National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 92, Orlando 89
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #70 Brent Barnaky, #39 Kevin Fehr, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance: 13688

Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 22 points Wednesday, including a go-ahead jumper with 37 seconds left in overtime, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 92-89 victory over the Orlando Magic, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped.

Orlando, which had not lost since Dec. 21, fell one short of a team record for consecutive wins.

Dwight Howard, who had 29 points and 20 rebounds, missed two free throws with 11.6 seconds remaining and the Magic trailing, 90-89. Thornton's two foul shots with 8.2 seconds left put the Hornets up three.

Orlando called timeout to set up a tying shot, but J.J. Redick's 3-pointer was an airball.

Hedo Turkoglu's 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback by the Magic from a 79-72 deficit in the final minute of regulation. Jason Richardson hit two 3-pointers around a free throw by Emeka Okafor. When Chris Paul split a pair from the line, he left the door open for Turkoglu to tie it.

New Orleans' David West missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and the game went into overtime.

Thornton was pressed into service when starting guard Marco Belinelli sprained his right ankle a little over a minute into the game and did not return.

Okafor scored 18 points and Trevor Ariza added 16 for New Orleans (23-16). Paul had 12 points and 13 assists.

Richardson scored 21 points for Orlando (25-13).

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   New Orleans
Dwight Howard 29 Scoring Marcus Thornton 22
Jameer Nelson 10 Assists Chris Paul 13
Dwight Howard 20 Rebounds Emeka Okafor 14
Dwight Howard 3 Free Throws Made Marcus Thornton 6
Gilbert Arenas 1 Steals Trevor Ariza 2
Ryan Anderson 2 Blocks David West 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 89 39.1 12-31 5-10 19 50 4 3 14
New Orleans 92 43.7 5-18 11-19 23 50 2 4 11
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.