Okay, time to take control of our own destiny.
Tonight the Hornets face the Los Angeles Clippers in the final home game of the regular season at the New Orleans Arena. Should the Hornets win, we clinch the division title and can finish no lower than the second seed. Should the Hornets lose, game 82 in Dallas tomorrow will be intense.
Info...
Hornets (W-L): 55-25
Clippers (W-L): 23-57
Game Time: 7:00pm Central.
TV: CST locally, League Pass elsewhere.
Radio: KMEZ 102.9 FM in New Orleans and WIBR 1300-AM in Baton Rouge.
Linkage: Lots of it, and very CP3-heavy...
- At the Hive: Is Chris Paul bad at defense?
- Ryan's response: The defense of Chris Paul
- Hornets Hype: Winning floor seats for tonight's game thanks to their CP3 for MVP video.
- BallHype: Deron Williams endorses CP3 for MVP
- YouTube: Chris Paul's pre-game warmup
- At the Hive: Q&A with ClipperBlog.com
- Clipper blogs: ClipperBlog.com | Clips Nation
Also keep an eye on Lakers-Kings in L.A. tonight (9:30pm Central). That's the final game of the regular season for the Lakers, and if they somehow lose they finish with a 56-26 record. That leaves the door open for our Hornets, who could finish with a 57-25 record if we beat the Clips and Mavs.
As for our likely opponent in the opening round of the Playoffs? Let's explore those options tomorrow, when there are fewer variables to deal with and my head hurts less.
Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Here's hoping we snap out of this funk and kick ass tonight.
[UPDATE] Hornets breathe fire in the second half, win 114-92.
14 awesome comments post your own
Dejan
04/15/08 03:10 PM
peja ur horrible, u fucking suck, geta shot u faggot,
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Mark
04/15/08 03:13 PM
Pretty good standings considering we're 2-13 from 3, but the Clippers, seriously? At least DX knows what he's doing.
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Dejan
04/15/08 03:17 PM
our defence is sht, we cnt gaurd ne1, wher tryin to outscore the other team jus like we did the last 2 games we lost.....and peja needs to learn how to shoot, they guy has struggled to make a three in the past couple months, he has 1 good game and then 5 bad ones, if he is guna play like tht in the playoffs wher out in the first round...
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Steve H
04/15/08 03:18 PM
Is Bonzi hurt? If not, has coach Scott lost his mind? Mo Pete started out well- causing a couple turnovers, making some shots-why wasMike James getting significant minutes instead of Mo or Bonzi? This is a hell of a time to start giving minutes to the new guy- not suprisingly, he gave us nothing in return. And what the hell is going on with Chris Paul? He is obviously afraid to shoot the ball- and rightly so from the few bricks he does throw up. Who the hell is this guy, and what has he done with CP3? Thank God David is on fire, or we'd be down by 20 at the half. This shit is killing me.
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Dejan
04/15/08 03:20 PM
ye i was wonderin wher bonzi was aswell, i noticed in the last couple games he had some back problems, couch might hav decided to sit him out.
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Dejan
04/15/08 03:21 PM
coach***
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Steve H
04/15/08 03:41 PM
As long as he's healthy by play-off time. I'm happy to hear he's not in Coach's doghouse. It looks like CP3 has returned from the dead. And I think somebody owes Peja an apology. GREAT game by David and Mo-Pete so far.
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Emir lidan
04/15/08 04:08 PM
dejan ur a retard peja has had bad games but he hits them when ther needed most so shut the fuck up peja isnt like mo pete or pargo u fucking dumb ass god damn i hate kids that talk shit about a player i like
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Emir lidan
04/15/08 04:10 PM
i take back what i said about mo pete and pargo but not what i said about dejan soz pargo and mo pete fans or anyone that got mad about that part
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Mark
04/15/08 04:18 PM
I guess as a nod to Ryan~ Clippers' (and former Hornets, for those without an elephant's memory) Dan Dickau is one of three players for the Clips to have a zero plus/minus or above. Hot stuff. And ironically one game after spewing chunks at Sactown... Go Sactown!
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Ron Hitley
04/15/08 05:22 PM
Please refrain from the name calling. I'm pretty sure Peja's hot supermodel wife can confirm that he's not gay, no matter how many shots he misses. And name-calling the name caller isn't a good idea either. Rise above it, people. Hornets won in a rout, we are division champs for the first time in franchise history, and in the toughest division in recent memory no less. Rejoice for a while. Recap coming.
www.hornets247.com #11
Emir lidan
04/15/08 05:51 PM
lakers seem to have ther game already won 0 well second seed miracles do happen and the kings arent a team to mess around with so im hoping they can make a come-back
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Chris
04/15/08 06:07 PM
Anyone have any idea why Bonzi didn't get any tick tonight?
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sparks
04/16/08 06:33 AM
how ppl are homophobic now?!! dejan, you need to sit down. i'd tear you a new one if you used the N word!
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