With the injured Jermaine O'Neal on the bench, Troy Murphy scored 23 points to lead the Pacers to a 105-93 win over New Orleans on Wednesday night.

O'Neal missed the game after tweaking his left knee in Tuesday's loss to the Lakers.

"[Tuesday's loss] was disappointing for us, and we had a tough film session before the game," Murphy said. "We wanted to come out and give good energy and good effort."

Chris Paul returned to the lineup for the Hornets, but big man Tyson Chandler missed the game after hurting his knee. Paul finished with just eight points going 3-of-12 from the floor, but did have 10 assists in the loss.