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Hornets steal game one versus the Lakers
The Hornets just shattered a whole host of sweep predictions, winning 109-100 (Box Score) on the defending champion Lakers home court. Â The Hornets led for almost every minute of the game, played record-tying mistake free offensive basketball, and weathered a storm of free throws in the Lakers favor to start the game. As always, […]
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Hornets247 Watch Party Causes Legal Crisis
Hornets247 community, Hornets247 watch party attendees, and Hornets or beer fans everwhere: It is critical that you come to the Hornets247 Playoff Watch Party today. When Dexter Fishmore, a Los Angeles Lakers blogger, heard about the party for Game 1 of the Hornets-Laker series and the lack of access to free beer to Lakers fans, he immediately began […]
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Season Ticket Sales Update: Select-A-Seat
In a brief break from the playoff news: Folks have been talking about attendance for a while, so here is a post addressing it. You ask, we provide. I was down at the Hornets’ Select-a-Seat event today. This event, for those who have never been, is where season ticket holders can walk around the Arena […]
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New Orleans Hornets Playoff Schedule
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS ROUND ONE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Game 1 – Sunday, April 17 New Orleans at LA Lakers – 2:30 p.m. (central time) ABC Game 2 – Wednesday, April 20 New Orleans at LA Lakers – 9:30 p.m. (central time) TNT Game 3 – Friday, April 22 LA Lakers at New Orleans – 8:30 p.m. […]
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The Grizzlies shrugged off the Hornets
In a repeat of the last game between these two teams, the Grizzlies simply outmuscled the Hornets all game long. The Memphis bigs fought their way to superior position, and when they were rarely stymied, Grizzly wing players simply muscled their way to the basket and hit an array of sometimes easy, sometimes stupid shots […]
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Patrick Ewing Junior Scores First NBA Points
Patrick Ewing Junior, son of legendary Knicks Center Patrick Ewing, scored his first NBA points Sunday. They came from the free throw line with 2:09 to go in the fourth quarter, at the tail end of a New Orleans Hornets loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He went on to score three points on 0-3 shooting […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Grizzlies (Live Chat!)
Matchup: Hornets(46-33) @ Grizzlies(45-34) Off Efficiency: Hornets 104.3(15th), Grizzlies 104.3(15th) Def Efficiency: Hornets 101.9(7th), Grizzlies 102.3(8th) We did this not long ago, and were embarrassed by the way the Grizzlies big men controlled the paint and their perimeter defense made our offense look like Jar-Jar Binks at war – flailing about uselessly and only making […]
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The Hornets have the Worst Shot Selection in the NBA
Now that’s a strong statement, right? Yes it is. But it’s also true. Over at hoopdata.com there is a wonderful statistic called XeFG%. I’ve mentioned it on this site before, but for those of you who don’t remember, here’s a breakdown of it. eFG% is the effective field goal of a player, and it includes […]
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The Hornets trip the Pacers
The Hornets handled the Pacers without much issue tonight, handing out a 108-96 drubbing (Box Score) that was actually a twenty-five point lead before the Hornets scrubs came in and let the Pacers cut it to pieces. If I was a Hornets sub, I wouldn’t want to be near Monty’s office tonight. He looked royally […]
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Game On: Pacers @ Hornets (Live Game Chat!)
Matchup: Pacers(35-42) @ Hornets(43-33) Off Efficiency: Pacers 101.7(23rd), Hornets 103.8(19th) Def Efficiency: Pacers 103.3(12th), Hornets 101.8(7th) It’s tempting to say that the Pacers are just Hornets Lite when you look at their efficiencies. Yes, the Pacers are a little worse at defense, and a little worse at offense, but there are some fairly significant differences […]
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Hornets247 Season Tickets
Hornets247 community: It’s a dark hour, if not the darkest.  It’s a rainy day and the river is rising.  We are under the eyes this season, both on the court and off. There is no need to catalog the trials we are enduring here. No . . . this is a different kind of post . […]
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Landry Propels New Orleans Hornets to Big Win Over Trailblazer
The New Orleans Hornets beat the Trailblazers in a thrilling contest behind power forward Carl Landry. The win solidified their standing in the Western Conference playoff race, moving into the 6th seed. BOX SCORE Early on, LaMarcus Aldridge really went to town on the Hornets both offensively and on the glass. He finished the first […]
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Game On: Trailblazers at Hornets – Drive Slow
Matchup: Blazers (43-31) @ Hornets (42-32) Off Efficiency: Blazers: 108.6 (10th); 106.1 (20th) Def Efficiency: Blazers: 106.6 (14th); 104.4 (6th) The Hornets and the Trailblazers have a lot in common right now beyond their close proximity in the standings. They’ve both been plagued by injuries, sometimes struggle to score, and traded for athletic power forwards […]
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Twice in a Lifetime: A David West Lament
I have a print in my house under a gold colored cast iron fleur-de-lis. It features Bryon Scott, Tyson Chandler, Peja Stojakovic, Chris Paul, and David West. I got it during the 2007-2008 season at a party for season ticket holders. The print means a good deal to me for a number of reasons, some […]
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How the New Orleans Hornets Win the Title
It’s possible the New Orleans Hornets could win a championship this year, even without David West. It is likely? Of course not. It’s downright near impossible, but there is a series of events that might occur which could lead to the David Stern hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy up in both arms at years end. […]
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The Lakers handled the Hornets
The Lakers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, running their offense, taking advantage of all the size mismatches on the inside, and drilling every open look they got. The Hornets didn’t give up all game, cutting the lead to single digits several times, but in the end, they couldn’t hit their […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Lakers – but really talking David West (Live Chat)
I haven’t said anything yet on the site about David West. I’m sad, but there is an odd sense of relief as well. His injury has actually relaxed a little knot of anxiety that tightened my belly every time I thought about the Playoffs. You see, I felt like we needed a good showing there. That […]
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Monty Williams’ Post-Celtics Press Conference
I went to the post-game press conference tonight. It was my first. Before Monty came into the room, I sat quietly in the back listening to Gerry V getting briefed on the NCAA activity he missed between his soft gumblings . . . 2 of 20 . . . stuff like that. Most of the […]
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The Hornets’ Road to the Playoffs
With 27 days left in the regular season, the Hornets face a challenging, but sparse schedule. They have played a league high 70 games already, so they have a league low 12 left. Theoretically, that should make the always difficult task of keeping starters rested a little bit easer for rookie coach Monty Williams. Unfortunately […]
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Game On: Suns @ Hornets
I’m baaaaaack. Apologies for being MIA over the past two weeks, but sometimes Mardi Gras happens, and then on occasion the real world comes calling. Before I get to the game, I want to follow up on what donations will do for our coverage from New Orleans specifically. So far we have had interviews with […]