Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #55 Bill Kennedy, # James Williams
Attendance: 17486
David West had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to an 88-81 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday.
Chris Paul added 19 points as New Orleans (25-16) won its fourth straight contest. Trevor Ariza finished with 11 points and six steals.
Paul only had four assists for the Hornets but didn’t commit a turnover in 33-plus minutes as New Orleans made just seven turnovers as a team. Emeka Okafor added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bobcats closed to within a basket at the end of the third quarter, but the Hornets' defense held them to just 14 fourth-quarter points to seal the win.
Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace scored 15 points apiece for Charlotte (15-23), while Kwame Brown had 12 points and 14 rebounds to help his team to a 43-34 edge on the boards.
D.J. Augustin added 12 points and seven assists for the Bobcats, who shot 40.6 percent from the field.
| New Orleans | Charlotte | |
| David West 26 | Scoring | Stephen Jackson 15 |
| Trevor Ariza 4 | Assists | D.J. Augustin 7 |
| Emeka Okafor 10 | Rebounds | Kwame Brown 14 |
| Emeka Okafor 6 | Free Throws Made | Gerald Wallace 5 |
| Trevor Ariza 6 | Steals | Stephen Jackson 2 |
| Emeka Okafor 3 | Blocks | Boris Diaw 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| New Orleans | 88 | 45.1 | 4-11 | 20-25 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Charlotte | 81 | 40.6 | 5-15 | 20-26 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
- Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .435 after a loss.
- New Orleans will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hornets have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .529 after a loss.