 Saturday at New Orleans.

New Orleans shot 53% from the floor and just as importantly, scored 35 fast-break points; the Timberwolves also turned the ball over 21 times, which lead to 32 Hornets points.? New Orleans came out running very early in the first quarter on fast breaks; the Hornets shot 60% in the first period in gaining a 30-20 lead and could’ve made it much worse except for Minnesota F Ryan Gomes who scored 12 points in the first 7 minutes of the game.

Minnesota shot only 37% for the first half, allowing New Orleans to use a 13-3 run to open a 53-38 lead by halftime.? The Timberwolves were so flat that Hornets coach Byron Scott inserted rarely used forward Marcus Vinicius; Vinicius responded by scoring 2 baskets – the second basket a fast-break dunk.? New Orleans was led by David West with 22 points, while Paul in only 30 minutes scored 19 points, 15 assists and 5 steals.?

Minnesota’s leading scorer was Gomes with 20 points – including three 3-pointers, and 9 rebounds; Al Jefferson and Gerald Green added 11 each – Jefferson also grabbed 13 boards.? New Orleans (17-10) flies north to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies Wednesday night, while Minnesota (4-22) travels to Oakland to face the Golden State Warriors – also on Wednesday.


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  1. NBA Wrap: Buzzer beaters night, Andre Iguodala, Dwayne Wade, and Vince Carter come through in the clutch | SportFiends.com on December 23rd, 2007 6:42 pm

    [...] Paul had 19 points, 15 assists and five steals in only 30 minutes, helping the New Orleans Hornets take a 110-76 victory over the downtrodden Minnesota Timberwolves. Paul had his 14th double-double of the season [...]

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