Chris Paul capped a 26-point, 10-assist, five-steal performance by setting up David West’s dunk with 12.6 seconds left, giving the New Orleans Hornets a 94-93 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.Minnesota’s Randy Foye missed a 17-foot jumper as time expired, allowing New Orleans to escape with the victory. But it was an officials’ review of a long-range shot Foye made earlier in the fourth quarter that also affected the outcome. The shot was initially ruled a 3, but the Wolves had a point taken off the board after a replay review a few minutes later.Kevin Love had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves.Hornets center Tyson Chandler was scratched from the lineup before the game because of left ankle soreness.Chandler sprained his left ankle in January and missed 16 games before returning to the lineup in late February, playing throughout a seven-game winning streak. But after Monday night’s loss to Houston, Chandler said he did not believe his ankle was fully healed.——Contact the Daily Reveille’s sports staff at [email protected]
NBA: Hornets slip past T-Wolves, 94-93
March 18, 2009