The New Orleans Hornets defeated the L.A. Clippers 114-92 on Tuesday night to earn their first division title in the team's 20 year history, the Associated Press is reporting.

"A lot of people had us not even getting in the playoffs," New Orleans' center Tyson Chandler said. "I don't think any of us believed that. We all believed that we're one of the better teams in the conference. If you win this division it says a lot about the team because this is the best division in basketball."