Clippers 100 Hornets 90

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Sam Cassell scored 31 points and Cuttino Mobley added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-to-90. <br/><br/>Cassell scored 10 points during the Clippers'

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 6:26 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Sam Cassell scored 31 points and Cuttino Mobley added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-to-90.

Cassell scored 10 points during the Clippers' decisive 17-to-3 fourth-quarter surge Monday night, including a 3-pointer that gave Los Angeles the lead for good at 79-77 with 9:12 to play.

He sandwiched another 3-pointer between two jumpers, and Mobley added a jumper for a 91-80 Clippers lead.

They showed no mercy against the Hornets, who are without injured starters Chris Paul (sprained ankle), Peja Stojakovic (back surgery) and David West (right elbow surgery).

Desmond Mason led New Orleans with 28 points for the second straight game, picking up his first consecutive 20-point games since his final three games with Milwaukee at the end of the 2004-05 season.