National Basketball Association
New Orleans 101, Houston 93
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, # Nick Buchert, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
12728
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Chris Paul narrowly missed a triple-double with 28 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds as the New Orleans Hornets clinched a playoff spot with a 101-93 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Trevor Ariza added 19 points and six steals and Jarrett Jack collected 19 points and five assists for the Hornets (45-33), who moved into a tie for sixth place in the West with the Portland Trail Blazers (45-33), one game ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies (44-34) in eighth.
The Rockets (41-38) fell 3 1/2 games behind the Grizzlies, ending their hopes for a playoff berth.
Houston led, 86-81, with 6:45 left in the game before New Orleans took over. Paul drove for a layup and completed a three-point play and Ariza tied it with a short jumper with 5:39 left.
Jack stole the ball from Brad Miller on the Rockets’ next possession and buried a 3-pointer to put the Hornets back on top. Houston would tie it one more time when Kevin Martin converted a 3-point play but Paul hit two free throws to spark a 12-4 closing the contest.
Martin finished with 21 points to lead the Rockets.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
New Orleans |
|
Kevin Martin 21 |
Scoring |
Chris Paul 28 |
|
Courtney Lee 6 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 10 |
|
Chuck Hayes 10 |
Rebounds |
Carl Landry 9 |
|
Kevin Martin 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarrett Jack 7 |
|
Kevin Martin 2 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 6 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Carl Landry 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
93 |
46.2 |
9-24 |
12-13 |
26 |
38 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
| New Orleans
|
101 |
45.7 |
5-10 |
22-26 |
20 |
38 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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