Post Up: Dwyane’s Got It

by Holly MacKenzie/@stackmack Woah, holy long night. I got home from the arena after filing my nba.com story on the Raptors/Pistons game just in time to catch the OT session of the Hornets and Mavs. I hate seeing Chris Paul look as frustrated as he has in the past couple of Hornets games, so I was rooting for them to get the W, but I couldn’t help but sympathize with the Mavericks and their tired legs from the night before. New Orleans outscored Dallas 17-10 in the extra session and CP3 got to be happy for the evening with the 114-107 victory. CP3 also scored six of his 39 points in the overtime period. 39, five and seven for Chris on the night. It was Peja Stojakovic who hit the game-tying three to send the game into overtime, but that occured while I was walking through the door. I didn’t even get to see a highlight of the shot! I’ve been told, however, that the Mavericks dug their own grave late, with Jason Terry (35 points), missing a technical free throw and t...