The Hornets bounced back from Monday’s loss in Atlanta by beating the Wizards in D.C. tonight, 109-98. Since the New Orleans bench has been the hot topic of conversation recently, I’ll start out talking about the reserves in this one. Byron did shake things up some. He subbed out three starters in the first quarter: […]

Real quick: Hornets are in D.C. to take on the Wizards, game tips at 6 p.m. Central. We beat them 97-85 in New Orleans back in late December. They’re 15-49 on the season, 10-22 at home, won in Minnesota on Monday to snap a five-game losing streak. The Wizards have a bunch of guys injured […]

Payback time. The Hornets start their four-game road trip this evening in Atlanta, home of those same Hawks who handed us our first loss of the season back on November 5. The 35-28 Hawks don’t seem to be quite as dangerous now as they were earlier in the season, having lost seven of their last […]

Twas a strange yet successful night of basketball at the Arena. The Hornets were magnificent in the first and fourth quarters, and sucked mightily in between. So much so that we blew an early 13-point advantage and saw the Thunder briefly steal the lead in the third quarter. A big part of the letdown in […]

Tonight the Hornets try to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games when they take on the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. Game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central. The Thunder are riding their own season-high winning streak; a whopping three games. That’s pretty impressive though when you consider Kevin Durant (ankle) has missed […]

Big game tonight as the Hornets battle the Mavs in New Orleans. The game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central on TNT. The Mavs beat the Spurs 107-102 in Dallas last night, a day after Mark Cuban called out the whole team. Dallas are 37-24 on the season, just a game behind us in […]

As has been their calling card of late, the Hornets once again blew a double-digit lead to an inferior opponent but managed to hang on for the win, beating the Sixers 98-91 in Philly this evening. I’m a lot happier with this one than I have been with the other close games we’ve had recently. […]

The Hornets shift to Philly tonight, fresh off a tight win in New Jersey yesterday. A win would give us five consecutive victories, our longest such streak of the season. The 29-29 Sixers are 17-13 at home this season, and have dropped five of their last seven overall. On Saturday they lost to the visiting […]

The Hornets are in New Jersey today, stopping off in the swamp to play the Nets. This is the first game of a quick East coast road trip, with our guys busing it to Philly tonight to play the Sixers tomorrow. The 26-32 Nets are right there in the race for the final Eastern Conference […]

Requesting a little help here, please. ESPN The Magazine compiles their Ultimate Standings: Fan Satisfaction Rankings each year, comparing 122 pro sports teams from the four major American leagues. In 2008, the Hornets made the giant leap from #44 to #3 on the list, ranking first overall in bang-for-buck and affordability. One of the categories […]

Tonight was another one of those games for the Hornets. Our guys got the win, but we come away with more questions than answers. The Bucks, a team with an 11-21 road record coming in, were without two of their four best players, and they lost another of that quartet when Charlie Villanueva went down […]

(Had to get this up before the game tonight. The Game On post for Hornets-Bucks is here.) Just want to take a minute to talk about Bill Simmons’ latest article over at ESPN.com, in which he states the following: And the Hornets nearly committed franchise suicide with a Chandler trade that seemed curious considering they […]

Bucs vs. Bucks tonight, as the Hornets take on the only team they haven’t played this season, throwback style. Game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central. (Note that it was set for 6 p.m. but ESPN decided not to broadcast the game in favor of Magic-Pistons.) The 28-32 Bucks are clinging to the final […]

The Hornets are back in post-Mardi Gras New Orleans to take on the visiting Detroit Pistons tonight. Game tips a little after 7 p.m. Central. Now is a good time to play Detroit. They played last night in Miami and emerged with their seventh consecutive loss. They have only won five of their previous 21 […]

We probably don’t win this game without Tyson Chandler. In his first game back from injury, and only a few days removed from that whole rescinded trade debacle, Chandler came up huge for the Hornets against the Kings. It took him less than three minutes to hook up with Chris Paul for a Crescent City […]

Final stop on the road trip for the Hornets tonight, as they take on the Kings in Sacramento. Game tips a little after 9 p.m. Central. Big news for the Hornets is the potential return of Tyson Chandler for this one. He done twittered a few hours ago that he will play tonight, but he’ll […]

Did we lose one game last night in LA, or two? The Hornets move to Utah today, trying to shake off that hard-fought OT loss to the Lakers. It won’t help that much-loved Jazz owner Larry Miller passed away yesterday, putting us up against an arena full of emotional players and fans, all with a […]

The Hornets look to build on their demolition of the Magic on Wednesday when they take on the Lakers in LA tonight. At 44-10, the Lakers have the best record in the NBA. We’ve played them three times already this season, losing the first two in New Orleans, then surprising everyone with an impressive win […]

Rather than throw this in Lagniappe, I’m throwing it out here on the front page, because it’s well worth a read. A few excerpts from a blog posted by Tyson over at his official site… On watching Tuesday’s Hornets-Thunder game after learning of the trade: So I’m watching the game and it’s funny because I’m […]

The trade deadline passed at 2 p.m. Central and there’s been no word of the Hornets pulling off another deal after the failed Tyson-to-OKC trade. John Reid of the Times-Picayune has reported that New Orleans stood pat. It seems we’ll finish out the season with what we’ve got, and worry about dumping salary this summer. […]