March 25th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The New Orleans Hornets, fresh off a loss to the Boston Celtics, were at the time of this recap just one-half game behind the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference playoff chase. So to say that their game against the Utah Jazz at Energy Solutions Arena on Thursday night was a must-win game is an [...]
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Hornets Outlast Jazz In OT 121-117, West Hurt
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 [...]
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 [...]
CP-3′s 13 Third Quarter Points Help Hornets Sting Hawks 93-86
“We started the third quarter and we just didn’t have any energy. We came out very lethargic. We stopped running, we stopped pushing the basketball for easy transition points, and we started settling for jump shots.” Those were the words of Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew after Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Hornets. What [...]
West, CP-3 Help Hornets Sting Jazz 100-71
Prior to the New Orleans Hornets game against the Utah Jazz, the Hornets came in at 15-10. But do not let that record fool you. While New Orleans is above .500, they were at one time 11-1, with a 4-9 slump in between. But one thing is for certain: this is a team that will [...]
The New Orleans Hornets Are Rolling, But Is It Enough to Keep Chris Paul?
There have already been some surprises in the NBA this season. The Miami Heat got handed it to them when they lost to the Boston Celtics, 88-80. However, they proved people wrong, destroying several teams, most notably the Orlando Magic to prove they are real deal. Then there are the Houston Rockets, who have opened [...]
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1 Comment »Suns Win Rare Road Game, Beat Rockets In OT 115-111
The Phoenix Suns, for the most part, haven’t had that much success on the road (9-15), even prior to their game Sunday night against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Unfortunately for the Rockets, Amare Stoudemire decided to bring his A-game to town, scoring a season-high 36 points, helping Phoenix outlast Houston in overtime 115-111. [...]
Kobe, Dominant Post Play Lifts Lakers Over Hornets 106-90
Kobe Posterizing Emeka I believe the Hornets big guy lost a “couple of vowels” in his name on that dunk – he still might be trying to retrieve them. You knew he was going to play. So, he was in the starting line-up, and everything was going to be alright. Not until six minutes and [...]