Denver (3-5) at New Orleans (2-4), 8:00 pm EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (Ticker) -- George Karl's second season with the Denver Nuggets has not started quite like the first one finished.

Karl and the Nuggets wrap up a quick two-game road trip with their first visit to the Ford Center and a matchup with the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday.

After a two-game suspension to start the season, Karl has struggled to get his team to play the kind of basketball it did in going 32-8 under him in 2004-05. Denver is just 2-3 since he returned after Tuesday's 83-80 loss in Dallas.

Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, but just two other Nuggets reached double figures as the club shot 38 percent (32-of-84). Denver was 0-of-8 from 3-point range and have made just 19 from the arc all season, tied for second fewest in the league with the Hornets, who dropped a 109-102 overtime decision in Miami on Tuesday.

P.J. Brown scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and David West finished with 16 and 10 for the Hornets, who lost all four of their meetings with the Nuggets last season.

Despite the setback, the Hornets got another stellar outing out of rookie Chris Paul. Paul, who scored 16 points and had a season-high 10 assists, is averaging 15.5 points through his first six games as a pro.