Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: # Brent Barnaky, #29 Steve Javie, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 10823
David West scored 25 points and Marco Belinelli added 22 as the New Orleans Hornets cruised to a 93-74 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Chris Paul had 14 assists and five steals as New Orleans (14-7) snapped a two-game losing streak. The Hornets held the Pistons to 34 first-half points and pulled away in the second half.
West hit 10-of-14 shots and Belinelli made 8-of-12, including four 3-pointers. Emeka Okafor also shot well for New Orleans, hitting 7-of-9 from the floor while scoring 14 points.
Belinelli had scored just 17 points in New Orleans’ previous three games as part of a shooting slump that saw him make just 12-of-43 shots over a five-game span.
Ben Gordon scored 19 points, Rodney Stuckey added 16 and Richard Hamilton 13 for the Pistons (7-16), who dropped to 2-11 on the road. Detroit shot just 37.5 percent, including 4-of-20 from the arc.
| Detroit | New Orleans | |
| Ben Gordon 19 | Scoring | David West 25 |
| Tracy McGrady 3 | Assists | Chris Paul 14 |
| Ben Wallace 7 | Rebounds | Trevor Ariza 7 |
| Rodney Stuckey 4 | Free Throws Made | David West 5 |
| Jason Maxiell 2 | Steals | Chris Paul 5 |
| Tayshaun Prince 2 | Blocks | Jason Smith 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Detroit | 74 | 37.5 | 4-20 | 10-18 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| New Orleans | 93 | 50.0 | 6-14 | 13-21 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
- New Orleans will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Hornets have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .625 after a loss.
- Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Pistons have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .312 after a loss.