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Hornets Trade Okafor And Ariza To Wizards

Scott Prather — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:56:18 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets have shipped approximately $43 million in payroll over the next two seasons to the Washington Wizards in a trade. Center Emeka Okafor and small forward Trevor Ariza are going to the Wizards in exchange for...

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Trail Blazers Hold Off Hornets

Scott Prather — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:35:11 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets had trouble finding baskets in crunch time once again on Friday night when they hosted the Portland Trail Blazers. As a result, they fell 94-86. It marked their 23rd loss in 25 games.

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Hornets Fall To Kings 100-92

Scott Prather — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:41 +0000

For first 3 quarters of Monday night's home game against the Sacramento Kings, the New Orleans Hornets never trailed. As it has often this season, the 4th quarter got away from the fleur-de-bees, leading to 100-92 defeat.

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Hawks Handle Hornets

Scott Prather — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:05:39 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets followed their best performance of the season with their worst. After defeating the Orlando Magic by 26 on Friday, the Hornets were handled at home by the Atlanta Hawks Sunday night by the score of 94-72. New Orleans shot a dismal 37.5% from the field.

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Hornets Come Up Just Short…Again

Scott Prather — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:44:33 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets went toe to toe with the defending NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, but in the end they came up just short...again. The Mavs escaped the Hive with an 83-81 victory. New Orleans has lost 7 straight, and have lost the last 3 contests by a combined 10 points.

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Hornets Bit By Timberwolves, Fall to 3-8

Scott Prather — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:48:07 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets lost their second consecutive game Friday night at the Hive, falling to the Minnesota Timerwolves 87-80. Marco Belinelli (pictured above) finished with a season-high 20 points in the loss. Ricky Rubio made his first career start for Minnesota, ending the game with 12 points and 9 assists. Scott has the recap for you.

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Thunder Hold Off Hornets 95-85

Scott Prather — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:11:31 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets battled toe to toe with the best team in the NBA Wednesday night at the Hive. In the end, the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to escape the Crescent City with 10th win of the season.

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Hornets Shoot Franchise Low, Fall To Suns

Scott Prather — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:33:00 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets had their worst shooting night in franchise history on Friday. As a result, they lost for the first time this season, falling to 2-1 after a 93-78 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

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Hornets Crush Celtics In Home Opener

Scott Prather — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:29:57 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets crushed the Boston Celtics 97-78 in front of a soldout crowd at the Hive in the home opener for the fleur-de-bees. Jarrett Jack was outstanding, leading all scorers with 21 points.

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NBA's Best Players (61-70)

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:05:39 +0000

Who are the best players in the NBA?

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Hornets Even Series

Scott Prather — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:18:24 +0000

It was a happy Easter for Hornet fans as New Orleans defeated the L.A. Lakers 93-88 in front of a raucous crowd at the Hive. Chris Paul's triple-double led the way as the Hornets tied the best-of-seven series 2-2.

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Beyond The Mic: Size Killed The Hornets

Scott Prather — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:24:02 +0000

Lack of energy in the 4th quarter. Poor 3 point shooting. Inadequate bench play. All 3 attributed the Hornets 100-86 home loss the Lakers in Game 3. However, the biggest Lakers contributor…size.

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Hornets Return Home For Game 3

Scott Prather — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:31:27 +0000

After spending 5 days in Los Angeles, the Hornets return home to New Orleans for Game 3 of their first round playoff series versus the Lakers. Tip-off tonight is set for 8:30 at a soldout Hive.

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Hornets Fall In Game 2

Scott Prather — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:13:36 +0000

The Hornets will return to New Orleans tied 1-1 with the L.A. Lakers in the best-of-seven playoff series. New Orleans missed a golden opportunity to go up 2-0, but fell to the Lakers Wednesday night 87-78. Trevor Ariza led all scorers with 22 points.

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Hornets Win Playoff Opener

Scott Prather — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:53:31 +0000

The Hornets defeated the Lakers in L.A. Sunday 109-100. With the win, New Orleans takes an early 1-0 lead in the best of seven playoff series. Chris Paul was simply incredible, scoring 33 points, dishing out 14 assists, pulling down 7 rebounds, and swiping 4 steals. Check out the rest of Scott's blog on yesterday's upset win.

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Hornets To Face Lakers In Playoffs

Scott Prather — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:30:30 +0000

The NBA playoff matchups are now set. With the Lakers overtime win over the Kings Wednesday night, they secured the 2 seed, setting up a matchup with the 7 seeded New Orleans Hornets.

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Hornets Rest Players, Lose In Dallas

Scott Prather — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:01:38 +0000

In their regular season finale in Dallas, the Hornets played a solid first half, leading the Mavericks 61-58. The second half was a different story, as New Orleans rested key players and only scored 28 second half points. The result was a dominant 121-89 victory for the Mavericks.

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Hornets Fall In Home Finale

Scott Prather — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:55:07 +0000

Playing in front of a pathetic crowd of 12,558, the Hornets lost their regular season home finale on Monday night, falling to the Jazz 90-78. New Orleans shot a putrid 37.8% from the field. The Hornets (46-35) now hold the eighth seed in the Western Conference, a half game behind Memphis (46-34) and 1 1/2 games behind Portland (46-33).

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Grizzlies Claw Hornets

Scott Prather — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:28:41 +0000

Chris Paul was held scoreless for the first time in his six year career Sunday night in Memphis. The Grizzlies dominated the Hornets in the paint, and everywhere else on the court, beating New Orleans by the score of 111-89.

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Appreciate The Moment Hornet Fans

Scott Prather — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:11 +0000

If you're a Hornet fan, chances are, you think about all the uncertainty of the future. Will there be an NBA lockout? Will David West recover from his knee injury? Will he opt out, resign, or test free agency? Will Chris Paul want to stick around New Orleans after next season? You might also have questions about the past. What if Marcus Thornton wasn't traded? What if Gary Chouest purchased the team? At the moment, the Hornets are in the postseason. Enjoy the present.

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