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Chad Bower: November 2008 Archives


Hornets return to Oklahoma -- this time as the target

11:20 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 |
Chad Bower

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets return to Oklahoma City tonight and for the first time will be the visiting team.

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Hornets tonight starting at 8:30.

The Hornets spent most of two seasons playing in Oklahoma City after a hurricane devastated New Orleans.

The team returned to New Orleans last year before the Seattle SuperSonics were moved to Oklahoma City this year and renam...



'Blazer Oden likely to be ready for Hornets game Friday

1:34 PM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 |
Chad Bower

Trailblazer center Greg Oden is set to return Wednesday night, just in time for the game against the Hornets Friday.

It'll make the game much more interesting for fans in the Arena, but the 4-3 Trailblazers could be a dangerous threat with Oden up the middle.

Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, missed ...



Kobe could pass Larry Bird in career scoring against Hornets

6:24 AM Wed, Nov 12, 2008 |
Chad Bower

As one Lakers blogger points out, guard Kobe Bryant could pass Larry Bird tonight against the Hornets in points scored. Bryant is 23 points short of passing Bird to become the 23rd highest scoring player in NBA history.

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Hornets vs. Hawks game preview

10:59 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 |
Chad Bower

Wednesday night the Hornets will face off against the Atlanta Hawks, who are off to their best start in ten years.

But since they are just 2-0, we're seeing a sign of how bad the Hawks have been over the past decade and how early into the season we really are.

The Hornets should have Peja Stojakovic and Tyson Chandler back from the game for Wednesday night as they try to move to 4-0. The stellar play of the bench on Saturday o...



ESPN.com: Chris Paul MVP after one week

10:42 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 |
Chad Bower

The Hornets have been getting some love from ESPN.com lately. Earlier this week in their power rankings they listed them as the second best team in the league.

Now, after just a week, point guard Chris Paul is their current pick for MVP. It's an encouraging, albeit e...



Chris Paul misses out on presidential bid

10:36 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 |
Chad Bower

Despite a sterling endorsement from at least one NBA.com writer, Hornets point guard Chris Paul did not win the election to become the nation's first black president last night. That honor went to Barack Obama.

Click the link to see who Rob Peterson would have chosen as Paul's running mate. Here's a hint: The Hornets have beaten his team five times in a r...