New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor (50) blocks a shot by Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24), center, during the second quarter of Game 4 four of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in New Orleans on Sunday. At left are Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest (15) and New Orleans Hornets guard Marco Belinelli (8), of Italy, and at right is New Orleans Hornets forward Trevor Ariza. The Hornets beat the Lakers 93-88.

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