Wednesday night wasn't a sellout in the New Orleans Arena despite the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs coming to town.

It didn't even help that the Hornets and Spurs are locked in a battle with Houston for the division title.

OK, that's not exactly true. The total was 16,319 fans, well above the weekday average. But still not a sellout.

So, the current tally now for an average after 26 games is 13,925 fans.

Friday's game against the Lakers, I believe, already is a sellout. That should help.

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