Posted by Niall Doherty
February 08, 2010 at 14:36 Central
-- John Reid, New Orleans Times-Picayune
ORLANDO, FLA. -- New Orleans Hornets starting rookie shooting guard Marcus Thornton is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Orlando Magic because of a sore lower back.
He has missed the previous two games since falling hard on a drive to the basket in last week's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"It's getting there but it's a day-to-day process and I just have to see how it goes,'' Thornton said.
Posted by Niall Doherty
February 08, 2010 at 10:59 Central
-- Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com
Twenty-four hours after the Saints clinched the first major professional sports championship in New Orleans history, the Hornets will play a couple hundred miles up the road in Florida, visiting the defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. The 7 p.m. game is being broadcast nationally by TNT.
New Orleans (27-24) is currently in 10th place in the Western Conference, two games behind eighth-place Portland (30-23). By winning at Charlotte at Saturday, the Hornets guaranteed that they will enter the All-Star break with a plus-.500 record; only two games remain prior to the hiatus.
Posted by Niall Doherty
February 08, 2010 at 10:59 Central
-- John Reid, New Orleans Times-Picayune
ORLANDO, FLA. -- At the start of the season, Hornets rookies Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton were unsure about their roles because it appeared they would mostly be watching from the bench under former coach Byron Scott.
In the first five games, Thornton was on the inactive list and Collison was available but did not play.
"The first five games, I didn't even have a jersey, and I knew I wasn't going to play," Thornton said. "The guys always talked to me and said they went through the same thing when they were rookies. They told me to just take my time, feel things out and learn the game."
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 07, 2010 at 11:00 Central
-- John Reid, The Times Picayune
The Hornets trailed by 10 points at halftime, but they outscored the Bobcats 61-46 in the second half. After the score was tied at 83 in the fourth quarter, New Orleans went on a 17-5 to run to take a 100-88 lead with 4:20 remaining.
Clutch shooting came from guard Morris Peterson, who made both of his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with eight points. Forward James Posey came off the bench and had several deflections and scored five of his 11 points in the fourth.
"It was a great way to finish the game off, because we made some big shots down the stretch, " Hornets Coach Jeff Bower said. "We made some good stops, and we were able to get possessions with some good hard-fought rebounds. It was a victory that we had to earn."
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 19:07 Central
-- Rick Bonnell, Charlotte Observer
Rabbit gumbo?
The chef said it was delicious. Emeka Okafor wasn’t so sure. But when in New Orleans, do as New Orleanians do; eat most anything that crawls or swims, just so long as it’s prepared with the right sauce.
“I said, ‘No, no’ but they brought it out to me, anyway,” Okafor recalled. “And it was GOOD!”
Okafor, the Bobcats’ first-ever draft pick, returns to Charlotte tonight to play against his former team. He went to the Hornets in a trade for fellow center Tyson Chandler over the summer.
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 08:33 Central
-- Ryan Chatelain, for NBA.com
PHILADELPHIA (NBA.com exclusive) -- When describing 76ers forward Thaddeus Young in his third season, analysts have tossed around ugly words such as "disappointment" and "regressed."
Young lost his starting spot last month and seemed to hit a new low Wednesday against Chicago when he finished with just two points and two rebounds.
But in a 101-94 road victory over New Orleans on Friday night, Young showed the type of scoring ability that was often seen during his breakout 2008-09 season.
Playing in his hometown, Young led Philadelphia (18-31) with 19 points in 24 minutes.
"It's not about proving anything," said Young, who was 8-of-9 from the field. "It's just about going out there and playing. I didn't come into the league struggling. It's about regrouping. Going back to the basics and working on the fundamentals to get you back to a starting position."
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 08:30 Central
-- Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com
On Thursday night, Jason Hart was sitting in his home in California, preparing for another day of working out and taking his young son, Jason II, to elementary school. Roughly 17 hours after receiving a phone call that the Hornets needed him in New Orleans as soon as possible, Hart checked into the first quarter of tonight’s home game vs. Philadelphia.
Hart’s hectic and surreal Feb. 5 probably best sums up the situation at the moment for New Orleans (26-24). With the dual blows of Chris Paul and Marcus Thornton injuries over the past week, the Hornets are trying to figure things out on the fly, while attempting to hang in a congested Western Conference playoff race.
Paul was ruled out for 4-6 weeks earlier Friday, while Thornton’s status will be assessed Saturday to determine if he can play at Charlotte at 6 p.m.
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 08:29 Central
-- John Reid, New Orleans Times-Picayune
With rookie Marcus Thornton sidelined with a sore lower back, New Orleans Hornets Coach Jeff Bower filled the void by signing veteran free-agent guard Jason Hart to a 10-day contract Friday morning.
In addition to starting at shooting guard, Thornton had handled the backup point guard duties behind starter Darren Collison because All-Star Chris Paul is sidelined four to six weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday.
Hart, who has been in the NBA for eight seasons and has played with eight teams, caught a flight from Los Angeles on Thursday night to make it in time to take his physical examination and participate in Friday's shootaround. He was expected to play Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers at the New Orleans Arena
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 08:28 Central
-- New Orleans Times-Picayune
Time/place: 6 p.m. at Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C. TV: CST. Radio: 106.7-FM.
Notable: Former Hornet Tyson Chandler is not expected to play because of a stress reaction in his left foot. . . . It's the first meeting between the teams this season. . . . The Bobcats have a 14-1 record at home when they lead after the first quarter. . . . This is the second game of a back-to-back set for the Hornets, who will remain on the road to play the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
Posted by Ryan Schwan
February 06, 2010 at 08:16 Central
-- John Reid, The Times Picayune
It began to slip away for the New Orleans Hornets after newly signed free-agent guard Jason Hart stole the ball from Philadelphia's Elton Brand, leading to a layup by Julian Wright for a two-point lead early in the second quarter.
But any chance for a momentum swing ended after three minutes elapsed before New Orleans made its next shot. That was all the time Philadelphia needed to take control of the game and force the Hornets to fight back from a double-digit deficit for the fourth consecutive game.
The Hornets were unable to mount a comeback and lost 101-94 to the 76ers in front of 15,162 on Friday night at the New Orleans Arena
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