National Basketball Association
New Orleans 94, Denver 81
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, January 9, 2012
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #12 Violet Palmer, #51 Leroy Richardson
Attendance:
14002
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Chris Kaman collected 20 points and seven rebounds and Carl Landry added 21 and five as the visiting New Orleans Hornets used a bigger lineup to halt the Denver Nuggets 94-81 on Monday.
Marco Belinelli scored 19 points and Jarrett Jack chipped in 13 points and nine assists for the Hornets, who snapped a six-game losing streak.
With Eric Gordon out for 2-to-3 weeks with a knee injury, New Orleans coach Monty Williams has been experimenting with a bigger lineup, starting centers Emeka Okafor and Kaman while playing power forward Landry heavy minutes off the bench.
The strategy finally worked against the Nuggets, who struggled to a 40.8 percent shooting effort and their lowest point total of the season. Denver entered the contest averaging 104.0 points - the second-best mark in the NBA.
The Hornets began to assert themselves in the second quarter Monday, using a lineup with Okafor, Landry and Al-Farouq Aminu in the frontcourt to begin the frame with a 19-8 burst and stretch the lead to double-digits.
New Orleans put it away in the fourth, holding the Nuggets scoreless for nearly five minutes while embarking on a 10-0 spurt.
Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson scored 15 points apiece for Denver.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Denver |
|
Carl Landry 21 |
Scoring |
Danilo Gallinari 15 |
|
Jarrett Jack 9 |
Assists |
Nene 4 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 8 |
Rebounds |
Nene 11 |
|
Carl Landry 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Arron Afflalo 8 |
|
Jarrett Jack 2 |
Steals |
Rudy Fernandez 1 |
|
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
Blocks |
Danilo Gallinari 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
94 |
52.0 |
6-10 |
10-14 |
26 |
40 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
| Denver
|
81 |
40.8 |
8-23 |
15-21 |
19 |
35 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Denver will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Hornets have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .167 after a loss.
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