National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Orleans 101, Denver 95
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, October 29, 2010
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #42 Eric Lewis, #22 Bill Spooner, # James Williams
Attendance: 12474
Chris Paul finished with 18 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and zero turnovers as the New Orleans Hornets outlasted the Denver Nuggets 101-95 on Friday.

David West added 17 points and seven boards and Emeka Okafor chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who shot 49 percent (38-of-77) from the floor.

New Orleans led 60-50 early in the third quarter before the Nuggets outscored them 21-12 through the rest of the period to take the lead going into the fourth. Carmelo Anthony scored 10 points during the run and Al Harrington nailed a 3-pointer to give Denver its first lead of the second half at 69-68.

The Nuggets led by as many as six points in the fourth quarter after J.R. Smith drained a 3-pointer with 8:23 left. New Orleans got seven points from Paul and four from Okafor during a 16-4 run over the next four minutes to re-take the lead.

West added six points over the last 2:05 to hold off Denver.

Anthony led the Nuggets with 24 points while Chauncey Billups added 20.
Top Game Performances
 
Denver   New Orleans
Carmelo Anthony 24 Scoring Chris Paul 18
Chauncey Billups 5 Assists Chris Paul 7
Shelden Williams 13 Rebounds Emeka Okafor 8
Chauncey Billups 10 Free Throws Made Chris Paul 6
Chauncey Billups 3 Steals Trevor Ariza 4
Arron Afflalo 1 Blocks Emeka Okafor 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 95 48.6 6-15 19-25 19 37 2 9 20
New Orleans 101 49.4 6-17 19-24 23 35 8 11 15