As the season winds to a close, there’s been a lot of anxious energy flowing around due to the tight race in the Western Conference.  Tonight, however, I’m not really feeling it – and though I can’t pretend I’m the Hornets or their staff, I’m not sure they were feeling it either. Anyways, the Hornets […]

Game 78. Hornets back in New Orleans to face the Phoenix Suns, whose playoff hopes have all but evaporated. One more Suns loss or Mavs win will mean no postseason for Phoenix; should be interesting to see if they have any fight left in them. The 42-35 Suns haven’t played since suffering a humiliating beat […]

Playoffs, baby! Lots of storylines from tonight’s game in Miami. It was ugly as sin through most of the first three quarters, with constant turnovers, fumbles and bricked jumpers by both teams. Q4 saw Miami seize control while Chris Paul did all one man could possibly do to keep us in it. Then there we […]

Game 77. Hornets in Dwyane’s house. Game tips at 6:30 p.m. Central. NBA-TVness. Miami are 41-36 on the season, 26-12 at home, already clinched a playoff berth, coming off a win in Washington on Saturday. We beat them 100-89 back in November. Peja will be back in the starting lineup, JuJu to the bench. Posey […]

First, I wanted to make you all aware that Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs.  If Manu had been able to come back to strength, I thought the Spurs could be a darkhorse contender and crash the big four’s party.  Now?  The best they can aspire to is […]

About the only good thing I could say about the game tonight was that they at least showed some signs of life in the third.  The Jazz offense was on target, and the Hornets didn’t once manage to keep them from scoring more than 20 in a quarter.  That’s not going to get it done.  […]

Seven games left in the regular season, all of them against teams with winning records. The stretch starts this evening with a visit from Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz. The 46-30 Jazz are coming off an embarrassing home loss to the TWolves on Friday. They’re 1-16 on the road this season against teams currently […]

Excuse me while I half-ass this recap. It’s been a long week with these late games, and I don’t feel much like writing about a Hornets-Warriors match-up that featured four missed dunks and an airballed free throw. And of course the Hornets lost, 103-111, despite G-State missing 190 percent of their roster due to injury. […]

Hornets at Warriors tonight, seeing if they can keep the roll going and finish this road trip at 3-0. Game tips at 9:30 Central. The Warriors are 26-49 on the season, 6-32 on the road. They beat the Kings in an OT thriller on Wednesday, but had lost five straight before that. We last played […]

Not a particularly exciting game tonight as the Hornets took on the Clippers in Los Angeles.  Even when the Clippers came back and kept the game tight in the fourth quarter, I wasn’t really worried.  Quite simply, when a game is on the line against the Clippers, Zach Randolph is going to do something stupid that […]

Our depleted Hornets came away with a gutsy win in Sacramento last night, and they’ll have to dig deep again tonight to beat the Clippers in Los Angeles. After hurting his ankle and playing through the pain in Sacto, David West will likely sit this one out, joining Tyson Chandler, Peja Stojakovic and James Posey […]

Hornets season ticket holders were given the opportunity to attend a Hornets event at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in New Orleans on Tuesday, where GM Jeff Bower spoke and answered questions. Jason Calmes was in attendance and kindly took notes. Here they be. Top 5 Big points: 97% season ticket renewal Peja back Friday? Keeping […]

What a game. After the Kings abused us all night long from three-point range, it was only fitting that a buzzer-beating triple by Rasual Butler would be their undoing. Live by the three, die by the three. It was one crazy finish in Sacramento. In the final three minutes, we had Hilton Armstrong and Devin […]

The Hornets kick off a three-game road trip tonight in Sacramento. They’ll visit the Clippers tomorrow and the Warriors on Friday. Beyond that we’ll have seven games left in the regular season, all against teams with winning records. So, yeah, best to take care of business on this trip. The Kings are 16-56 on the […]

Matchup: Hornets(45-27) @ Kings(16-56) Off Efficiency: Hornets 106.4(11th), Kings 102.4(25th)Def Efficiency: Hornets 103.4(8th), Kings 111.3(30th) Like all bad teams, the Kings are capable of surprising nights.  Earlier this year, they took one against the Hornets, and in their last game, they scored 105 points through the first three quarters, finishing with 126 points in a […]

Simply put, Chris Paul came out at half time and proved he was the best player on the floor.  I could fill up an entire observations section just with all the incredible plays he pulled out in that game.  It’s such a joy to watch him play. As what usually happens in good wins with […]

Our short-handed Hornets take on the Spurs in New Orleans this evening. Tyson and Peja are still out, while James Posey has been sent to the corner to think about what he did. The 48-24 Spurs have won three straight and are in sole possession of the second seed in the West. They beat the […]

There is a lot of negativity floating around about the Hornets right now, particularly after some of the bad losses they’ve suffered the past couple weeks.  I’ve seen comments about firing Byron Scott, comments hoping that Peja will be so injured he’ll retire and fix the Hornet’s cap problems for them.  I’ve seen declarations that […]

On League Pass, it was the Knicks announcers, and I got to feel superior to Knicks fans as Baseball and Hockey players were regularly trotted out to talk about their sports – since the Knicks season is already done.  I felt pretty smug about how my team wasn’t finished yet. Then the Hornets crapped a […]

Hornets at Madison Square Garden tonight to take on the Knicks. Game tips at 6:30 p.m. Central. The Knicks are 28-43 on the season, 18-19 at home, currently riding a six-game losing streak. They might get Eddy Curry back from a knee injury tonight. Bad news for the Hornets today: Tyson will be “immobilized” for […]