NBA playoffs | Second-half run boosts Hornets

NEW ORLEANS — David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night.

Chris Paul added 17 points, 13 assists and four steals for New Orleans, which trailed by as much as 11 in the first half but stormed into the lead for good in the third quarter.

Tim Duncan had a rare terrible night, going 1 of 9 from the field for a career playoff-low five points and only three rebounds.

"Things just didn't go my way," said Duncan, who offered only a few terse comments in the locker room. "They did a great job. ... I played badly, so credit to them."

The Hornets swarmed Duncan with double teams throughout the game, forcing San Antonio to look for points from outside. The Spurs hit 12 three-pointers in the game, but also missed 19.

The Hornets dominated the inside, outrebounding San Antonio 50-34 and outscoring the Spurs 46-26 in the paint.

"David West is the one that really, really hurt us tonight," the Spurs' Tony Parker said. "He made outside shots, and once he made his outside shots he was having the drive, so we can't all focus on Chris Paul."

After trailing most of the first half, the Hornets surged into the lead for good with a 13-0 run in the third quarter that opened with Tyson Chandler's driving layup and ended with Peja Stojakovic's second three-pointer of the game.

That gave the Hornets a 61-54 lead, which they built to 74-66 heading into the fourth quarter.

Jacque Vaughn's driving layup got the Spurs as close as 76-71 early in the period, but the Hornets pushed the lead back up to double digits before turning it into a blowout during the last five minutes.

Other game

Detroit 91, Orlando 72

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Hedo Turkoglu's uncontested dunk early in the second half gave the Magic its first lead. Less than a minute later, the Pistons took over.

Chauncey Billups had 19 points, seven assists and played a key role in the decisive run of the game, leading Detroit over Orlando on Saturday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.

After Turkoglu's dunk and the ensuing timeout Pistons coach Flip Saunders called, the Magic took its last lead with 10:08 left in the third quarter.

Then, Detroit went on its first of two big runs in the second half to take a 64-49 lead.

Orlando rallied to trail by just seven points entering the fourth despite making only 1 of 10 three-pointers and 7 of 16 free throws.

Then Detroit power forward Jason Maxiell helped the second-seeded team build an 18-point lead it didn't have trouble maintaining with the starters resting on the bench.

Note

• Trouble putting out a ring of fire used in a mascot stunt caused a 19-minute delay during Game 1 of the San Antonio and New Orleans second round playoff series.