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Mavericks’ interior dominance leads to 107-89 Hornets loss
The Hornets send their fans home for the summer with a bitter taste in their mouths, never coming close to victory. While I admitted in tonight’s game preview that I was not exactly rooting for a Hornets victory, I was certainly hoping for a better showing than the one I saw tonight. The New Orleans […]
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Hornets beat Suns
Hornets play 22 minutes of good basketball, win game.
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Hornets ruin Kyrie Irving’s return with 112-92 rout of Cavaliers
Opponent quality aside, the Hornets used one of the best halves that they have played all season to blow out the Cavaliers after trailing at halftime. New Orleans players found open look after open look, as only Robin Lopez and Terrel Harris recorded more field goal attempts than points scored. Kyrie Irving was magnificent in […]
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LeBron Dominates Early, Heat Beat Down the Hornets
If LeBron James and the Heat were feeling any negative effects after having their 27-game winning streak ended, they certainly didn’t show it. LeBron dominated whoever dared guard him, draining threes at will and single-handedly putting the game away in the first half. It would have been a pleasure to watch LeBron do his thing had it […]
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Hornets stun Nuggets 110-86, putting end to Denver’s 15-game win streak
I don’t know what is going on anymore. Seriously, I didn’t even offer a projection for this game in the preview because I thought that the Hornets’ chances of winning were too slim. The Nuggets routed them in both of the series’ first two games in Denver, averaging a 60-44 advantage in points in the […]
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Grizzlies Can’t Bear the Hornets Frontcourt
In surprising fashion, the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 90-83 at the Arena. Not only was this a win by a non-negligible margin, but the Hornets led for the entire second half with the lead ranging from 1 to 16 points. The Hornets starting frontcourt played for 67 minutes scored 41 points on […]
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Hornets’ Inability to Convert High-Efficiency Shots Leads to 93-72 Loss to Warriors
Sometimes, there are a great deal of intricate details and sub-plots to games that end up determining which team wins and which team loses. Tonight was not one of those nights. The Hornets lost this game because, quite simply, they were not able to make shots. In particular, they found it particularly difficult to make […]
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Hornets lose lead at end. Again.
For the last non-hail-mary possessions of the game, the Hornets went Gordon Iso. Because, you know, that’s worked all year. Well, it worked in one game. So let’s keep doing it!
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Hornets Survive Late Push to Sneak by Trail Blazers 98-96
Despite Portland finishing the game’s final seven minutes on a 19-11 run, New Orleans was able to hang on and notch a solid victory. We’ve seen this act before. With 6:53 remaining in the 4th quarter, the Trail Blazers called timeout immediately after a Greivis Vasquez 3-pointer gave the Hornets a 87-77 lead. However, not […]
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Hornets Tank (err, Choke) Down the Stretch in Brutal 105-102 Home Loss to Magic
Despite leading by as much as 17, the Hornets couldn’t close out one of the worst teams in the NBA and fell by three points on their own home court. After 44 1/2 minutes, all indications pointed towards a second straight home win with the Hornets in possession of a commanding 97-88 lead. However, we’ve […]
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Unrelenting effort on offensive end helps short-handed Hornets top Pistons 100-95
Despite getting outplayed in several areas, New Orleans’ energy on offense was enough to collect a narrow home victory over Detroit on Friday night. First, some stats from tonight’s game: FG%: Pistons – 39/78 (50.0%), Hornets – 35/81 (43.2%) 3P%: Pistons – 5/19 (36.8%), Hornets – 5/20 (35%) Assists: Pistons – 26, Hornets – […]
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Hornets can’t hang on and lose to Dallas
The end of that game was crushing as the Hornets gave themselves every opportunity to win the game. Hornets up four with 55 seconds less? Still a loss. Sigh. In a theme for the year, the Hornets went with caution in the game and after Anthony Davis bumped knees and went back to the locker […]
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Hornets clamp down in third, clip Hawks
Vasquez posted the first triple double of his career as he and Eric Gordon pumped in 48 points from the backcourt. Throughout the game, it was clear the Hornets starters could hang with the the Hawks starters, but in the second things got brutal as over a six minute stretch the Hornets second unit couldn’t […]
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Hornets use strong 3rd Quarter to fly past the Suns with 93-84 victory
In a battle of the teams with the two worst records in the Western Conference, New Orleans protected their home court over Phoenix in their one home game between January 25th and February 13th. Before the game, Coach Williams expressed his desire for the Hornets to keep the team’s turnover total around 12. Mission accomplished, […]
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Hornets crushed in Minnesota
If I tried as hard to write this recap as the Hornets did in that game, I’d stop right about-
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Strong defensive 4th quarter leads to impressive Hornets victory over Grizzlies in Memphis
The Hornets clamped down on D in the fourth quarter and held the Grizzlies to 23.8% shooting, turning a four point deficit into an eight point victory. On paper, New Orleans matches up with Memphis better than most other playoff contenders, but once Mike Conley went down just four minutes into the game with an […]
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Hornets’ Weaknesses Quite Clear Against Rockets
The outcomes of some games are determined by nuances, subtleties of the game, or being able to capitalize on pure luck. This was not one of those games. This time, it’s easy find the answer to “Why?” in the bulk play statistics of the 100-82 loss by the New Orleans Hornets to the Houston Rockets. […]
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Spurs pick and then roll Hornets
In the first half, neither team was really stopping the other. Vasquez was finding the roll man or Eric Gordon was drilling every shot he put up. On the flip side, Tony Parker tore the Lopez-Vasquez pick and roll defense to pieces. Again and again, Parker would get into space and pull back, Lopez would […]
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Hornets Give the Game to Warriors
The New Orleans Hornets lead the Golden State Warriors by 2 with 70 seconds left to play in the game. One of the largest crowds this season is attendance after a series of things going right produced win after win after win for a team that could not do anything but lose in prior weeks. […]
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Hornets dominate glass, finish off Celtics
Eric Gordon didn’t play tonight, but the Hornets did what they have for the last eight games and limited their opponents possessions. Ball game.