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NEW ORLEANS (AP)\u2014Carl Landry<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> joined the Hornets with the goal of being a
\nrugged role player.<\/p>\n

Thrust into the starting lineup because of David West\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> season-ending injury
\nlast week, he\u2019s quickly transformed himself into a top scoring starter.<\/p>\n

Landry tallied 21 points, Willie Green<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> highlighted a 10-point fourth-quarter
\noutburst with an energizing one-handed jam, and New Orleans jumped ahead of
\nPortland for sixth place in the Western Conference with a 95-91 victory over the
\nTrail Blazers on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made some money off of Carl tonight for sure, going to him down the
\nstretch,\u201d Hornets coach Monty Williams said. \u201cWillie was phenomenal, the dunk
\nhe had. \u2026 If we can finish like this the rest of the year, I\u2019ll be pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Paul<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 11 points and 12 assists, and Emeka Okafor<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 15 points and
\n10 rebounds before fouling out with 1:38 left.<\/p>\n

Marco Belinelli<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> hit four of five 3-point attempts and finished with 16
\npoints for the Hornets, who have won three of four, the lone loss coming on the
\nroad against the surging Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. Green finished with 12 points.<\/p>\n

Williams, meanwhile, was animated on the sideline, knowing that a third win
\nin four meetings with the team for which he used to serve as an assistant would
\ngive the Hornets an important tiebreaker in the standings. He coached as if it
\nwere the playoffs, keeeping starters on the court as long as needed to stay
\nclose in a game Portland led most of the way.<\/p>\n

Paul played 45:11, his second most minutes in regulation this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe showed a lot of grit,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI think we showed coach\u2019s
\npersonality tonight. Coach is over there fighting for us, screaming. Coach is
\none of those guys that would put on a jersey if he could. For us to go out there
\nand get this win tonight, knowing that that was his old home, it was a special
\nwin for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaMarcus Aldridge<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 24 points and 15 rebounds for Portland (43-32), which
\nis tied with New Orleans in terms of wins and losses, but has lost the season
\ntiebreaker.<\/p>\n

Andre Miller<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 19 points for Portland, but committed a costly turnover
\nwhile driving to the hoop with the Blazers trailing 91-88 and 13 seconds left.
\nLandry came up with the ball, was fouled and made both free throws, then added
\ntwo more foul shots to seal it.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s turnover was Portland\u2019s ninth of the second half.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was turnovers. They were huge,\u201d Portland coach Nate McMillan said.
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t have those mistakes going down the stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gerald Wallace<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, while Patrick
\nMills added 13 points, hitting all three attempts from long range.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one hurts, especially a game that we feel like we controlled for the
\nfirst quarter-and-a-half,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cIn the second half, they kind of
\ntook control and forced us to play back on our heels.\u201d<\/p>\n

After trailing much of the game, but still as close as 70-68 after three
\nquarters, the Hornets surged ahead in the final period thanks in large part to
\nGreen\u2019s 10-point scoring surge during a 16-4 run.<\/p>\n

Green\u2019s highlights included a 3, a tough running floater as he swept across
\nthe lane and a soaring one-handed jam on a putback of Jarrett Jack\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed
\njumper\u2014the last play sending the crowd into a frenzy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good to get up there and dunk. I\u2019m going to laugh and talk with my
\nteammates about it,\u201d Green said. \u201cThey were a little caught off guard. I was a
\nlittle caught off guard. I don\u2019t dunk that much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack then made a jumper that gave the Hornets their largest lead at 84-75.<\/p>\n

Portland didn\u2019t fold, though, and tensions rose soon after when Jack and
\nRudy Fernandez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> got into a brief tussle for which they each received technical
\nfouls with a little under 5 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

The Trail Blazers trimmed their deficit to five before Paul put New Orleans
\nback up 90-83 with a driving floater off the glass with 1:40 left.<\/p>\n

Wallace then drew Okafor\u2019s sixth foul and hit both free throws, and Miller
\nadded a driving layup to make it 90-87, setting up a tense final minute.<\/p>\n

The Hornets improved to 2-1 since West tore the anterior cruciate ligament
\nin his left knee. Landry has averaged 21.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in those
\nthree games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are some big shoes to fill and we got to just do it collectively,\u201d
\nLandry said of West\u2019s absence. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m just doing what I can do.
\nHopefully it\u2019ll be better than what it is now. \u2026 We\u2019ve got keep helping one
\nanother because we\u2019re not in the playoffs yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

No, but they\u2019re closing in. Ninth-place Houston, which lost to Philadelphia
\nWednesday, fell four games behind both New Orleans and Portland, with all three
\nteams having only seven games left.<\/p>\n

Notes: The Hornets are 25-11 at home, where they play their next four games,
\nstarting on Friday night against Memphis. \u2026 Portland dropped to 30-3 when
\nshooting a higher percentage from the field than its opponent. The Blazers shot
\n50 percent, while the Hornets shot 46.6 percent. \u2026 Patrick Ewing Jr.<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> made his
\nHornets debut in the second quarter but played only 1:37. \u2026 Wallace had his
\ncareer-best streak of 24 straight games with at least one steal snapped.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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