The Hornets really played great defense as they held the Magic to 34.9% shooting from the floor and that helped them win this game.  Jannero Pargo had a great game off the bench and led the Hornets in scoring with 25 points.  Desmond Mason didn’t shoot well (6 of 18) but he still wound up with 21 points and 9 rebounds.  Rasual Butler also had a great game with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

The Hornets improved to 15-22 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270116003

Jannero Pargo needs to shoot better if he’s really going to help the Hornets during their big time of need with all the injuries that have hit them.  Pargo is only shooting 38.1% from the floor and 33.9% on three-pointers, and those percentages need to improve.  He has played in 36 games and has averaged 10.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season.

The Hornets stunned the Wizards last night and the Hornets shot the lights out as they connected on 54.5% of their shots for the game.  Desmond Mason had a solid all-around game with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.  Rasual Butler also had a good game with 20 points and 6 rebounds.

The Hornets improved to 14-22 on the season with this win.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270112003

Bobby Jackson is a trooper.  He’s been playing even though he has five cracked ribs.  Jackson is averaging 23.3 minutes, 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season.  The Hornets are lucky that Jackson is tough because they can’t afford to lose another good player with Chris Paul, Peja Stojakovic and David West all out.

The Hornets did a great job of playing defense as they held the Hawks to 33.3% shooting from the floor.  The Hornets were also very efficient on offense as they hit 52.3% from the floor.  Jannero Pargo had a great game off the bench with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.  Rasual Butler also had a good all-around game with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Hornets improved to 13-22 on the season with this win.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270110001

The Hornets are having a problem fielding a starting caliber NBA team on alot of nights because of the massive injuries they have suffered.  They sit in 4th place in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference with a 12-22 record which has them 14.5 games behind the division leading Mavericks.  The Hornets have been awful on offense as they’re only averaging 89.6 points per game which in last in the NBA.  They also can’t shoot as they are only hitting 43.1% of their shots which ranks 29th in the NBA.  The Hornets leading three scorers on the season are all out for an extended period of time.  Chris Paul (18.4 points), Peja Stojakovic (17.8 points) and David West (17.4 points) have all been sorely missed.  Desmond Mason is the leading scorer of the Hornets that are actually playing and he’s only averaging 13.1 points per game this season.  Rasual Butler (10.7), Bobby Jackson (10.6) and Jannero Pargo (10.5) are the only Hornets averaging over 10 points per game of the guys that are currently playing.  Things will continue to go badly for the Hornets until they get their big guns back.  The Grizzlies will probably pass them up shortly and put the Hornets in the basement.

The under-manned Hornets got lit up in the 4th quarter as the Clippers outscored them 28-17 which is why they lost the game.  Desmond Mason led the way with 28 points and 5 rebounds.  Devin Brown also had a solid all-around game with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. 

The Hornets fell to 12-22 on the season with this loss.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270108003

With all the injuries that the Hornets have suffered this season they needed someone to step up on offense and Desmond Mason has been that guy lately.  Mason has been hot his last 7 games as he’s hitting 51% from the floor in those games.  Mason has averaged 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game over the last 7 games.  The Hornets need Mason to keep playing at this level until they start to get some of their injured players back.

The Hornets were just out-manned again last night as they lost again.  Desmond Mason had a great game with 28 points and 4 rebounds so you can’t blame him for the loss.  Jannero Pargo added 14 ponts and 6 assists off the bench.

The Hornets fell to 12-21 on the season with this loss.  http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270106003

The Hornets never had a chance in this basketball game as they fell behind 58-32 in the first half.  The Hornets also only hit 33% of their shots from the floor and that didn’t help things at all.  Jannero Pargo had an awful game shooting the ball (6 of 24) and wound up with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.  Desmond Mason had a solid game with 15 points and 5 rebounds.  Devin Brown had another solid game off the bench with 14 points and 8 rebounds.  Tyson Chandler only scored 3 points, but he snatched up 16 rebounds.

The Hornets fell to 12-20 on the season with this loss.