– Jimmy Smith, The Times-Picayune
This being the Christmas season, the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night had gotten into the spirit of giving. In the first half, at least.
Scrooge arrived in the second half.
The Hornets overcame an extremely sloppy half of basketball, rallying from a 16-point deficit — 13 in the third quarter — to take a 95-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons in front of 13,196 at the New Orleans Arena, outscoring the depleted Pistons 25-14 in the fourth quarter.
Detroit converted 14 New Orleans turnovers into 24 gift points in the first half while shaking off yet another lineup change because of injuries.
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