{"id":336946,"date":"2011-03-25T05:28:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T05:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/25\/west-hurt-as-hornets-beat-jazz-in-ot-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-25T05:28:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T05:28:27","slug":"west-hurt-as-hornets-beat-jazz-in-ot-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/25\/west-hurt-as-hornets-beat-jazz-in-ot-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"West hurt as Hornets beat Jazz in OT (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP)\u2014Instead of celebrating after a wild win, the New
\nOrleans Hornets<\/a> left the locker room more concerned than anything.<\/p>\n

The Hornets pulled out an improbable 121-117 overtime victory in Utah, but
\nleading scorer David West<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was still stretched out on the trainers\u2019 table, in
\npain after injuring his left knee on a late dunk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you lose somebody like D-West, it\u2019s devastating,\u201d said Hornets guard
\nChris Paul<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who scored five of his 24 points in overtime. \u201cThat\u2019s our go-to
\nguy. But if anybody can bounce back from it, its D-West.\u201d<\/p>\n

West scored 29 points before being taken off the court in a wheelchair,
\ngrimacing in pain after going down hard following a dunk that tied the game at
\n103. The team said West sustained a left knee injury and that X-rays were
\nnegative. An MRI is planned.<\/p>\n

Emeka Okafor<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who banked in a 20-footer at the regulation buzzer to force
\novertime, said he didn\u2019t even know West was injured until he saw a teammate
\nrunning back to the other end after a defensive stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way he was lying down, I could tell he was seriously hurt,\u201d Okafor
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

If tests confirm something serious, the Hornets at least saw that they had
\nplayers capable of picking up the slack. Reserve Aaron Gray<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored six points in
\nthe extra period<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron Gray was unbelievable for us,\u201d Paul said. \u201cThey tried to foul him
\nand he went to the line, knocked two down, went back to the line, knocked
\nanother two down. We could have laid down when we lost D-West, but we saw it as
\nan opportunity to lift one of our brothers up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Millsap\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> two free throws put the Jazz ahead 105-103 with 1.3 seconds
\nto go, but the Hornets had time for a desperation shot.<\/p>\n

Gray heaved the ball three-quarters the length of the court toward Paul but
\nhe was undercut by Watson, and the ball bounced out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Chris jump, saw the ball bounce and said all I have is time for a
\ntouch-and-go,\u201d Okafor said. \u201cI touched it, squared and looked at the rim, and
\nlet it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if he called \u201cbank,\u201d Okafor laughed. \u201cI didn\u2019t have time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul said he didn\u2019t know until after the game that it was Okafor\u2019s shot that
\nforced overtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was too mad in the fact that I got put on the floor,\u201d Paul said of
\nbeing undercut but not getting the foul call.<\/p>\n

Jazz coach Ty Corbin took responsibility for the loss, saying he should have
\nhad Millsap miss the second free throw to run out the clock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this league guys make spectacular plays and they did that tonight,\u201d
\nCorbin said.<\/p>\n

Millsap had 33 points to lead the Jazz, who have dropped four straight. Al
\nJefferson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 22 and Watson 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody\u2019s working hard,\u201d Millsap said of the Jazz, who were without
\nstarters Andrei Kirilenko<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (nerve damage in his knee) and Devin Harris<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\n(hamstring). \u201cNobody wants to lose; it just happened. A guy hit a tough shot.
\nThey just had more energy than we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jazz entered Thursday four games behind eighth-place Memphis with 10 to
\ngo. In mid-January, they were as many as 14 games over .500. Now they are below
\n.500 (36-37) for the first time since starting the season 2-3.<\/p>\n

If they miss the playoffs, it will be the first time in five seasons.<\/p>\n

The Hornets, who missed the playoffs last year for the first time in three
\nyears, are determined not to let that happen again.<\/p>\n

They hadn\u2019t played since Saturday, and coach Monty Williams used the time to
\nhold some closed-door practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to create a bunker mentality, playoff mentality,\u201d Williams said
\nof the practice sessions. \u201cSome things were said in practices that I didn\u2019t
\nwant anybody else to hear. That\u2019s just the way it\u2019s got to be for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hornets were coming off an 89-85 loss to Boston, playing what Williams
\ncalled the most undisciplined second half they\u2019ve had all year.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuys watched the film, took it to heart,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe had some
\nspirited practices this past week. It was definitely what we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hornets head to Phoenix next, then finish the road trip against the Los
\nAngeles Lakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really huge for us to get off to a good start,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

Notes: Mehmet Okur<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> who will miss the rest of the season because of
\nrecurring problems with his back and Achilles\u2019, said he had no thoughts of
\nretiring after the trying year. \u201cI should be OK. I\u2019m not that old. I\u2019m just 32.
\nIt\u2019s going to be a huge summer for me,\u201d Okur said of strengthening his left leg
\nand his back. He admitted that he probably tried to rush back too soon from the
\nAchilles\u2019 injury because he was \u201chungry\u201d to play basketball after missing 10
\nmonths. \u2026 Former Butler star Gordon Hayward<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> planned to TiVo Thursday night\u2019s
\nButler-Wisconsin game. He also will continue to cheer for Arizona\u2014which beat
\nDuke\u2014as he has a promotion with Subway to buy 5,555 Meatball Madness subs if a
\nNo. 5 seed wins it all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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