Fresh of their disappointing loss to the Raptors on Friday, the Hornets are in Los Angeles tonight to take on the defending champion Lakers. Game tips at 8:30 p.m. Central.
Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are both injured and will sit this one out, but the Lakers did just fine without their star bigs on Friday, blowing out the Grizzlies to improve to 5-1 on the season.
Kobe Bryant has been on a tear, averaging 34.5ppg so far this season, including 41 in three of his last four games. He may be in for trouble tonight though, with the mighty Devin Brown due to start at shooting guard for the Hornets.
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- Video analysis: Hornets third quarter collapse vs. Toronto
- But The Game Is On: Solving the Hornets Lack of Production
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53 jaw-dropping comments post your own
Mark
11/08/09 07:04 PM
Devin Brown shuts down Kobe for his first career 0 point game. Watch.
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Niall Doherty
11/08/09 07:46 PM
Promise?
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ketirav
11/08/09 08:31 PM
How many other teams have a SG that goes from inactive to starting in back to back games?
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ketirav
11/08/09 08:33 PM
I think I saw Thornton in uniform. Maybe Collison is in street clothes??
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ketirav
11/08/09 08:34 PM
Sorry for the ADD posts but I'll say this before the game starts. We need to sign Mbenga. The dude is LEGIT!
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 08:34 PM
I think Mo is gonna be in a suit tonight actually.
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ketirav
11/08/09 08:36 PM
@LSUhornet1,
Ahhhhhh, even better. Thx
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 08:44 PM
Great start for Devin. I think Juju might have trouble with Artest's size.
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JChangNZ
11/08/09 08:46 PM
Peterson, Marks and Diogu are the inactives for today.
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Mark
11/08/09 08:49 PM
Niall: Okay I lied. Geaux Bees!
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mW
11/08/09 09:29 PM
The Browns are awesome. The DC/Lil' Buckets countdown continues...
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 09:41 PM
Paul Pressley on Kobe: "That's what he do." Nice.
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mW
11/08/09 09:44 PM
Niall: here's a suggestion for your next video clip. Why and how Hilton Armstrong is always in the wrong position on the floor, which is why he can't get any boards.
I've tried to defend him, but he really, really just doesn't seem to get it. I can't wait for Marks to get back.
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:02 PM
another disaster 3rd
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Zwie
11/08/09 10:03 PM
well....
atleast well c the rookies tonite.....
#15
corndeaux
11/08/09 10:04 PM
varsity vs jv right now.
sadly, it looks to be the theme of the season for the bees.
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ketirav
11/08/09 10:06 PM
Who becomes inactive when Diogu is ready? Armstrong? I guess West could play some 5 and I know Songalia also has in the past. I don't recall Diogu ever playing at the 5 but that's not to say he couldn't.
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:15 PM
Defense hasnt looked terrible. I think we're doubling way too much and that gave Shannon Brown some open looks, but offense is by far the bigger problem right now. Free Buckets. Let's see what he can do.
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Mark
11/08/09 10:18 PM
Can't watch the game, thankfully. Until we get rid of some of these outstanding contracts (Posey, Predrag, Pete), I don't think we're going to do much damage at this rate.
Back to studying!
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Mark
11/08/09 10:21 PM
Right, LSU? Free Thornton AND Collison! Thornton's rate for 2 minutes has been 2 points, so give him 48 minutes and he's good for 48 points. (28.8 for Collison)
Relay this information to coach Scott STAT.
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Jonathan
11/08/09 10:27 PM
Well, the campaign continues: Free Thornton, Fire byron!
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corndeaux
11/08/09 10:29 PM
no rookies until 3 minutes left. cp has to come back to play 10 minutes in the 4th of a 25 pt game. byron wont make it to thanksgiving.
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ketirav
11/08/09 10:33 PM
There's not excuse for rookies not being in while down 20+ in the 4th qtr.
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mW
11/08/09 10:35 PM
Well, they made it in at 6:33.
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:36 PM
ROOKIES!
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Jib
11/08/09 10:36 PM
Woohoo We get to see a lot of Thornton in this blowout... no wait there is only 6 minutes left
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:37 PM
and Adam Morrison. Wow.....DC is a blur.
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ketirav
11/08/09 10:37 PM
Mbenga, FTW!
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Zwie
11/08/09 10:37 PM
well the rookies come in at around 5:50..
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ketirav
11/08/09 10:41 PM
You think we could use that quick shot? G%D D5#@%T
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LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:42 PM
Wow Thornton can make shots. Who would've thought that? Oh wait everyone but Byron Scott.
#31
commentcava
11/08/09 10:44 PM
Anyone know the odds on B. Scott being gone by xmas?
#32
LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:46 PM
I love CP being in the huddle at the tail end of a blowout when he's not playing.
#33
LSUhornet17
11/08/09 10:48 PM
Vujacic is a punk
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ketirav
11/08/09 10:51 PM
Watching this is great but also pisses me off.
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Jib
11/08/09 10:52 PM
commentcava, I don't know, but we can hope.
I love the rooks, maybe they should play more...
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Zwie
11/08/09 10:53 PM
silver lining!!!!
idk if it was just becuzz it was the lakers 2nd unit.. but we got turnover like CRAZY!!!!!!
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corndeaux
11/08/09 10:56 PM
it was nice to see hornets other than cp3 move with quickness and purpose. obviously it was a blowout and they were in against laker scrubs, but still a good showing.
also- i love juju, but that alley oop was the craziest thing i've seen in a while.
#38
urgmasdaughter
11/08/09 11:01 PM
I dont care if it was against the Lakers second unit play those f@&%#* ROOKIES!!! After this game there should be no doubt. DEVIN BROWN?!? Where was Chris Paul? Does any one know why hes gettin such limited minutes? I know they dont want him to play as many minutes as last season but he's out half way through the 1st quarter?
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Zwie
11/08/09 11:03 PM
yea byron has been doin that all year thus far.. he'll take chris out at like the 6 min. mark of the first quar. and then he'll put him back in at like the 10:00 min of the second.
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Mark
11/08/09 11:05 PM
The trend continues! With ~6 minutes, Thornton produces 8 points and Collison 6!
Second unit in a futile game, admittedly, but better than the rest of our squad. I can only imagine coach Scott: "The rookies will be inactivated for the remainder of the season due to rookie mistakes during practice."
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Mark
11/08/09 11:07 PM
urgmasdaughter: Yeah, it's been quite a pleasant surprise that coach Scott has finally trimmed CP's minutes here and there, but more pleasantly, surprisingly that the void is covered by Browns. /sarcasm
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Jib
11/08/09 11:07 PM
Well Mark,hopefully we will see Scott fired soon and not have to hear that;)
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Niall Doherty
11/08/09 11:09 PM
Thanks for holding down the comments, everyone. Another poor showing tonight, but I'll hang on to the great energy and impressive play by the rookies in garbage time. I would have liked to see them play the entire fourth quarter. This one was over before halftime.
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ticktock6
11/08/09 11:18 PM
@ Mark
"The rookies will be inactivated for the remainder of the season due to rookie mistakes during practice."
I seriously almost LOLed at my coach reading that.
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Juncti
11/08/09 11:20 PM
Niall, "over before halftime"
When you take Brown from inactive to guarding Kobe, this one was over before tip off.
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ticktock6
11/08/09 11:31 PM
Re: my comment two posts up
SHould have been LOLing on my couch. But I typed "LOLed at my coach"... paging Dr. Freud??
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JChangNZ
11/08/09 11:35 PM
Regarding Thornton, this from Yahoo! Sports Team Report:
Scott called Thornton, who averaged 12 points in the preseason, the Hornets' most talented shooting guard.
"I just wish he was 6-foot-7," Scott said of Thornton, who's listed as 6-4.
#48
mW
11/08/09 11:39 PM
@ JChangNZ: as opposed to the 6'2" BB6? Or 6'5" DB23? I'll take Thornton any day. Plus, he's got 30 pounds on Bobby, and the same as Devin. Only he can make baskets. And defend.
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corndeaux
11/09/09 08:01 AM
regarding cp's substitutions- i get league pass and every opposing team's announcers wonder if cp3 is hurt or sick when he comes out so early in the 1st. not even looking seriously at how stupid it is strategically, its usually a bad sign when the dopes that broadcast theses games are making sense.
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Niall Doherty
11/09/09 08:37 AM
I don't mind Chris coming out mid-way through the first quarter. I think it's a better strategy than having him play all Q1 and then sitting him at the start of Q2. The new way helps the Hornets get off to a stronger start in the second quarter and not fall behind before halftime. Or at least that's the theory; no that it's been working much.
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corndeaux
11/09/09 09:54 AM
it makes no sense to take our best player out before any other subs are made. are wade, lebron, kobe, melo, etc the first subs made in a game? let him play 8-10 min in the first, then let him sit until the 9 minute tv timeout at the earliest.
#52
pinoyballah
11/10/09 01:54 AM
i watched this game in LA on sunday...and hard to sit there and watch...
it was awesome watchin collison and thornton take advantage of the lakers scrubs in the final quarter...also, seeing cp3 break shannon browns ankles was pretty awesome..
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