Greivis Vasquez scored 20 and Robin Lopez 14 for New Orleans, which has lost four of five.

WSJ: Williams, Lopez lead Nets past Hornets, 101-97

Robin Lopez had 15 points for the Hornets, who played without leading scorer Ryan Anderson because of the flu.

WSJ: Brook Lopez helps Nets beat Hornets, 108-98

"They just kind of jumped on us early, " Robin Lopez said.

WSJ: Williams, Lopez lead Nets past Hornets, 101-97

The Hornets were still ahead by 21 in the final minute of the third quarter when Greivis Vasquez's 3-pointer made it 93-72, and even after the Lakers had whittled their deficit to 12, the Hornets were up 102-88 after Robin Lopez's dunk with 6:47 to go.

NPR: Bryant, Lakers Roar Back Against Hornets, 108-102

New Orleans was still down by 18 early in the third quarter, but later used an 8-0 run ignited by Robin Lopez's putback and Anthony Davis' layup to get as close as 66-59 in the period, and trailed only 73-65 heading into the final quarter after Jason Smith's fast-break layup in the final second.

WSJ: Williams, Lopez lead Nets past Hornets, 101-97

His monster dunk over Robin with 3:49 left in the period was one that the Lopez family will be talking about for years.

WSJ: Brook Lopez helps Nets beat Hornets, 108-98

Brook Lopez added 20 points and four blocks while playing against his twin brother, Robin, and Keith Bogans added 12 points for Brooklyn, hitting all four of his shots, including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

WSJ: Williams, Lopez lead Nets past Hornets, 101-97