hornets247.com - 4/17/2008
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The regular season is dunzo. 56-26, a new franchise record, and we head into the Playoffs as the number two seed, ready to do battle with those same Dallas Mavericks who just beat us down in Texas. Final score was 111-98 tonight ( recap | box score | standings ). Our guys actually came out of the gate with some intensity for a change, and strong starts from Chris Paul and David West helped ...
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... Ron Hitley of Hornets247 on the upcoming Hornets vs. Mavericks series: "Even though we have the higher seed and home court, I figure the pressure is mostly on Dallas going in. If the Hornets lose the series, people will just say 'oh well, they're young and inexperienced, give 'em some time.' On the flip side, a quick exit for the Mavs would probably be seen as disastrous, since they've had massively disappointing Playoff losses the past two seasons and they traded away a good young point for an older one who's supposed to get them over the top now or ...
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