The Hornets will be without their best player, Chris Paul, for 4 weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.  Paul has averaged 18.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game so far this season.  Jannero Pargo will run the point until Paul returns, but he’s nowhere near the point guard that Paul is.  Pargo is averaging 9.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game so far this season.

The Hornets really didn’t have much of a chance in this game due to all of the injuries that have beset them.  Rasual Butler had a decent game with 16 points and 6 rebounds.  Desmond Mason had a good all-around game with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.  Jannero Pargo got the start at point guard for the injured Chris Paul and wound up with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.  Devin Brown was solid off the bench with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.  Cedric Simmons also provided some punch for the Hornets with 10 points and 5 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler had a solid game around the rim with 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.

The Hornets fell to 11-17 on the season with this loss.

The Hornets played no defense as the Sonics hit an amazing 54.5% from the floor for the game.  But the worst part of this game is that Chris Paul went down with an ankle injury after only playing 11 minutes.  He did not return and wound up with 2 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.  Jannero Pargo picked it up without Paul in the game and would up with 23 points and 5 assists.  Desmond Mason had a solid game with 21 points and 7 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler had a great night in the paint with 14 points and 11 rebounds.  Devin Brown had a great game off the bench with 16 points and 9 rebounds.  Rasual Butler had an awful shooting night (2 of 15) and wound up with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Hornets fell to 11-16 on the season with this loss.

This was never a game as the Spurs crushed the Hornets on their home court.  The Hornets only shot 37.3% from the floor and allowed the Spurs to hit an amazing 62.9% of their shots as a team!  Chris Paul (20 points) and Rasual Butler (16 points) led the way for the Hornets.  Jannero Pargo added 11 points off the bench.  Desmond Mason (10 points, 7 rebounds) was pretty active in this game.

The Hornets fell to 11-15 on the season with this loss.

The Hornets have lost two key starting players for while.  Peja Stojakovic (major back surgery) and David West (arthoscopic elbow surgery) will both miss alot of time in the near future.  The Hornets are banking on guys like Rasual Butler, Hilton Armstrong, Cedric Simmons and Marc Jackson to provide big-time minutes until the pair of stars return…..and it doesn’t look pretty.

Stojakovic had major back surgery last Sunday to remove a disc fragment in his back.  He will miss up to 2 months with this injury.  Stojakovic was averaging 17.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.  He also was hitting an outstanding 40.5% of his 3-pointers, which will be very hard for the Hornets to replace.

David West had arthoscopic surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday morning and will miss the next 2-8 weeks.  He was averaging 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season.