The Hornets shot 52% from the floor last night and it helped them dump the Nuggets in Denver.  Carl Landry (21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Chris Kaman (20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Hornets in this game.  Marco Belinelli also had a very solid game with 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.   Jarrett Jack only shot 4 of 11 from the floor but he still finished up with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.  The Hornets are now 3-6 on the season.

The Hornets were outclassed last night by the Mavericks.  Al-Farouq Aminu led the way for the Hornets with 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.  Jarrett Jack (13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists), Carl Landry (12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Chris Kaman (10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists) also had decent games last night for the Hornets.  The Hornets are now 2-6 on the season.

The Hornets were outscored 34-25 in the 4th quarter tonight and it did them in.  Greivis Vasquez led the way for the Hornets in this game with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Jarrett Jack (15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) and Carl Landry (15 points, 6 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the Hornets tonight.  Marco Belinelli pitched in with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in this game.  The Hornets are now 2-5 on the year.

The Hornets will be without 23-year old starting shooting guard Eric Gordon for the next 2-3 weeks due to a knee injury.  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 will move 25-year old Marco Belinelli into the starting lineup at shooting guard  until Eric Gordon is ready to return to action.  Belinelli has played in 6 games (5 starts) so far this year for the Hornets and he is averaging 32.3 minutes, 8.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  Belinelli will likely do a decent job, but the Hornets will suffer a dropoff at shooting guard until Gordon is ready to return to action.

28-year old point guard Jarrett Jack has been playing well so far this year for the Hornets.  He has taken over Chris Paul’s old starting job at the point.  He has played in 5 games (all starts) for the Hornets so far this year and he is averaging 37.4 minutes, 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  The Hornets need Jack to keep playing well because they don’t have a safety net if he fails.

The Hornets were outscored 34-20 in the 4th quarter tonight and it killed them in this game.  Eric Gordon only shot 8 of 22 from the floor tonight but he still led the way for the Hornets with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Carl Landry (21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist) and Jarrett Jack (19 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists) also had good games for the Hornets last night.  Chris Kaman pitched in with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in 24 minutes on the floor.  The Hornets are now 2-4 on the year.

The Hornets have acquired 20-year old shooting guard Xavier Henry from the Grizzlies in a three team deal also involving the 76ers.  Henry played in 38 games (16 starts) last season as a rookie for the Grizzlies and he averaged 13.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.5 assists per game.  He has an ankle problem, so it’s going to be a little while before he’s ready to get back on the basketball court.  The Hornets have sent the 76ers a second round pick in 2013 as their part of the deal.  24-year old power forward Marreese Speights has been sent from the Sixers to the Grizzlies as part of this deal and the Sixers received a 2nd round pick in 2012 from the Grizzlies.  This was a good deal for the Hornets as Henry is a player with a lot of talent.

The Hornets shot 50% from the floor last night but it didn’t matter in the end as the Jazz outscored them 24-16 in the 4th quarter.  Jarrett Jack led the way for the Hornets last night with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Jason Smith had a huge game off the bench as he filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 25 minutes off the bench.  Chris Kaman (14 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist) and Al Farouq-Aminu (11 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games off the bench for the Hornets last night.  The Hornets are now 2-2 on the year.

The Hornets were outscored 58-40 in the second half and that did them in last night and it negated the fact that they outrebounded the Kings 60-41.   Trevor Ariza (17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) and Chirs Kaman (14 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Hornets last night.  Emeka Okafor (13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and Carl Landry (12 points and 5 rebounds) also pitched in for the Hornets in this game.  The Hornets are now 2-2 on the year.

The Hornets outrebounded the Suns 57-47 last night but it didn’t matter as they shot a woefully pathetic 28.9% from the floor!  Carl Landry led the way for the Hornets in this game with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.  Jarrett Jack had a rough night shooting 6 of 20 from the floor but he still finished up with 12 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Emeka Okafor pitched in with 10 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot last night.  The Hornets are now 2-1 on the year.