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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.

New Orleans Hornets head coach Monty Williams has overcome more adversity that most of us could ever dream of. Forget about the fact that he has the toughest coaching gig in sports, and consider that Williams was sexually abused as a child, diagnosed with a fatal disease in college, and has had trouble follow him for the majority of his 40 years on earth. Monty says, "I'm blessed," because his faith has allowed him to overcome adversity, and shine in the process.

It took more than 48 minutes to decide Thursday night's game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Houston Rockets, but in the end, the Hornets losing streak stretched to 6 after a heart breaking 90-88 loss.

The New Orleans Hornets went into Wednesday night's matchup with the intent to protect the basketball. It simply didn't happen they turned it over 18 times on their way to an 93-87 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The loss negated two outstanding performances by Jarrett Jack and Trevor Ariza.

The New Orleans Hornets have lost 10 of their last 11 games after dropping a Monday matinee at home to the Portland Trail Blazers by the score of 84-77. Defensively, the Hornets still rank 6th in the NBA. However, their offense has been offensive, ranking dead last in the Western Conference. That proved to be the story once again in today's loss.

The New Orleans Hornets trailed by 17 in the 4th quarter at Memphis before storming back to cut it to 2. It was a small lineup consisting mostly of Hornet reserves that spurred the comeback, but they couldn't complete it. In the end, the Grizzlies handed the Hornets their 3rd straight loss.

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.

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.

Despite the absence of 3 rotation players, the New Orleans Hornets snapped their 6 game skid on Monday night with a rousing victory over the Denver Nuggets by the score of 94-81. Carl Landry led the way in scoring for the fleur-de-bees with 21. Scott has the game recap for you. Check it out.

After starting the season 2-0, the New Orleans Hornets have lost 6 straight games. The latest defeat came on Saturday night in Dallas, as the Mavericks trounced the Hornets 96-81.

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.

Eric Gordon returned to the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night and dropped 22 points on the Philadelphia 76ers, but it wasn't enough as the fleur-de-bees fell 101-93.

Desperate for outside shooting, the New Orleans Hornets made a trade today to acquire second year shooting guard Xavier Henry from the Memphis Grizzlies. Henry, a 20 year old sharp shooting two guard out of Kansas, was taken 12th overall in the 2010 NBA draft.

New Orleans shows improvement, but can't overcome turnovers in loss at Utah. Hornets also lose another starter to injury.

As starting shooting guard Eric Gordon missed his 3rd straight game for the New Orleans Hornets, he watched his team struggle to make a single 3 pointer in Sunday night's loss to the Sacramento Kings. In the 96-80 defeat, the Hornets were 0-15 from beyond the arc.

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.

New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon missed last night's win over the Boston Celtics with a bruised right knee. Apparently the injury is lingering, as coach Monty Williams isn't expecting Gordon to play tomorrow against the Suns.

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.

The New Orleans Hornets (1-0) host the Boston Celtics (0-2) at the Hive tonight in the home opener for the fleur de bees. Eric Gordon (pictured above) was impressive in his Hornet debut Monday night, scoring 20 points and shooting 50% from the field. New Orleans will welcome back a familiar face to the lineup tonight...

Former New Orleans Hornets small forward Peja Stojakovic announced his retirement today after 13 illustrious seasons in the NBA. Stojakovic, a three-time All-Star, finishes his career as 4th all-time with 1,740 career 3 pointers.