The Hornets won their sixth straight game earlier today, knocking off the Wizards in Washington. Once again it proved to be a struggle, as New Orleans allowed the Wiz to shoot 58 percent from the field and out-rebound them 41-29. Thankfully the 3-ball was working though and the Hornets feasted on 19 Washington turnovers. The […]

Hornets in Washington to play the Wizards today, trying to build on those two road wins earlier in the week. Game tipping at noon Central. The Wizards have been in turmoil lately with the whole Gilbert Arenas gun fiasco, which saw him get suspended indefinitely. They’re also expected to be one of the more active […]

A disappointing win for the Hornets tonight, if there is such a thing. Facing a woeful 3-win Nets team at New Orleans Arena, the Hornets led for most of the game, several times going up double digits, but they could never quite blow it open. The Nets were able to score with ease for much […]

Uh oh, expectations starting to rise with this four-game winning streak the Hornets are on. A terrible Nets team in town. Careful now. New Jersey is 3-30 on the season, those wins coming against the Bobcats, Knicks and at Chicago. Yi Jianlian has been carrying the Nets offensively of late, averaging 20+ points since returning […]

Matchup: Nets(3-30) @ Hornets(17-16) Off Efficiency: Nets 94.3(30th), Hornets 103.0(21st)Def Efficiency: Nets 107.1(23rd), Hornets 105.6(20th) Injuries: Nets: Jarvis Hayes is Day-to-DayHornets: Ike Diogu, Sean Marks The Nets are terrible.  Yeah, I know that’s a bit of a “duh” statement since their record stands at 3-30.  Their offense, however, is more than just terrible.  Over the […]

And the Hornets are finally above .500 and the proud owners of their first 4-game winning streak of the season.  The game itself was great fun to watch as both teams clawed and fought their way throughout the game, refusing to lose contact with the other guy. Following their usual game plan, the Hornets were […]

Fresh off perhaps their biggest win of the season, the Hornets have another tough test tonight as they take on the 19-15 Thunder in Oklahoma City. OKC have been looking good of late, their lone loss in the last seven games coming in overtime at Milwaukee. Kevin Durant has been killing it, scoring 30+ in […]

That game was bundles of fun. The Hornets were getting pushed around early and giving up easy baskets, but played some great defense beyond the first quarter and ran the ball about as well as I’ve seen all season. Devin Brown had himself a career night and Chris Paul came up clutch to give the […]

The Hornets are back on the road, and they’ve got a tough test tonight in Utah facing the 18-15 Jazz. The Hornets have gone 2-8 against Utah the past three seasons, and haven’t won in Salt Lake since February 25, 2006, which was Chris Paul’s rookie season. Back then, Devin Brown was the starting 2-guard […]

I should have written this post when David West dropped 44 and 12 on the Rockets last week.   I didn’t.  Part of it was because it happened in a loss.  Part of it was because West had been so damn disappointing to that point I had a hard time fighting past my David West-related malaise […]

The Hornets were at home tonight so of course they went all Dr. Jekyll down the stretch and came away with a win over the Houston Rockets. The visitors appeared more poised and held the lead for the vast majority of the 48, but the Hornets did enough to keep within striking distance. Late in […]

Rockets in town tonight to face the Hornets. The first game of 2010 gets tipping at 7 Central. We saw the Rockets just last Tuesday, when the Hornets lost 100-108 in Houston. David West put up a career-high 44 points and Chris Paul delivered a triple-double, but the Rockets rained threes and had a more […]

There have been many strong opinions and disagreements in the comments recently, with some commenters being called out for various reasons. I want to take a minute and address the issue. A few things: Calling someone an idiot because they disagree with you or say something you don’t want to hear is just plain lazy. […]

For the second night in a row, the Hornets built a big lead in the third as one of their all-stars went off, and then promptly collapsed to start the fourth and gave it all away.  Tonight, however, Okafor did not foul out, keeping his strong defensive presence in the paint for the final minutes, […]

Hornets back to the cozy confines of the New Orleans Arena tonight, taking on the visiting Heat and hoping to avenge that November loss in Miami. The 16-12 Heat have won five of their last six and are sporting a 6-4 road record. They’re coming off a 34-point win over the Pacers on Sunday. Dwyane […]

That game was both exhilarating and crushing at the same time.  As Mark said in the comments, in the third, the Hornets looked like the Hornets of two years ago, forcing turnovers and getting easy buckets.  Paul got a triple double, West went for 44, 12 and 4 assists, Emeka Okafor, despite middling rebounding numbers, […]

Hornets in Houston tonight, to face the division-rival Rockets for the first time this season. Game tips at 7:30 Central. The Rockets stand at 18-13 on the season, 8-4 at home. They’re coming off a three-game East coast road trip that saw them get blown out in Orlando and Cleveland. With Yao Ming out injured […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves website had an press release up briefly stating they had just traded PG Jason Hart to the Hornets for Devin Brown.  Hart has played in only one game for the Wolves this season, and played only 29 last year for the Nuggets and Clippers. The two players have the same salary, so […]

Matchup: Hornets(13-15) @ Rockets(18-13) Off Efficiency: Hornets 102.5(20th), Rockets 103.6(16th)Def Efficiency: Hornets 105.9(22nd), Rockets 103.5(16th) The Rockets are a hard team to understand.  They hold an 18-13 record, yet have perfectly average efficiencies.  They beat teams like the Lakers and Cleveland, but lose to Golden State and the Clippers.  They’ve had a huge number of […]

I spent three hours of my day at the local airport, trying to get my mother onto a new flight to Chicago after the first was cancelled due to weather.  When that proved impossible, I drove for five hours(there and back) to get her to another airport that would fly her out to Chicago.  Then […]