The New Orleans Hornets have lost 10 of their last 11 games after dropping a Monday matinee at home to the Portland Trail Blazers by the score of 84-77. Defensively, the Hornets still rank 6th in the NBA. However, their offense has been offensive, ranking dead last in the Western Conference. That proved to be the story once again in today's loss.
The New Orleans Hornets trailed by 17 in the 4th quarter at Memphis before storming back to cut it to 2. It was a small lineup consisting mostly of Hornet reserves that spurred the comeback, but they couldn't complete it. In the end, the Grizzlies handed the Hornets their 3rd straight loss.
Despite the absence of 3 rotation players, the New Orleans Hornets snapped their 6 game skid on Monday night with a rousing victory over the Denver Nuggets by the score of 94-81. Carl Landry led the way in scoring for the fleur-de-bees with 21. Scott has the game recap for you. Check it out.
For the third game in a row, the New Orleans Hornets led for nearly the entire first 3 quarters. And for the third game in a row, they couldn't finish in the 4th. As a result, the Denver Nuggets handed the Hornets their 5th straight loss on Friday night by the score of 96-88. Here is a recap from Scott.
