National Basketball Association
New York 100, New Orleans 92
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#60 David Guthrie, #23 Jason Phillips, # Josh Tiven
Attendance:
14020
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Amare Stoudemire had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks defeated the host New Orleans Hornets for the fifth straight time, 100-92, on Friday night.
Raymond Felton had 17 points and 13 assists for the Knicks (11-9), who won for the eighth time in their last nine games after starting the season 3-8.
Chris Paul had 17 assists and 10 points while Trevor Arizona had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets (13-6), who are 5-6 in their last 11 games.
New York’s Wilson Chandler finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. His 3-pointer with 6:03 left gave the Knicks their biggest lead at 92-78.
The Hornets scored the first eight points, but the Knicks closed the first half with a 21-11 run to take a 55-53 lead. Stoudemire scored 10 points during the spurt, which was capped by a pair of 3-pointers by Danilo Gallinari.
Stoudemire had 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting and six rebounds in the first half and finished 15 for 22 from the field.
Top Game Performances
| New York |
|
New Orleans |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 34 |
Scoring |
Trevor Ariza 21 |
|
Raymond Felton 13 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 10 |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 |
Rebounds |
Emeka Okafor 14 |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Paul 7 |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 2 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 3 |
|
Wilson Chandler 1 |
Blocks |
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New York
|
100 |
47.0 |
13-30 |
9-12 |
27 |
39 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
| New Orleans
|
92 |
42.9 |
3-14 |
23-30 |
18 |
47 |
2 |
11 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Hornets have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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New York will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Knicks have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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