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Hornets Return Home For Game 3

Scott Prather — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:31:27 +0000

After spending 5 days in Los Angeles, the Hornets return home to New Orleans for Game 3 of their first round playoff series versus the Lakers. Tip-off tonight is set for 8:30 at a soldout Hive.

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Hornets Fall In Game 2

Scott Prather — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:13:36 +0000

The Hornets will return to New Orleans tied 1-1 with the L.A. Lakers in the best-of-seven playoff series. New Orleans missed a golden opportunity to go up 2-0, but fell to the Lakers Wednesday night 87-78. Trevor Ariza led all scorers with 22 points.

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Hornets Win Playoff Opener

Scott Prather — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:53:31 +0000

The Hornets defeated the Lakers in L.A. Sunday 109-100. With the win, New Orleans takes an early 1-0 lead in the best of seven playoff series. Chris Paul was simply incredible, scoring 33 points, dishing out 14 assists, pulling down 7 rebounds, and swiping 4 steals. Check out the rest of Scott's blog on yesterday's upset win.

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Hornets Rest Players, Lose In Dallas

Scott Prather — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:01:38 +0000

In their regular season finale in Dallas, the Hornets played a solid first half, leading the Mavericks 61-58. The second half was a different story, as New Orleans rested key players and only scored 28 second half points. The result was a dominant 121-89 victory for the Mavericks.

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Hornets Fall In Home Finale

Scott Prather — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:55:07 +0000

Playing in front of a pathetic crowd of 12,558, the Hornets lost their regular season home finale on Monday night, falling to the Jazz 90-78. New Orleans shot a putrid 37.8% from the field. The Hornets (46-35) now hold the eighth seed in the Western Conference, a half game behind Memphis (46-34) and 1 1/2 games behind Portland (46-33).

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Grizzlies Claw Hornets

Scott Prather — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:28:41 +0000

Chris Paul was held scoreless for the first time in his six year career Sunday night in Memphis. The Grizzlies dominated the Hornets in the paint, and everywhere else on the court, beating New Orleans by the score of 111-89.

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Hornets Rip Suns

Scott Prather — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:28:32 +0000

Willie Green set a franchise record in the 4th quarter Friday night when he made his 12th FG in as many attempts. New Orleans 6th man finished with 31 points, helping the home team Hornets rip the Suns 109-97.

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Hornets Punch Their Playoff Ticket

Scott Prather — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:30:55 +0000

For the third time in four years, the New Orleans Hornets will be part of the NBA's postseason. The Hornets punched their ticket Wednesday night with a 101-93 victory over the Houston Rockets. Chris Paul scored 28 points, dished out 10 assists, and pulled down 9 boards. Trevor Ariza scored 19, snagged 5 rebounds, and led the defense with 6 steals.

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Hornets Handle Pacers

Scott Prather — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:58:02 +0000

The Hornets beat up on the Indiana Pacers Sunday night at the Hive, winning 108-96. Trevor Ariza led all scorers with 19. With his steal in the 3rd quarter, Chris Paul became the fourth fastest player in NBA to history to record 1,000 steals, doing it in 420 games.

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Hornets Get Key Win

Scott Prather — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:25:33 +0000

New Orleans is now 6th in the Western Conference after their hard fought 95-91 win over Portland on Wednesday night. Carl Landry had a big night, leading the Hornets in scoring with 21.

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Hornets Stomp Suns

Scott Prather — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:18:46 +0000

On the day the Hornets learned they lost David West for the season, New Orleans went into Phoenix and won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Carl Landry, starting at PF for the injured West, scored 19 points, helping the Hornets beat the Suns 106-100.

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Hornets Have Tough Road

Scott Prather — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:45:22 +0000

With 11 games left in the regular season, the New Orleans Hornets face a tough road for playoff eligibility, and playoff positioning.

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Nuggets Drill Hornets

Scott Prather — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:34:50 +0000

The Hive was rocking early, but the Nuggets were lethal from beyond the arc, drilling 17 three-pointers before the final buzzer. As a result, Denver's 114-103 win over the Hornets kept them in 5th place in the Western Conference standings, one spot ahead of New Orleans.

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Rockets Defeat Hornets

Scott Prather — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:20:35 +0000

The sellout crowd in New Orleans was loud and proud when the Hornets were up by 16. By the end of the game, they were quiescent and disappointed as their team lost to the scrappy Rockets 91-89. David West scored 22 points in a losing effort.

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Hornets Dominate Wolves

Scott Prather — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:49:28 +0000

New Orleans looks fresh and defensively charged since returning from the all-star break. The Hornets won their second in a row Friday night in Minneapolis, defeating the Timberwolves 95-81. Despite the absence of David West who missed the game due to a death in the family, New Orleans didn't miss a beat. The Hornets were absolutely relentless on defense, flustering Minnesota all night. Emeka Okafor returned from an oblique injury after missing ten games and patrolled the paint all night.

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Hornets Beat Clippers

Scott Prather — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:42:04 +0000

A sellout crowd packed the Hive Wednesday night to watch the Hornets defeat the Clippers 98-87. David West led all scorers with 22 points, while Chris Paul had a double-double, to help power New Orleans over L.A.

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Hornets Fall In Portland

Scott Prather — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:04:18 +0000

New Orleans lost their third in a row in Portland Wednesday night. The effort was good, but the Trail Blazers were better, winning 103-96. David West had 27 for the Hornets, but it was the other power forward who was the player of the game. LaMarcus Aldridge reminded the NBA that he should be playing in the all-star game.

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Hornets Get Big Road Win

Scott Prather — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:26:31 +0000

Willie Green scored a season high 24 points for the Hornets who defeated the Magic 99-93. New Orleans beat Orlando for the second time this season, and in doing so, snapped a four game losing streak. The defense was solid as starting SF Trevor Ariza returned from an ankle injury.

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Hornets Blow Game In Jersey

Scott Prather — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:03:21 +0000

New Orleans lost their fourth consecutive game Wednesday night, their longest losing streak of the season. The Hornets were up by 5 with 45 seconds in regulation, but let the game slip into overtime. Chris Paul's three point shot rimmed out at the end of overtime, and the Nets beat the Hornets 103-101.

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T-Wolves Embarrass Hornets

Scott Prather — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:03:42 +0000

Minnesota, owners of the worst record in the Western Conference, embarrassed the Hornets in New Orleans Monday night by the score of 104-92. The Hornets continue to struggle without injured starters Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor.

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