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Game 3 New Orleans Hornets 82 - 96 Oklahoma City Thunder



Ewing Jr. drops the hammer on top of a Petrified Perkins!

Jan 24, 2012 - Hornets @ Thunder
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Hornets (26-19)	16	20	19	27	82
Oklahoma City Thunder (29-14)	22	24	25	25	96

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Patrick Ewing Jr.	17	2-6	0-0	6-6	4	1	0	0	0	10

Hornets Starters
C. Paul
S. Brown
T. Ariza
C. Landry
E. Okafor

Thunder Starters
R. Westbrook
J. Harden
K. Durant
S. Ibaka
K. Perkins

Game Leaders
Pts - 21 - C. Paul (Hornets)
Rebs - 16 - E. Okafor (Hornets)
Asts - 10 - R. Westbrook (Thunder)
Stls - 2 - J. Harden (Thunder)
Blks - 3 - E. Okafor (Hornets)

Ewing’s Epilogue

“Disappointed to lose tonight but beaten by the better team. My performance isnt something i'm happy about either. Only 2 field goals. One of them was an awesome dunk that got the crowd on their feet, and the other a jumpshot. 4 rebounds is ok, but at least 6-6 from the free throw line is a positive.”

"The Thunder just had too many threats for us to handle, despite the fact we are very strong defensively. Westbrook had 19, Durant 18, Harden 17. Durant was quiet, but Ariza done a superb job on him. He made him pass out of drives a lot and forced 3 turnovers. But Serge Ibaka was a beast, grabbing a double-double, 13 points and 15 rebounds, mostly off Durant misses. Durant went 6-18 from the floor. Lucky for him he has such a good supporting cast."

"CP3 was excellent again, and his 21 pts, 9 rebounds and 8 assists kept us in it all night. Carl Landry jumped out of the slump he had been in lately by scoring 16 points. But he rebounded poorly with only 1 board. Emeka had his back though, and he grabbed a game high 16 boards. Jarrett Jack had a bunch of points of the bench again (13) and lit a fire under us in the 4th quarter. But it was a little too late. Otherwise the scoring was in single figures from everyone."

"Back to New Orleans now before playing the Lakers on Thursday the 26th. The Lakers have been struggling this year so far and lie a game outside the playoffs, behind the NBA champs Dallas Mavericks. They are struggling to play like last season. Back in Jack's house again tonight, Cheers man!"