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| All Games | 14-40 | -16.5 | 27-27 | 25-28 | 89.0 | 46.2 | 44.8% | 48.8 | 93.6 | 46.8 | 44.8% | 47.8 | | Road Games | 8-19 | -2.4 | 18-9 | 13-14 | 90.5 | 46.8 | 45.6% | 48.9 | 94.7 | 48.4 | 44.8% | 47.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -0.1 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 89.8 | 47.2 | 47.2% | 46.0 | 91.6 | 46.0 | 45.2% | 45.4 | | Division Games | 1-8 | -5.8 | 6-3 | 4-5 | 89.1 | 47.3 | 44.3% | 49.8 | 94.2 | 50.7 | 44.5% | 46.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 89.0 | 46.2 | 35-78 | 44.8% | 4-12 | 33.4% | 15-20 | 75.7% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 96.6 | 48.7 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 6-18 | 35.0% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 90.5 | 46.8 | 36-78 | 45.6% | 4-11 | 37.1% | 15-19 | 76.3% | 49 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 93.6 | 46.8 | 35-78 | 44.8% | 6-20 | 31.4% | 17-22 | 76.1% | 48 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 97.4 | 49 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-19 | 34.5% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 94.7 | 48.4 | 35-78 | 44.8% | 6-21 | 31.0% | 18-24 | 75.9% | 47 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
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| All Games | 38-14 | +14.4 | 33-18 | 29-23 | 101.6 | 51.9 | 47.0% | 50.9 | 96.2 | 48.3 | 45.5% | 48.7 | | Home Games | 21-4 | +6 | 18-7 | 10-15 | 103.6 | 52.1 | 47.6% | 52.7 | 92.7 | 47.7 | 43.9% | 48.3 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +5 | 5-0 | 4-1 | 109.6 | 59.6 | 50.7% | 51.0 | 98.2 | 48.6 | 48.4% | 40.8 | | Division Games | 10-4 | +6.4 | 9-5 | 4-10 | 95.4 | 46.3 | 44.1% | 51.6 | 90.6 | 46.7 | 44.4% | 50.3 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.6 | 51.9 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 8-21 | 38.7% | 15-21 | 72.9% | 51 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 96.2 | 48.4 | 36-81 | 44.7% | 6-19 | 34.5% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 103.6 | 52.1 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 9-22 | 39.8% | 16-22 | 73.4% | 53 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.2 | 48.3 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 7-18 | 36.1% | 14-18 | 75.6% | 49 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 96.4 | 48.6 | 37-81 | 44.8% | 6-19 | 34.4% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 92.7 | 47.7 | 37-83 | 43.9% | 6-18 | 34.0% | 13-19 | 71.8% | 48 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 97, SAN ANTONIO 96.5 |
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| 2/28/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 95-99 | L | 13.5 | W | 180 | O | 36-89 | 40.4% | 55 | 14 | 41-90 | 45.6% | 56 | 13 | | 2/29/2012 | TORONTO | 84-95 | L | -3 | L | 179 | P | 30-80 | 37.5% | 57 | 10 | 34-77 | 44.2% | 47 | 10 | | 3/2/2012 | DALLAS | 97-92 | W | 7 | W | 176.5 | O | 40-88 | 45.5% | 59 | 11 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 41 | 12 | | 3/3/2012 | INDIANA | 84-102 | L | 6 | L | 183.5 | O | 33-81 | 40.7% | 52 | 13 | 35-80 | 43.7% | 57 | 14 | | 3/5/2012 | @ PORTLAND | 74-86 | L | 10.5 | L | 187 | U | 29-70 | 41.4% | 47 | 14 | 31-72 | 43.1% | 50 | 11 | | 3/7/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 98-99 | L | 4.5 | W | 191.5 | O | 42-77 | 54.5% | 46 | 20 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 36 | 13 | | 3/9/2012 | @ DENVER | 97-110 | L | 11 | L | 195.5 | O | 33-72 | 45.8% | 45 | 11 | 41-73 | 56.2% | 41 | 12 | | 3/10/2012 | @ MINNESOTA | 95-89 | W | 7.5 | W | 188.5 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 47 | 12 | 33-80 | 41.2% | 55 | 17 | | 3/12/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 71-73 | L | -6 | L | 182 | U | 30-78 | 38.5% | 43 | 17 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 53 | 17 | | 3/14/2012 | LA LAKERS | 101-107 | L | 4 | L | 180.5 | O | 44-85 | 51.8% | 41 | 15 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 55 | 19 | | 3/15/2012 | WASHINGTON | 89-99 | L | -3.5 | L | 194.5 | U | 34-75 | 45.3% | 35 | 12 | 39-75 | 52.0% | 46 | 14 | | 3/17/2012 | @ NEW JERSEY | 102-94 | W | 3 | W | 186 | O | 41-81 | 50.6% | 46 | 12 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 47 | 13 | | 3/21/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 92-101 | L | -2 | L | 187 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 51 | 16 | 39-89 | 43.8% | 43 | 9 | | 3/22/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 97-90 | W | 4.5 | W | 180.5 | O | 34-59 | 57.6% | 44 | 20 | 35-90 | 38.9% | 52 | 10 | | 3/24/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 86-89 | L | 5 | W | 193 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 52 | 16 | 36-90 | 40.0% | 49 | 7 | | 3/26/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 85-97 | L | 10.5 | L | 181.5 | O | 31-62 | 50.0% | 55 | 27 | 37-74 | 50.0% | 29 | 14 | | 3/28/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 102-87 | W | 2.5 | W | 190 | U | 43-79 | 54.4% | 44 | 9 | 33-74 | 44.6% | 42 | 16 | | 3/29/2012 | @ PORTLAND | 93-99 | L | 9 | W | 184 | O | 33-71 | 46.5% | 44 | 14 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 40 | 9 | | 3/31/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | 85-88 | L | 12.5 | W | 186 | U | 39-92 | 42.4% | 53 | 8 | 32-77 | 41.6% | 55 | 14 | | 4/1/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 75-92 | L | 10 | L | 192 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 39 | 18 | 35-71 | 49.3% | 46 | 19 | | 4/4/2012 | DENVER | 94-92 | W | 5 | W | 195 | U | 35-67 | 52.2% | 50 | 18 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 44 | 9 | | 4/6/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/7/2012 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/9/2012 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11/2012 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/13/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/15/2012 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/16/2012 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/18/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/19/2012 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/22/2012 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2/29/2012 | CHICAGO | 89-96 | L | -2 | L | 192 | U | 37-86 | 43.0% | 49 | 14 | 37-88 | 42.0% | 62 | 15 | | 3/2/2012 | CHARLOTTE | 102-72 | W | -15 | W | 197.5 | U | 39-82 | 47.6% | 63 | 18 | 31-83 | 37.3% | 42 | 17 | | 3/4/2012 | DENVER | 94-99 | L | -7 | L | 208 | U | 32-72 | 44.4% | 46 | 14 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 58 | 9 | | 3/7/2012 | NEW YORK | 118-105 | W | -7.5 | W | 201.5 | O | 46-85 | 54.1% | 62 | 17 | 41-96 | 42.7% | 42 | 10 | | 3/9/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | 108-120 | L | -4 | L | 192.5 | O | 38-78 | 48.7% | 45 | 11 | 43-84 | 51.2% | 52 | 7 | | 3/12/2012 | WASHINGTON | 112-97 | W | -14 | W | 206.5 | O | 47-87 | 54.0% | 53 | 10 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 47 | 10 | | 3/14/2012 | ORLANDO | 122-111 | W | -7.5 | W | 192.5 | O | 43-83 | 51.8% | 49 | 6 | 45-86 | 52.3% | 42 | 6 | | 3/16/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 114-105 | W | 5 | W | 206 | O | 45-87 | 51.7% | 59 | 17 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 44 | 16 | | 3/17/2012 | @ DALLAS | 99-106 | L | 3 | L | 198.5 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 40 | 11 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 54 | 11 | | 3/21/2012 | MINNESOTA | 116-100 | W | -9.5 | W | 208 | O | 45-95 | 47.4% | 63 | 14 | 39-88 | 44.3% | 47 | 14 | | 3/23/2012 | DALLAS | 104-87 | W | -4 | W | 200.5 | U | 43-88 | 48.9% | 57 | 13 | 31-81 | 38.3% | 43 | 10 | | 3/24/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 89-86 | W | -5 | L | 193 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 49 | 7 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 52 | 16 | | 3/25/2012 | PHILADELPHIA | 93-76 | W | -2.5 | W | 193 | U | 37-81 | 45.7% | 54 | 18 | 35-85 | 41.2% | 52 | 21 | | 3/27/2012 | @ PHOENIX | 107-100 | W | -2 | W | 204.5 | O | 45-92 | 48.9% | 54 | 9 | 41-87 | 47.1% | 42 | 8 | | 3/28/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 117-112 | W | -4 | W | 215 | O | 49-91 | 53.8% | 46 | 15 | 47-86 | 54.7% | 41 | 16 | | 3/31/2012 | INDIANA | 112-103 | W | -8 | W | 203 | O | 38-76 | 50.0% | 46 | 10 | 42-79 | 53.2% | 39 | 14 | | 4/3/2012 | @ CLEVELAND | 125-90 | W | -9.5 | W | 201.5 | O | 48-81 | 59.3% | 52 | 13 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 34 | 13 | | 4/4/2012 | @ BOSTON | 87-86 | W | 1 | W | 192.5 | U | 36-86 | 41.9% | 57 | 17 | 38-83 | 45.8% | 48 | 11 | | 4/6/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/8/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/9/2012 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/11/2012 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/12/2012 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/14/2012 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/16/2012 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/17/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/18/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/20/2012 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/22/2012 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | NEW ORLEANS: The long, bizarre Chris Paul saga had what was likely the happiest ending possible for the Hornets. They lost their franchise player, but ended up landing a very good 22-year-old No. 1 scorer in Eric Gordon, a quality big in C Chris Kaman, an interesting project in SF Al-Farouq Aminu and the Timberwolves unprotected first-round pick, which should be an awfully good one. Of course, the trade is bad news for 2011-12. PG Jarrett Jack (8.5 PPG in 46 games with New Orleans) steps into Paul's point guard spot, obviously an enormous downgrade. Gordon (22.3 PPG for the Clippers) will provide some firepower, they retained energetic PF Carl Landry (11.8 PPG in 23 games), and Kaman (12.4 PPG with the Clippers) and Emeka Okafor (10.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG) are capable big bodies. With Gordon in, they can now use defensive liability, but sharp-shooting, Marco Belinelli (10.5 PPG, 41.4% from three) on more of a part-time basis. And if Trevor Ariza (11.0 PPG) ever gets his shot straightened out (39.8% from the field), the Hornets could surprise some people. Perhaps most importantly, they have one of the NBA's brightest young coaches in Monty Williams and play the kind of grind-it-out pace to keep games close (only Portland, where Williams was an assistant, played a slower tempo than the Hornets last year, and that was with Paul). | | SAN ANTONIO: The Spurs had a dream regular season thanks in large part to some phenomenal three-point shooting. San Antonio made an NBA-best 39.7% of their threes, highlighted by some unlikely candidates: SF Richard Jefferson (44.0%), C Matt Bonner (45.7%) and SG Gary Neal (41.9%). But the reliance on the outside shot is a big reason they got bounced in the first round of the playoffs, as the Spurs shot just 29.4% from three in their six-game series with Memphis. They still have a strong nucleus with the trio of SG Manu Ginobili (17.4 PPG), PG Tony Parker (17.5 PPG, 6.6 APG) and PF Tim Duncan (13.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG), and Ginobili and Duncan in particular should benefit from the abbreviated regular season (the injury-prone Ginobili was hampered by a shoulder injury in the playoffs). But the supporting cast will be the difference between a first-round exit and a deep playoff run. The Spurs traded PG George Hill (11.6 PPG, 37.7% from three) for the draft rights to SF Kawhi Leonard, a long defensive specialist who will push Jefferson, who collapsed in the playoffs. Tiago Splitter, a highly touted Euro League star who struggled in his first NBA season, and DeJuan Blair (8.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG) will likely have to take on a bigger role with Antonio McDyess seemingly heading into retirement. They signed veteran PG T.J. Ford (11.4 PPG, 5.9 APG in career) to help replace Hill. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NEW ORLEANS-SAN ANTONIO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Hornets-Spurs Preview* =======================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
New Orleans (14-40) at San Antonio (38-14), 8:30 p.m. EDT
Eric Gordon certainly made his presence felt in his first game back following a three-month absence, coming up big for the New Orleans Hornets their last time out.
Leading them to a win over the Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs could prove much more difficult.
The Hornets try to avoid a four-game season sweep and a 14th loss in 16 road matchups with the Spurs, who can extend the league's longest active winning streak to 10 on Friday night.
After appearing in just two games and missing 47 straight due to a right knee injury, Gordon made his much-anticipated return during a 94-92 win over Denver on Wednesday. He struggled to get going before scoring 13 of his 15 points in the second half, including the winning free throws with 2 seconds remaining.
"(The knee) feels good," Gordon said. "I just looked forward to winning and my individual game will come as far as stat-wise ... I'm looking forward to Friday."
Chris Kaman had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a season-best five blocks while Greivis Vasquez scored 11 to go along with 10 assists.
New Orleans (14-40), which hasn't won two in a row since a season-best three-game run Feb. 13-17, improved to 2-1 when Gordon plays. He may have to have a very big game, though, for the Hornets to avoid a sweep in this series.
San Antonio's three wins this season give it 10 victories in the last 12 matchups. Two of the wins in 2011-12 came by a combined five points, though those games were at New Orleans Arena.
While the Hornets have managed to hold their own versus the Spurs in their own building, it's been a different story at the AT&T Center of late. New Orleans fell 93-81 at San Antonio on Feb. 2 and is 2-13 in its last 15 visits.
The Spurs (38-14) are coming off a thrilling win of their own, holding on to defeat Boston 87-86 on the road Wednesday. Tim Duncan had 10 points and 16 rebounds for the Spurs, who earned their ninth consecutive victory after Paul Pierce missed the potential winning jumper as time expired.
"It was a great game, great game," Duncan told the league's official website. "We knew coming in here they're a playoff caliber team and there always a tough challenge and it was a good game for us, a good challenge for us."
The Spurs last won 10 in a row during a season-high 11-game run Jan. 30-Feb. 20. San Antonio is 17-2 when Duncan posts a double-double.
While Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry returned from four- and two-game absences for the Hornets on Wednesday, Jarrett Jack sat out with a sore right ankle and is unlikely to suit up Friday. Jack has averaged 26.5 points and shot 56.1 percent in two games against the Spurs this season.
New Orleans, which continues to play without injured center Emeka Okafor, has dropped eight of 11 on the road.
San Antonio, 21-4 at home, plays five of its next six at the AT&T Center.
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