National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Denver 114, New Orleans 103
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, March 14, 2011
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #60 David Guthrie, # Marat Kogut, #13 Monty McCutchen
Attendance: 11782

Ty Lawson had 23 points and 10 assists, and Raymond Felton added 22 points and 12 assists as the Denver Nuggets point guards ran wild in their 114-103 victory over the host New Orleans Hornets on Monday.

Wilson Chandler scored 21 points and J.R. Smith chipped in 18 for the Nuggets (40-27), who have won three straight and six of seven to move two games ahead of the Hornets (39-30) for the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference.

Denver closed the second quarter on a 12-5 spurt highlighted by 10 straight points from Lawson to go into the break with a 58-45 edge.

The Nuggets knocked down seven 3-pointers in the third quarter and extending the lead to as many as 23 points, 91-68, with less than a minute left in the period.

Denver finished 17 of 29 from 3-point range, and shot 53 percent from the field.

Chris Paul was the lone bright spot for New Orleans with with 27 points, 10 assists, seven steals and five rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Denver   New Orleans
Ty Lawson 23 Scoring Chris Paul 27
Raymond Felton 12 Assists Chris Paul 10
Nene 13 Rebounds Emeka Okafor 7
Ty Lawson 5 Free Throws Made Chris Paul 7
Kenyon Martin 4 Steals Chris Paul 7
Chris Andersen 2 Blocks David West 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 114 53.3 17-29 17-22 29 43 5 9 22
New Orleans 103 47.1 10-22 13-17 22 31 3 13 15
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Hornets have a W/L % of .641 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .679 after a loss.