March 17th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Interestingly, New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul, upon a return from an injury, always seems to do better than prior to suffering said injuries. Case in point is the last three games prior to the Hornets’ game Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Arena; since returning from a mild concussion, Paul [...]
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Suns Drop Fourth Straight, Hornets Win 100-95
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Paul Suffers Concussion In Hornets’ 96-81 Rout Of Cavaliers
The New Orleans Hornets, right in the thick of the Western Conference, had an opponent that was looking to win their second straight game in the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game in and of itself went as was expected as New Orleans easily made short work of Cleveland 96-81 at Quicken Loans Arena. But the Hornets [...]
Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings – Week of January 24-30
What a weird week. The Sacramento Kings beat both the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets while the Toronto Raptors attempt to overtake the Cleveland Cavaliers as the worst team in the National Basketball Association. Meanwhile, San Antonio is still on top of the rankings. That and more in this week’s edition of Slam [...]
Suns Survive Late Hornets Rally, Win 104-102
One of the more competititve games on the NBA schedule took place Sunday at US Airways Center in Phoenix as the Suns hosted the New Orleans Hornets, who are fresh off a loss to the Sacramento Kings Saturday. This matchup paired two teams that are polar opposites of each other; the Hornets don’t score tons of points yet [...]
Kings Get Back To Back Victories, And Big Morale Boost Win Win Over Hornets
I never dreamed of this weekend. A weekend where the Kings beat the World Champion Lakers and the Hornets in back to back nights. In fact this is only the second time the Kings have won back to back games all year. The last time they accomplished this was Oct 30th and Nov 1 when they [...]
Hornets Rally In Third, Beat Rockets In OT 110-105
There’s one thing that the New Orleans Hornets can say that they’re guilty of: Falling behind early in games. That would certainly be the case as they took on the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Friday night. Down by 16 in the third, New Orleans, behind David West, managed to rally and defeat Houston [...]
Warriors Sting Hornets 110-103
Finally. Staring a 1-4 toad trip right in the face, the Warriors played their best quarter of the year, and turned a 10-point deficit entering the fourth quarter into a seven-point win in New Orleans, 110-103. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. OK, I didn’t see it. I [...]
Lakers End Three-Game Skid, Swat Hornets 103-88
The Los Angeles Lakers, prior to their game Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets, were in the midst of a three-game losing streak. With their roster, one wonders if there was something problematic or some inner turmoil happening with the team of purple and gold. The fact of the matter is is that they’re [...]
