Willie Green scored 19 points to lead six players in double figures and the New Orleans Hornets stayed unbeaten with a 101-82 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
Jerryd Bayless scored 15 points, Chris Paul added 13, Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor scored 12 apiece and Marco Belinelli 11 for the Hornets (7-0).
Rookie Al-Farouq Aminu led the Clippers with 20 points off the bench. Ryan Gomes scored 11 while Blake Griffin and Rasual Butler added 10 apiece.
Green came off the bench to hit 7-of-10 shots. Bayless, the backup to Paul at point guard, made 5-of-10 shots. Paul, playing only 29 minutes, made 6-of-11 shots with eight assists and three steals.
New Orleans held a 10-point lead after three quarters before pulling away in the final 12 minutes.
The Clippers fell to 1-7.
L.A. Clippers | New Orleans | |
Al-Farouq Aminu 20 | Scoring | Willie Green 19 |
Eric Bledsoe 8 | Assists | Jerryd Bayless 9 |
Al-Farouq Aminu 8 | Rebounds | Emeka Okafor 7 |
Al-Farouq Aminu 4 | Free Throws Made | Jerryd Bayless 4 |
Al-Farouq Aminu 2 | Steals | Chris Paul 3 |
DeAndre Jordan 2 | Blocks | Emeka Okafor 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
L.A. Clippers | 82 | 46.3 | 5-16 | 15-18 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
New Orleans | 101 | 50.6 | 8-16 | 15-21 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 13 |