Lakers ‘blow it defensively,’ fall 118-104 to New Orleans Hornets

Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets was the talk of the town last night as he and his team put the Lakers’ two-game winning streak to an end. Paul, who had21 assists - breaking the record for assists against the Lakers set in 1990 by John Stockton - and helped lead the Hornets with 19 points and and only two turn-overs in 35 minutes of play, according to an article published Wednesday, Nov. 7 on the Los Angeles Times Web site.

“He knocked down his shots, to his credit, but we did blow it defensively,” said Jordan Farmar, who had 11 points. “We let Chris Paul do whatever he wanted.”New Orleans also received major support from long-time Lakers rival Peja Stojakovic, who had 36 points, including 10 three-pointers, which broke both the Hornet’s team record as well as the Lakers opponent record of eight set by Gilbert Arenas, Vladimir Radmanovic and Stephen Jackson. In regards to the evening’s events, coach Phil Jackson said he was disappointed in the loss but reminded his team that the season was still young.

“Oh man, what a finish to a ballgame,” Coach Phil Jackson said, sighing heavily. “Paul broke us down, found guys sitting on the three-point line. We tried a variety of things defensively out there to try and slow Paul down, but he got inside our defense.”

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