The Hornets played no defense as they allowed the Spurs to hit 50% of their shots from the floor.  The Spurs have also out-rebounded the Hornets 44-33.

Rasual Butler led the way for the Hornets with 17 points and 4 rebounds.  Desmond Mason had a good game with 16 points and 9 rebounds.  Chris Paul had a rough shooting night (2 of 11) and wound up with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

The Hornets fell to 10-11 on the season with this loss.

The Hornets wanted size so they drafted Cedric Simmons and Hilton Armstrong in the first round.  Cedric Simmons has played in 20 games and has averaged 15.9 minutes, 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.9 blocks per game so far this season. 

Hilton Armstrong has played in 11 games and has averaged 10.2 minutes, 4.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game so far this season.  Armstrong has hit an outstanding 66.7% of his shots from the floor.

Marcus Vinicius has only played in 5 games and has averaged 5.8 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game so far this season.

The Hornets look like they got a nice haul in the draft this season.  Both Simmons and Armstrong could be starters one day for New Orleans.

The Hornets shot 54.8% from the floor and outscored the Cavs 23-16 in the 4th quarter to seal this victory.  Chris Paul was unstoppable with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.  Jannero Pargo brought firepower off the bench with 15 points and 7 rebounds.  Marc Jackson added 14 points.  Desmond Mason had a decent game with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.  Hilton Armstrong added 12 points and 4 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler was awesome around the basket as he scored 4 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.

The Hornets improved to 10-10 with this win.

West continues to have swelling in his right elbow and will be out indefinately.  The Hornets are hoping that West will not require surgery because they really need his rebounding.  West is averaging 17.4 points and 8.3 rebounds so far this season.

This loss really hurts the Hornets.  Stojakovic has a back injury and is out indefinately.  Peja was averaging 17.8 points and 4.2 rebounds so far this season.  Stojakovic is the Hornets best shooter and they need him back as soon as possible.

Bobby Jackson cracked his left rib on November 28th and will miss 2-3 weeks.  The Hornets will miss Jackson’s firepower off the bench.  Jackson is averaging 10.9 points and 4.1 rebounds so far this season.

The Hornets were tied at 45 at halftime, but then the roof caved in as the Warriors out-scored them 56-35 in the second half.  Desmond Mason led the way for the Hornets with 24 points and 8 rebounds.  Jannero Pargo had a good game off the bench with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.  Rasual Butler added 13 points and 4 rebounds.  Chris Paul had a rough night shooting (4 of 12) and wound up with 11 points and 5 assists.

The Hornets fell to 9-10 on the season with this loss.

The Hornets just looked flat and got thumped by the Sonics.  Chris Paul led the way with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.  Desmond Mason pitched in with 10 points and 4 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler scored 6 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

The Hornets fell to 9-9 with this loss.

The Hornets were missing quite a few players on Wednesday Night, but you would never know it by watching this game.  The Hornets rushed out to a 51-37 halftime lead and made it stand.  The Hornets also out-rebounded the Lakers 49-31.

Chris Paul had a fantastic game at the point guard position with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals.  Rasual Butler had a great game in a rare start with 22 points and 6 rebounds.  Jannero Pargo scored 21 points off the bench.  Desmond Mason hit the boards and played a great game with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler provided the muscle and the defense around the basket.  Chandler scored 10 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 3 shots.

The Hornets improved to 9-8 on the season with this win.

The Hornets have enough players that can score, so Tyson Chandler can focus on what he does best which is playing defense and rebounding.  Chandler has only averaged 5.6 points per game, but 12.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.  Chandler’s whole offensive game is put-backs and dunks which explains his 66.7% shooting from the floor.