Chris Paul played as hard and long as needed to give the New Orleans Hornets a desperately needed 95-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs on Saturday.
Paul had 32 points and 12 assists in 46 minutes, helping New Orleans cut Denver's lead in the first-round series to 2-1.
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points for Denver, but missed a jumper that could have put the Nuggets in the lead with under 5 seconds left. James Posey, playing with a sprained knee, corralled the rebound. Game 4 is on Monday.
New Orleans' David West had 19 points and nine rebounds before fouling out in the final minute. Rasual Butler scored 17 points and Posey had 13 points and nine rebounds, none bigger than his last with 3.2 seconds left.
For Denver, Chauncey Billups scored 16 points, J.R. Smith 14, Linas Kleiza 13 and Kenyon Martin 12.
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