Hornets vs. Nuggets tonight at New Orleans Arena, for the first time since… well, never mind. The Nuggets roll in with a 19-7 record and winners of three straight. Most recently they knocked off the Rockets in Houston on Wednesday behind 38 points from Carmelo Anthony; his fifth straight game scoring 30-plus. Chauncey Billups will […]

Hornets back home this evening to take on the 11-13 Detroit Pistons. Honeybee night at the Hive. Game tips at the usual 7 Central. The Pistons had won five straight games before losing 96-107 in Houston last night. Detroit’s starting backcourt of Rodney Stuckey and Rip Hamilton combined to score 38 points while Charlie Villanueva […]

Watching the Hornets take on the Mavericks in Dallas on Monday, I began to wonder if Chris Paul is buying into what the Hornets’ coaches are trying to do offensively. That is, get the ball moving more and cut down on the amount of dribbling. We saw moves in the right direction after Byron Scott […]

Some of Peja’s people sent along info about his 3rd Annual Charitabowl fundraiser this Thursday. All proceeds from the event go to the Peja Stojakovic Children’s Foundation. This year, the whole thing will be streamed live online at peja16.com and on swaggmedia.com. Turns out SwaggMedia was co-founded by David West, which is nice. Here’s all […]

The Hornets played some of their worst basketball of the season to fall into an early 21-point hole tonight in Dallas, but clawed back into the game thanks to some unlikely contributions from the likes of James Posey, Julian Wright and Hilton Armstrong. In the second half it was Chris Paul putting on a show […]

Tough game for the Hornets tonight as they’re back on the road and taking on the 17-7 Dallas Mavericks. Game tipping at 7:30 Central. The Hornets and Mavs met six weeks ago in New Orleans, with the Hornets prevailing in overtime thanks to some bricked free throws by Dallas and a clutch three from Peja. […]

.500 will have to wait. After delivering great offense and decent defense before halftime, the Hornets got blitzed in the second half tonight, falling to the visiting Knicks, 113-96 (boxscore). It looked like we were in for another tight finish midway through the fourth quarter after James Posey scored a layup to put the Hornets […]

Knicks in town tonight, gunning for their fourth consecutive win just like the Hornets. Game tips at the usual 7 Central. New York have won four of five after a 3-14 start, and much of the credit is being given to Al Harrington’s book club. Well, that and not playing Nate Robinson (DNP-CD the past […]

Hornets doing the segababa thing up in Minnesota this evening. They just played the Timberwolves last Friday, with Chris Paul returning from injury and filling up the stat sheet en route to a Hornets win. The T’Wolves managed to pick up their third win of the season since then, beating the visiting Jazz on Saturday. […]

The Kings are in town tonight for their third clash of the season with the Hornets. The two teams last met just ten days ago in Sacramento, with the Kings winning 112-96. This time, the Hornets will have both Chris Paul and Peja Stojakovic available, while Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia remain sidelined for the […]

Time for another watch party, Hornets247-style. Join us at Handsome Willy’s this Wednesday to watch the Hornets take on the T’Wolves. You know, the team Chris Paul almost dropped a quadruple-double on last Friday. Details: Party starts at about 6 p.m. Game tips at 7. $100 Hornets Nest voucher up for grabs. Handsome Willy’s is […]

From this morning’s New Orleans Times-Picayune: Having been an NBA coach for a little more than three weeks, Jeff Bower admits he’s still learning, and he’s not afraid to admit his faults. So when it was pointed out to Bower that Hornets center Emeka Okafor recently had been absent from the floor in the waning […]

Hornets back home in New Orleans and beginning an cushy stretch of the schedule this eve as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Game tips at 7 p.m. Central. The T-Wolves are in the Western Conference basement with their 2-16 record, but that second win did come this past Sunday in Denver, snapping a 15-game […]

The Lakers showed their depth and superiority tonight, as they gradually built a big fat lead against the Hornets in the first half via their vast array of weapons. To the Hornets credit, they never really quit and battled back hard with a small ball lineup in the fourth quarter, trying desperately to deprive Laker […]

An extremely tough match-up for the Hornets tonight as they take on the defending champion Lakers in Los Angeles. The Hornets are looking for just their second road win of the season, and their first with Jeff Bower as head coach. The Lakers have all their big guns healthy and have won six straight games, […]

Hornets hoping they brought their winning ways with them on the road as they face the Kings in Sacramento this evening. Tip off is set for 8 p.m. Central. The Hornets got their first win of the season against the Kings, back on October 30th in the home opener. Rookie Tyreke Evans impressed in that […]

Under Byron Scott, the Hornets offense had become stagnant and predictable. The ball was usually put in the hands of Chris Paul or David West, and they were asked to create something out of nothing. Guys like Peja Stojakovic mostly stood by on the wing, waiting for a kick out. There was very little off-the […]

A complicated game tonight, with lots of shades of gray. Practically every Hornet had multiple highs and lows against the Bucks, but came good down the stretch to get the win in overtime, 102-99 ( box | recap ). Notes… Winning Ugly After the game, Jeff Bower talked about how good teams can still win […]

Brandon Jennings and the Bucks are in town to take on the Hornets this eve. It will be a battle of the fresh-faced point guards as Darren Collison does battle with the early favorite for Rookie of the Year. Game tips at 7 Central. The Bucks have been one of the surprise teams this season, […]

Hornets in Miami today to take on Dwyane Wade and the Heat. Our guys looking to build on their current three-game winning streak and coming off impressive wins over the Suns and Hawks. How will they fare on the road? Game tips at 5 p.m. Central. Miami were riding high after starting the season 7-2, […]