The New Orleans Hornets were victorious in their first of only two preseason games over the host Memphis Grizzlies. Newly acquired Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, and Al-Farouq Amino were all absent from the game as they had just arrived in New Orleans shortly before. So we got to see a total of five players that are under contract with New Orleans actually play in this game, the rest are players fighting for a spot on the roster. Jarrett Jack, the new starting point guard now that Chris Paul is out of town led the charge for the Hornets with 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting and added 6 assists. Emeka Okafor and Quincy Pondexter each chipped in 12 points a piece, Trevor Ariza dropped in 11, and Marco Belinelli put in 9 points. That rounds out Hornets under contract with the team, others that stood out fighting for a spot were both the Johnsons. Trey Johnson in just under 20 minutes of playing time put in 8 points, had 1 assist, and 1 steal. Trey is one of the few members there that has seen ...
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PLAYERS:
Eric Gordon,
Chris Kaman,
Jarrett Jack,
Chris Paul,
Emeka Okafor,
Quincy Pondexter,
Trevor Ariza,
Marco Belinelli,
Trey Johnson
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers
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