Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Hornets (Halftime Report)

Coach Carlisle gets him team started in the 2nd Qtr with a technical foul agruing a bad call on Barea. Chris Paul takes a rest to start the quarter but the Hornets still cut the lead to 1 with 8:29 left. Peja ties it up at 33 all with big three at the 7:29 mark. Peja kept the hot hand and put the Hornets up for the first time 39-37 with 5:46 left to play. Paul finally checks back in and comes in firing hitting a deep three. Bryan Cardinal hits two big 3pt'ers to keep the Mavs in the game and down by only one, but Chris Paul is on fire and hasn't missed a shot in the quarter so far. He has 20pts the first half and the Hornets lead 52-47.