The Hornets look to finish off the Dallas Mavericks at home in New Orleans this evening, as they do battle in Game 5 of their Playoff match-up. The Hornets lead the series 3-1. Game info… Game Time: 6:00pm Central. TV: TNT nationwide. Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and the super-fantastic WIBR 1300-AM in […]

Game 5 gets going this evening at 6 Central. Ahead of that, we've got the usual dose of Hornets-Mavs chatter from around the web. Dig in. The big news this morning is about Avery Johnson canceling Mavs practice yesterday. Then his team decided to go ahead and practice anyway. Jeff Caplan tells the story in […]

Tomorrow, Byron Scott will be officially announced as the NBA's 2007-08 Coach of the Year. John Reid of the Times-Picayune broke the news… Before [tomorrow's] Game 5 at the New Orleans Arena, where the Hornets can eliminate the Mavericks with a victory, Scott will be presented with the NBA's Coach of the Year award. On […]

The Hornets took a 3-1 series lead over the Mavericks last night, and to follow up we've got more news, notes and quotes from around the funky interwebs. Enjoy. Oh, and don't forget to check Ryan's game recap, right here.  First we have Dirk Nowitzki, who was already putting this series in the past tense […]

The Hornets will try end their 14-game losing streak in Dallas when they take on the Mavericks in Game 4 tonight. New Orleans currently leads the series 2-1, and a win this evening would give them the opportunity to close it out back home on Tuesday. Game info… Game Time: 8:30pm Central. TV: TNT nationwide. […]

Hornets-Mavericks Game 4 tips in Dallas at 8:30p.m. Central this evening. Ahead of that, here's the latest words from around the web. Chris Paul quotes from an AP report… "All day long I'm going to keep feeding (West)," Paul said. "I'm going to keep being aggressive myself. We're going to keep playing our game. There's […]

I'll keep this one short and sweet. There's really only one key to the Hornets rebounding from their Game 3 loss to the Mavericks and grabbing a win in Game 4: All they need is for Chris Paul and David West to make the shots they normally make. That didn't happen on Friday, when Paul […]

The Mavs took Game 3 last night in Dallas to cut the Hornets series lead to 2-1. Here's the morning-after chatter from around the web. First off, over at The X's & O's of Basketball, there's some excellent commentary and video on the Mavs' defensive adjustments against the Hornets' pick and roll last night… In […]

The Mavericks showed up to play tonight. Whether they were energized by their home crowd, or just desperate not to go down 0-3, they came out aggressive from the start on both ends of the floor, and that made all the difference. Our Hornets took the Mavs' first punch pretty well, bouncing back from an […]

Thirteen consecutive losses in Dallas. No wins in the big D since January of 1998. The Hornets are well aware of those facts as they move to Texas for Game 3 of their Playoff showdown with the Mavericks. New Orleans has dominated the Mavs and built a 2-0 series lead at home, but can they […]

In case you missed it, here are the comments Jerry Stackhouse made during his radio show on Wednesday… "Chris [Paul] is such a great guy, I think he's been able to kind of deal with Byron Scott. I don't think Byron Scott is the best coach. I don't think he's the best guy to deal […]

Game 3 of Hornets-Mavs tips tonight at 7p.m. Central in Dallas. Here's the latest news, opinions and talk from around the web. To start, here's what Jerry Stackhouse had to say on the radio on Wednesday… "Chris [Paul] is such a great guy, I think he's been able to kind of deal with Byron Scott. […]

With the Hornets up 2-0 against the Mavericks in the first round of the Playoffs, the series switches to Dallas for Game 3 on Friday. Here's a few things to keep an eye on… 1) The Hornets' reaction to a hostile crowd The Hornets have managed to shut up just about every critic in the […]

Here comes Thursday's dose of Hornets-Mavs talk from around the web. Enjoy! Jason Terry is glad to have left New Orleans. From Brett Martel's AP article… Perpetually upbeat Jason Terry came out smiling "because we are back home where we are loved, away from all of that voodoo down there in New Orleans.'' Then he […]

More thoughts, reactions and opinions from around the web after the Hornets Game 2 win yesterday. Let's dig in. If you read just one recap of Game 2 today (besides mine, of course), make sure it's the one delivered by the infamous GreyTone tag-team over at SLAMonline.com. Some gems from that… Booooooo for…Stack? The hometown […]

I just got back from watching a near-flawless performance by our New Orleans Hornets in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs. They came out breathing fire in the first quarter and dumped 39 points on the freshly adjusted Mavericks. A nice start indeed, but a basketball game is made up of four of those period […]

The Hornets will try jump out to a 2-0 series lead when they host the Mavericks at the New Orleans Arena this evening. Dallas will be out for revenge after Chris Paul punked 'em with 35 points and 10 assists in his Playoff debut on Saturday, leading New Orleans to a 104-92 victory. Some info […]

It's game day, and with it comes a massive dose of news articles and blog posts. Some highlights… To start, here's an observation from Elias over a ESPN.com… Paul is the first player in league history to have at least 35 points and at least 10 assists in his first NBA playoff game. Nice. Mike […]

This past Saturday, the Hornets dominated the second half of their Playoff opener against the Dallas Mavericks and came away with a 104-92 victory. Game 2 goes down tomorrow at the New Orleans Arena. Here's what to watch for… 1) The Mavericks' efforts to slow Chris Paul The story of Game 1 was Dallas' inability […]

Another day, another seven billion articles and blog posts about the Hornets-Mavs series. Here's me helping you get caught up. First off, Henry Abbott has his own Hornets-Mavs bullets over at ESPN's TrueHoop this morning. Among Henry's own observations… I feel I have noticed a trend of Dirk Nowitzki shoving shooters in the back during […]