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John Schuhmann's Series Blog The Construction of the New Orleans Hornets To be the champ you have to beat the champ. And the Spurs simply refused to bow out against the upstart Hornets. Manu Ginobili led with 26 points and Tim Duncan added a double-double of 16 and 14 rebounds as San Antonio advanced with a 91-82 victory over New Orleans in Game 7 of the Western Conference ... [link]

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An Important Offseason Begins
Published 5/7/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in NBA.com Blog Squad: Gilbert Arenas
... There are players I like on each of those teams, but overall, that’s two teams that I don’t really like that are playing each other. So I’m not even going to look at that series. I mean, there are individual players I like on those teams, but as a team? Nahhh. SAS-NOH -- I’m loving what Chris Paul has been doing this whole year. I’m going to watch that series carefully. I know the Hornets have a 2-0 lead right now, but you still got Duncan and the boys over there. It’s hard to beat Duncan and the boys. New Orleans is doing a great job though this playoffs, you have to take ...

Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 5/20/2008 by Seth (noreply@blogger.com) at Enjoy the Enjoyment
Watched the San Antonio/New Orleans game last night at the Roanoke, where they were having some insane drink special--I got a pint of Red Hook Blonde for $2.50. Huh? Some friends commandeered the back room, where we rooted heartily against the evil empire. As the Spurs extended their lead in the third quarter, one guy sunk lower and lower in his seat. "I'm hoping if I hit the floor, the Hornets will come back." As it turned out, they did come back, and if Pargo hits that wide-open three, they'd have tied it. Wasn't to be--and of course they got shafted by the refs, but that's ...

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FOR LOVE OR THE GAME: TYSON CHANDLER Who knows the Hornets big man better: his wife or his teammate? by Alejandro De Los Rios When Tyson Chandler and Jannero Pargo came to New Orleans from Chicago , the two were already close. Since bringing Crescent ...
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