--F David West led the team in scoring for the second consecutive game, finishing with 24 on 9-for-16 shooting and making all six of his free throws, but he had just two rebounds.

--C Emeka Okafor failed to get 10 rebounds for the first time in six games, but he had nine and he scored 20 points on 9-for-10 shooting.

--G Marcus Thornton had his second consecutive bad shooting game, making just 4-of-15 shots, including 2-of-7 3-pointers, after making just 1-of-5 shots in the previous game.

--G Bobby Brown made a rare start and scored nine points in nine minutes, making 4-of-7 shots.

--G Devin Brown returned to the bench and had 10 points (despite 1-for six shooting) and nine rebounds.

MEDICAL WATCH:

--G Chris Paul is out indefinitely with a severely sprained left ankle, though he is no longer wearing a walking cast.

--F Ike Diogu (strained left knee) has not played and is sidelined indefinitely.