Byron Scott
Still stinging over their lopsided loss to the Nuggets in Game 2, Hornets coach Byron Scott suggested Jones’ heavy contact on All-Star Chris Paul crossed the line.
“I can appreciate anybody that plays hard, but when you get to the point where you’re being a little dirty, that’s the thing that kind of aggravates me,” Scott said Tuesday. “Being that I played in this league, I know how tough that is. But when you get to the point where you’re being a little dirty then I don’t appreciate that — and I don’t respect it.”
“I’m not trying to be annoying, I’m just trying to put pressure on (Paul) and play hard,” said Jones, whose team heads into Game 2 on Wednesday night with a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. “People don’t like it when you play hard, people don’t like it when you’re physical.”