Great game ahead this evening with the Utah Jazz in town to battle the Hornets. Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams, David West vs. Carlos Boozer, me vs. old ladies and fat kids to get a Peja Stojakovic bobblehead. Should be fun.

Stuff to know…

Hornets (W-L): 54-22

Jazz (W-L): 51-26

Game Time: 7:00pm Central.

TV: CST locally, NBA-TV elsewhere.

Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and WIBR 1300-AM in Baton Rouge.

Linkage: Mucho…

• Ryan's game preview
• Hornets.com: Q&A with My Utah Jazz
• At the Hive: Q&A with All Jazzed Up
• HR boards: Julian Wright spotted in San Antonio
• Jazz blogs: My Utah Jazz | Basketball John

Winning this one will of course give the Hornets their 55th win of the season – a new franchise record. More than that though, methinks a victory would give us a nice psychological edge over the Jazz should we meet them in the Playoffs. Gotta take care of the home court.

Feel free to drop your thoughts and observations from the game in the comments. Please keep it civil though, folks. Hornets vs. Jazz seems to bring out the hostility like no other match-up.

[UPDATE] Hornets lose an ugly one, 66-77.

Linkage: recap | box score | standings