"Chris Paul showed no signs of fatigue as he set the tone for the New Orleans Hornets in a 96-80 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in a preseason exhibition game in Berlin.

"I feel like I need to hold up my end of the deal, and that’s to continue to get better and take as good care of my body as possible," the All-Star point guard said.

Paul had eight assists and scored four points to help the Hornets jump out to an 18-0 lead. He played the entire first and third quarters and sat out the other two, finishing with 11 assists and nine points.

The Hornets opened the second half without forward Julian Wright, who had to be carried off the court with a sprained ankle in the second quarter. Scott said Wright’s injury would put him on a "week-to-week" recovery plan.

"He’s hurt pretty good, and we just have to hope that at 21 years old he’s a fast healer," Scott said."