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Hornets Era Ends With Loss To Mavericks, Pelicans Offseason Begins

Scott Prather — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:11:13 +0000

It's time to bring on the Pelicans. In their season finale, the New Orleans Hornets got a ridiculous stat line from Al-Farouq Aminu of...

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Mavericks Top Hornets In Home Finale, Fans Say Goodbye To Hugo

Scott Prather — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:57:03 +0000

In the final home game in New Orleans Hornets history, the Dallas Mavericks were in control from start to finish. Dirk Nowitzki reached a milestone, while the Hornet mascot Hugo (pictured) performed for the final time.

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Short Handed Hornets Lose Heartbreaker To Clippers

Scott Prather — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:22:59 +0000

Without Anthony Davis and Greivis Vasquez, the New Orleans Hornets went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the league Friday night. After 48 minutes of hard play, the free throw line killed the Hornets chances of upsetting the Los Angeles Clippers, as they fell 96-93. The fourth quarter determined...

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Kings Down Hornets, Anthony Davis Injured

Scott Prather — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:06:53 +0000

Playing the second game of a road back-to-back, the New Orleans Hornets legs looked tired. It showed on the defensive end, as the Sacramento Kings slashed the Hornets in the lane on their way to a 121-110 win. More bad news on the injury front, as Anthony Davis injured himself in the 4th quarter when...

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Warriors Slay Hornets Behind Lee's Big Night

Scott Prather — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:32:28 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets 5 game road swing didn't begin well last night in Oakland, as they fell the Golden State Warriors 98-88. The difference was David Lee. New Orleans simply had no answer for the All-Star, as Lee went for his league-leading 50th...

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Hornets End Nuggets Winning Streak With Dominating Victory

Scott Prather — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:19:34 +0000

Seven different Hornets reach double-figures in the most impressive win of the season.

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Hornets Top Grizzlies Behind Lopez's Career Night

Scott Prather — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:25:36 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets won their second straight game against a playoff foe Friday night, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies by the score of 90-83. In a surprising performance, Hornets Center Robin Lopez led the way, going for 23 and 10, joining a small group of players who...

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Hornets Struggles Continue In Blowout Loss To Warriors

Scott Prather — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:01:14 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets recent downward spiral continued Monday night at the Hive. An inability to close out quarters, coupled with no offensive inside game a 2nd quarter dry spell, led to a 93-72 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors. Robin Lopez was thoroughly dominated by...

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Hornets Road Woes Continue In Loss To Timberwolves

Scott Prather — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:01:21 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets held a lead with less than a minute to go in Minnesota on Sunday night. As they have so many times this season, they let it slip away, falling to the Timberwolves by the score of 97-95. It marks New Orleans sixth consecutive road...

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Hornets Beaten By Brooklyn Nets 101-97

Scott Prather — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:00:51 +0000

A fourth quarter surge by the New Orleans Hornets was too little too late on Tuesday night at the Hive, as Anthony Davis and company fell to the Brooklyn Nets 101-97.

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Irving Outshines Davis As Cavs Top Hornets

Scott Prather — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:00:56 +0000

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving scored more points in the 4th quarter than any member of the New Orleans Hornets scored in 4 quarters. In the end, it was too much as the Hornets fell in Cleveland by the score of 105-100. Hornets rookie Anthony Davis finished...

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Hornets Humiliate Pistons, Happy Mardi Gras!

Scott Prather — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:05:24 +0000

New Orleans' frontcourt of Anthony Davis, Robin Lopez, Al-Farouq Aminu, and Ryan Anderson combined for 67 points, 36 rebounds, and 10 blocks, on their way to a dominating 105-86 road victory over the Detroit Pistons.

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Hornets Surge Past Suns, Vasquez Leads The Way

Scott Prather — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:38:17 +0000

Greivis Vasquez had been experiencing a mid-season slump on the Hornets' road trip last week. He snapped out of it Wednesday night at home. The New Orleans point guard scored...

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Timberwolves Squash Hornets

Scott Prather — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:13:12 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets looked utterly exhausted on Saturday night in Minnesota. Mentally and physically fatigued, the Hornets played their fourth game in five nights. It wasn't pretty.

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Hornets Hit Losing Note Versus Jazz

Scott Prather — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:38:58 +0000

For the second night in the row, the New Orleans Hornets trailed by double-digits in the 4th quarter, rallied to cut the deficit to 1, but came up short in the end. Poor defense down the stretch by New Orleans led to a 104-99 loss to the Utah Jazz. Eric Gordon sat...

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Hornets Late Rally Falls Short In Loss To Lakers

Scott Prather — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:30:02 +0000

The New Orleans Hornets began a stretch of 4 road games in 5 days on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Things looked bleak with 5:30 minutes to go in the fourth quarter versus the Lakers, but New Orleans put together a 21-4 run in a remarkable 3 minute stretch, cutting the deficit to 1 with...

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Hornets Take Down Celtics As Austin Rivers Beats His Dad

Scott Prather — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:01:10 +0000

New Orleans Hornets rookie Austin Rivers didn't pretend like Wednesday night's game in Boston versus the Celtics was just like any other game. His Father, Celtics coach Doc Rivers, would be competing against him. Austin and his teammates earned an impressive 90-78 victory Wednesday night, making the...

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Knicks Snap Hornets 4 Game Winning Streak

Scott Prather — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:09:39 +0000

Anthony Davis (pictured) finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds, while Eric Gordon scored 22 for the New Orleans Hornets. It wasn't enough, as the New York Knicks reached 100 points, defeated the Hornets by 13. Carmelo Anthony...

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Hornets Handle Houston, Win Third In A Row

Scott Prather — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:24:01 +0000

Roger Mason Jr. came off the bench to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a comeback victory over the Houston Rockets 88-79. The win marks the third straight for New Orleans, who now...

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Rockets Late Run Dooms Hornets To Defeat

Scott Prather — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:49 +0000

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...

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