Hornets 109 Bucks 101, 2OT
Friday, February 9th 2007, 6:58 am
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News On 6
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Desmond Mason scored 24 points as the New Orleans Hornets outlast the Milwaukee Bucks 109-to-101 in double-overtime.
Thursday night's victory was the second straight overtime win for the Hornets, who needed Mason's last-second tip-in to beat the Nuggets in Denver Wednesday night.
David West overcame a bruised hand to add 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds. West helped the Hornets outrebound the Bucks 71-to-49.
Tyson Chandler grabbed a career-best 22 boards while scoring eleven points in New Orleans' seventh victory in nine games.
The Bucks missed their first nine shots in the second overtime before Mo Williams hit a jumper with 16.4 seconds left. Williams had 30 points and Ruben Patterson added 28 for the Bucks.
