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NBA: New Jersey 115, New Orleans 87

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Published: April 3, 2010 at 10:45 PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., April 3 (UPI) -- Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 points and Terrence Williams added 14 Saturday as the New Jersey Nets downed New Orleans 115-87.

Williams dished off 14 assists while Keyon Dooling added 13 points and Brook Lopez and Josh Boone chipped in with 12 each in New Jersey's fourth in six games.

The Nets surged to 17-point lead late in the second quarter thanks to a 15-4 run in which Douglas-Roberts scored six points and capped it with two foul shots for a 55-38 New Jersey advantage with 3:45 left in the half.

David West struck for 25 points to lead the Hornets, who shot only 39.8 percent for the game.

Topics: Brook Lopez, Chris Douglas, Chris Douglas-Roberts, David West, Josh Boone, Keyon Dooling, Terrence Williams
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