We now know how Devin Harris would respond to being benched by Lawrence Frank: not well. Still bothered by his sore ribs (he was unable to play in the fourth quarter), Harris shot just 1-11 from the field and was completely outplayed by Chris Paul Wednesday night as the Nets fell to the shorthanded Hornets in New Orleans. Lawrence Frank said Harris would go for further tests Thursday. X-rays taken before the Nets left New Jersey proved negative. Behind strong play from their bench, the Nets led most of the first half, but the Hornets took the lead in the final seconds of the second quarter. They then took control with a 16-2 run early in the third. The Nets cut what was a 16-point lead down to five in the final minutes, but missed on two chances to make it a one-possession game and Paul put them away with a three-point play with 58 seconds to go. Paul finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Vince Carter led the Nets with 20 points, while Bobby Simmons added 16. Ryan Anderson had a career-high 10 rebounds.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Hornets defeat Nets, 102-92 - Brett Martel - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Hornets.com postgame: Hornets 102, Nets 92 - Jim Eichenhofer - New Orleans Hornets
- Hornets defeat Nets 102-92 - John Reid - Hornets Beat
- Nets fall to Hornets for fourth straight loss - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Bob Lorenz - YES Network
- Devin Harris Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Marv Albert & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Nets lose game, and might lose Harris to injury - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Rib Benches Harris - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- Struggling Nets Get Stung Again - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Rod - Benchings Not Thorny Issue - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Hornets put hurting on Devin Harris, Nets with 102-92 win - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- For the Record: Frank's job in hands of Harris - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Hornets, Paul too much for Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Hornets defeat Nets 102-92 - John Reid - New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Give 'n Go: Hornets vs Nets - David Schexnaydre Jr - New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Game 39: Hive Live - H. L. Dominque - At the Hive
- Steal of the Night: Chris Paul (video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: Hornets 102, Nets 92 - Chris Graythen - NBA