Paul compiling gaudy stats entering Toronto game

Posted by Ryan Schwan November 06, 2009 at 14:45 Central

-- Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com

Wednesday’s victory over Dallas was highlighted by Chris Paul’s brilliant 39-point game, but the Hornets also received season-best performances from some of their role players, including Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila. Entering tonight’s 7 p.m. home game against Toronto (Cox Sports TV pregame show at 6:30), New Orleans (2-3) is still looking for additional contributions from the rest of the roster.

If that happens, Hornets coach Byron Scott may be able to meet his objective of limiting Paul to about 34 or 35 minutes per game this season – and not need the 6-foot point guard to carry such a significant scoring load. However, Scott realizes that CP3 has only been doing what the Hornets need him to do in order to win games.

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