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| Hornets host Spurs in Game 2 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs try to even their Western Conference semifinal series with the New Orleans Hornets, as the clubs meet for Game 2 of the best-of-seven set at New Orleans Arena. In Game 1, David West scored a playoff career-best 30 points, and the second- seeded Hornets put the defensive clamps on Tim Duncan and beat the third- seeded Spurs, 101-82, at home. Peja Stojakovic added 22 points and Chris Paul contributed 17 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, which sc |
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| Hornets, Spurs open West semis in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Southwest Division rivals battle in the Western Conference semifinals, as the New Orleans Hornets host the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs tonight at New Orleans Arena in the opener of their best-of- seven series. This is the first time these teams have met in the playoffs. During the regular season, the clubs split four contests as both teams earned a victory at home and on the road. New Orleans owns the home-court advantage over the third-seeded Spurs in this series. Game 2 is sche |
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| AP Photo NY185, LA114, LA110 |
Womens Basketball |
05/02/2008 |
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| irst two weeks after the draft than any other rookie in league history during a similar time period. -Parker's page on WNBA.com received 70,000 page views in the week of the draft (April 6-12), trailing only the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul when compared to NBA players. -The Sparks' Web site has already set all-time monthly traffic records during April for page views, and set a single-day record on the day of the draft with more than 40,000 visits. ``Obviously she's a s |
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| Parker already making strong impact on Sparks, WNBA |
Womens Basketball |
05/02/2008 |
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| irst two weeks after the draft than any other rookie in league history during a similar time period. -Parker's page on WNBA.com received 70,000 page views in the week of the draft (April 6-12), trailing only the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul when compared to NBA players. -The Sparks' Web site has already set all-time monthly traffic records during April for page views, and set a single-day record on the day of the draft with more than 40,000 visits. ``Obviously she's a s |
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| Parker and Duncan lead Spurs to second round |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2008 |
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| ay to eliminating Phoenix for the second straight season and advancing to the West semifinals for the eighth straight year. San Antonio, which has now won nine straight home playoff games, hit 24 of its 30 free throws and will face the second-seeded New Orleans Hornets, who completed a five-game series victory over the Dallas Mavericks earlier Tuesday. Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Amare Stoudemire scored 15 to go with a team-high 11 boards. But the Suns, who were a w |
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| Hornets sting Mavs out of postseason |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Chris Paul carried the New Orleans Hornets into the second round of the playoffs for the first time in half a decade, scoring 24 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 11 rebounds to key a 99-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Perhaps the most impressive part of Paul's triple-double performance was that he did it without committing a single turnover, controlling the tempo of the game and dissecting the Dallas defe |
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| Scott named NBA Coach of the Year |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Byron Scott was named the 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year Tuesday, after leading the New Orleans Hornets to a franchise-record 56 wins, their first division title and their first playoff appearance in four years. Scott received 458 points with 70 first-place votes from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. In his fourth year with the Hornets, Scott is the first coach in franchise history to receive the Red Auerbach Trophy, guiding the |
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| Mavs have their backs against the wall in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets attempt to eliminate the Dallas Mavericks from the playoffs, as the teams meet tonight at New Orleans Arena for Game 5 of their first-round series. New Orleans earned a huge victory on Sunday at American Airlines Center. David West scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the second-seeded Hornets finally won in Dallas and did it at a crucial time, beating the Mavericks, 97-84, in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Peja Stojakovic tallied 19 |
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| Mavs try to even series versus Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded New Orleans Hornets and No. 7 Dallas Mavericks continue their first-round playoff series tonight at New Orleans Arena. In Game 1, MVP candidate Chris Paul scored 35 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Hornets to a 104-92 victory on Saturday at New Orleans Arena. All- Star forward David West finished with 23 points and eight rebounds in the victory, while Peja Stojakovic netted 14 for New Orleans. Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki collected 31 points and 10 rebounds in the lo |
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| Paul helps Hornets over Mavs in Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Chris Paul had a dazzling playoff debut, pouring in 35 points as the New Orleans Hornets came back from down 12 at the half to rip the Dallas Mavericks, 104-92, in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Game 2 is in New Orleans on Tuesday night. The MVP candidate added 10 assists and only one turnover for the Southwest Division-champion Hornets, who are back in the postseason for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. David West had 23 points and eight rebou |
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