New Orleans Hornets vs. Houston Rockets
Play: New Orleans Hornets +5

New Orleans is healthy and off a tough loss at Chicago as Hornets point guard Chris Paul never got into any type of shooting rhythm. He missed five of his first six shots before finishing with 15 points and seven assists. "That was tough, I don't know what to say, " said Paul. "It's my responsibility, and I can't let us come out that sluggish. That third quarter was bad. What was the score 23-9? That's unacceptable." They take on a road weary Houston team that just finished a 3-game road trip (0-3 ATS) and has played 11 of their last 15 away. They squeezed out a win at New Jersey, but got blown out at Orlando and Cleveland. They are just 5-4 SU the alst 9 games. Trevor Ariza banged his shin the last game and there is the distratcing Tracy McGrady saga. "Watching some of our guys, we ran out of gas," Rick Adelman said after the last game. "We didn't have anything left to respond. A good spot for the talented road dog. Play the Hornets!