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Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time - to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice.

PBT: Blame the NBA's high demands, but the Chris Paul-to-Clippers trade is now dead.

NBA teams went back to work Friday, which for Chris Paul meant going back to New Orleans. And there was disbelief and anger around the league - and a commitment to try again to find him a new home.

Chris Paul ran circles around the Los Angeles Lakers in a scintillating performance to lead his New Orleans Hornets to a 109-100 upset victory over the defending champions in their NBA playoff series opener Sunday.

New Orleans point guard Chris Paul was taken from the floor on a stretcher after suffering an apparent head injury during the third quarter Sunday night in the Hornets' game against Cleveland.

Emeka Okafor had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Chris Paul had 13 points and 19 assists to lead unbeaten New Orleans past Miami 96-93 on Friday night.

With trade speculation swirling around him, Chris Paul said he's open to a trade if the New Orleans Hornets aren't committed to winning championships. He added: "I don't want to rebuild. I want to win now. It's nothing personal against the city. I love that city.

Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets overcame Chris Paul's triple-double and David West's career game in a 108-100 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night.

Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 39 points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers beat New Orleans 115-111 Friday night, snapping the Hornets’ NBA-record streak of 13 consecutive overtime victories.

Not even the return of the Hornets' Chris Paul or the departure of Boston's Ray Allen could stop the Celtics from winning yet again on the road.