Chris Paul's streak of 108 consecutive games with a steal came to an end on Thursday.
"I didn't know the streak had ended until a reporter said it to me after the game," Paul said. "Usually, I just figure that I'll have a steal. It's not something I think about. I just think about the way we got embarrassed.
"We still got to get a little tougher. That's just what it's all about right now. We've got to do something. I don't know; I guess that's the good thing is we get another game (tonight against the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans Arena) and if we play well, everybody is going to think it's cured. We're so up and down right now."