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Strong defensive 4th quarter leads to impressive Hornets victory over Grizzlies in Memphis

The Hornets clamped down on D in the fourth quarter and held the Grizzlies to 23.8% shooting, turning a four point deficit into an eight point victory. On paper, New Orleans...
Game On: Hornets @ Grizzlies

The Hornets travel to Memphis for their second meeting with the Grizzlies at 5 PM central time, and it will be their last match-up until March. The Grizzlies are coming off...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 12 (Mid-Season)

The New Orleans Hornets have officially reached the 2012-13 season’s midway point, winning just 14 of their first 41 games. There were only three this week, but it was another successful...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 11

After a win in Philadelphia last night, the Hornets finished Week 10 of these power rankings 3-1, giving them their second week in a row without a losing record. The team...
Hornets’ win streak comes to an end in New York via 100-87 loss to Knicks

Despite trailing by just four points after three quarters of play, New York jumped out to a 13-2 run to start the 4th quarter and never looked back. The winning streak...
Game On: Hornets @ Knicks

The 11-25 Hornets travel to New York for an early game (11 AM central time) against the 23-13 Knicks, currently the Eastern Conference’s second best team. While the Hornets will be...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 10

The Hornets completed their first non-losing power rankings week since Week 1, finishing 2-2 with road victories over the Magic and Bobcats. The latter win came while welcoming back Eric Gordon...
Hornets win back-to-back games for second time all season with 95-88 victory over Spurs

Led by Eric Gordon’s 24 points (including 8 in the game’s final 8 minutes), New Orleans held off San Antonio at home to hand them just their 10th loss of the...
Game On: Spurs @ Hornets

The Hornets return home for the first of three games in the New Orleans Arena this week for a match-up against the Southwest Division leading Spurs. Fresh off of a three...
2012-13 NBA Most Improved Player Award – a case for Robin Lopez

After trading for last season’s Most Improved Player award winner in Ryan Anderson, could the Hornets have also prematurely acquired this year’s winner of that same title? With the 2012-13 NBA...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 9

The Hornets completed their first non-losing power rankings week since Week 1, finishing 2-2 with road victories over the Magic and Bobcats. The latter win came while welcoming back Eric Gordon...
Hornets force just five turnovers in 95-86 loss to Hawks

Led by an impressive outing from Josh Smith, Atlanta got the best of New Orleans despite the Hornets making 10 out of their 20 three point attempts. Smith finished the game...
Game On: Hawks @ Hornets

Eric Gordon makes his home season debut tonight as New Orleans takes on Atlanta. After ending 2012 with a road victory in Charlotte, the Hornets open 2013 with a home game...
Game On: Raptors @ Hornets

The Hornets look to tie their longest winning streak of the season (2) as they take on former Hornet Aaron Gray and the Toronto Raptors in their final home game of...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 8

Another three games and another three losses for the Hornets. After falling on the road to the Clippers and Spurs, New Orleans blew a 22-point second quarter lead at home to...
Back Home for the Holidays: Projecting the Return of Eric Gordon (Part Two)

In a two-part series by Michael McNamara and Mason Ginsberg, we take a look at how Eric Gordon’s return could impact both individually players and the team as a whole. Part...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 7

Another four games for the Hornets over the past seven days, with three of them coming on the road. The team suffered a tough, close loss in Oklahoma City, a double...
Hornets fall to Thunder 92-88 in hard-fought defensive battle

In a game that was far closer than most likely imagined, New Orleans simply could not keep up with the star power of Oklahoma City down the stretch. As brutal as...
Game On: Hornets @ Thunder

The Hornets make their first trip of the season to Oklahoma City for their third meeting with the Thunder overall. After falling to the Thunder twice at home over the past...
New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 6

The Hornets’ past week of games was another tough stretch; they came up well short against the Lakers and Grizzlies at home before falling to the defending champion Heat in Miami,...