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Rockets Late Run Dooms Hornets To Defeat
Rockets Late Run Dooms Hornets To Defeat
Rockets Late Run Dooms Hornets To Defeat
The New Orleans Hornets have had their share of close losses this season. Add Wednesday's road loss to the Houston Rockets to the list. While the final score of 104-92 doesn't seem close, the Hornets had the Rockets on the ropes until the final minutes. However, like they have most of the season, New Orleans stumbled down the stretch. Greivis Vasquez had...
Hornets Top Clippers Behind Vasquez’s Career Night
Hornets Top Clippers Behind Vasquez’s Career Night
Hornets Top Clippers Behind Vasquez’s Career Night
The New Orleans Hornets 7 game losing streak is over. On the back end of a road back-to-back, the Hornets played their best game of the season, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 105-98. Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez (pictured) finished with a career-high....
Hornets Set Sad Franchise Record In 77-62 Loss To 76ers
Hornets Set Sad Franchise Record In 77-62 Loss To 76ers
Hornets Set Sad Franchise Record In 77-62 Loss To 76ers
No Anthony Davis. No Eric Gordon. No Austin Rivers. No bueno for the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night. With their game being televised nationally on ESPN, the Hornets scored the fewest points in franchise history. To call it ugly would be an insult to ugly basketball everywhere. Monty Williams was...
Hornets Fall To Spurs In Opener, Show Great Promise
Hornets Fall To Spurs In Opener, Show Great Promise
Hornets Fall To Spurs In Opener, Show Great Promise
The New Orleans Hornets led the San Antonio Spurs with less than a minute in regulation, but couldn't keep a late lead, falling in their season-opener by the score of 99-95. Despite the defeat, the young Hornets showed plenty of great promise. Rookie star Anthony Davis did not disappoint in his debut, going...
Chris Paul And Clippers Defeat Hornets 107-98
Chris Paul And Clippers Defeat Hornets 107-98
Chris Paul And Clippers Defeat Hornets 107-98
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...
Hornets Top Grizzlies 88-75
Hornets Top Grizzlies 88-75
Hornets Top Grizzlies 88-75
Tom Benson sat courtside to watch his New Orleans Hornets win for the fourth time in five games, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 88-75. Eric Gordon led the way for the hometeam, scoring...
Hornets Dethrone Kings 105-96
Hornets Dethrone Kings 105-96
Hornets Dethrone Kings 105-96
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...
Hornets Sting Timberwolves 99-90
Hornets Sting Timberwolves 99-90
Hornets Sting Timberwolves 99-90
While Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love is a highlight reel regular, it was Hornets power forward Jason Smith (pictured above) who stole the show Saturday night in New Orleans. Smith's stat line of 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals doesn't resemble just how good Jason played. His frontcourt mate Chris Kaman was sensational as well (21 pts, 10 rebs), as the Hornets cruised to a 99-90 victory over Minnesota.
Hornets Beat Nuggets In Eric Gordon’s Return
Hornets Beat Nuggets In Eric Gordon’s Return
Hornets Beat Nuggets In Eric Gordon’s Return
After a 90 day layoff due to injury, Eric Gordon returned to the lineup for the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets. He fought through a little rust, scored 15 points, and knocked down two free throws in the final seconds to secure a 94-92 victory for New Orleans.
Lakers Squeak By Hornets 88-85
Lakers Squeak By Hornets 88-85
Lakers Squeak By Hornets 88-85
For the second straight game, the New Orleans Hornets had only 8 healthy players in uniform. It was almost enough Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, but the Lakers managed to sqeak by the scrappy Hornets 88-85. Kobe Bryant shot a paltry 3-21 from the field, missing his first 15 shots. Jason Smith and Jarrett Jack both had double-doubles in defeat.
Clippers Cruise Past Hornets 97-85
Clippers Cruise Past Hornets 97-85
Clippers Cruise Past Hornets 97-85
Five days after the Hornets rocked the Clippers in New Orleans, Chris Paul and his Los Angeles teammates got their revenge with a 97-85 win Monday night on the West Coast. By committing an NBA season-high 29 turnovers, the Hornets never gave themselves a chance.
Hornets Defeat Clippers In Physical Game
Hornets Defeat Clippers In Physical Game
Hornets Defeat Clippers In Physical Game
The New Orleans Arena was soldout Thursday night as New Orleans Hornets fans welcomed former point guard Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers to the Hive. The warm welcome ended at tip-off, as the Hornets bruised and battered the Clippers on their way to a physical 97-90 victory.

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