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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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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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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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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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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.

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New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon says that he will play tomorrow night when the Hornets host the Denver Nuggets. Gordon has not played since January 4th, and has only played in 2 games this season due to a knee injury. Coach Monty Williams isn't guaranteeing Gordon will return, saying...

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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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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.

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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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In a battle between two of the NBA's worst teams, the Charlotte Bobcats earned their 6th win of the season after defeating the New Orleans Hornets (10-32) Monday night by the score of 73-71. Bismack Biyomobo blocked Trevor Ariza's potential game-tying dunk in the final seconds to procure the victory for Charlotte.

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