The Hornets won a battle of bad offense today in Boston.  Chris Paul led the way for the Hornets in this game with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 6 steals.  David West also filled up the stat sheet today with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Emeka Okafor was solid around the basket with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots today.  The Hornets are now 19-14 on the year.

The Hornets came out flat last night as they were behind 59-41 at the half.  They also didn’t show any toughness as they were outrebounded 44-24 and the Lakers shot 58.6% from the floor.  Chris Paul led the way for the Hornets last night with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Marco Belinelli only shot 4 of 16 from the floor but he still finished up with 15 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal.  Jarrett Jack (12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 14 minutes) and Emeka Okafor (10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 18-14 on the year.

25-year old small forward Trevor Ariza is a good defensive player and he’s a great finisher on the fast break but he’s awful as a shooter.  In his last five games, Ariza is averaging 37.4 minutes, 9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game.  But, he is only shooting 28.1% from the floor and he is 2 for 20 (10%) from three point range.  Ariza has now played in 31 games (all starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 10.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.  He is only shooting 36.8% from the floor, 25.4% from three point range and 70.8% from the free throw line so far this year.  Ariza is a much better player when he lets the other guys on the team shoot the ball.

The Timberwolves shot 53.2% from the floor and they outscored the Hornets 59-41 in the second half to pull away in this game.  Chris Paul led the way for the Hornets in this game with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals so you can’t blame him for this loss.  David West also had a solid game with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists last night.  Trevor Ariza (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Marco Belinelli (11 points) also pitched in.  The Hornets are now 18-13 on the season.

The Hornets outrebounded the Hawks 47-38 in this game and they held them to 39.7% shooting from the floor as they played great on D.  Chris Paul led the way for the Hornets in this game with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.  David West (18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) and Emeka Okafor (14 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist) also had big games for the Hornets last night.  Trevor Ariza pitched in with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals in this game.  The Hornets are now 18-12 on the season.

The Hornets were the better team last night, plain & simple.  Emeka Okafor led the way for the Hornets last night with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.  David West also filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots in this game.  Marcus Thornton (18 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 19 minutes), Marco Belinelli (14 points) and Chris Paul (12 points) also pitched in for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 17-12 on the year.

The Hornets have a lot of veterans ahead of 22-year old small forward Quincy Pondexter on the depth chart so he’s not likely to get a lot of P.T. as a rookie.  Pondexter has played in 19 games (0 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 9.8 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  Everyone can see that Pondexter is a talented player but he’s going to have to bide his time.

The Hornets only shot 39.8% from the floor last night but they outrebounded the Pacers 53-39 which kept them in the game right until the end when Mike Dunleavy tipped a ball in at the buzzer to beat the Hornets.  Emeka Okafor led the way for the Hornets last night with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots.  David West pitched in with a solid game finishing with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Chris Paul was a little off last night with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.  Marco Belinelli finished up with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in this game.  The Hornets are now 16-12 on the year.

The Hornets outrebounded the Pistons 47-37 in this game but they didn’t play any D as the Pistons shot 53% from the floor and that did in the Hornets.  David West led the way for the Hornets in this game with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.  Chris Paul was solid as usual in this game with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.  Emeka Okafor did his part in this game too with 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  The Hornets are now 16-11 on the year.

The Hornets put on a dominating display of basketball in this game.  They shot 50.7% from the floor while holding the Jazz to 35.8%.  The Hornets hit the glass hard as they outrebounded the Jazz 53-24 which helps explain the beatdown they applied tonight.  David West led the way for the Hornets in this game with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Marcus Thornton was electric off the bench in this game as he shot 8 of 10 from the floor to finish with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in only 24 minutes on the floor.  Trevor Ariza filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Chris Paul did a good job of running the offense as he had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal in this game.  The Hornets are now 16-10 on the year.