On Tuesday, the Hornets traded Chandler to the Thunder for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and the rights to DeVon Hardin, a second-round pick who never signed with the Thunder. But Chandler, who missed New Orleans' last 12 games before the All-Star break with a sprained left ankle, failed his physical.

Paul and fellow All-Star David West had been unhappy with the trade, with West saying it was purely financial and left the Hornets with a big hole in the middle. The 7-foot-1 Chandler is due about $12 million next season, and getting his salary off the books would have helped the Hornets stay under next season's salary cap.

Barring any late-hour deals before Thursday afternoon's trading deadline, it appeared the Hornets would be keeping Chandler after all - and hoping he could regain his health in time to help with the stretch run toward the playoffs.

"I'm quite sure he'll have some personal feelings about the whole ordeal, but we've just got to get his mind focused on basketball and let him know we need him to perform and I think he'll do that," West said.

The Hornets have played well without Chandler in two games since the All-Star break, starting with a close victory in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.

Against the Magic, the Hornets were up by double digits for most of the game, with Rasual Butler scoring 15 points and West 14.

Rashard Lewis had 17 points, and J.J. Redick 14 for Orlando.

Orlando's previous worst loss was by 19 points to Boston on Dec. 1. Having won in overtime against Charlotte on Tuesday night, the Magic looked flat in New Orleans, shooting 37 percent (26-of-70) and going 20-of-36 on free throws.

New Orleans outscored Orlando 44-18 in the paint and outrebounded the Magic 46-35.

"It was one of those nights a player just obliterated us," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said about Paul. "You can complain about your defense all you want, but sometimes great players just make you look worse than you are."

Mavericks 113, Nets 98

At Dallas, Jason Kidd and Antoine Wright celebrated the first anniversary of their trade from New Jersey a day early, leading Dallas past their former team.

Kidd opened the game with three early 3-pointers and scored 23 points. He also had 10 assists and a quick-handed steal against Devin Harris - the youngster he was dealt for - during the game-breaking third quarter. Wright hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 of his 20 points in the period.

Josh Howard had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and nine rebounds for Dallas, 7-2 since Kidd was put in charge of the offense. New Jersey lost its fourth straight, all by at least 15 points.

Lakers 129, Warriors 121

At Oakland, Calif., Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol added 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Los Angeles rallied for its 13th victory in 15 games.

Lamar Odom scored 22 points for the Lakers, an NBA-best 44-10.

Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette scored 24 points apiece for Golden State.

Timberwolves 111, Heat 104

At Miami, Sebastian Telfair had 30 points and eight assists, and Minnesota hit a season-high 14 3-pointers to spoil Jermaine O'Neal's debut in Miami.

Dwyane Wade finished with 37 points and 12 assists for Miami. O'Neal, who sustained a right eye injury in the third quarter and missed 13 minutes, had 13 points in his first game since being acquired from Toronto.

Cavaliers 93, Raptors 76

At Toronto, LeBron James had 20 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 22 points for Cleveland.

Joey Graham had 15 points for Toronto.

Nuggets 101, 76ers 89

At Philadelphia, Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Chauncey Billups added 22 points for Denver in the Nuggets' third straight victory.

Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 17 points, but strained his right calf with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter.

Suns 142, Clippers 119

At Los Angeles, Amare Stoudemire had 42 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 15-for-20 from the field for Phoenix.

Steve Nash had 21 points and 12 assists for the rejuvenated Suns, who played their second game under interim head coach Alvin Gentry following Terry Porter's firing. Bobcats 103, Pacers 94

At Charlotte, N.C., Gerald Wallace had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Raymond Felton added 16 points for Charlotte.

Troy Murphy had 18 points and 16 rebounds for Indiana. Danny Granger left after spraining his right foot in the second quarter.

Bulls 113, Bucks 104

At Milwaukee, Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 31 points for Chicago, playing with a short bench after trading four players to Sacramento.

Richard Jefferson tied a season high with 32 points for Milwaukee.

Hawks 105, Kings 100

At Sacramento, Calif., former Sacramento guard Mike Bibby scored 29 points to in Atlanta's win over the short-handed Kings.

Kevin Martin had 32 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento.

Trail Blazers 94, Grizzlies 90

At Portland, Ore., Brandon Roy had 24 points, including two key layups in the final minutes, to help Portland improve to 8-3 in its last 11 games.

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 points.