The Hornets were outscored 22-13 in the 4th quarter and it did them in last night.  Carl Landry led the way for the Hornets in this game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist off the bench.  Greivis Vasquez also had a decent game as he finished up with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals as he started at the point in Jarrett Jack’s place due to a minor injury.  Marco Belinelli pitched in with 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in this game.  The Hornets are now 4-19 on the year.

25-year old power forward Jason Smith needs to step up.  The Hornets have recently moved Smith into the starting lineup and they are 1-9 in those games so far.  Smith is averaging 23.4 minutes, 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game in his 10 starts so far this year.  He is shooting 53.2% from the floor in his starts, so maybe the Hornets should get him more shots going forward.  Smith has now played in 19 games (10 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 20.5 minutes, 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.1 blocked shots.  The Hornets need more out of Smith if they are going to keep him in the starting lineup much longer.

The Hornets shot 51.9% from the floor last night but they were outscored 32-16 in the 4th quarter and it did them in.  Greivis Vasquez (20 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal in 28 minutes on the floor), Jason Smith (16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots) and Trevor Ariza (15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Hornets last night.  Emeka Okafor (11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 blocked shot), Jarrett Jack (10 points), Marco Belinelli (10 points) and Gustavo Ayon (10 points) also pitched in for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 4-18 on the year.

The Hornets were outrebounded 39-25 last night and they didn’t play much D as the Heat shot 55.1% from the floor and it did them in.  Jarrett Jack (14 points, 1 assist and 2 steals) and Carl Landry (14 points and 3 rebounds in 24 minutes) led the way for the Hornets in this game.  Emeka Okafor (13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Greivis Vasquez (11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists) also pitched in with decent games for the Hornets.  The Hornets are now 4-17 on the year.

The Hornets only shot 37.5% from the floor and it did them in last night.  Emeka Okafor led the way for the Hornets last night with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  Jarrett Jack (10 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists) and Greivis Vasquez (10 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 1 blocked shot in 26 minutes) also pitched in for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 4-16 on the year.

The Hornets took out a lot of frustration on the Orlando Magic last night.  The Hornets shot 50.6% from the floor and they outrebounded the Magic 43-36.  They also held the Magic to 39.3% shooting from the floor in this game.  Carl Landry led the way for the Hornets in this game with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Marco Belinelli (15 points and 2 rebounds) and Jason Smith (14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal) also had solid games last night.  Jarrett Jack pitched in with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals in this game.  The Hornets are now 4-15 on the year.

It’s never easy to replace a franchise player like Chris Paul, but 28-year old Jarrett Jack is trying his best.  Jack has played in 17 games (all starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 37.9 minutes, 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.  Jack is having a pretty good season and a lot of teams are going to be interested in dealing for him at the trade deadline if the Hornets don’t straighten up pretty soon.

The Hornets have released 27-year old shooting guard Trey Johnson.  Johnson played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Hornets this year and he averaged 5.5 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 23 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 7.3 minutes, 2.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  This is no loss for the Hornets.

The New Orleans Hornets will likely be without 23-year old shooting guard Eric Gordon for at least six more weeks as doctors have recommended rest for his injured knee.  Gordon has played in 2 games (both starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 39.0 minutes, 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game.  The Hornets need 25-year old Marco Belinelli to step up with Gordon out of action but he has yet to do that.  Belinelli has played in 18 games (17 starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 31.5 minutes, 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  His shooting has also been off as he is only shooting 38.3% from the floor and 30.7% from the three point line, and that is not going to get the job done.

The Hornets didn’t play much D last night as the Thunder shot 53.1% from the floor and it did them in.  Jarrett Jack led the way for the Hornets in this game with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Gustavo Ayon (16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot in 17 minutes), Carl Landry (15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and Al-Farouq Aminu (11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals) also pitched in for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 3-15 on the year.