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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 […]

At the beginning of the season, it was easy to keep track of Hornets blogging on these here internets. There was Hornets247, and then there was Philip Langer's german-speaking Hornets blog. It was lonely. Fast forward to right now, and the web is buzzing with Hornets talk. Nowadays we've got At the Hive, Hornets Hype […]

Game 1 is in the books. The Hornets won. Here's some reactions… From Tim McMahon's blog on dallasnews.com… This drops the post-Kidd-trade Mavs' road record against .500-or-better teams to 1-9, just in case you care about such trivial stats. Over at ESPN.com, John Hollinger says the Mavs ineffective traps for Chris Paul can be blamed […]

Last night at the Arena was incredible. Everything felt pretty much the same before the game. The same road led to the Arena. I parked in the same spot on O'Keefe. The Buzz Fest wasn't much different save for an extra beer stand giving out smaller beers than the other beer stand. And I talked […]

Here we go… Game 1 of Hornets-Mavericks tips off just after 6pm Central today in New Orleans. There's been a bunch of talk about which team should be considered the favorite, whether or not experience will be a factor, if last Wednesday's game in Dallas was a sign of things to come… But it all […]

As you might expect, there's plenty of chatter regarding the Hornets and Mavericks around d'internet again this morning. Almost all of these articles get linked up in our news section. Some highlights… SLAM's Aggrey Sam, who actually lives in New Orleans these days, gives us a thorough series preview over at SLAMonline.com. His conclusion… Hornets […]

Nothing like some insight from an opposing blogger to find out more about the Dallas Mavericks. Matt Benson from MavsCentral.com traded questions with us ahead of Game 1… Hornets247: Many people label the Mavs as "Playoff chokers" after their disappointing postseason exits the past two years. What's your take on this? MavsCentral.com: Are the Mavs […]

I was going to call it a night, but let me throw out this real quick: What worries you most about the Hornets heading into Saturday's Game 1 against the Mavericks? A few possible concerns: Poor bench play – Inconsistency from the second unit has dogged us all season, and it could prove to be […]

Before we get completely consumed by the NBA Playoffs, just gonna pause a second to look back at the predictions I made for the Hornets at the beginning of the season. As you may know, all us bloggers get together at a super-secret virtual location in October and preview the teams we know best. You […]

Just gonna throw out some excerpts from all the Hornets-Mavs talk I've found online today. It makes for some interesting reading. First, the words of TNT's Charles Barkley, as reproduced in the Baton Rouge Advocate… "The problem with New Orleans is that they are so young," Barkley said. "They've got a bright future, but they […]

I made my way downtown yesterday evening to check out the Hornets pep rally. They had the whole crossroads of Fulton and Lafayette closed off and a big stage set up. The crowd was pretty big; "several thousand" strong according to John Reid in today's Times-Picayune. The players came out on stage early. They were […]

Game 1 is set for Saturday at 6pm. Here's the full schedule… Game Date Day Site Time TV One Apr. 19 Saturday N.O. 6:00pm ESPN Two Apr. 22 Tuesday N.O. 6:00pm TNT Three Apr. 25 Friday Dallas 7:00pm ESPN Four Apr. 27 Sunday Dallas 8:30pm TNT Five* Apr. 29 Tuesday N.O. TBD TBD Six* May […]

The regular season is dunzo. 56-26, a new franchise record, and we head into the Playoffs as the number two seed, ready to do battle with those same Dallas Mavericks who just beat us down in Texas. Final score was 111-98 tonight ( recap | box score | standings ). Our guys actually came out […]