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The Hornets shot 63.8% from the floor last night as they simply outshot the Rockets and that was the biggest reason for the win. David West led the way for the Hornets last night with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Darren Collison had another outstanding game last night with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists. Marcus Thornton pitched in with 20 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals. The Hornets finish up the season with a 37-45 record.
The Timberwolves didn’t show up tonight and the Hornets stung them hard and often. The Hornets outshot the T-Wolves 52.4% to 39.4% tonight and they also outrebounded them 49-30 which helps explain the final score. Emeka Okafor led the way for the Hornets tonight with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Marcus Thornton also had a good offensive night finishing with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Darren Collison did a great job of running the offense with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals tonight. Julian Wright probably had his best game of the season tonight for the Hornets finishing with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in only 24 minutes on the court. The Hornets are now 36-45 on the season.
Morris Peterson has had a poor year for the Hornets this season. Peterson has played in 42 games (35 starts) for the Hornets this season and he is averaging 21.0 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He has the reputation of being a good shooter but he isn’t showing that this year as he is hitting 37.6% from the floor, 34.4% from three point range and 61.5% from the free throw line.
Reserve center Aaron Gray is doing a solid job of backing up Emeka Okafor. He has played in 15 games (0 starts) for the Hornets this season and he is averaging 10.9 minutes, 3.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Gray is also shooting an amazing 65.6% from the floor with the Hornets so far. Gray is looking like a solid addition to the Hornets since coming over in a trade with the Bulls earlier this year.
Chris Paul is back from injury to reclaim his starting point guard spot. Paul has played in 39 games (all starts) for the Hornets this season and he is averaging 38.3 minutes, 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Paul is shooting 50.3% from the floor, 42.7% from three point range and 86.2% from three point range so far this season. The one bright spot while Chris Paul was out was the play of Darren Collison who really did a great job of running the team. It will be interesting to see if the Hornets start Paul & Collison together despite them both being smaller guys.