Sean Marks News

ONE MORE TIME: Tall Blacks captain Kirk Penney has not ruled out one last attempt to coax New Zealand's only NBA player, Sean Marks, out of international retirement for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul scored on a driving layup with 1.4 seconds remaining in the game as the Hornets snapped a six-game road losing streak with a 97-96 victory at Target Center Wednesday night.

Twenty games have come and gone in this NBA season and it's time to evaluate how all the New Orleans Hornets' players have performed.

Even with the return of Peja Stojakovic and Chris Paul to the lineup, Hornets General Manager/Coach Jeff Bower still does not have everyone on the roster available to play.

A After seeing Sacramento dismantle the Hornets' defense for 53.7 percent shooting in Sunday's loss, forward David West questioned his teammates' commitment to play as a cohesive unit before Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Off Efficiency: Kings 105.7 , Hornets 103.8 Def Efficiency: Kings 106.8 , Hornets 107.3 One month ago, the Hornets were 0-1, so were the Kings, and they were facing each other for the first time.

The Hornets interior defense has been superb as they are forcing the Hawks into their coverage.

Maybe it's one of those "darkest before the dawn" situations, but daylight savings or not, I haven't seen this little dawn from the Hornets in a long time.

Hey folks, I'll be filling in for Ryan and Niall from time to time, and tonight is one of those times.

One step forward, two steps back. Tonight the Hornets took on a sharp and confident Hawks team and didn't lose contact until most of the starters came in a few minutes into the fourth.

New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul fell to the floor with an apparent ankle injury during the third quarter Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at the New Orleans Arena.

New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott has been sacked just nine games into the NBA season.

The New Orleans Hornets snapped a two-game losing streak, running away from the lowly Los Angeles Clippers to take a 112-84 victory here Monday night in Staples Center.

Former LSU shooting guard Marcus Thornton was placed on the active list before Friday's game against the Toronto Raptors for the first time this season.

The New Orleans Hornets wanted the momentum gained from Wednesday's overtime victory against Dallas to carry over into Friday night against the Toronto Raptors .

Raptors projected starters "The biggest thought on my mind is to keep praying for him.

Julian Wright and Emeka Okafor team up to block a shot by Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at the New Orleans Arena.

NEW ORLEANS Byron Scott says he's not concerned. Not four games into the season.

The Hornets opened the game by giving up a layup to Paul Pierce and Emeka Okafor committed two consecutive turnovers.

The New Orleans Hornets had a festive home opener in their 97-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings at the New Orleans Arena on Friday night, but rookie shooting guard Marcus Thornton spent all of it on the bench out of uniform.