(If you’re new, check the top of this post for an explanation of these news wraps.) A.M. Updates: We’ll start with a great round table discussion over at At The Hive, featuring ticktock6 and mW from Hornets Hype, Jim Eichenhofer from Hornets.com, and David Schexnaydre from the Times-Picayune. I’ll just list the questions they tackled […]

Based on previous games between these two teams, here’s some things I expect to happen in the opening game.  First, expect some cross matching in the backcourts as both teams prefer to keep their best defender on the opposing team’s point guard. Dahntay Jones will open defensively on Chris Paul, while Billups slips over to […]

No afternoon update today, just this one big batch. And please help us make these news wraps better by telling us what you’d like to see more/less of in the comments. Have at it… First off, here’s a backing track (direct mp3 link). Myself and Jeremy Wagner from Roundball Mining Company recorded a Hornets-Nuggets preview […]

This is the first of two opening posts I have planned to talk about the Denver Nuggets – the next one, hopefully up tomorrow evening sometime, will address matchups and some of the schemes I expect the Nuggets and the Hornets to open up with in the first couple games. The intent of today’s post […]

(If you’re new, check the top of this post for the 411 on these news wraps.) A.M. Updates: Starting off with a few quick highlights from our live chat with Jeremy Wagner of Roundball Mining Company last night (you can read through the conversation here): Jeremy Wagner:  Over the previous two games against New Orleans […]

We’re going to do our first ever live chat this evening, starting at 8 p.m. Central. Jeremy Wagner from Roundball Mining Company (a Nuggets blog, in case you didn’t know) will be here to engage in a Q&A with our own Ryan Schwan. Stop by to submit your questions and topics for discussion. The chat […]

Just like a year ago, we’re going to try put together a comprehensive listing of all the important news stories every day during the Hornets playoff run. Each post should be a good one-stop shop to find out all that’s being said and reported about the Hornets and their opponents. While we’re doing this daily, […]

This came out earlier than I expected. The Hornets-Nuggets playoff schedule per ESPN.com: Game Date Time (Central) Location TV 1 Sunday, April 19 9:30 p.m. Denver TNT 2 Wednesday, April 22 9:30 p.m. Denver TNT 3 Saturday, April 25 Noon New Orleans ESPN 4 Monday, April 27 7:30 p.m. New Orleans NBA TV 5 Wednesday, […]

Final score in this, the final game of the regular season, was 105-98 after overtime. The result, coupled with the Rockets loss to the Mavericks in Dallas, means the Hornets fall to the 7 seed and will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Before we flip completely to playoff mode, […]

Game 82. Final night of the regular season. Tyson set to return. Lots of drama left to unfold. Hornets-Spurs tips at 7 Central, but there are two other games to keep an eye on tonight, the results of which will decide who the Hornets draw in the first round of the playoffs. Those games: Rockets […]

A year ago, Hornet’s Blog At The Hive and I both put up posts talking about Chris Paul, using what limited statistical measures exist to try and rate his defensive production.  The measures weren’t particularly encouraging, and Paul came out looking like he was a pretty weak defender, despite my arguments that he was likely […]

Real quick and dirty: With the Jazz losing to the Lakers last night, those two teams are set as the 1-8 match-up in the West. There’s no way we can play the Spurs, as a commenter on the Big Easy Buzz Blog explains: Basically the only way the Spurs can move up high enough to […]

The Rockets have a very, very strong defense.  They have for years.  Their ability to contest shots and force you away from what you want to do makes it even more vital that when you get the shots that you want, you knock them down.  The Hornets did that in the first quarter – and […]

Simple fact: the Hornets need to win one of these final two regular season games to secure the 6 seed. Otherwise, the Mavs and Jazz will have a say in our playoff positioning. For more info, check Ryan’s thorough breakdown of the seeding battle posted over at today’s Daily Dime (#9 in the sidebar). Regarding […]

First to the seeding stuff: You should all go check out Ryan’s breakdown of seeding possibilites for the Hornets, Mavs and Jazz posted on today’s Daily Dime at ESPN.com (#9 in the sidebar). A quick excerpt: Though the three teams only have two games left, the possible outcomes of those games combine to form 27 […]

The Hornets got a much-needed win in their final home game of the regular season, beating the Mavs 102-92. Chris Paul and David West did the heavy lifting once again, but they got a lot more help in this one than they did on Friday in Dallas. James Posey gave us some toughness, defense and […]

Not much to talk about ahead of this one, since we just played these guys on Friday. Needless to say it’s a big game with playoff positioning on the line. Keys will be getting some scoring help for Paul and West, and limiting the Mavericks’ second-chance opportunities. Game tips at noon Central. Catch it on […]

100-92 the final score tonight. The Mavs came out amped and were up 20 in the blink of an eye; looked like they were going to do to us what the did to the Jazz and Suns earlier this week. The Hornets wouldn’t go down without a fight however, leaning heavily on Chris Paul and […]

Game 79. Hornets in Dallas to play the Mavericks, who are just a game behind us in the standings. Big game. The 47-31 Mavs have looked serious their last two games, blowing out the Suns and Jazz at American Airlines Center. Nowitzki has been stepping up, averaging 31.3 points on 64.3 FG% the past three […]

I’m not going to do a full game preview here.  New Orleans fans know Dallas.  Maybe not as well as Debbie does, but after last year’s playoff run and the two games earlier this year, most of us have a pretty good feel for what we can expect from Nowitzki and crew as the Hornets […]