National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 121, Utah 117
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #52 Pat Fraher, #10 Ron Garretson, #53 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 18840

Trevor Ariza hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and the New Orleans Hornets went on for a 121-117 victory over the host Utah Jazz on Thursday.

David West scored 29 points for New Orleans (41-31) but suffered an apparent serious left knee injury on his game-tying dunk with 22.5 seconds left in regulation. West landed awkwardly, yelled out in anguish numerous times and was taken from the court in a wheelchair.

Paul Millsap had 33 points and 11 rebounds for fading Utah (36-37), which lost its fourth straight game and fell below .500 for the first time since early November.

Utah appeared as if was going to win the game in regulation after Millsap hit two free throws with 1.3 seconds. But a long downcourt baseball pass was deflected and Emeka Okafor won a scramble for a loose ball and banked in a miracle, off-balance 20-footer as time expired to force overtime.

Ariza broke a 109-109 tie with his 3-pointer with 2:10 to go in overtime.

Chris Paul added 24 points and 12 assists for New Orleans. Jarrett Jack added 15 points with Marco Belinelli and Ariza scoring 14 apiece. Ariza also had nine rebounds.

Al Jefferson had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Utah.



Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Utah
David West 29 Scoring Paul Millsap 33
Chris Paul 12 Assists Earl Watson 8
Trevor Ariza 9 Rebounds Al Jefferson 13
Chris Paul 8 Free Throws Made Paul Millsap 7
Trevor Ariza 4 Steals Raja Bell 1
Trevor Ariza 1 Blocks Gordon Hayward 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 121 50.0 7-13 28-35 25 36 3 8 7
Utah 117 51.2 8-18 21-25 23 43 10 5 13
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Jazz have a W/L % of .472 after a win and .514 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Hornets have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .500 after a loss.