Chris Paul had the complete package Thursday night: the highlight reel play, the ridiculous line (27 points and 15 dimes) and, of course, the blowout win.
The Hornets topped the Mavs 104-88, preserving at least for one more night their home court advantage in the first-round. The Hornets are currently the No. 4 seed, but only two games seprate them from the Mavs, who are currently holding down the No. 8 seed.
If his slick move on Jason Terry left you dumbfounded, you're not alone:
"Incredible. He made one of the best moves I've ever seen in my life - on an NBA player,'' [Tyson] Chandler said. "I was at halfcourt and I just stopped. I couldn't even finish the break because I had never seen anything like that.''Bounce back: As mentioned in the previous post, Carmelo Anthony bounced back from his one-game suspension in a huge way, scoring a game-high 38 points in a win over the Trail Blazers.
Vanilla Gorilla! While everyone's preoccupied with Greg Oden's absence, Joel Przybilla just keeps on producing: he scored only five points for the Blazers but grabbed 12 boards in just 27 minutes. Przybilla has been incredible efficient on the glass this year: of the 21 games in which he's cracked double-digit rebounds, he's played 30 minutes or more only four times.




