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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 13
The Hornets finished their most recent week 1-3, facing three probable playoff teams (Rockets, Spurs, Grizzlies) and a fourth who could still very well get there given their level of talent (Lakers). What kinds of changes did these games cause within the rankings? Week 13 1) Ryan Anderson, PF – 45 GP, 31.6 […]
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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 matches up with Memphis better than most other playoff contenders, but once Mike Conley went down just four minutes into the game with an […]
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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 of one of their most impressive victories of the season, as they demolished the Brooklyn Nets at home by 24 points on Friday night. […]
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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 one for the Hornets, winning two of them. The team started out with a win very few saw coming, taking down a Celtics team […]
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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 improved to 6-2 with an active Eric Gordon and has as many wins in its past 9 games as it totaled in its first […]
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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 was bound to come to an end at some point; all things considered, having it happen on the road against a top-tier Eastern Conference […]
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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 looking to extend their season long 4-game winning streak, the Knicks have been moving in the opposite direction and will try to avoid their […]
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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 to the court, as the Hornets’ star shooting guard instantly made his presence felt. Week 10 1) Ryan Anderson, PF – 34 […]
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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 season. In a game which the Hornets never trailed after the midway point in the 1st quarter, that lead never quite seemed safe until […]
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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 point overtime win in Dallas, the Hornets have no time to enjoy their hard-fought victory with the Spurs coming to town. San Antonio has […]
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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 season now over a third of the way completed, the chatter about postseason awards has already begun. Various names have been thrown around for […]
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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 to the court, as the Hornets’ star shooting guard instantly made his presence felt. Week 9 1) Ryan Anderson, PF – 31 […]
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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 with a decent 23 points on 20 shots, but was so essential because of all of the different ways in which he impacted the […]
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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 against the Hawks. Atlanta is on the second night of a back-to-back, falling last night in Houston 123-104. In the game, Josh smith was […]
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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 2012. After starting the season 4-19, the Raptors won 5 in a row before losing their most recent contest in San Antonio to the […]
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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 the Pacers. Here are the latest season-to-date power rankings updated with the team’s most recent games. Week 8 1) Ryan Anderson, PF […]
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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 Two focuses on the impact Gordon could have on the defensive end. For a look back at Part One and the impact Gordon could […]
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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 digit loss at home to Minnesota, a buzzer-beater defeat in Portland, and at Golden State. Here are this week’s rankings with so many Hornets […]
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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 last night’s game was to sit through was as fun as tonight’s game was to watch. After getting blown out in their first two […]
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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 30 days by 15 and 21 points, the Hornets will attempt to avenge those losses in Oklahoma City, which would also snap a four-game […]