NBA Game Summary - Miami at New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK (Basketball News) - Desmond Mason scored 24 points and David West added 20, as New Orleans/Oklahoma City used a big second quarter to blow past the Miami Heat, 107-92, at the Ford Center.

Rookie Chris Paul tallied 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds, as the Hornets won their second straight game and stopped a four-game skid against the Heat.

Dwyane Wade posted his second career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but he also turned the ball over eight times for Miami, which had a two-game winning streak broken. Shaquille O’Neal ended with 19 points and nine rebounds, but the Heat couldn’t stop a well-balanced attack for the Hornets.

Kirk Snyder scored 13 points, while Speedy Claxton had 12 points and eight assists, and Rasual Butler also scored 12 for New Orleans/Oklahoma City.

The game was tied at 32 after the opening quarter, but the Hornets outscored Miami 32-13 in the second. That included the first 14 points of the quarter. Snyder started the spurt with a three-pointer and finished it with another shot from beyond the arc.

An 8-1 run to end the half moved the Hornets to a 64-45 lead. Paul had two consecutive baskets during the push.

A Mason alley-oop jam off a feed from Paul gave the Hornets their largest lead of the night at 72-50 with 7:58 left in the third. Miami only closed within 83-68 going into the fourth.

An O’Neal layup pulled the Heat to 83-72, but the Hornets pulled away by scoring the next 10 points, fueled by a three-pointer from Butler.