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New Orleans Hornets Sign Roger Mason Jr

Scott Prather — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:05:54 +0000

Roger Mason Jr. will head into training camp as Eric Gordon's backup at shooting guard. Check out Scott's breakdown of what he brings to the Hornets, and where he struggles on the floor.

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Hornets Beat Warriors 83-81

Scott Prather — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:11:46 +0000

Former Golden State Warrior Marco Belinelli led the New Orleans Hornets in scoring with 23, including the final 2 which came off a goal tending call. Those 2 points helped the Hornets defeat the Warriors last night in Oakland by the score of 83-81. It was a strange ending to a strange game. Golden State set-off confetti after...

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Hornets Defeat Rockets In Overtime 105-99

Scott Prather — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:03:48 +0000

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.

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Hornets Win 4th Straight, Beat Bobcats 75-67

Scott Prather — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:03:00 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets were without Eric Gordon and Chris Kaman, yet still managed to win their 4th straight, defeating the lowly Charlotte Bobcats on the road Monday night by the score of 75-67. Whatever qualifies as "pretty basketball," this game was the opposite of that.

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Hornets Dethrone Kings 105-96

Scott Prather — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:03:24 +0000

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...

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Lakers Slip Past Hornets 93-91

Scott Prather — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:03:01 +0000

With loud chants of "Beat L.A.!" pouring out from the soldout crowd at the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets couldn't hold on to their 4th quarter lead. In the end, the Lakers slipped out of New Orleans with a 93-91 win. Key players were out for both teams, including...

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Spurs Bulldoze Hornets 128-103

Scott Prather — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:07:25 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets were subjugated by the San Antonio Spurs Friday night by the score of 128-103. The tenacious defense the Hornets have made a habit of this season was nowhere to be found. As a result, the Spurts easily won their 10th straight. Eric Gordon had a big scoring night in defeat, finishing with 31 points for the fleur-de-bees.

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Suns Sear Hornets 92-75

Scott Prather — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:03:35 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets 8 day roadtrip came to an end Sunday night in Phoenix. Unfortunately, it ended the same way their previous two games did...with a loss. The Suns took advantage of the enervated Hornets, defeating New Orleans 92-75. Marco Belinelli (pictured above) and Jason Smith each...

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Hornets Fall To Trail Blazers 99-93

Scott Prather — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:02:02 +0000

The Hornets ran out of gas late in Portland, falling to the Trail Blazers 99-93 on Thursday night. Marco Belinelli's (pictured above) game-high 27 points wasn't enough for the depleted New Orleans Hornets, who only had 8 healthy players in uniform.

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Hornets Whip Warriors 102-87

Scott Prather — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:42:36 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets put together one of their most impressive performances of the season Wednesday night in Oakland, whipping the Golden State Warriors 102-87. Former Warrior and current Hornet Marco Belinelli (pictured above) scored 22 points and dished out 6 assists for the winning team.

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Hornets Beat Nets Behind Big 4th Quarter

Scott Prather — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:37:16 +0000

Going into Saturday night's matchup with the New Jersey Nets, the Hornets had only one win this year when trailing after 3 quarters. Last night, they were down 12 heading into the 4th, but remained poised. Clutch shooting and superb defense paid big dividends as New Orleans earned a 102-94 victory.

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Nuggets Knock Off Hornets 110-97

Scott Prather — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:05:51 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets lost their 4th straight Friday night after falling on the road to the Denver Nuggets by the score of 110-97. Hornet power forward Lance Thomas led the fleur-de-bees in scoring with a career-high 18.

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Blazers Smoke Hornets 86-74

Scott Prather — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:51:00 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets began a 4 game road trip with a loss Monday night to the Portland Trail Blazers. A measly 10 point 3rd quarter doomed the Hornets on their way to an 86-74 loss.

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Raptors Rip Hornets 95-84

Scott Prather — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:08:42 +0000

Playing in their first home game in 16 days, the New Orleans Hornets played like a heavy road underdog to the lowly Toronto Raptors. As a result, they fell to 8-27 on the season. Hornet shooting guard Marco Belinelli (pictured above) scored 20 points in defeat.

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Hornets Beat Cavs 89-84

Scott Prather — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:30:59 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets collected their 3rd road win in the last week after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night by the score of 89-84. It was the third game in three nights for the fleur-de-bees, making the victory that much more impressive. Chris Kaman finished with a double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 13 boards.

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Thunder End Hornets Win Streak

Scott Prather — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:23:35 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets 3 game winning streak was snapped Monday night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder with a 101-93 defeat. Despite trailing by 22 at the half, the scrappy Hornets pulled to within 6 with less than a minute to go in regulation.

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Hornets End Knicks Win Streak And Continue Their Own

Scott Prather — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:33:06 +0000

Despite all the Linsanity, the New Orleans Hornets walked into Madison Square Garden Friday night and linded the Knicks 7 game winning streak, beating New York 89-85. Despite several key injuries and three players on 10 day contracts, New Orleans has won 3 in a row.

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Hornets Win Second Straight

Scott Prather — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:03:31 +0000

After losing 23 of 25 games, the New Orleans Hornets have won two in a row. Marco Belinelli (pictured above) made a career-high six 3-pointers to lead the Hornets past the Milwaukee Bucks by the score of 92-89. Chris Kaman and Gustavo Ayon both chipped in with double-doubles.

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Hornets Sting Jazz 86-80

Scott Prather — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:09:59 +0000

With only 9 healthy players in uniform Monday night, the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz 86-80. Starting Center Emeka Okafor missed the game with a sore left knee. Chris Kaman started in his place and had his best game as a Hornet, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

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Hornets Lose At Spurs 93-81

Scott Prather — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:07:29 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets played their 4th game in 5 nights on Thursday, and it ended with the same result as the first 3...a defeat. New Orleans lost their 19th game of the season last night, this time on the road to the San Antonio Spurs by the score of 93-81.

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