New Orleans Hornets News

With the Hornets already trailing by 13 points in the first quarter against the Chicago Bulls last week, Coach Monty Williams tried to keep his composure after watching center Chris Kaman turn over the ball.

Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan all had double-doubles after three quarters as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the dreadful Charlotte Bobcats yet another lopsided loss, 111-86 on Saturday night.

Denver had five scorers in double figures, including 23 points from Arron Afflalo and 19 from Corey Brewer, as the Nuggets snapped a five-game losing streak.

In this crazy lockout shortened season, there is no doubt the Hornets have been utterly terrible.A We have seen injuries to Eric Gordon, who has only appeared in two games for New Orleans this season.A Carl Landry is now out for an extended period of time, taking away probably the best bench player this team has.A The high energy player of Jason ... (more)

J.R. Smith is a good enough player to put any contending team over the top and into contention for an NBA championship, which is why teams should be lining up for his services .

The Kings recorded their third straight win at home with Thursday's 106-101 victory over the Thunder in which Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins provided 22 and 19 points, respectively.

Although Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon missed his 21st consecutive game Friday night with a bone bruise in his knee, Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum, who went out with the same injury last week, missed only two games before returning.

February 10, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Jamal Crawford is defended by New Orleans Hornets point guard Donald Sloan during the second half of a game at the New Orleans Arena.

Chris Paul had 24 points, including the game-winning 17-footer with 3.2 seconds left, Blake Griffin added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 78-77 on Friday.

DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat Boston 86-74 on Friday for their third win in the past 20 meetings with the Celtics.

The much-improved Indiana Pacers hope to salvage the back- end of a brief two-game road trip tonight when they square off with the Memphis Grizzlies on Beale Street.

A controversial goaltending call on All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge allowed Oklahoma City to force overtime and ultimately win Monday's game with Portland in the Rose Garden and the Blazers followed that up with a 103-96 to Houston on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Clippers at Philadelphia 76ers Friday, 2/10/12, 7:00 PM EST, TV:A CSP Opening Point Spread:A Philadelphia -4 Current Betting Line:A Philadelphia -4 Opening Total:A 189 Current Total:A 189.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles continues a six-game road trip and will look to bounce back from a 99-92 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as ... (more)

Aside from the fact that Wednesday night's horror show at the New Orleans Arena presented evidence of one team's top-to-bottom depth and the other's lack of the same, the Chicago Bulls' runaway victory over the Hornets also put on display the importance of continuity and repetition to an NBA team's execution.

The Thunder have all three of their leading scorers in double figures, but the Kings lead Oklahoma City at halftime at Power Balance Pavilion, 57-55. Both teams shot well from the floor in the first half.

Cleveland Cavaliers' Ramon Sessions, right, shoots over Los Angeles Clippers' Caron Butler in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Feb.

Nearly one week after sustaining a concussion from a pair of blows to the head in a loss to the Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets starting power forward Jason Smith is scheduled to be re-examined on Friday as part of the NBA's new concussion policy.

Eric Koreen reports that Amir's struggles lately have been partly due to "personal problems".A I'm guessing those problems are caused by the realization that he's being outplayed by a 7-foot Justin Bieber in Aaron Gray.

Ferrell stood at center court and took to the microphone in front of 15,456 NBA fans in the New Orleans Arena to deliver the lineups for both the visiting Chicago Bulls and the home Hornets.

Josh Smith had 28 points and 12 rebounds on Wednesday, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 win over the Pacers.