New Orleans Hornets Team Report - November 16

(Basketball News) - Baron Davis scored 23 points and handed out eight assists as the Hornets crushed Portland, 101-79, on Saturday.

Darrell Armstrong added 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting off the bench for the Hornets, who won their second in a row overall and fifth straight at home against Portland.

New Orleans held a slim one-point lead at the half, but found itself down 61-60 when Portland’s Damon Stoudamire made a technical free throw as the result of an illegal defense call.

However, that would be the last lead for the Blazers as the Hornets responded with a 24-8 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters and turned a close game into a laugher.

David Wesley scored 16 points, Steve Smith finished with 13 and Jamaal Magloire netted 12 for the Hornets, who shot 50 percent (40-of-80) from the field. New Orleans went 9-for-19 from three-point range, with Armstrong going 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.

P.J. Brown grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with four points for New Orleans.

The Hornets had the edge in rebounding (46-40), fast break points (29-6) and points in the paint (40-28).

The Hornets have not lost at home to Portland since losing at Charlotte on February 26, 1999.

New Orleans has a few days off before facing New Jersey at the Meadowlands on Tuesday.