NBA ROUNDUP Monday’s game

NBA ROUNDUP

Monday’s game

Hornets 84, Nets 82

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chris Paul made the tiebreaking layup with 2.6 seconds left and finished with a season-high 27 points, leading the Hornets. Paul added seven assists and six rebounds in his marquee point guard matchup with Jason Kidd. He had another huge play shortly before his basket, coming up with a steal and finding Morris Peterson, who converted a four-point play to tie it with a minute left. Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets (6-2), who won on back-to-back nights following their first two losses of the season. Richard Jefferson scored a season-high 32 points for the Nets, but he was shut out in the fourth quarter after a huge third. Kidd finished with 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. New Jersey played without Vince Carter, who sprained his ankle Saturday in a loss to Boston and is out indefinitely. Antoine Wright, who started for Carter, was just short with a potential tying jumper before the buzzer.

Associated Press