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  • Paul unsure Hornets had to fire Scott (AP)

    Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain. From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together. Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity to rejoin the club as a top assistant "seemed like a perfect scenario for me." Floyd, a former head coach for New…

  • Lakers win fifth straight, beat Hornets (AP)

    New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul(notes), center, drives past Los Angeles Lakers' D.J. Mbenga(notes) (28) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The Lakers won 104-88.

    Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson both thought the injury-depleted Lakers would get a stern early season test from the New Orleans Hornets. Instead, their visitors barely put up a fight. Yes, DJ Mbenga and Shannon Brown were just that good. Bryant scored 28 points, Brown added 15 and Los Angeles thrived again without its top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.