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Anthony Davis (pictured) finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds, while Eric Gordon scored 22 for the New Orleans Hornets. It wasn't enough, as the New York Knicks reached 100 points, defeated the Hornets by 13. Carmelo Anthony...

Hornets overcome abysmal first quarter to win big over the Timberwolves. New Orleans has now won 4 in a row. Leading the way Friday night was...

One team owns the third best record in the NBA. The other owns the third worst. But on Monday night in New Orleans, the Hornets gave the San Antonio Spurs a glimpse of the future may hold. Playing behind an inspired defense, New Orleans stung...

Greivis Vasquez played like an all-star for the New Orleans Hornets, propelling his team to a 99-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in overtime. Eric Gordon struggled for 48 minutes, but when overtime rolled around, Gordon was...

In a somewhat surprising move, the New Orleans Hornets decided to part ways with small forward Dominic McGuire today. Head coach Monty Williams noted that McGuire was...

The young New Orleans Hornets are in the midst of the longest losing streak in the Western Conference after falling on the road Sunday night to the Denver Nuggets 102-84. Hornets head coach Monty Williams vocalized his displeasure after the game, calling...

Another game without Anthony Davis ended in another overtime loss for the New Orleans Hornets. Ryan Anderson nailed a career-high 8 three-pointers, but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix Suns...

The New Orleans Hornets have displayed an alarming habit in this young NBA season...losing close games. After blowing a fourth quarter lead in Indiana, New Orleans fought back to force overtime, only to lose in the extra period to the Pacers by the score of 115-107. The loss marks...

A dreadful second quarter proves to be too much to overcome for Hornets in loss to Rockets.

No Anthony Davis. No Eric Gordon. No Austin Rivers. No bueno for the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night. With their game being televised nationally on ESPN, the Hornets scored the fewest points in franchise history. To call it ugly would be an insult to ugly basketball everywhere. Monty Williams was...

The New Orleans Hornets led the San Antonio Spurs with less than a minute in regulation, but couldn't keep a late lead, falling in their season-opener by the score of 99-95. Despite the defeat, the young Hornets showed plenty of great promise. Rookie star Anthony Davis did not disappoint in his debut, going...

While Hornets head coach Monty Williams (pictured above) expressed disappointment over his team's 84-77 loss to the Houston Rockets Thursday night, he should be pleased at how his players finished the season as a whole. Plaqued by injuries, the departure of a superstar, an abnormal schedule, no ownership (until recently), and a lack of practice time, the New Orleans Hornets managed to win 8 of their last 13 games this season.

Chris Paul had 33 points and 13 assists to rally the Los Angeles Clippers to a come from behind 107-98 win over his former club, the New Orleans Hornets. Eric Gordon led the Hornets in scoring with 17 in his first game against against his former team. It was an extremely physical game, with 58 fouls and several...

In the last homegame of the season, the soldout crowd at the New Orleans arena watched their Hornets defeat the Houston Rockets in overtime 105-99. Eric Gordon (pictured above) scored 27 points to lead all scorers. It was the seventh win in ten tries for New Orleans, who got contributions from everyone on Thursday night.

The New Orleans Hornets were without Eric Gordon and Chris Kaman, yet still managed to win their 4th straight, defeating the lowly Charlotte Bobcats on the road Monday night by the score of 75-67. Whatever qualifies as "pretty basketball," this game was the opposite of that.

On a day in which Hornets fans were celebrating the purchase of their team by Tom Benson, their favorite basketball team gave them an exciting 96-85 victory over the Utah Jazz. New Orleans shooting guard Eric Gordon (pictured above) stole the show, shooting...

Jason Smith (pictured above) scored 22 points in 27 minutes to lead the New Orleans Hornets past the Sacramento Kings by the score of 105-96. Marco Belinelli added 21 for the hometeam, who won their 16th game of the season. Monty Williams continued his trend of giving big minutes to the younger players. One particular player took advantage...

Five days after the Hornets rocked the Clippers in New Orleans, Chris Paul and his Los Angeles teammates got their revenge with a 97-85 win Monday night on the West Coast. By committing an NBA season-high 29 turnovers, the Hornets never gave themselves a chance.

After starting the season 2-0, the New Orleans Hornets have lost 6 straight games. The latest defeat came on Saturday night in Dallas, as the Mavericks trounced the Hornets 96-81.

For the third game in a row, the New Orleans Hornets led for nearly the entire first 3 quarters. And for the third game in a row, they couldn't finish in the 4th. As a result, the Denver Nuggets handed the Hornets their 5th straight loss on Friday night by the score of 96-88. Here is a recap from Scott.