The Hornets have another late game tonight as they take on the Warriors in Oakland. Tip is at 9:30 Central.

The Warriors are 18-48 on the season, 14-20 at home and have lost seven of their last eight. However, they did put a scare in the Lakers on Monday night and have recently gotten Monta Ellis back from injury.

It was just nine days ago that New Orleans last played G-State, picking up a 135-131 win in the Big Easy to take a 3-0 lead in the season series. David West and Marcus Thornton dropped 28 points apiece in that game, while Darren Collison broke the rookie record with 20 assists (some of them questionable). Anthony Morrow and Reggie Williams led the Warriors with 28 points each.

Golden State is still missing key players due to injury and they’ve had to resort to short rotations, much like the Hornets.

Tonight’s game won’t be on national TV or CST, so hopefully you have the League Pass so you can tune in. You can get that for as low as $24.95 these days.

Numbers:

Pace: Warriors 102.3 (1st), Hornets 94.9 (15th)
Offensive Efficiency: Warriors 104.7 (14th), Hornets 104.6 (15th)
Defensive Efficiency: Warriors 108.7 (29th), Hornets 106.3 (18th)

Linkage:

• Lagniappe: Videos of Chris Paul and Marcus Thornton, plus more rookie love from ESPN
  
• Standings: Hornets 7.5 games behind the 8th-place Blazers with 14 games left to play.
• Rival bloggers: Golden State Of Mind | Warriorsworld.net (THN)

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