Great game ahead this evening with the Utah Jazz in town to battle the Hornets. Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams, David West vs. Carlos Boozer, me vs. old ladies and fat kids to get a Peja Stojakovic bobblehead. Should be fun.
Stuff to know...
Hornets (W-L): 54-22
Jazz (W-L): 51-26
Game Time: 7:00pm Central.
TV: CST locally, NBA-TV elsewhere.
Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and WIBR 1300-AM in Baton Rouge.
Linkage: Mucho...
- Ryan's game preview
- Hornets.com: Q&A with My Utah Jazz
- At the Hive: Q&A with All Jazzed Up
- HR boards: Julian Wright spotted in San Antonio
- Jazz blogs: My Utah Jazz | Basketball John
Winning this one will of course give the Hornets their 55th win of the season - a new franchise record. More than that though, methinks a victory would give us a nice psychological edge over the Jazz should we meet them in the Playoffs. Gotta take care of the home court.
Feel free to drop your thoughts and observations from the game in the comments. Please keep it civil though, folks. Hornets vs. Jazz seems to bring out the hostility like no other match-up.
[UPDATE] Hornets lose an ugly one, 66-77.
13 intriguing comments post your own
Steve H
04/08/08 03:05 PM
WTF is it with CP3 and Williams? 0 Points at the half? Not exactly wowong the MVP voters with this performance. And for the love of God, somebody take it to the hole and stop jacking up outside shots.
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Shums
04/08/08 03:41 PM
No hostility here. I love the way the Hornets have been ballin'... but I gotta love the way the Jazz are playing even more. Up 18 at the start of the 4th -- WORD.
www.utahjazzblog.net #2
Steve H
04/08/08 03:44 PM
That's it- end of the third and I've seen enough of this shit, and I can't watch any more. This does not bode well for the post season- and I think CP3 might have just played himself out of the mvp race. I've never seen Kobe choke this bad.
#3
scrumtrulescent
04/08/08 03:47 PM
If you ask any Jazz fan (myself included) NOBODY would have predicted this. Maybe the Jazz CAN win on the road. Neither PG can score worth a damn, but the assists are coming along fine.
#4
jdub
04/08/08 03:51 PM
We had open looks throughout the game... just couldnt hit a shot, eveyone has those nights and tonight was ours
#5
jdub
04/08/08 04:30 PM
Also that had to be the ugliest NBA game I've seen in awhile... Noone could hit a shot and all the turnovers, gosh that was ugly
#6
Emir lidan
04/08/08 04:49 PM
could of sworn this was the nba not college ball
#7
Ron Hitley
04/08/08 05:09 PM
Yeah, that game came down to which team could suck less, and the Jazz got it. Horrible game to watch, though I'm sure the win is soothing if your a Jazz fan.
www.hornets247.com #8
Jeff
04/08/08 05:16 PM
I should state from the outset that I'm a huge Jazz fan and really enjoyed the game tonight. @Ron, I don't think that both teams sucked tonight because they played poorly. I think the offenses struggled because both teams played excellent defense. That was the best defensive effort from both teams that I've ever seen in the offensive-minded NBA. Both teams had a great defensive effort. I just think that the Jazz had a little more offense in the 3rd quarter when it counted.
jeffwinget.com #9
ticktock6
04/08/08 05:23 PM
Really? I thought it was more like... watching some dudes slogging ineffectually through mud for 48 minutes. Fun if the dude you put your money on wins, but I wouldn't pay to see it.
hornetshype.com #10
MC Welk
04/08/08 05:46 PM
MVP ... MVP ... MVP ... of the Nogales Donkey Show.
#11
mW
04/08/08 07:13 PM
Yeah. Echo of ticktock6. Great defense tonight = no calls on either end. Boo. I'm on record of hating tick-tack fouls all game, but when there is an actual foul, you need to call it. Go read a rule book, ref.
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NJC
04/08/08 07:17 PM
This game was probably the closest thing to a playoff game the Hornets have seen yet. Lots of no calls. Two very evenly matched teams fighting for every advantage they could get. Not very pretty.
#13