http://www.fox8live.com/content/sports/hornets/default.aspx Hornets News From FOX 8 en-us Copyright 2012 Louisiana Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0600 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:58:58 -0600 Sports http://www.fox8live.com/sites/wvue/images/FOX%208%20TV.jpg http://www.fox8live.com/content/sports/hornets/default.aspx 144 144 15 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Bulls-gore-Hornets-90-67/ZWt4aYHhVUqOMko3Trb-1A.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/ZWt4aYHhVUqOMko3Trb-1A.cspx NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game while nearly holding New Orleans to a franchise low in points during a 90-67 rout Wednesday night.

Joakim Noah had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls. Taj Gibson scored 14 and Kyle Korver 12.

Star guard Derrick Rose started only two days after leaving Chicago's previous game with back spams. He played 22 minutes and finished with six points, six assists and five rebounds, but the Bulls would have been fine without him.

Chris Kaman scored 17 for the Hornets, who have lost seven straight and 22 of 24. New Orleans made its last six shots, including Marco Belinelli's 3-pointer with a second left, to narrowly surpass the club low of 65 points.


(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) ]]> WVUEHornets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:26:16 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-bow-to-Kings-100-92/ipkM4DZ62ES6mEMEmLi3mQ.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/ipkM4DZ62ES6mEMEmLi3mQ.cspx NEW ORLEANS (AP) - DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings erased an 18-point deficit en route to a 100-92 victory over the slumping New Orleans Hornets on Monday night.

Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, when Sacramento took its first lead on Marcus Thornton's free throw with 6:24 left. Isaiah Thomas scored 17, including a 31-foot 3 with 2:15 to go that gave the Kings a 94-88 lead. Thornton added 12 points.

Greivis Vasquez scored 20 points and Marco Belinelli 18 points for New Orleans, which has lost six straight. Emeka Okafor scored a season-high 19 points and Chris Kaman added 10 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in his return from a weeklong absence while the Hornets tried to trade him.


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]]> WVUEHornets Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:39:24 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Spurs-beat-Hornets-93-83/Lyl7Q-DV30qxNFGgSiRt1Q.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/Lyl7Q-DV30qxNFGgSiRt1Q.cspx SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tim Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-83 Thursday night.

A night after Duncan scored 25 in a win over Houston, it was somewhat surprising that he even played. Coach Gregg Popovich has vowed to limit the 35-year-old's minutes and playing the West's worst team seemed to invite a night off.

But the Hornets didn't make it easy. Carl Landry scored 17 points and Greivis Vasquez added 16 points staring in place of Jarrett Jack, keeping New Orleans close before the Spurs blew on the game in the fourth.

Jack sat out with a sore knee but the pain isn't considered serious. The Hornets have lost 12 of their last 13.


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]]> WVUEHornets Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:55:35 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Suns-outshine-Hornets-120-103/7rK7oMf51EmDQLtHIdG7mA.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/7rK7oMf51EmDQLtHIdG7mA.cspx NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Steve Nash had a season-high 30 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets, 120-103 on Wednesday night.

Nash became the Suns' all-time assists leader with 6,522, surpassing Kevin Johnson's mark of 6,518.

Marcin Gortat had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, which won for only the fourth time on the road this season and second time in New Orleans. Channing Frye added 16 points and Jared Dudley 15.

Hornets reserve point guard Greivis Vasquez had career-highs of 20 points and 12 assists for the Hornets, who have lost three straight and 18 of 20. Jason Smith added 16 points for the Hornets, who led 57-44 late in the first half, but were outscored 76-46 the rest of the way.


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]]> WVUEHornets Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:47:16 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-lose-to-Heat-109-95/j2-dBUCOzkKYKpiN-rBNcw.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/j2-dBUCOzkKYKpiN-rBNcw.cspx MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night.

James added 11 rebounds and eight assists for Miami, which won for the eighth time in nine games and ended up with six players in double figures. Chris Bosh and Norris Cole each scored 12 for the Heat, and Mario Chalmers added 11.

Miami was down 45-33 midway through the second quarter, then outscored New Orleans 76-50 the rest of the way.

Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry each scored 14 for New Orleans, which lost for the 17th time in 19 games after a 2-0 start. Emeka Okafor scored 13 points and Greivis Vasquez added 11 for the Hornets, who only managed 25 rebounds - the lowest total in the NBA this season. Miami had 39 rebounds, and James had more by himself than any two Hornets combined.

There were all sorts of indicators suggesting that Miami would get off to a less-than-ideal start.

It was Miami's third game in four nights, though all were at home. Monday's tip-off came about 24 hours after Sunday's down-to-the-wire epic against Chicago, where the Heat win wasn't secure until 0.1 seconds remained. And the second night of back-to-backs have been trouble all season for Miami, which had been 3-3 in those contests - including both of its home defeats, those coming against Atlanta and Milwaukee.

So sure enough, the Heat started slowly - and found themselves in a 12-point hole against a team with the worst record in the Western Conference.

New Orleans made 10 of its first 11 shots, then used a 16-6 run in the second quarter to build what was a 45-33 lead after Xavier Henry connected on a 3-pointer. With that, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called time-out.

Whatever he said in that huddle worked wonders.

When play resumed, Wade got going, and the game changed for good. Wade scored 11 straight Miami points to erase the deficit almost single-handedly - 13 out of 15 points as well, assisting a basket by James to account for the other two - and the Heat went into halftime up 51-49.

They were just getting started.

Less than a minute into the third quarter, Hornets coach Monty Williams was calling time-out, sensing the game was slipping away.

And it was.

Miami scored the first nine points of the third, stretching the lead to 60-49 and capping what was a 27-4 run over a span of less than eight minutes. James scored 14 points in the quarter, Chalmers made all three of his shots - all from 3-point range - and the Miami lead was up to 87-68 by the end of the period.

By then, the only drama left was whether James would get his 33rd career triple-double. Instead, he got the fourth quarter off.

Notes: Justin Bieber, who has been the subject of more than a few tweets posted by Heat owner Micky Arison, was in attendance. ... Williams had high praise for the Heat before the game, especially Spoelstra. "Spo doesn't get enough credit in my opinion for the ability to coach talent, supreme talent, every night," Williams said. ... Miller - no stranger to injury problems in his Heat tenure - was grabbing at his right hand late in the first quarter and grimacing in pain, but stayed in the game. ... James became the 17th player in NBA history with 17,000 points, 4,500 rebounds and 4,500 assists. Of the first 16, 13 are Hall of Famers already, the others being Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant, all sure-fire Hall entrants one day.


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]]> WVUEHornets Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:29:27 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-break-losing-streak-against-Magic-93-67/T2t4eLWShUK7S2EUShk-7Q.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/T2t4eLWShUK7S2EUShk-7Q.cspx NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carl Landry scored 17 points and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 93-67 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Marco Belinelli added 15 points and Jason Smith 14 for New Orleans, which won for only the fourth time this season against 15 losses. Jarrett Jack added 11 points and nine assists.

Dwight Howard had 28 points and 16 rebounds, but was the only player in double figures for the Magic, who appeared to be still reeling from blowing a 27-point lead in a loss to Boston a night earlier. Starting in with the third quarter against the Celtics, the Magic have now gone six straight quarters without scoring 20 points in any of them.

Orlando shot only 39 percent (24 of 61).


(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) ]]> WVUEHornets Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:40:45 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-look-to-trade-Kaman/FJV-yLJqjkWSHPjWxaaCqA.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/FJV-yLJqjkWSHPjWxaaCqA.cspx New Orleans -- The Hornets are looking to deal veteran center Chris Kaman, prior to the March 15 trade deadline.

Both parties agree it is the best thing to do.   Hornets general manager Dell Demps said Friday night that there is absolutely no bad blood between the Hornets and Kaman.

"We had a conversation with Chris and expressed that the Hornets are going to go in a different direction," reads a statement from Demps.  "We mutually decided for a number of reasons that we are not going to play Chris as we pursue a trade.  Chris has been the ultimate professional during this process and we thank him for the way he has handled the situation."

Demps said the decision to not play Kaman, or even dress him Friday night, was not disciplinary in any way shape or form.

Kaman was one of the pieces who came over from the Clippers in the Chris Paul deal. 

There's mystery in Kaman's mind about what's going to happen.  No specific takers, as far as trade partners for the Hornets, are being mentioned.
]]> WVUEHornets Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:42:38 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Thunder-storms-past-Hornets-101-91/fOy4Q9xJJUSVJE98KhbPXg.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/fOy4Q9xJJUSVJE98KhbPXg.cspx OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their 10th win in 11 games, 101-91 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.

The Thunder improved to 15-3, the best record in the Western Conference, despite an off night from guard Russell Westbrook and 21 turnovers.

Oklahoma City led throughout, including by as many as 14 in the first half. The Hornets pulled to 83-81 with 9:07 left in the game, but Westbrook hit back-to-back shots and the Hornets never got closer than four the rest of the way.

Westbrook started 1 for 10 with four turnovers. He finished 4 of 14 for 14 points.

Jarrett Jack scored 20 points to lead New Orleans. Gustavo Ayon, who came in averaging just 3.2 points, added 16 and Carl Landry 15 for the Hornets.


(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) ]]> WVUEHornets Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:46:39 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-lose-a-close-one-to-Spurs-104-102/czDjq6UMDk-3vuBv8SwdMA.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/czDjq6UMDk-3vuBv8SwdMA.cspx NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tim Duncan sank a 13-foot running hook in a lane with 1.4 seconds left to finish with a season-high 28 points, and the San Antonio Spurs sent the New Orleans Hornets to an eighth straight loss, 104-102 on Monday night.

Tony Parker added 20 points and a career-high 17 assists for the Spurs, who snapped a two-game skid, while Richard Jefferson added 14 points and Tiago Splitter added 12 points.

The Hornets inbounded the ball to Carl Landry for a desperation 3-pointer that could have won it as time expired, but the shot fell short, dooming New Orleans to its 14th loss in 15 games.

Jarrett Jack led the Hornets with 26 points and nine assists. Trevor Ariza tied a season high with 18 points and Landry also scored 18.


(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) ]]> WVUEHornets Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:45:03 -0600 http://www.fox8live.com:80/content/sports/hornets/story/Hornets-lose-to-Grizzlies-in-OT-90-88/4MDSWhdPVEGR6t3lrt2KDA.cspx?rss=2246 http://www.fox8live.com/s/4MDSWhdPVEGR6t3lrt2KDA.cspx HOUSTON (AP) - Kevin Martin scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half, Samuel Dalembert grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds and the Houston Rockets survived one of the worst fourth quarters in team history to beat the New Orleans Hornets 90-88 in overtime on Thursday night.

Courtney Lee scored a season-high 17 points and Kyle Lowry added 10 points and eight assists for the Rockets, who've won five in a row.

Jason Smith scored 17 points and Jarrett Jack and Marco Bellinelli added 15 points apiece for the Hornets, who've lost 12 of 13.

The Rockets led by as many as 14, but went 3 for 21 from the field and tied a franchise-record low by scoring only 7 points in the final quarter.


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