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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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Change Is
A-well-a, bird, bird, bird, bird is the word A-well-a, bird, bird, bird, bird is the word A-well-a, don’t you know about the bird Well everybody knows that the bird is the word — The Ramones, Surfin’ Bird (Originally by The Trashmen) Sports In a week marked with deep changes for the New Orleans Hornets, one […]
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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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The New Orleans Pelicans
Today, the New Orleans Hornets announced they will begin using the nickname New Orleans Pelicans beginning this offseason. The press conference at the New Orleans Arena included the announcement and unveiling of the logos and uniforms. This confirms reports made here in November, and here in October. Details: The colors are red, gold, and blue. […]
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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 Give the Game to Warriors
The New Orleans Hornets lead the Golden State Warriors by 2 with 70 seconds left to play in the game. One of the largest crowds this season is attendance after a series of things going right produced win after win after win for a team that could not do anything but lose in prior weeks. […]
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Hornets247 Pregame Meetup
This coming Saturday, Hornets247’s own Mason Ginsberg and I (Jake Madison) will be heading down to Walk On’s on Poydras Street around 4PM to talk hoops with anyone who wants to stop by (or will listen to us). Rumor has it Jason Calmes might grace us with his presence. So come on by to talk […]
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Is Austin Rivers to the D-League a Smart Move For The Hornets?
We are now at the half way point of the season and since we’re here many players are set in their ways, some are lighting it up while others are breaking down. The Austin Rivers debate has been hot and heavy throughout the season with people firmly encamped on two sides of the argument. Is […]
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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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New Orleans Hornets Beat Philadelphia 76ers 111-89
The New Orleans Hornets are now 12-5 with Eric Gordon playing over the past two seasons. In tonight’s game against Philadelphia New Orleans came out cookin’ scoring 35 in the first quarter. For a few games this season they haven’t even done that in an entire half! The Hornets received contributions from just about everyone […]
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Game On: Hornets @ 76ers
The Hornets look to start another winning streak tonight against the 76ers. The last time these two played was a game most Hornets’ fans would like to forget. So we will! Optimism, the future, tonight’s game! Let’s look forward and jump right into it. 3 Things to Watch For Let’s Gamble It’s a battle of strength […]
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Scouting the NBA: Week Twelve — Scouting for the Upcoming Trade Deadline
So the trade deadline is nearly a month away and with names like Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol and Josh Smith floating around Twitter-sphere like crazy I figured it’d be best to theme this with a trade like theme. This weeks opponents may all be looking to move pieces and so we’ll try to take a […]
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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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Hornets Battle Back to Beat the Rockets. How U?
The first three quarters of the game were predictable. Sloppy play for the first half followed by a complete collapse in the 3rd quarter. Overall it was pretty bad. Both the Hornets and Rockets shot under 37% at the break and the score was a whopping 34-36. And then the second half started and the […]
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Game On: Hornets @ Rockets
Things have been on a slight uptrend for New Orleans recently with back to back wins over Southwest division rival Mavericks and Spurs. Tonight they go for their longest winning streak of the season against yet another division foe the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are on their own five game winning streak. New Orleans should […]
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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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Hornets Waive Dominic McGuire
The New Orleans Hornets announced today that the team has waived forward Dominic McGuire. The Hornets signed Dominic McGuire on December 16, 2012 as a free agent. Since his signing, McGuire has appeared in nine games and has averaged 2.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.0 minutes per game. McGuire (6-9, 220) holds […]