NOH 99, DAL 94
Chris Paul led the New Orleans Hornets to a clinching victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of their best-of-seven series on Tuesday night.
Paul had 25 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds and Tyson Chandler tallied 10 points and 14 boards for the Hornets, who shot 49% from the floor and outrebounded Dallas by four.
Dirk Nowitzki ended his season with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Jason Kidd added 14 points and 6 assists for the Mavericks, who were eliminated in the first round for the second-straight season.
Jerry Stackhouse was ejected with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter after receiving his second technical foul of the contest.
The Hornets will face the winner of the Spurs/Suns series in the second round.
Game FIC Scores
Chris Paul, NOH - 33.0
David West, NOH - 21.9
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL - 19.4
Jason Kidd, DAL - 18.5
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Apr 29, 2008 12:30 PM EST
New Orleans’ Byron Scott is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today.
In his fourth season as the Hornets’ head coach, Scott received 458 points, including 70 first-place votes, from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers was second with 242 points (23 first-place votes) and the Houston Rockets’ Rick Adelman was third with 193 points (17 first-place votes).
Scott, the first coach in Hornets history to receive the honor, led the franchise to its first Southwest Division title and a franchise-best 56-win season. Scott guided the team to a 56-26 (.683) record, an 18-game improvement over last season (38-43, .463) and the second-best record in the highly competitive Western Conference. The Hornets also broke a franchise record with 26 road wins, finishing at 26-15 on the road and winning 17 of their final 26 road games. The Hornets were 15-26 away from home a year ago.
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Byron Scott will be named the NBA Coach of the Year, according to multiple media reports, ESPN.com confirmed the reports on Monday night.
The Hornets finished the regular season with the second best record in the Western Conference.
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Hornets Apr 2008 Archive
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New York Times | Apr 28, 2008
The league reviewed Jason Kidd’s flagrant foul Monday morning but determined that no further action was warranted.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 28, 2008
The New Orleans Hornets won a hot-contested Game Four against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night 97-84 to take a 3-1 series lead.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 25, 2008
The Dallas Mavericks won a game that they had to on Friday night to keep themselves alive in the first round against the New Orleans Hornets, 97-87.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 22, 2008
Chris Paul starred for the New Orleans Hornets as they took a 2-0 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night with a 127-103 win.
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The Rocky Mountain News | Apr 21, 2008
George Karl admitted on Sunday that Denver was hoping to play the Hornets and not the top-seeded Lakers in the first round.
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The Star-Telegram | Apr 21, 2008
Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith all criticized Dirk Nowitzki on Saturday night when he failed to respond after David West tapped him on the face several times.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 19, 2008
Chris Paul had one of the best playoff debuts in NBA history on Saturday night in a big Hornets win over the Mavericks in Game One of their first-round series.
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USA Today | Apr 16, 2008
Jason Kidd has finally earned his 100th triple double of his career while leading the Mavericks to a 111-98 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 16, 2008
The Lakers clinched the first overall slot with a victory over the Kings, while the Hornets locked up second with a thumping of the Clippers. Read about the seeding and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for April 15th’s games!
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ESPN | Apr 16, 2008
The New Orleans Hornets defeated the L.A. Clippers 114-92 on Tuesday night to earn their first division title in the team's 20 year history.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 13, 2008
The Lakers stand alone atop the Western Conference after a big 106-85 win over the Spurs on Sunday afternoon.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 12, 2008
The Lakers clinched the Pacific Division title on Friday night with a 107-104 victory over the Hornets at the STAPLES Center.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 10, 2008
The West has yet to be won with less than a week left in the season. Read about the tight race towards the playoffs and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for April 9th’s games!
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 7, 2008
Seattle outlasted Denver in double-overtime last night, dropping them back into a tie with the Golden State for the final playoff spot in the West in the process.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 5, 2008
The Hornets, 76ers, Lakers, Wizards and Raptors all clinched playoff berths on Friday night.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 2, 2008
The Nuggets won an extremely hard-fought battle with the Suns on Tuesday night. Read about Denver's win and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for April 1st's games!
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RealGM Staff Report | Apr 1, 2008
The Hawks' Joe Johnson and the Hornets' Chris Paul were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month for March on Tuesday.
