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| Paul, Hornets stop Mavs in Kidd's return |
NBA Basketball |
02/21/2008 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Best E Casino) - Chris Paul scored 31 points, handed out 11 assists and came up with nine steals as the New Orleans Hornets spoiled Jason Kidd's return to the Mavericks with a 104-93 win over Dallas at New Orleans Arena. Paul shot 11-for-20 from the floor, hit all seven of his free throws and scored 19 points in the third quarter, when New Orleans assumed control of the game en route to a fifth straight victory. David West and Peja Stojakovic had 18 points apiece for the Hornets, who still own t |
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| Kidd's advice to new teammates: Be ready. |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2008 |
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| ks teammates: Be ready for his passes, whether they think they're covered or not. ``I've always felt my teammates are always open.'' Kidd said. ``When you think it's not coming, then that's when it is.'' Kidd made his Mavericks debut against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, so invigorated by the prospect of playing for a contender again that he dismissed concerns of travel fatigue or his immediate insertion into the starting lineup of a team he's practiced with twice. ``It's exciting. It's new. It |
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| NBA seems fun again, and that's all a league can really ask for |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2008 |
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| le Kings part-owner Robert Hernreich was arrested in Colorado on a domestic violence charge. There remain problems, of course, that hammering a few nails before the television cameras in New Orleans are not going to solve. One of them involves the New Orleans Hornets, who have the best winning percentage in the Western Conference yet are drawing less than 13,000 fans a game in their first year back from sabbatical in Oklahoma City amid rumors their owner wants to take them back there permanently. The Hornets a |
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| Mavs resume swing in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The new-look Dallas Mavericks visit the Southwest Division- leading New Orleans Hornets tonight at New Orleans Arena. On Tuesday, All-Star point guard Jason Kidd was finally traded by the Nets to Dallas. The Mavericks dealt point guard Devin Harris, Maurice Ager, Trenton Hassell, center DeSagana Diop, Keith Van Horn, first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010, and roughly $3 million to New Jersey in exchange for Kidd, and forwards Malik Allen and Antoine Wright. Selected to his ninth All-Star Gam |
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| Bucks, Pistons meet at the Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2008 |
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| entered the All-Star break on a four-game losing streak and will conclude a four-game homestand versus the Pistons on Wednesday. The Bucks are 0-3 so far on the homestand and 13-11 as the host this season. In last Wednesday's 111-107 setback to the New Orleans Hornets at the Bradley Center, Michael Redd scored 30 points, while Mo Williams and Desmond Mason added 14 apiece for the Bucks, who have dropped eight of their last 10 games overall and four in a row at home. In injury news for Milwaukee, forward Charlie V |
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| Mayor: Peaceful All-Star weekend a "slam dunk" for city |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2008 |
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| uarter that left three people with minor injuries. Police said the shooting didn't appear to be linked to any All-Star activities. ``This event was a slam dunk for New Orleans and a slam dunk for the NBA,'' said Mayor Ray Nagin, who was flanked by New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn at a City Hall press conference. Shinn said other NBA owners who attended the game showered the city with praise. ``Everybody was as positive as could be,'' he said. ``We all should just be very proud of what's happened.'' O |
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| Paul, West eschew personal All-Star glory and turn focus to New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
02/15/2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -There may be no better opportunity for Chris Paul to capitalize on his emerging stardom than here, at his first NBA All-Star weekend. Averaging 20.5 points, 10.9 assists and 2.6 steals, Paul has led the New Orleans Hornets to the top of the powerful Western Conference. Yet when asked on Friday what it means to be compared to the likes of Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, the Hornets' point guard passed, as he often does so well on the court. ``It's not about me. It's about a spotlight for the c |
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| All-Star Break Rankings |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2008 |
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| ampionship. The absence of point guard Tony Parker, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury since Jan 28th, has hurt, but Tim Duncan (19.9 ppg, 11.5 rpg) and Manu Ginobili (20.1 ppg) have kept the Spurs near the top of the Southwest Division. 4. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS - Guard Chris Paul and forward David West have arrived. They will represent the Hornets (36-15) at this year's All-Star Game, which will be played at New Orleans Arena. Paul leads the Hornets in scoring (20.5 ppg) and assists (10.9 apg), while West |
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| Heat visit the Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
02/14/2008 |
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| season-best with 19 points, as the NBA-worst Heat fell to 9-41 this season. Chicago will close out a brief two-game homestand tonight and is 10-14 at the United Center this season. The Bulls opened the homestand with Tuesday's 100-86 setback to the New Orleans Hornets, as Andres Nocioni scored 28 points to lead the way. Kirk Hinrich contributed 15 points and handed out four assists in his return to the lineup. Hinrich, the Bulls co-captain, had missed the past three games with bruised ribs for Chicago, which has |
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| Hornets welcome Grizzlies to town |
NBA Basketball |
02/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Orleans Hornets are back at home and will host the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at New Orleans Arena. The Hornets just went 1-2 on a three-game road trip and put the brakes on a three-game slide with a 132-130 double-overtime win against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday at US Airways Center. Chris Paul poured in 42 points and Peja Stojakovic hit the game-winning jumper as time expired in the second overtime to lead the Hornets to victory. Paul also distributed nine assists and posted a career |
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