Even though coming back from a 21 point deficit made the game interesting, it was not enough to get the W as the Hornets fall in Dallas. Barea and Terry's free throws at the end were too much for the Hornets to handle. Hornets fall to 10-13.

Game 23: Hornets 90 @ Mavericks 24

--What hurt the Hornets was falling behind early in the first quarter (18-35) but the Mavs let them come back in the second (25-14). But the Mavs stayed with them in the third and fourth quarters, even though the Hornets outscored the Mavs by a point in each of the third and fourth quarters.

--CP had 20 points (9-22 FG) and 16 assists. Paul got his scoring back on track tonight while chipping in 15+ assists again. Wish I could say the same about the other starters...

--Devin started hot in the first, making 2 threes but only finished with 8 points...Emeka was not a presence tonight, only having 4 points and 5 boards. David West had 11 points and Peja only had 8.

--Posey had 10 off the bench and Darius Songalia had 12 in the fourth quarter alone

--JJ Barea had a season-high 23 points and Dirk only had 10, but scored 4 of the 10 in the final 59 seconds. Kidd had 13 points and 13 assists

--Jason Terry had 12 points off the bench, while Josh Howard had 12 points

--Defense was still a major issue all game, giving up runs of 10-0 and 11-0 to fall behind early. With no defense like that, the Hornets will not win efficiently. And we had momentum to win but did not.

--We should be over 500 dammit. Pistons @ Hornets @ 7PM on Wednesday.

-Mr. Kennedy