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A fine game at the Arena tonight. The Hornets sputtered through the first half before turning it on after intermission and blitzing the visiting Rockets. Rafer Alston didn't feel much like talking afterwards. Let's dive into the notes... Final score was 90-69 ( box score | recap | standings ). We had a tough time scoring in the first half, fell into a 14-point hole, and trailed 44-39 at ... [link]

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Too Many Thursday Bullets
Published 3/20/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... The Hornets are back on top of the West after beating the Rockets handily. Ron Hitley of Hornets247: "Much credit goes to Peja Stojakovic and Tyson Chandler in this one. They had just 13 points between them, but I figure they were the keys on defense tonight. Byron Scott opted to have Peja guard Tracy McGrady one-on-one for most of the game, which sounds a bit like a death wish when you say it out loud. The Serb more than held his own though. He played right up on T-Mac, not allowing him the room to catch, ponder and shoot like he did a couple of ...

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