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Preview: Kings at Hornets

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by Steve Yeater - AP View full size photo » THE OPPONENT The Kings know no opponent better than the Hornets, because the teams have already faced off twice. This will be the Kings' second foray into New Orleans...
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West, Paul, Okafor lead as Hornets dump Kings

NEW ORLEANS(AP) Given the chance to stay on the court with the game on the line, Hornets reserves Darius Songaila and James Posey turned a broken play into a game-winner.
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Chris Paul, David West to play Santa

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There's not much to this blog post, except holiday cheer and spirit, but quite frankly, that's good enough for me.New Orleans Hornets All-Stars Chris Paul(notes) and David West(notes) are teaming up to provide 100 local children with a shopping spree at Toys "R" Us...
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Week 6 Observations

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1. Kevin Love and Chris Paul are back: Love made his first appearance of the season last Friday and has double-doubles in both games he has played. Last season as a rookie in 81 games he made 2 three-pointers. He already has four three-pointers and is becoming a very versatile player...
>> www.hotstovenewyork.com/2009/12...
 

West's 24 points lead Hornets past Kings 96-94

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NEW ORLEANS -- David West had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 96-94 on Tuesday night.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nba/art...
 

Day 39 of 170: But Did He Call Glass?

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Line of the Night: In case you were like me and missed the news about Chris Paul (1.52) return to the Hornets’ lineup last night because you were at a Christmas party for your wife’s company… well, he’s back. Paul didn’t show any signs of rust, in fact, he came close...
>> givemetherock.com/2009/12...
 

Did Byron Scott Kill His Career With A Nine-Iron?

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When things are going wrong with a basketball program, no matter the level, the fan’s first instinct is to examine the coach’s priorities. Indeed, one of the worst indictments of a coach’s commitment to the program/franchise/rec league is that “he’d rather...
>> www.sportsbybrooks.com/did-byr...
 

NBA embarrasses itself with in-game tweet fines

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The league fined Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler for tweeting during a game this weekend. The thing is, though... they didn't. Last Wednesday, I was in attendance for the Suns' home game against the Grizzlies. Laptop was open, and so was my Twitter client of choice, when...
>> www.redsarmy.com/home/20...
 

Hornets-Timberwolves Preview

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STATS Writer The Minnesota Timberwolves had the unfortunate luck of visiting the New Orleans Hornets last week when Chris Paul made his return.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nba/art...
 

Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 12.7 (Weekend Wrap-Up)

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Weekend Wonder: Chris Paul made a somewhat surprising early return from a sprained ankle on Friday and dropped some jaws with his 16 points, 6 boards, 15 dimes, 8 steals and 1 block. He hit 46 percent (6-13) of his shots, all of his three free throws and chipped in a three-pointer. He had 3 [...]
>> dimemag.com/2009/12...
 

The New Orleans Hornets Are Sore Losers, Poor Sports

Last night, the Lakers absolutely crushed the New Orleans Hornets.  The game wasn’t nearly as close as the final score of 110-99 shows.  Realistically, the game was a 20+ blowout when the lengthy “garbage-time” 4th quarter started. When a team with a big lead pulls...
>> lakeshowlife.com/2009/12...
 

Preview: Hornets at Kings

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by Bill Haber - AP Not pictured: Chris Paul's jacked up ankle. View full size photo » A brief Sunday preview. THE OPPONENT The Hornets come in resurgent, having won six of 11 and four of five...
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Oh, Look, I Just Died of Not Surprise

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Hornets fire Byron Scott after giving up 75 points in the first half at Phoenix last night. Will be formally announcing at it 1 PM. More later, as the news comes in. Feel free to leave a brief messing expressing your complete lack of surprise in the comments.
>> hornetshype.com/wp/2009...
 

Report: Hornets Offering Emeka Okafor for Expiring Contract

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Yeoman beat man Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee reports the Kings are mulling a trade offer from the Hornets that would send high-priced center Emeka Okafor to Sacramento in exchange for roleplaying, aging forward Kenny Thomas. K-9 has looked spry in early action for the Kings, but...
>> nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11...
 

Paul returns to lineup, leads Hornets past Wolves

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NEW ORLEANS(AP) Chris Paul came close to a triple-double in his return after missing eight games because of a sprained ankle, and Devin Brown had 19 points in the New Orleans Hornets ' 98-89 victory over thge Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Paul nears triple-double in return as Hornets win

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Chris Paul came close to a triple-double in his return after missing eight games because of a sprained ankle, and Devin Brown had 19 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 98-89 victory over thge Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Paul nearly misses triple-double in return as Hornets roll

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Chris Paul came close to a triple-double in his return after missing eight games because of a sprained ankle, and Devin Brown had 19 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 98-89 victory over thge Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Hornets' Darren Collison takes advantage of opportunity

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The former UCLA guard is starting for New Orleans because All-Star Chris Paul is injured. The former UCLA guard is starting for New Orleans because All-Star Chris Paul is injured.
>> www.latimes.com/sports/...
 

NBA Odds: Kings vs Hornets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Hornets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at New Orleans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Hornets listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total has not yet...
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Paul stellar in return

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Chris Paul came close to a triple-double in his return after missing eight games because of a sprained ankle, and Devin Brown had 19 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 98-89 victory over thge Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Darren Collison Hits Game-Tying 3 Pointer, Helps New Orleans Hornets to Win

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Darren Collison Hits Game-Tying 3 Pointer, Helps New Orleans Hornets to Win Darren Collison hit a game-tying 3 pointer with 7.5 seconds left and tipped the ball away from fellow rookie Brandon Jennings (drafted 10th overall) of the Milwaukee Bucks as time ran out. He then proceeded...
>> www.bruinsnation.com/2009/11...
 

Chris Paul Could Be Out Two Weeks

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire. In the first game post Byron Scott era in New Orleans, Chris Paul severely sprained his left ankle and could be out of the Hornets line up for two weeks. With 40.3 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Paul stepped on the back of Portland...
>> hoopeduponline.com/2009/11...
 

We Talking Bout Practiiiicccce!

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Huge news : Chris Paul practiced today! It was his first practice since spraining his ankle in the Blazers game. The fact that the team gave no official timeline worried a lot of Hornets fans. Weeks? Months? No one was saying. And yet– surprise!– here he is practicing,...
>> hornetshype.com/wp/2009...
 

Quick: Bonzi Wells Apologizes

Quick: Bonzi Wells Apologizes Jason Quick of The Oregonian continues his profile series of his Top 40 Blazers. Bonzi Wells grabs the headlines from this group by apologizing to Portland. I enjoyed the Danny Ainge profile as well. Find all 5 of them here. Happy Thanksgiving. ...
>> www.blazersedge.com/2009/11...
 

Timberwolves-Hornets Preview

STATS Writer The New Orleans Hornets have lost five straight road games but are playing well at home, where they'll be for five of their next seven contests.
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