Paul also turned in poor scoring efforts

Paul also turned in poor scoring efforts in two of his previous four games, being held to five
points April 1 in a loss to Memphis and seven in Friday's victory over Phoenix Carrera Sunglasses.
New Orleans (46-34) dropped into a tie with the Grizzlies for seventh place in the Western
Conference. Those teams trail sixth-place Portland by one game, and the Hornets have the
tiebreaker advantage over both those teams.
"The only thing we can control is our wins and losses," Paul said. "We're one of those teams, we
haven't been together long enough to say this is who we want to play, or who we don't want to
play. We've just got to continue to play, deal with it as a team, and deal with who we have to
play when we get to it Oakley Sunglasses."
The rivalry between New Orleans and Utah (37-43) used to feature point guard duels between Paul
and Deron Williams - players drafted one selection apart by these teams in 2005. They met 16
times, with Williams' Jazz winning 12.
Williams, though, was traded to New Jersey on Feb. 23, and New Orleans won 121-117 in overtime on
March 24 in the first meeting since that deal Chanel Sunglasses. Paul had 24 points and 12 assists to help the
Hornets take a 2-1 lead in the season series.