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As we tape game 4 is just hours from tipoff in San Antonio with the Spurs trailing 2 games to 1 in the series. It was an 11-0 run in the middle of ... www.truveo.com

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As we tape game 5 is just hours from tipoff with the series tied 2-2. Hornet coach Byron Scott was all over his team after game 4 for not bringing ... www.truveo.com

Utah has the 3rd seed to play for in this game and can only move to the second seed with a win over San Antonio and if the Hornets fall to the ... www.truveo.com

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When the Hornets play the Spurs, our eyes are on Tony Parker. The plays that Collison makes prove that he has ice running through his veins. Proof? ... and more »

By John(sivanjohn@yahoo.com) NBA News - Manu Returns But Scola’s Hurt The worst team last season are currently the surprise package as the Sacramento Kings overcame the New Orleans Hornets 112-86, with Andres NOCIONI posting 13 points, 2 rebounds and an assist.

By LatinD Game #1: New Orleans Hornets 96 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore New Orleans @ San Antonio GameThread Finally. Part 2 Game #2: San Antonio Spurs 85 @ Chicago Bulls 92 Boxscore Game #3: Sacramento Kings 94 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore

By Wayne Vore (ATS) Sure, the Hornets don't look that good.  Sure, I'm still mad I couldn't go to the game last night.  Sure, I feel lousy.  Sure, I'm rundown and tired.  I STILL couldn't go to sleep last night after that game.  I STILL can't stop thinking about how stoked I am for this season. Manu Check In

By BlaseE Of those 10 games, how many of those teams were in the playoffs? 3.  Utah, at Denver, and Dallas. At Denver, 108-91: Our three headed monster scored 22 (Parker), 21, and 21 points.   They all started and played heavy minutes.  Parker had 39 and Duncan had 36 compared to both players being under 3...

Other than Tony Parker crashing to the floor, it was everything the revamped San Antonio Spurs wanted for a season opener. Parker walked back to the bench OK after a hard landing in the third quarter, leaving the game with 17 points but with rookie DeJuan Blair and the Spurs already well in co...

By Wayne Vore (ATS) Manu Ginobili:  16 points and 4 assists.  But most importantly, because he had his thing going.  Some of his stuff was ridiculous tonight. Poll What is your impression of the Spurs tonight? Great Googly Moogly Seen Better Tony Needs To Pass More Pop Got Out Coached That DeJuan Kid Has A Long Wa...

Tony Parker scored 17 points before leaving the game after a hard fall and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 113-96 on Wednesday night. Parker landed with a thud on his right side after slicing between fellow All-Star Chris Paul and Hilton Armstrong for a layup late in the th...

By J.E. Skeets Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks Pacific Division: Warriors | Clippers | Lakers

By Tim C. New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs Where: AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX When: October 28, 2009, 7:00 PM Spurs time Watch: ESPN & KENS 5 David West The Shooter Tim Duncan The Foundation Center James Posey The Defender Gregg Popovich Bearded Sage Coach

By Kelly Dwyer Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Hornets Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Also, the regular season needs to start. Now.

By Kelly Dwyer Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Hornets Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Also, the regular season needs to start. Now.

With Tim Duncan's career quickly approaching the finish line, the San Antonio Spurs may have acquired the right pieces for another championship run with their star center. Coming off their longest summer break since 2000, the Spurs open their season Wednesday night, when they host a New...

By mikesatx Okay guys we are just right around the corner from the regular season and you have all seen my last two fanposts being about the NBA LIVE 10 Simulation. Poll What Spurs game would you like to see simulated for opening week? Oct. 28 - vs New Orleans Hornets Oct. 29 - @ Chicago Bulls Oct. 31 - vs Sacrame...

By J.E. Skeets Odds to win the 2010 NBA Championship Lakers — 2/1 Cavaliers — 10/3 Celtics — 4/1 Spurs — 15/2 Magic — 8/1 Nuggets — 15/1 Trail Blazers — 20/1 Jazz — 25/1 Mavericks — 30/1 Hornets — 35/1 Odds to win the 2010 Western Conference Lakers — 2/3 Spurs — 3/1 Nuggets — 7/1 Trail Blazers — 8/1 Jazz — 12/1

By J.E. Skeets Can the T-Wolves make the playoffs with a team consisting solely of power forwards and point guards? Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks Northwest Division: Nuggets

By J.E. Skeets — Kelly Dwyer — KD, Yahoo! Sports 2009-10 NBA Preview magazine Wavves, "So Bored" Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers

By J.E. Skeets LateNightMan: The Indiana Pacers ... just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious. #NBA Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons

By J.E. Skeets Will Joe Dumars' tinkering put the Pistons back among the East elite? Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody (Remix)" Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets | Spurs Central Division: Bulls | Cavaliers

By J.E. Skeets We've done it before, with the Boston Celtics. Can Manu Ginobili shake off an injury-plagued season to return as the X-factor in the Spurs' lineup? Atlantic Divison: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors Southwest Division: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Hornets

By dberri Table One: New Orleans Hornets in 2008-09 SG: James Posey [5.0 Wins Produced, 0.111 WP48] PF: David West [6.5 Wins Produced, 0.105 WP48] PG: Darren Collison [rookie] or Bobby Brown [-2.6 Wins Produced, -0.136 WP48] SG: Devin Brown [-0.3 Wins Produced, -0.015 WP48] DJ

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By secretchord53(noreply@blogger.com) The Spurs open against the New Orleans Hornets on Oct 28th. What will the starting line-up be on that night? As far as I know, Pop has given no indication as to the starting line-up come opening night. My guess: Parker, Mason, Jr., Jefferson, Duncan, and McDyess. What do you guys think?

By J.E. Skeets The Dallas Observer and Dallas Basketball spill Cuban's blue and green Kool Aid: In '06 it was the Spurs, Suns and Mavs. That's basically it. Today, it's the Lakers, Spurs, Nuggets, Jazz, Blazers, Rockets, Hornets, Mavs and, well, maybe the Suns.

By Michael Tiedemann 4th - New Orleans Hornets 9th - Golden State Warriors 11th - Orlando Magic 17th - Indiana Pacers 20th - Denver Nuggets 21st - Phoenix Suns 22nd - Denver Nuggets 23rd - Sacramento Kings 26th - Detroit Pistons Original Pick: David Lee, F, Florida New Pick: Fabricio Oberto, F, Argentina

By Michael Tiedemann 2nd - Detroit Pistons 3rd - Denver Nuggets 7th - Chicago Bulls 9th - New York Knicks 10th - Washington Wizards 11th - Golden State Warriors 15th - Orlando Magic 17th - Phoenix Suns 18th - New Orleans Hornets 25th - Detroit Pistons 28th - San Antonio Spurs 29th - Dallas Mavericks

By dberri Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls LA Lakers vs. Utah Jazz Pick: Lakers over Utah (4-1) Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Hornets Pick: Denver over New Orleans (4-3) San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets Pick: Portland over Houston (4-3)

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A week ago the Mavericks were getting beat in Memphis. I said Memphis. And they were absolutely disgusting in that loss. We will know more, much more, about the Mavericks’ playoff window this weekend. It’s the New Orleans Hornets here tonight. It’s the New Orleans Hornets there Sunday afterno...

It's gut check time in the Association. The Mavs step up with confidence, while the Suns step out of the playoff picture. The Cavs reverse their fortunes against the Spurs. And the Hornets can't seem to build any momentum heading in the postseason:

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Fortunately, things picked up quite a bit in the second half, as Paul was credited with seven assists in the third quarter alone, while Parker was credited with three third quarter assists. Paul had three fourth quarter assists as the Hornets rallied from a nine point deficit to defeat the team that eliminated them in last year's playoffs. Parker had one fourth quarter assist. 1: Roger Mason jumper, 11:08 3rd q: Incorrect; Parker passed to Mason, who took two dribbles before making a contested shot. 2: Matt Bonner three pointer, 7:54 3rd q: Correct; catch and shoot play. 3: Manu Ginobili three pointer, 3:36 third q: Correct; catch and shoot play. 4: Bonner jumper, 5:04 4th q: Correct; catch and shoot play.   [read the full post]

By John(sivanjohn@yahoo.com) Everyone will remember how these two teams traded in each other with blow outs during last season Western Conference semi-final. Well tonight was a close one but sadly for the Spurs, the New Orleans Hornets won the game 90-83. On the other hand, Fabricio OBERTO who is now a deep bench player o...

Lakers 115, Suns 110 Raptors 101, Pacers 88 Hornets 105, Bobcats 89 Spurs 95, Hawks 89 At San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 27 points in a return to his sixth-man role to help San Antonio extend its winning streak to four games. Warriors 119, Bucks 96

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) At full strength, the Lakers, Hornets, Spurs, Jazz, Rockets, Blazers and Mavericks are better than the Nuggets. The Suns look a bit shaky but I expect them to pull things together eventually. Denver will not win too many games against those teams this year. The Nuggets may very well pad their record in their next three games (at Sacramento, followed by home games versus Minnesota and Golden State) but then they visit Dallas and Houston in a killer back to back before playing Cleveland in Denver, traveling to Phoenix and battling Portland in a home and home series. Let's just say that Denver will most likely not be in third place in the West after those nine games.   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) Chris Paul had 21 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds and four steals as the New Orleans Hornets beat the Miami Heat 100-89, ending a two game losing streak. David West added 21 points and nine rebounds and Tyson Chandler contributed 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as New Orleans outrebounded Miami 45-37. Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 30 points in addition to posting 10 assists and six rebounds. Regardless of what Marion's role will turn out to be, the positives for Miami are that Wade looks like an elite player again, Beasley is a legit 18-20 ppg scorer, Chalmers is a tenacious defender and the Heat in general are playing with a lot of energy. They should certainly be able to contend for one of the last two playoff spots in the East.   [read the full post]

By Dingo(noreply@blogger.com) Back in June, the Sporting News' Stan McNeal picked his "Top 5 Candidates for a championship parade in 2009", ranking the Spurs fourth behind the Lakers, Celtics and Hornets:The other old standbys - Suns, Mavericks and Pistons - will be breaking in new coaches, but San Antonio still has G...

By M. Haubs(noreply@blogger.com) WEST 1. L.A. Lakers 2. Utah 3. New Orleans 4. Houston 5. San Antonio 6. Portland 7. Dallas 8. Phoenix First Round: Lakers over Suns, Spurs over Rockets, Hornets over Blazers, Jazz over Mavs Conf. Semis: Lakers over Spurs, Hornets over Jazz Conf. Finals: Lakers over Hornets

The GMs listed the Lakers, Celtics, Hornets, Rockets and Spurs as the top teams competing for the title, and the Mavericks were not even an afterthought. And despite all that, the Mavericks finished exactly six games behind the Lakers, who had the best regular-season record in the West.

By khandor LAKERS LAKERS Fisher Parker Yue e.g. Boston Celtics, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers;

This month is crushing.  The NBA clearly wanted to pack in big games between the prime teams in the league leading up to the playoffs.  The Hornets finish the season with 6 games on the road, three back to backs, face their nemesis Utah on the 5th and then end with five brutal games: Phoenix, @Da...

By Tom Ziller Ziller: Can anyone top the Lakers? Ziller: But didn't the Hornets basically do something similar to what Portland fans think is possible -- out of the playoffs to the second round? N.O. did have a bit more experienced core, of course, but they didn't have a one-year flame-out.

By Trevor Smith Rank Team Offensive Rating 1 Utah Jazz 113.8 2 Phoenix Suns 113.3 3 Los Angeles Lakers 113 4 Golden State Warriors 111.8 5 New Orleans Hornets 111.5 6 Detroit Pistons 111.4 7 Orlando Magic 111.3 8 Dallas Mavericks 111.1 9 Boston Celtics 110.2 10 Toronto Raptors 110.2

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Dallas Morning News reports that the Mavs are unlikely to re-sign free agent 6-8 guard/forward Devean George. They also list a number of teams interested in the 6'8" guard/forward who averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds last season for Dallas. The Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Hornets have expressed interest in George and they project that with the loss of Posey, the Celtics may be the next in line to take a look at him. Marc Stein has some interesting stuff on Darius Miles' suspension. Sources say all 30 teams were notified this week by league memorandum that the drug which earned Portland Trail Blazers castoff Darius Miles a 10-game suspension to start next season -- if Mi...   [read the full post]

By Eddie Johnson Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks Projection: Celtics in six. Detroit Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Projection: Lakers in six. New Orleans Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks Projection: Mavericks in six. Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz

By theassociation Manu Ginobili is broken. The biggest reason why the Spurs won't have a similar Hornets-series rebound is that Manu Ginobili is obviously hurt. I was expecting to see a very aggressive Manu slash to the hole in Game 2, but instead he camped out behind the three point arc. Obviously the Lakers kn...

By Trevor Smith On Wednesday night at the Staples Centre, the San Antonio Spurs led Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals by 20 points with 5:54 left in the third quarter. For a team that had been pushed to the brink of elimination by the upstart New Orleans Hornets the week prior, the situation was unbelie...

Oberto, Thomas, Udoka and Duncan were simply brutal on the glass. As soon as a shot went up, they'd form a little wall around the rim, and Tyson could only get to the ball by jumping over it and back-tapping it. On offense, multiple times Duncan or Thomas would just sneak in and take the ball away...

The Hornets and Spurs both finished with 56 wins in the regular season, but we got homecourt thanks to tie-breakers. In today's Express-news, there's a look back at seven regular season games that the Spurs let slip away. Winning any one of those games would have made a big difference in the p...

Interesting conspiracy theory from a poster at the HR boards who thinks the NBA might be trying to give home teams better breaks in the playoffs...Maybe the NBA is tired of hearing people accept that "good teams turn it on the playoffs" and that "the regular season means nothing." [Hear that Sa...

In the third, yes, the Hornets had a meltdown, but it wasn't when everyone thought it was.  That whole exchange where the Hornets were hit with five personals and a technical in the third?  It resulted in a whopping two points for the Spurs.  Two.  We were down 7 at the end of it.  The Meltdown occu...

Paul Silas, the last head coach of the Charlotte Hornets and the first head coach of the New Orleans Hornets, is apparently in the running for the Suns head coaching gig. Silas, who was also LeBron's first head coach in Cleveland a few years back, put together a 208-155 record in his four and a...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The Spurs executed their offense almost flawlessly in the first quarter, outscoring the Hornets 36-24, shooting 15-21 from the field and committing just one turnover. Duncan, Ginobili and Parker combined to score 22 points on 10-14 field goal shooting. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, who is a real master at finding and exploiting matchup advantages, inserted Fabricio Oberto into the starting lineup in place of Kurt Thomas. Popovich later explained that he wanted to have a group on the court that has played together for a while and would be better able to react to certain situations (Thomas joined the team in midseason and was put in the starting lineup during the Phoenix series to help match up with Shaquille O'Neal). Duncan and Oberto worke...   [read the full post]

At least now we know that the Hornets can lose even when Ryan isn't on recap duty. Okay, so back to New Orleans we go for Game 7 on Monday, where our Hornets have dominated the Spurs in this series. Hopefully that trend will continue and we can keep the fun bus rolling into the Conference Finals.

Also at the above link is a brief piece about Jeff Bower finishing third in NBA Executive of the Year voting...Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower finished third in Sporting News' NBA Executive of the Year race. Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics finished first with 18 of a possible 47 votes, whi...

Since mistakes are so rare in these games, all it takes is one flurry of turnovers and/or bad shots and the team is done because the other team isn't going to make their own series of mistakes to let them get back in.  Here are a listing of the biggest flurries of mistakes in the series:Game 1...

Mike Finger writes about the solid defensive effort by the Hornets in Game 5...As Spurs coach Gregg Popovich pointed out, it wasn't just the Hornets' offense that enabled them to pull away. They hounded Tony Parker and Tim Duncan into bad shots throughout the night, but especially in the thir...

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) After the Spurs lost the first two games in New Orleans, San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich made a couple strategic moves that paid off handsomely in games three and four: he moved Ginobili into the starting lineup and he switched defensive specialist Bruce Bowen from Paul to Peja Stojakovic. Ginobili is one Spur who the Hornets really do not match up well with, while the idea behind the defensive change is that Paul is going to get his points regardless of what the Spurs do so it is very important to minimize the production that the Hornets get from other players. Those adjustments still worked in game five--Ginobili played well and Stojakovic only had nine points on 3-8 field goal shooting--but West's performance throughout and Paul's str...   [read the full post]

Our bench pretty much sucked again. Pargo had 10 points but he didn't shoot well. Beyond that we got 6 points from the reserves. Bonzi was really only good for some hard fouls tonight. With the bench not delivering, Byron Scott opted to open the fourth quarter with all our starters on the floor. Po...

Also from that last link, Robert Horry disses Phil Jackson...Though three of Horry's seven championship rings were earned under Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who has won nine titles as head coach of the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and the Shaquille O'Neal-era Lakers, he gives Popovich the nod o...

What worked so well in games 1 and 2 - the double on Tim Duncan - is no longer working, and tonight I expect Byron to try a different sort of defense.  The Spurs countered the double by playing Tim and Manu on the same side of the floor, having Tony deliver, clear and take the opposite wing positio...

For the second game in a row, I got recap duty - and true to form from the regular season, whenever I get to write the recap it's never a happy one. I've managed to write a recap after a winning game one time all season. I'm not a supersitious man, but if this continues Ron may end up on permanent Reca...

It's clear the Spurs fans are foaming at the mouth over Paul's aggressive nastiness and shameless flopping on the court.  It's also pretty apparent that Paul's managed to get to Bruce Bowen, Manu Ginobili and several of the backups like Oberto as well.  Other than Ginobili, who can be dange...

Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic said Saturday that several of the Spurs' 11 3-pointers in Game 3 were uncontested. But Scott came prepared with statistics showing why the Hornets need to improve their interior defense, where Spurs guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili took over.

From Morris Peterson's latest blog entry over at Hornets.com...In terms of how I've been doing in the playoffs, I've been working hard and my will to win is strong right now. Whatever happened in the regular season, all of that is great. But the only thing people are going to remember is what you di...

Once again, the Hornets bent over backward to take Tim Duncan out of the game, which is one reason Parker and Ginobili were so huge. Duncan finished with only 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, but it was his initial pass out of double-teams that led to several San Antonio triples.

The Hornets perimeter defense got shredded tonight. Parker and Ginobili kept getting wherever they wanted, both scoring 31, and Ginobili was clearly in all-out attack mode. The guy was never at rest, and I salute him for fighting through that gimpy ankle. He was a game-changer.

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) In recent days it seems like everyone has come not to praise the San Antonio Spurs but to bury them but their 110-99 game three win over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday suggested that such funeral plans are very premature. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich resorted to his tried and true tactic w...

Point being this: If the Hornets can leave San Antonio Sunday night with a 3-1 lead in the series, life will be good. That would mean the Spurs would have to win three out of the next three games, two being in New Orleans—a task even too great for a defending champ. 

So far, the Hornets bench has not been consistent against San Antonio.  Pargo has cooled off from his insane Dallas series, and while Bonzi did well in Game 1, his Game 2 was weak.  Altogether the Hornets bench is only producing 17 points per game in this series.  Though the 2nd Unit's defense i...

Buck Harvey finds solace in the fact that the Spurs are not the Mavericks...The Spurs are clearly smarter than the Dallas Mavericks. On the eve of Game 3, coming home and down 0-2, no one used a radio talk show to discuss his marijuana use. Via Hornets Hype: Some kind of Manu Ginobili candle to illu...

Their most recent attempt came seven years ago, when the Los Angeles Lakers won the first two games of the conference finals en route to a 4-0 sweep. A San Antonio columnist thinks the Spurs are dead, but he's looking forward to the afterlife.

Jeff McDonald tells us how Manu Ginobili responded to questions about the Game 2 loss..."If you replay my answers from Game 1, it's the same answers tonight," Ginobili said. Buck Harvey wants to see much more from Manu Ginobili...Manu Ginobili doesn't have to be good now. He has to be better than th...

By David Friedman Naturally, the media and fans will tend to focus on the masterful way that Paul choreographed the Hornets' offense but the job that New Orleans is doing on defense is at least as impressive: the Hornets held the Spurs to 31-73 field goal shooting (.425), containing each of the team's three stars without letting any of the role players get loose. Tim Duncan bounced back from his disastrous game one performance to put up solid numbers (18 points, eight rebounds) but he never controlled the action and he actually had the worst plus/minus number (-32) of anyone in the game, which has to be a pretty rare occurrence for him. Manu Ginobili scored 13 points on 4-10 field goal shooting and his seven assists were nearly offset by his game-high five turno...   [read the full post]

So the Spurs made their adjustments. They clamped down on David West, holding him to 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting. They got a much better game from Tim Duncan, who scored 18 on 6-of-11 shooting. They hit the boards harder, they mixed up their defense even more, and Gregg Popovich gave Ime Udok...

By Adam Lauridsen Watching the Hornets make the Spurs look their age has been one of the more enjoyable scenes so far of 07-08 Playoffs. There are moments with Paul and company streaking up the court when — if I go cross-eyed and color blind — the action looks a lot like the Warriors at their finest moments. With a...

New Orleans' David West put up a rare miss on a jumper. The rebound fell into a thicket of Spurs ... and somehow into the hands of the Hornets' Morris Peterson. I didn't see him until I got hit," Bowen said. "... I asked Tim (Duncan), 'Where did he come from?' It's a part of the game I can't control."

By the end of December, Pargo was shooting 33% from the floor as a Hornet.  We know he's streaky as hell.  There is, however, one key difference between that Pargo, and the one playing in the playoffs right now.  The Pargo at the start of the year was almost useless if he wasn't on a rare shooting s...

In the Phoenix series, San Antonio seemed to get every break in crunch time. Every desperation shot fell, the Suns made crucial turnovers like it was their job and Shaq missed almost all of his hack-a-shaq free throws. I began to wonder whether it was the Suns imploding or the Spurs getting lu...

By AusTechSpur We have the game’s most feared playoff clutch shooters in Brent Barry and Findog and Robert Horry. When doubling or tripling Tim persists, they will destroy New Orleans from the arc. GO SPURS GO Poll How do you see this series going down now? Spurs in 5 Spurs in 6 Spurs in 7 Hornets in 7 Hornets in...

By David Friedman David West scored a playoff career-high 30 points on 13-23 field goal shooting as the New Orleans Hornets beat the defending champion San Antonio Spurs 101-82. Chris Paul struggled with his shot for most of the game but he finished with 17 points on 7-16 shooting in addition to having 13 assists, four rebounds and four steals. Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and a had a game-high +17 plus/minus rating. Tony Parker (23 points, five assists, five rebounds) and Manu Ginobili (19 points, seven assists, six rebounds) performed at their normal levels but Tim Duncan tied his playoff career-low with five points, shooting just 1-9 from the field and grabbing just three rebounds in 37 minutes. Duncan's performance reinforces a point that I made in...   [read the full post]

The defense was also pretty good on Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Those two combined for 42 points, neither of them ever really getting loose to do serious damage. Give Morris Peterson and Julian Wright the credit for limiting Manu. They both did a fantastic job chasing him around screens, d...

Then, on Nov. 3, 1994, a series of pyrotechnics were set off inside the Alamodome as part of the Spurs' opening-night ceremonies. Some bits and pieces from the game notes posted at Hornets.com's Courtside Live blog...It is just the fourth time since the 2005 playoffs that the Spurs have lost the...

Asked if he was relieved that there would be little temptation to use the tactic in the series, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich defended its use. In case you missed that whole thing, here's video from two different perspectives...Bruce Bowen kicks Chris Paul Chris Paul punches Bruce Bowen

I saw a review of it. Kidd wasn't trying to hurt anybody. I think he got caught in a bad position. It was just a tough call. By no means was he trying to injure Pargo." It's a team game, and all the pieces have to fit together, and the pieces just weren't fitting together." - Mark Cuban, asked about the Fi...

Also from the T-P, Dan McCarney has quotes galore from the Spurs about Chris Paul... Everything he does is difficult to handle," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said. Oh, I've ditched the Hornets-Mavs links in the right sidebar and put up a few relating to Hornets-Spurs. More will likely be added as...

Part of the reason the Mavs fell apart was because the team was built to rely on 4 players for most of its offense - and one of those was Stackhouse.(hee hee)  The Hornets, with Bonzi, Pargo and Julian Wright, have 8 legitimate players who can impact a game offensively and defensively.  The Spu...

Lots of interesting stuff in the San Antonio Express-News from Jeff McDonald...The Spurs split their four regular-season games with New Orleans. But all anyone remembers are the two the Hornets won -- 102-78 on Jan. 26 in San Antonio, and 100-75 on March 12 in New Orleans.

By Atma Brother ONE LA Lakers (1) vs Denver Nuggets (8) Lakers in 6 New Orleans Hornets (2) vs Dallas Mavericks (7) Hornets in 7 San Antonio Spurs (3) vs Phoenix Suns (6) Phoenix in 6 Utah Jazz (4) vs Houston Rockets (5)  Celtics in 5 Detroit Pistons (2) vs Philadelphia 76ers (7) Pistons in 5

By Trevor Smith As Danny Ainge came over to congratulate him, Garnett remembered how all eyes were out West early on. The incredibly competitive regular season carried over and the first round match-ups provided must-see-TV every night, starting with the breakneck speed of the Hornets-Warriors seri...

By David Friedman The final Thursday of the 2007-08 regular season featured a role reversal for two teams who are very familiar with each other. The Golden State Warriors eliminated the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of last year's playoffs but the Warriors' loss to Denver last night helped the Mavericks clinch a berth in this year's playoffs while putting the Warriors' postseason hopes in serious jeopardy. Meanwhile, the Lakers took care of business versus the Clippers in an "away" game at Staples Center, setting the stage for a dramatic home game versus the West-leading New Orleans Hornets at Staples on Friday night. The Lakers finish the season with a three game homestand and are still very much in contention for the number one seed in the West.   [read the full post]

By Blake Murphy Cleveland Cavaliers v. Denver Nuggets/Golden State Warriors Just because LeBron James would probably average 50 points a game… though he might do that against anyone. Atlanta Hawks v. New Orleans Hornets Just to remind Hawks fans that they passed on Chris Paul.

By David Friedman For most of this season, talk about the Western Conference has focused on Chris Paul and the surprising New Orleans Hornets, Houston's 22 game winning streak, the reemergence of the Lakers as a contender and the arrival of Shaquille O'Neal in Phoenix--but look who owns the league's best current winning streak (seven games) and has moved into a virtual tie with the Hornets for first place in the Western Conference: none other than the "old, boring" defending champion San Antonio Spurs, who blew out the Rockets 109-88 on Sunday. The Spurs' defense is in playoff mode after a brief midseason siesta; they held the Rockets to .402 field goal shooting, including a 5-22 effort from Tracy McGrady, who finished with just 13 points.   [read the full post]

By dberri The Hornets left Oklahoma City and have seen their attendance decline by a projected 164,410 fans.  Seattle - the team that is doing everything to move to Oklahoma - has seen its attendance go down by a projected 104,571 fans.  All together, the teams either leaving or going to Oklahoma acco...

They travel to Houston, host the Lakers and the Spurs, and then hitch a ride to Detroit to battle the Pistons, all in the span of one week.  They will, I think. The return of the beloved “birdman” will provide instant energy in the lineup and the Hornets will beat Houston and San Antonio. 

By FLCeltsFan The Celtics out rebounded the Spurs 46-37. They had 18 fast break points to none for the Spurs. In spite of being undersized, The Celtics outscored the Spurs in the paint 30-26. The Celtics shot 47% and held the Spurs to 44% shooting. The one stat that stands out is that the Celtics shot 34 free throws to only 13 for the Spurs. This was a very satisfying win. The Celtics are now 16-0 against the Western Conference teams. They still have to face the Hornets and Suns but there should be no question that they are for real, with or without Kevin Garnett. The Celtics are 4 -2 without him in the lineup. When he comes back, he will be motivated all over again and I expect the Celtics to go on a tear through the league. But for now, this win sure feels good.   [read the full post]

By Atma Brother ONE I'd say the Southwest Division has a 2/3 chance of going for the 4peat. The West is going to be between the Mavs, Spurs, and Suns. New Orleans Hornets 24/7     The New Orleans Hornets Fan Memphis Shades of Blue Houston HoopsBlogging Dallas Showboating