Despite 30 from Kevin Durant the visitors could not keep up as the Hornets advanced to 7-5 on the season whle the Thunder are – gulp – 1-13.

David West led all scorers with 33 points, adding eight points in the effort.

Elsewhere in the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal and Greg Oden did battle for the first time, with the elder of the two running the show.

Nineteen points and 17 boards from Shaq led the Suns over Brandon Roy's 26.

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Though Dwyane Wade prevailed in the box score, Chris Paul prevailed in the win column on Saturday. (AP Images)

In case you haven't noticed yet, Chris Paul does for fantasy teams, what performance enhancing steroids did for Major League power hitters in the late 90s.

In a 100-89 victory over the Miami Heat, Paul led his New Orleans Hornets with 21 points, 13 assists and four steals. It was the sixth consecutive 20 and 10 game for the point guard, breaking a 40-year-old Oscar Robertson record set in 1968.

He's that good.

Dwyane Wade, on the other side of the ball, contributed 30 points to go along with 10 of his own, contuining his reemergence following the Beijing games and a disappointing 2007-08.

Elsewhere in basketball Dwight Howard abused the Washington Wizards with 31 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks in an Orlando Magic victory while LeBron James added 41 points in a Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Chicago Bulls.

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