TORONTO – David West scored 29 points, James Posey added 20, including six 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Hornets beat the Toronto Raptors 99-91 Sunday for their eighth win in 10 games.
Rasual Butler had 16 points, and Chris Paul added 12 points and 12 assists for the Hornets, who went 12-for-33 from beyond 3-point range. New Orleans leads the NBA in 3-point shooting.
Chris Bosh had 25 points, and Jose Calderon scored 22 for Toronto on 8-for-8 shooting. Calderon also made his only free throw and has hit 59 consecutive dating to last season.
Jermaine O'Neal added 19 points for the Raptors, who were shooting for their first three-game winning streak since a 3-0 start.
Bosh made two free throws to make it 94-89 with 1:24 left, but Butler put in his third 3-pointer of the quarter to build New Orleans' lead back up to eight.
Toronto led 42-34 on Calderon's jumper with 5:08 left in the second, but New Orleans closed the half on a 17-4 run, including a pair of 3-pointers by Posey, to take a 51-46 lead into the break.
Bosh's jumper and a 3 from Calderon cut it to 63-62 midway through the third quarter, but Posey responded with a 3-pointer and a lay-up as the Hornets pushed the lead to six points. New Orleans led 80-72 heading into the final quarter.
Hornets center Tyson Chandler missed his second consecutive game because of a stiff neck. He was replaced by Hilton Armstrong.
Notes:@ Toronto guard Anthony Parker, who missed two games with a sprained ankle, returned to the lineup but didn't start for the first time in 176 career games with the Raptors. ... Posey made a career-high seven 3-pointers against Washington on Dec. 15, 2006. ... Posey was called for a technical foul in the final minute of the first half.
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