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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.

The New Orleans Hornets forced overtime on the road in Indiana Mardi Gras night, but they couldn't mambo to a win. The Pacers outscored the fleur-de-bees 17-8 in the extra period, propelling them to a 117-108 victory.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The short handed New Orleans Hornets were never close to the Chicago Bulls in Wednesday night's game, ultimately losing 90-67. The only time the crowd of 15,456 at the Hive was during player introductions when Will Ferrell announced the Hornets starting lineup.

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.

New Orleans native Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a home win over the New Orleans Hornets by the score of 89-87. The loss was the fifth straight for the Hornets (4-20). Trevor Ariza (26 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl) had his best performance of the season in defeat.

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.

The Phoenix Suns exploded in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Hornets by 16. With the late domination, the Suns defeated New Orleans 120-103. Hornets backup point guard Greivis Vasquez (pictured above) had a career night in the defeat, finishing with 20 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, and a steal.

The Miami Heat killed the New Orleans Hornets on the glass, and as a result, killed the Hornets on the scoreboard. When the final horn blew, New Orleans had 25 rebounds, the lowest total for any team this season. After only trailing by two at the half, the Hornets couldn't play with the Heat the rest of the way, ultimately falling 109-95.

New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps publicly stated that his team was shopping Center Chris Kaman to possible suitors. Kaman is no longer with the team, and will remain home until he's traded. Who are realistic suitors for the 29-year old former all-star? Let's examine.

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.

The New Orleans Hornets ended their nine game losing streak in impressive fashion Friday night with a dominant 93-67 home win over the Orlando Magic. What went right for the home team? Everything.

Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the value of every NBA team. With giant television deals and a new collective bargaining agreement, the average value of all NBA franchises has increased by 6.5% in the last year. The NBA owned New Orleans Hornets saw it's net worth grow as well, and currently ranks higher than 5 other franchises. Who reigns as the most valuable?

The New Orleans Hornets losing streak grew to 9 Wednesday night after they fell on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder by the score of 101-91. Even in defeat, Hornets point guard Jarrett Jack continued his impressive offensive play, finishing with 20 points in his 30 minutes on the floor.

New Orleans had no answer for future hall of famer Tim Duncan Monday night. The San Antonio big man finished with a season-high 28 points, including a 13 foot hook shot with 1.4 seconds to go to help his Spurs defeat the Hornets 104-102. Monday's defeat marks the 3rd straight game the Hornets lost by 2 points.

New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon has only played two games this season due to a bruised right knee. Hornets coach Monty Williams noted that Gordon is having more tests done to the knee. Is Gordon's injury worse than originally expected?