Owner Real Deal Posted October 9, 2012 Owner Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 TIME: 8:00 PM ET TV: NBA TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 6, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 http://sports.cbsimg.net/u/photos/basketball/nba/img21250416.jpg NEW ORLEANS -- Ryan Anderson and Robin Lopez had spoken recently about the need to justify their new leadership roles with the young New Orleans Hornets by exerting the kind of feisty effort that would energize their slumping squad. That talk became reality on Monday night. Anderson scored 22 points, Lopez tied a season high with 21 and New Orleans won for only the second time in 11 games, 102-81 over the Milwaukee Bucks. "We needed an effort game and we needed to prove to ourselves that when we play like that we can beat a team by a big margin," said Anderson, who like Lopez was a young role player on his former team before coming to New Orleans last summer in a trade. "We needed a win like that at home, too. That was a big win in a lot of ways. It sparks our confidence." Lopez shot 8 of 10 from the field and made all five free throws he attempted. He also scored 11 straight points during a pivotal 13-0 run in the third quarter that gave New Orleans the lead for good. "It's something we definitely talked about, being aggressive, but talk is cheap and what really counts is we went out there and did it," Lopez said. Jason Smith added 12 points and Greivis Vasquez had 11 for the Hornets, who shot 52.4 percent (43 of 82) from the field.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121203_MIL@NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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