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Hornets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:46:36 PST

New Hornets coach Jeff Bower and newly hired lead assistant Tim Floyd are in the midst of their most intensive teaching since taking over from Byron Scott earlier this month.

The first six games under Bower were played in a span of 10 days, leaving limited practice time beyond what was devoted to the next opponent. But the 102-99 overtime victory against the Bucks on Wednesday night in the New Orleans Arena was the Hornets' only game in a span of six days. New Orleans (7-9) next plays at the Kings on Sunday.

Bower said that most of the practice time during the condensed schedule was spent "cleaning up" areas that needed cleaning up. But this week more time has been spent installing new "execution points" on offense and defense, which will continue throughout the...

SL: Collison gets best of Jennings; Wade would play with Dwight (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:30:06 PST

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West leads Hornets past Bucks, 102-99 in OT (AP)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:47:09 PST

Darren Collison pounded his chest as the New Orleans Arena crowd went wild. Fellow rookie Brandon Jennings tilted his head back and looked upward in disgust. With the game on the line, Collison and the Hornets got the best of a matchup between a pair of rookies off to impressive starts. David West had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Collison added 18 to help New Orleans defeat the Milwaukee Bucks...

SL: Arenas says Wizards have 'hidden agendas'; VC shoos boos (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:02 PST

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New Orleans Hornets dealing Okafor, others? (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:04:53 PST

Hornets getting ready to deal some of its biggest names. With a 6-9 record, the team is pretty low in the...

Haslem's jumper leads Heat past Hornets, 102-101 (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54:01 PST

Dwyane Wade was trapped, so Udonis Haslem took over. Wade had 31 points, and Haslem banked in a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night. "It was supposed to be a 2-1 pick-and-roll with Dwyane handling it and Mario (Chalmers) setting it, but they trapped and got us out of it well before we even got to that action," Heat...

Rookies lead Hornets past Hawks, 96-88 (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:47:16 PST

The Hornets' two rookies left the New Orleans Arena with bright-colored, glittery suitcases specially selected for them by veterans, Darren Collison's with a "Little Mermaid" theme and Marcus Thornton's emblazoned with Tinkerbell's smiling visage. "It keeps us grounded, I'll tell you that much," Collison said.

Thursday's action on the boards (The Canadian Press)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:39:00 PST

At least for one game, the New Orleans Hornets survived without Chris Paul.

Stojakovic leads Hornets past Suns, 110-103 (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:03 PST

The rookie didn't flinch in crunch time and the old veteran couldn't miss. Darren Collison's poise and Peja Stojakovic's sharp shooting provided the 1-2 punch the suddenly surging New Orleans Hornets needed to pull out a surprising 110-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

Hornets unveil new 'Mardi Gras' uniforms (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:28 PST

In their never-ending quest to remind us what city they play in, the New Orleans Hornets unveiled special Mardi...

NBA roundup: Tuesday's action on the courts (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:54:00 PST

Missing star point guard Chris Paul, the New Orleans Hornets found a way to rally and make their new coach a winner for the first time.

Hornets defeat Clippers 110-102 (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:03 PST

Jeff Bower calmly walked off the court and quickly into the tunnel, doing little to attract attention to himself after his first win as an NBA coach. When he first took over for the fired Byron Scott on Thursday, he said the change was about a New Orleans Hornets team he believed could play better because he had assembled it as general manager.

MRI confirms ankle sprain for Chris Paul (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:21:52 PST

Further tests on Chris Paul's ankle show nothing beyond a sprain, but there is no timetable for the star point guard's return to the New Orleans Hornets. The team says an MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis. Paul twisted his left ankle in the Hornets' loss Friday night to Portland. Team spokesman Dennis Rogers said Monday that Paul will be evaluated daily but remains out indefinitely.

Handle with care: Laker injury bug strikes Kobe (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:23:00 PST

If the Lakers can't convince Kobe Bryant to rest his ailing groin, they should at least provide him more support.

Hornets' Chris Paul out for a month? (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:45:01 PST

An MRI was done on Chris Paul's severely sprained left ankle and word is supposed to come today from New...