National Basketball Association
New Orleans 111, Philadelphia 99
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#23 Jason Phillips, #79 Kevin Scott, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
17304
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Hornets 111, 76ers 99: Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points to lead five players in double figures as visiting New Orleans avenged an embarrassing early-season loss to Philadelphia.
Eric Gordon had 19 points and Ryan Anderson came off the bench to add 14 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets, who were limited to a franchise-low point total in a 77-62 defeat against the Sixers on Nov. 7.
New Orleans shot 53 percent (44-of-83) and hit 10 of 18 3-pointers to improve to 5-1 in the last six games and hand Philadelphia its sixth loss in seven games.
Jrue Holiday hit four 3-pointers and finished with 29 points and 11 assists to lead the Sixers, who were 11-of-21 from behind the arc. Evan Turner and Nick Young added 14 points apiece.
The Hornets were ahead 67-61 with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third before ripping off seven straight unanswered points to ignite a 19-7 run and take an 86-68 lead into the final 12 minutes. Anderson, Xavier Henry and Brian Roberts hit 3-pointers in the spurt, and Philadelphia never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hornets rookie Anthony Davis had 10 points and seven rebounds and Al-Farouq Aminu grabbed eight boards as New Orleans dominated the glass 48-32. ... Young, the 76ers' highest-scoring reserve, was benched in Saturday's win over Houston and sat out the first three quarters before entering in the fourth and scoring all his 14 points in the first 5 1/2 minutes. ... New Orleans shot a blistering 76.2 percent (16-of-21) in the opening quarter, with Vasquez and Gordon combining to go 9-of-10.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Greivis Vasquez 23 |
Scoring |
Jrue Holiday 29 |
|
Greivis Vasquez 9 |
Assists |
Jrue Holiday 11 |
|
Ryan Anderson 9 |
Rebounds |
Evan Turner 7 |
|
Eric Gordon 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jrue Holiday 5 |
|
Anthony Davis 2 |
Steals |
Jrue Holiday 4 |
|
Robin Lopez 3 |
Blocks |
Thaddeus Young 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
111 |
53.0 |
10-18 |
13-18 |
22 |
48 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
| Philadelphia
|
99 |
47.6 |
11-21 |
10-13 |
28 |
32 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Toronto. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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