The New Orleans Hornets remained the only undefeated team in the NBA after a dominant 107-87 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.
The Hornets never trailed on the night and improved their franchise record best start to 8-0.
David West and Marco Belinelli each claimed 18 points as seven Hornets were in double digits for scoring.
The Trail Blazers were behind 48-35 at halftime, cut the lead to just six points in the third quarter before the Hornets regained momentum.
Nicolas Batum rebounded from a scoreless first half to lead Portland (6-5) with 16 points.
