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Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

Disappointed with the production at his two-guard spot, New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott said Saturday he'd start Devin Brown Sunday night against the defending world champion Los Angeles Lakers and put Morris Peterson on the inactive list.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

Whenever New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott sees his team sputtering, he goes into his bag of motivational tactics to try to break the slide.

Matchup: Mavericks @ Hornets Dallas has opened the season in impressive fashion, falling in their first game to a hot-shooting Wizards team, but then winning their next three against the Lakers, Clippers and Jazz by an average of 10 points.

The Matchup New Orleans hosts Dallas in a Southwest Division showdown at 8:30 p.m. Starters - New Orleans C Emeka Okafor, G Chris Paul, G Morris Peterson, F Julian Wright, F David West Starters Dallas C Erick Dampier, G Jason Kidd, F Shawn Marion, F Dirk Nowitzki, G/F Quinton Ross Interesting and Enticing Nuggets of Goodness New Orleans has scored ...

Chris Paul is impatient. He hates to lose. He admitted as much Monday night after his parents watched his team lose to the Knicks, a team that might as well have slapped a 10-story banner on Madison Square Garden that said, "Gone fishin' 'til 2010." How embarrassing.

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.

New Orleans Hornets forward David West drives past Spurs center Matt Bonner in the first half Wednesday in San Antonio.

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

New Orleans Hornets forward David West, right, drives past San Antonio Spurs center Matt Bonner during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct.

New Orleans Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower and Coach Byron Scott were given a directive in the offseason by team owner George Shinn, who's expecting no less than a successful run in the playoffs after committing to an overhauled roster and increased payroll.

I'm sure you all remember the Yahoo! article by Marc Spears about Okafor, alleging that he was not working hard at returning from his toe injury, and that at least one Hornet was saying Okafor could "lose the team" if he didn't work out last Sunday.

An increased practice workload for New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor, that Monday included five-on-five contact drills he skipped on Sunday, has Coach Byron Scott encouraged that Okafor could play in Wednesday night's regular-season opener against the San Antonio Spurs.

Throughout the NBA preseason, our staff of fantasy editors will take a daily spin through one of the league's divisions.

The New Orleans Hornets lead the Golden State Warriors 28-26 after one quarter Thursday night, but the story is the players who aren't here.

New Orleans Hornets Coach Byron Scott said Wednesday he was pleased with the NBA and its officials agreeing to a new contract.

Hornets guard Morris Peterson's visit to the pediatric unit of Ochsner Medical Center lifts the spirits of Darnell Cosse, right, whose son Malachi, 1, is being treated there.

The New Orleans Hornets are hoping less is more this season. More specifically, the Hornets are banking that less minutes for point guard Chris Paul, fewer starts by Peja Stojakovic and no Tyson Chandler will be more than enough to return them to the top tier of the Western Conference.

Chris Paul had 21 points and 11 assists to help the New Orleans Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 108-96 on Saturday night for their second preseason victory.