New Orleans Hornets center Hilton Armstrong shoots over Indiana Pacers forward Maceo Baston in the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The game was played the in original home of the Pacers, the Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers pulled off a tribute to their past perfectly. The only thing that didn't go as planned was the game itself. Chris Paul scored 17 points, and the New Orleans Hornets beat the Pacers 105-71 in Indiana's preseason opener Wednesday night. The franchise's executives considered the final score secondary to their effort to reconnect with longtime fans the team alienated in three years of losing and off-the-court troubles. The game was played at the...
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