David West led all five starters in double figures with 22 points as the New Orleans Hornets stretched their winning streak to 10 games with a 112-103 road victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
Trevor Ariza scored 19 points and Chris Paul added 18 and 17 assists for the Hornets (31-16), who matched the longest winning streak in franchise history. They also won 10 in a row in February-March 1998, when the team was in Charlotte.
New Orleans shot a blistering 62 percent (46-of-74) from the field, including 69 percent (33-of-48) from its starters. West made 8-of-12 shots, Ariza was 7-of-10 shooting and Paul 7-of-9.
Emeka Okafor scored 13 points and Marco Belinelli added 11 for the Hornets, who never trailed after the first three minutes and led by as many as 25 points in the second half.
Monta Ellis scored 26 points, Dorell Wright added 25 and Stephen Curry 20 despite a sore ankle for the Warriors (19-26), who fell to 0-2 on their eight-game homestand with their third straight loss.
New Orleans | Golden State | |
David West 22 | Scoring | Monta Ellis 26 |
Chris Paul 17 | Assists | Stephen Curry 6 |
Trevor Ariza 7 | Rebounds | David Lee 10 |
David West 6 | Free Throws Made | Monta Ellis 9 |
Trevor Ariza 4 | Steals | Stephen Curry 2 |
Emeka Okafor 2 | Blocks | Louis Amundson 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
New Orleans | 112 | 62.2 | 5-13 | 15-19 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
Golden State | 103 | 50.7 | 4-13 | 23-26 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 21 |