National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New York 100, New Orleans 92
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #60 David Guthrie, #23 Jason Phillips, # Josh Tiven
Attendance: 14020
Amare Stoudemire had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks defeated the host New Orleans Hornets for the fifth straight time, 100-92, on Friday night.

Raymond Felton had 17 points and 13 assists for the Knicks (11-9), who won for the eighth time in their last nine games after starting the season 3-8.

Chris Paul had 17 assists and 10 points while Trevor Arizona had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets (13-6), who are 5-6 in their last 11 games.

New York’s Wilson Chandler finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. His 3-pointer with 6:03 left gave the Knicks their biggest lead at 92-78.

The Hornets scored the first eight points, but the Knicks closed the first half with a 21-11 run to take a 55-53 lead. Stoudemire scored 10 points during the spurt, which was capped by a pair of 3-pointers by Danilo Gallinari.

Stoudemire had 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting and six rebounds in the first half and finished 15 for 22 from the field.
Top Game Performances
 
New York   New Orleans
Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Scoring Trevor Ariza 21
Raymond Felton 13 Assists Chris Paul 10
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 Rebounds Emeka Okafor 14
Amar'e Stoudemire 4 Free Throws Made Chris Paul 7
Amar'e Stoudemire 2 Steals Trevor Ariza 3
Wilson Chandler 1 Blocks Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 100 47.0 13-30 9-12 27 39 4 8 14
New Orleans 92 42.9 3-14 23-30 18 47 2 11 19
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Hornets have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Knicks have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .400 after a loss.