Chris Paul, Best In West, Could Make Hornets NBA's Cinderella By Beating Lakers
Kobe Bryant has one of the best supporting casts in all of basketball, but it's Chris Paul who converted trust in his teammates into a Game 1 win.
| Final - 4.17.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hornets | 26 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 109 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 100 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans/Okla City | 26 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 109 |
| LA Lakers | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 100 |
| New Orleans/Okla City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 39 | 2-13 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 7-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Carl Landry | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | 17 |
| Emeka Okafor | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-0 | 4 |
| Marco Belinelli | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Chris Paul | 40 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 9-12 | 7-0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 33 |
| Aaron Gray | 20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Jason Smith | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Jarrett Jack | 21 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 15 |
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Willie Green | 12 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Marcus Banks | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| David West | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Patrick Ewing Jr. | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| David Andersen | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Quincy Pondexter | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41-79 | 4-11 | 23-33 | 33-4 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22-0 | 109 | |
| .519 | .364 | .697 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (17 pts) | |||||||
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Artest | 36 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 11-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 16 |
| Pau Gasol | 37 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Andrew Bynum | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Kobe Bryant | 42 | 13-26 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2-0 | 34 |
| Derek Fisher | 38 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Lamar Odom | 30 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Shannon Brown | 13 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Matt Barnes | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Trey Johnson | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Steve Blake | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Luke Walton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Caracter | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Devin Ebanks | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-74 | 6-13 | 26-33 | 41-9 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 24-0 | 100 | |
| .459 | .462 | .788 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 0 (6 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:34
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Gary Zielinski
Duration:2:34
