April 26, 2009 (part 2); Hornets hold off Nuggets at home

The New Orleans Hornets held on as they defeated the Denver Nuggets at home, 95-93, to stay alive in their best-of-seven quarterfinal, they now trail the series 2 games to 1.

The Hornets are led by their Olympic gold medalist Chris Paul, who scored 32 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dishing out 12 assists. David West provided 19 points and 9 rebounds while off-guard Rasual Butler finished with 17 points on 3/4 from beyond the arc, along with 5 rebounds.

Carmelo Anthony was almost the hero for this game, just missing a 3-point shot on the buzzer. He finished the game with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Chauncey Billups had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game 4 of this series will be on Tuesday, April 28 at 8:30 AM, still from New Orleans.

Game 3
Denver 93
New Orleans 95
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
DEN: Carmelo Anthony- 25 pts, 8 rebs, 5 assts, 1 stl.
NOH: Chris Paul- 32 pts, 5 rebs, 12 assts, 1 stl.
Nuggets lead series 2-1
Game 4 on Tuesday, April 28 at 8:30 AM, from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.

The Wizard was here... :)