Hornets Sting Back in NBA basketball

The star of the evening for the Hornets was David West who scored a total of 40 points for his team of which 15 points he scored in the final quarter alone. Los Angeles lost to New Orleans 105-116. The defensive game played by the Hornets towards the end proved to be the turning point of the game in their favor. NBA basketball results can be quite unpredictable!

The Lakers maintained a lead through most of the game with 92-89 in the fourth quarter but luck seemed to run out for Los Angeled when they were only able to score 5 of 21, as well as a shocking 3 of 11 from 3 point range and were outscored 27-13.

The Hornet's coach, Byron Scott told the press that his team had to take up a defensive strategy as Bryant Kobe was unstoppable scoring on every throw and the Lakers also scored a number of 3 points. His team tried to play Kobe straight up but that didn't seem to work so they switched their strategy and tried to keep the ball away from him as much as possible. This led to their win. Live basketball results kept the fans glued to their seats all around the world.

Despite being formidable in the first 3 quarters, Bryant was unable to deliver much in the final scoring a disappointing 2 points scoring only 1 of 6 as compared to 13 of 16 in the initial 3 quarters of the game.
Later Bryant spoke of the Hornets defense and how he couldn't get his hands on the ball enough stating that "...they (Hornets) weren't going to let me get a shot off".

This was a fitting revenge for Hornets for the 2 losses they suffered at the hands of Lakers earlier on in the season in New Orleans. David West scored 14 of 23 from the floor and another 12 of 13 from the foul line to tie up with his career high score. West was also able to grab 11 rebounds as the Hornets won their incredible 16 the game out of 21.

West admitted that he was certain of his team's win once they were able to force Bryant to slow down. Winning this match was important for the Hornets as they had already lost twice to Lakers this season in their home base.
The two teams, Lakers and Hornets, will meet for a fourth and final game of this season on Feb, 20 at the Staples Center. Hornets are hopeful of tyeing the record.

With only 5:24 minutes remaining for the end of the game, West scored 9 points giving the Hornets a lead of 109-99. A 3 pointer by Derek Fisher with only 4:37 left, tried to compensate for Lakers inability to score in almost 4 minutes but there was no stopping the Hornets once they increased pressure on Bryant.

Paul was another All-Star for Hornets shooting 32 points, 3 steals, 15 assists and absolutely no turnovers in 44 minutes. Tyson Chandler and Rasul Butler added 22 points and 14 rebounds between themselves.
The Hornets reached their highest score this season with 116 against Lakers. The Lakers are pretty bogged down with
injuries as Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton couldn't play because of left knee and right foot injuries respectively. Now Lama Odam will also not be able to play in Wednesday night's game due to a right knee injury during Tuesday's game. You must Watch live basketball for the maximum thrill of the game.

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