National Basketball Association

Paul rallies Hornets past Bucks in second half

Published Mar. 14, 2009 6:59 a.m. ET

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Chris Paul skidded through a slick spot and hit the deck hard early in the third quarter. He stayed down for a few seconds, worried he might have hurt his ribs.

Fortunately - for New Orleans, anyway - Paul was wearing a pad that absorbed most of the impact. So he got back up to score 22 of his 30 points the rest of the way as the Hornets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 95-86 on Friday night.