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Unrelenting effort on offensive end helps short-handed Hornets top Pistons 100-95
Despite getting outplayed in several areas, New Orleans’ energy on offense was enough to collect a narrow home victory over Detroit on Friday night. First, some stats from tonight’s game: FG%: Pistons – 39/78 (50.0%), Hornets – 35/81 (43.2%) 3P%: Pistons – 5/19 (36.8%), Hornets – 5/20 (35%) Assists: Pistons – 26, Hornets – […]
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Game On: Pistons @ Hornets
Detroit comes to New Orleans in a battle of two teams in the bottom third of the NBA standings. Just 18 days after the two teams’ only other meeting of the season, the Pistons will again face off against the Hornets tonight. New Orleans achieved a decisive victory in Detroit just a few days before […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 17
Despite posting a scoring margin of +2 for the week, the Hornets won only one of the period’s four games. The team started off week 17 with a 5-point loss in Cleveland followed by a very disappointing 4 point home loss to Dallas. Fortunately, they were at least able to hand a 15 point beat […]
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Hornets Beat: Emotion Town and Eric Gordon
After a short hiatus for Mardi Gras and the ensuing recovery, Hornets Beat heads to Emotion Town. Try to hold it together, will ya? 1. What’s the happiest moment you ever experienced as a Hornets fan? Mason: This game. Nobody, Hornets fans included, gave the Hornets a prayer of winning this series, especially with David […]
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Kings’ Inability to be Good at Basketball Results in 110-95 Hornets Victory
The Hornets played far from their best game tonight, but against a team as disorganized as the Kings, they were still good enough to cruise to an easy win thanks to a dominant fourth quarter. After this game’s first three quarters, the Hornets were clinging to a six point lead, but the team was clearly […]
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Game On: Kings at Hornets
New Orleans continues their homestand with a 5 PM Sunday evening tip-off against the Sacramento Kings. After beating the Kings 114-105 on Martin Luther King Day in the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets will face the Kings for the second time this season. While the end result was nice, the victory left a sour taste […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 16
Thanks to the All-Star break, the Hornets only played two games since last week’s rankings, both in New Orleans. They recorded a lopsided victory against a clearly gassed Trail Blazers team right before the break, and came up short against a very well-coached Bulls team last night. Due to limited new data, there is only […]
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Trade Deadline Video Chat Recap
In our 90 minute chat, we hit on everything from Eric Gordon to Vasquez to Lopez, and we even have a special preview of Jason Calmes brand new cooking show. Enjoy!
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An Outline of Eric Gordon’s Injury History
People have labeled Eric Gordon as “injury-prone”, and while this is a fairly well-deserved distinction, his entire injury history has not yet been comprehensively presented. When making personnel decisions, it is essential to gather all of the facts before reaching a final conclusion. In the case of Eric Gordon, I am not so sure this […]
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Game On: Trail Blazers at Hornets
In both teams’ last game before the All-Star break, Portland heads to New Orleans less than 24 hours after a double-digit loss in Miami. The Blazers are 25-27 so far this season, surprising many people (including myself) by being just three games out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Portland has exceeded my […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 15
The Hornets bounced back from a four-game losing streak to win three of their four games this past week, including two of three on the road. The double-digit loss to Toronto stung, but New Orleans bounced back in a big way in Detroit just one night later with a 19 point victory. The end result […]
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Hornets use strong 3rd Quarter to fly past the Suns with 93-84 victory
In a battle of the teams with the two worst records in the Western Conference, New Orleans protected their home court over Phoenix in their one home game between January 25th and February 13th. Before the game, Coach Williams expressed his desire for the Hornets to keep the team’s turnover total around 12. Mission accomplished, […]
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Game On: Suns @ Hornets
The Suns make their only trip to New Orleans tonight in the Hornets’ lone home game within a 19 day stretch. When looking at the box score from the Hornets and Suns’ first meeting in Phoenix back in late November, it may be tough at first glance to understand how the Hornets lost. New Orleans […]
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New Orleans Hornets 2012-13 Power Rankings – Week 14
In what may have been the team’s ugliest week since Eric Gordon’s return, the Hornets posted an 0-3 record, finishing with an embarrassing 29-point loss to the Love-less Timberwolves. That being said, Gordon only played in one of those games, as the other two were the latter halves of games on consecutive nights. Week […]
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Hornets Beat: Austin Rivers, Anthony Davis, and Future Free Agents
Our writers discuss the playing time of Anthony Davis, the ideal location for Austin Rivers, the Lakers, free agents, and Brian Roberts. 1. Do you agree with how Monty is handling the playing time of Anthony Davis? Michael McNamara: Short answer- No. I understand Monty’s reasoning and Davis does look better when he only has […]
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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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Hornets Beat: Gordon, Anderson, Davis and Vasquez
Our Hornets writers tackle questions on Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon as potential future All-Stars, the MVP, just how good the Hornets are, and flopping. 1. Who is the Hornets MVP so far? Jason Calmes: Ryan Anderson. Using the Lambda-Lambda-Lambda side of the force, we see that he leads the team in win shares […]