Hornets-Spurs: Saturday News Wrap
Hornets247.com Blog —
... Almost all of those ESPN guys seem to be down on the Hornets actually. Out of a panel of ten, only John Hollinger picks New Orleans to win this series. But then nobody expected me to be a fabulous dancer either, and we all know how that turned out. ...
All This Useless Beauty
The Shamrock Headband —
... past 48 hours. You're going to hear a lot of noise about how the Spurs have never won a playoff series in which they were down 2-0, but that doesn't mean a whole lot since this is only the third time it's happened in the Duncan era. More crucial is the fact that they've been blown out in both contests and generally just don't look that good. Nobody has an answer for Chris Paul and my God, it's just fucking exquisite. Nobody gave the Hornets a chance in this series (check out the ESPN series page... bless you, Mr. Hollinger), and that's something of a minor outrage seeing ...
withleather.com 4/30/2008 — Last night the Hornets and Spurs both closed out their first-round playoff series with Game 5 wins against the Mavericks and Suns, respectively. Now, I've long hated the Spurs while adoring D'Antoni's Suns teams, but these were no longer the Suns ...
hornets247.com 5/1/2008 — I started putting together my Hornets-Spurs preview this morning, but as I did so, I realized we have some time until Saturday's Game 1 against the Spurs and I wanted to take some time to look at the Hornet's success in round one, and evaluate what ...
pyleoflist.com 5/2/2008 — The circumstances aren’t exactly the same, but no NBA Playoff series has reminded me this much of a Rocky movie since Spurs-Knicks Final in the strike-shortened season of 1999 (Rocky V-let’s just pretend the whole thing never ...
brightsideofthesun.com 5/2/2008 — A detailed breakdown of the Spurs Hornets series from a Suns fan that knows a thing or two about losing to the Spurs in the playoffs
hornets247.com 5/2/2008 — Here was me thinking today would be the calm before the storm that is tomorrow's Game 1 of Hornets vs. Spurs. But no. Millions of stuffs be on the interwebs. Here's what I found... Tony Parker sat out the physical drills at Spurs' practice ...
poundingtherock.com 5/3/2008 — I, for one, am glad this series starts in New Orleans. This gives the Spurs the opportunity to put the fear of God in them right off the bat. A loss in game 1 and the story line for the whole series begins to write itself: the ...
emptythebench.com 5/3/2008 — San Antonio and New Orleans may have finished the regular season with identical records and split the season series, but every year the Spurs prove that the NBA’s second season is a different animal.
laballtalk.com 5/3/2008 — Pistons vs Magic... Hornets vs Spurs... The drama continues in the 2nd round while the Celtics continue their struggles in the 1st round...
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/4/2008 — David West scored a playoff career-high 30 points on 13-23 field goal shooting as the New Orleans Hornets beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-82. Chris Paul struggled with his shot for most of the game but he finished with 17 points on 7-16 shooting in addition to having 13 assists, though a careful review of the tape calls into serious question the scorekeeping practices in New Orleans.
brahsome.com 5/4/2008 — The floor at the Hornets and Spurs game caught fire last night . And then TNT ran “We Didn’t Start the Fire” on the highlight package. Everything was superb. Hornets won too. Although that might be awkward for different reasons. ...
hornets247.com 5/4/2008 — Kick. Ass. The Hornets held Tim Duncan to a career playoff low 5 points and cruised to a big win over the Spurs in Game 1 tonight. David West led the Hornets with 30 points, Peja Stojakovic added 22, while Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler both came up ...
deadspin.com 5/4/2008 — I immediately regret that headline. Anyway, New Orleans opened their series against San Antonio in style with an ass kicking of impressive proportions. The Spurs held a four point lead after the first quarter, but once the mascot lit the floor on ...
myespn.go.com 5/6/2008 — In the end, the defending champions lost twice, badly, against the team that everybody thought was not yet ready for prime time. The San Antonio Spurs are a devastatingly good team. And they are still trying to figure out how to crack the the code ...
coachingbetterbball.blogspot.com 5/6/2008 — Watching the Hornets dismantle the Spurs tonight has me just awe-struck. I mean, I've watch many Hornets games all year and I've written as far back as Nov and Dec about how good Chris Paul and the Hornets are. But to me, they really are the best team ...
blogs.mercurynews.com 5/7/2008 — Watching the Hornets make the Spurs look their age has been one of the more enjoyable scenes so far of 07-08 Playoffs. There are moments with Paul and company streaking up the court when — if I go cross-eyed and color blind — the action ...
poundingtherock.com 5/8/2008 — Anybody that has been reading the game threads knows I think the officiating has heavily favored the Hornets. I think it has for two reasons: 1) The Hornets were at home. 2) They have been far more aggressive. As ...
sportstsar.com 5/9/2008 — The New Orleans Hornets are giving the San Antonio Spurs open looks, but they're not knocking them down. It's playing out just like a video game...
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 110-99 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
As the series moves to San Antonio, can the Hornets take a commanding 3-0 series lead, or will the Spurs get back in it? NBA.com's John Schuhmann is live blogging Game 3.
Even if they rally vs. the Hornets, the Spurs have been exposed as vulnerable. Mike Kahn looks at how they might right the ship.
Consecutive third-quarter breakdowns. Tough nights for their top players. And now, an 0-2 deficit to a young and athletic team. It's all happening to the San Antonio Spurs, the defending NBA champions. The Spurs, who came into this series ...
With razzle-dazzle dribbles and a driving floater that couldn't miss, Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 102-84 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
Chris Paul has 30 points and 12 assists, leading the Hornets to a 102-84 victory Monday and a 2-0 series lead over the Spurs.
Shutting down David West only gave the San Antonio Spurs front-row seats for the Chris Paul show. With razzle-dazzle dribbles and a driving floater that couldn't miss, Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a ...
Can the Hornets maintain their perfect home record in the postseason and take a 2-0 series lead, or will the Spurs even it up and take away home court advantage? NBA.com's John Schuhmann is live blogging Game 2.
Tim Duncan was very un-Duncan-esque vs. the Hornets in Game 1. Will he and the Spurs get back on track in Game 2 (LIVE)?
The Hornets aren't sure they can lock down Tim Duncan again in Game 2 on Monday night, but they certainly intend to try.
David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series last night in New Orleans. Chris Paul added 17 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, which...
With a big win in Game 1, the Hornets not only exposed the Spurs weak points, but also proved their worth, Charley Rosen says.
David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game...
David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday.
The Hornets and Pistons open their conference semifinal series with convincing wins.
David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night. Chris Paul added 17 points, 13 assists and four ...
David West scores a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round series.
The Spurs and Hornets square off in their series opener. Can the champs keep it going in the Big Easy? Follow it LIVE right here.
The Western Conference Semifinals get underway in New Orleans Saturday night. Can the Hornets continue their postseason success, or is this the series when experience wins over youth? NBA.com's John Schuhmann is live blogging Game 1.
The point-guard battle is intriguing, but another matchup is more crucial in the Spurs-Hornets series, Marques Johnson says.



