While Hornets head coach Monty Williams (pictured above) expressed disappointment over his team's 84-77 loss to the Houston Rockets Thursday night, he should be pleased at how his players finished the season as a whole. Plaqued by injuries, the departure of a superstar, an abnormal schedule, no ownership (until recently), and a lack of practice time, the New Orleans Hornets managed to win 8 of their last 13 games this season.
Chris Paul had 33 points and 13 assists to rally the Los Angeles Clippers to a come from behind 107-98 win over his former club, the New Orleans Hornets. Eric Gordon led the Hornets in scoring with 17 in his first game against against his former team. It was an extremely physical game, with 58 fouls and several...
In the last homegame of the season, the soldout crowd at the New Orleans arena watched their Hornets defeat the Houston Rockets in overtime 105-99. Eric Gordon (pictured above) scored 27 points to lead all scorers. It was the seventh win in ten tries for New Orleans, who got contributions from everyone on Thursday night.
Jason Smith (pictured above) scored 22 points in 27 minutes to lead the New Orleans Hornets past the Sacramento Kings by the score of 105-96. Marco Belinelli added 21 for the hometeam, who won their 16th game of the season. Monty Williams continued his trend of giving big minutes to the younger players. One particular player took advantage...
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.
