Wednesday’s NBA Playoff BoxesTurkoglu 4-8 5-6 14, Lewis 6-15 3-4 17, Howard 5-13 2-8 12, Alston 3-11 1-2 7, Redick 5-8 1-1 15, Pietrus 3-7 11-14 17, Gortat 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Battie 2-3 1-2 5, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 24-37 94. Hornets-Nuggets, BoxStojakovic 5-9 3-3 17, West 9-20 3-3 21, Chandler 3-7 1-4 7, Paul 5-11 4-4 14, Butler 4-6 0-0 12, Posey 3-8 5-6 12, Marks 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Daniels 1-5 0-0 2, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 16-20 93. Chauncey Billups has another big night, scores 31 in Denver’s 108-93 rout of New OrleansDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn’t had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver’s 108-93 win. Chauncey Billups has another big night, scores 31 in Denver’s 108-93 rout of New OrleansDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn’t had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. La. House speaker: State shouldn’t rush on Saints deal even if it means losing Super BowlBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s House speaker says he doesn’t want the state to rush a deal to keep the Saints in New Orleans, even if it means Louisiana could miss hosting the 2013 Super Bowl. ‘Blues Brother’ actor on mission to help New Orleans’ neighborhood rebuild after KatrinaNEW ORLEANS — Add Dan Aykroyd’s name to the list of celebrities helping New Orleans rebuild neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Cities tackle backyard pools that become green-shrouded mosquito havens in foreclosureNEW ORLEANS — Mosquito control workers can measure the recession by the number of green, cloudy swimming pools they see — algae-covered havens for mosquitoes dotting neighborhoods hit by the foreclosure crisis. Hornets searching for answers to Nuggets’ aggressive defense in Game 2DENVER — Dahntay Jones’ in-your-face defensive style appears to be getting on the nerves of the New Orleans Hornets. New Orleans police: 23-year-old booked with kidnapping, robbing, killing 19-year-old coupleNEW ORLEANS — Police say a man turned himself in Tuesday and was booked on charges of kidnapping two teens from an apartment and fatally shooting them in an abandoned house in New Orleans. Former president, Shark among hundreds to write Perry in support of Masters lossKenny Perry never took pity on himself for losing a two-shot lead with two holes to play in the Masters. Everyone else did that for him. PGA Tour picks up another key sponsorship renewalNEW ORLEANS — The PGA Tour picked up another key sponsor extension Tuesday when Zurich Financial said it would continue its title sponsorship of the New Orleans tournament through 2014. Postseason NBA SchedulePhiladelphia 100, Orlando 98 Orlando 96, Philadelphia 87 Bird: Pacers coach O’Brien safe despite back-to-back losing seasonsINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers don’t believe quick fixes and knee-jerk reactions are the way back to the playoffs, so they are giving Jim O’Brien the rare chance to keep guiding an NBA team after back-to-back losing seasons. Standard & Poor’s boosts New Orleans’ bond rating to investment grade, move key to bond saleNEW ORLEANS — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has boosted its bond rating for the city of New Orleans to investment grade, significant for the city as it continues recovering from Hurricane Katrina. |
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