David West News

A reeling New Orleans team will finish a two-day tour of Staples Center Monday aiming to earn its 10th straight win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

They were close to the top two seasons ago, now they look like a lottery team. I'm confused, is this the preseason or the season? And how do you tell the difference? The Lakers were without Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol on Sunday night.

Kevin Garnett did in his final days with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite seeing his team go from a Western Conference finalist to a team that missed the playoffs for three straight seasons, KG never talked about wanting to leave Minnesota.

The New Orleans Hornets hope to build on a thrilling overtime win when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to the Big Easy on Friday.

Now THAT was a barnburner. When West got that technical in the fourth, with the Hornets down 3, I was certain that game was done.

Peja Stojakovic hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and Chris Paul scored six of his 39 points in overtime, lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 114-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Coming off a record-breaking fourth-quarter performance, Dirk Nowitzki will try to help the Dallas Mavericks snap a four-game road losing streak against the Southwest Division rival New Orleans Hornets.

The Hornets led at the start, kept it close the rest of the game, and then were out-executed by the Celtics when the Boston starting five entered with a few minutes left.

Yes, it's early, but it's also entirely possible that the Hornets will struggle all season long to establish a viable identity at both ends of the court.

Paul Pierce scored 27 points and the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten with a 97-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.

Morris Peterson will be the Hornets' starting shooting guard this season but he'll have plenty of help.

A pair of teams hoping to rebound from brutal season openers get together Friday night, when the New Orleans Hornets host the Sacramento Kings down on the bayou.

The New Orleans Hornets were the first on the scoreboard and held a slight lead in the first quarter, but poor shooting from there on and a stellar performance by the Spurs, led to a 113-96 season-opening loss.

Tony Parker led a balanced attack with 17 points and dished out six assists before leaving the game with an injury, leading San Antonio to a 113-96 season-opening win over the New Orleans Hornets.

Chris Paul gripped his groin area, wincing in pain as an assistant coach helped him to the bench.

Saints QB Drew Brees says the team was never in doubt they could come back, even when down by 3 TD's in Miami.

Taking the time to clarify what he thought was a somewhat misleading report last week on his extended absence, New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor on Sunday said he is not ruling out the chance he could play in the team's regular-season opener Wednesday night at San Antonio .

Chris Paul spent the entire game on the bench in his warmup uniform. But the New Orleans Hornets' guard was quite animated in this quarter, walking out on the court during a timeout to question the lack of a foul call.

Last Season: 49-33 prejudice against certain types of mainstream designer furniture.

Chris Paul doesn't expect the New Orleans Hornets to be favored to win the Western Conference, and he's fine with that.