HORNETS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Peja Stojakovic (stoy-ak-o-vich), Rasual Butler (rah-sue-uhl), Jannero Pargo (JUH-nare-O).

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1 214 New Orleans Hornets (1-0, 5-1) vs. San Antonio Spurs (0-1, 4-2) 2008 NBA Playoffs Round Two, Game 2 Home Game 2 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, La. Monday, May 5, :30 p.m. (CST) ESPN HORNETS STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Player Updates G 3 CHRIS PAUL PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 23.3 ppg, 12.2 apg, 5.3 rpg, 2.3 spg, 40.5 mpg Note: First player in NBA history to record games in his first two playoff contests five double-doubles in the playoffs after a franchise-best 56 double-doubles in the regular season...had 17 points and 13 assists 5/3 vs. SAS, including nine points in the fourth quarter. G 9 MORRIS PETERSON PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 7.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 20.0 mpg Note: Had eight points on 3-of-5 shooting, including two threes, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal 5/3 vs. SAS has two double-digit games in the playoffs, including 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting 4/27 at DAL. F 16 PEJA STOJAKOVIC PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 16.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 36.9 mpg Note: Scored 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting 5/3 vs. SAS has multiple threes in each of the Hornets playoff games had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 4/25 dating back to the regular season, has hit at least one triple in 49-straight games the last game he failed to hit one was 1/13 at HOU led NBA in FT% (92.9%). F 30 DAVID WEST PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 23.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.5 bpg, 40.2 mpg Note: Scored a playoff career high 30 points and tied a career playoff best with nine boards 5/3 vs. DAL ad a team-best 24 points 4/27 at DAL and also grabbed nine boards had four 30/10 games this year double-digit points in 58-straight games dating back to the regular season. C 6 TYSON CHANDLER PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 7.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 35.0 mpg Note: Registered his fourth post season double-double with 10 points and 15 boards 5/3 vs. SAS had 10 points and 11 rebounds 4/22 vs. DAL had 10 points and 15 rebounds 4/19 vs. DAL double digits in 14 in the last 18 games dating back to the regular season ranked first in the NBA in offensive rebounds; third in RPG. HORNETS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Peja Stojakovic (stoy-ak-o-vich), Rasual Butler (rah-sue-uhl), Jannero Pargo (JUH-nare-O) Hornets Records RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL SW DIVISION WESTERN EASTERN OVERALL HOME ROAD STREAKS L1 W1 L3 INJURY REPORT: none. ROUND TWO SERIES SCHEDULE Game Date Day Site Time/Result TV/score 1 May 3 Sat NOH W May 5 Mon NOH 8:30 p.m. TNT 3 May 8 Thu SAS 8:30 p.m. ESPN 4 May 11 Sun SAS 7:00 p.m. TNT 5* May 13 Tue NOH TBD TNT 6* May 15 Thu SAS TBD ESPN 7* May 19 Mon NOH TBD TNT *If Necessary RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/20: Traded Adam Haluska, Bobby Jackson, and a 2008 second round pick to Houston and sent Marcus Vinicius to Memphis in a three-team deal, acquiring Bonzi Wells, Mike James and cash considerations from the Rockets. 10/29: Traded the contract of David Wesley to NJ Nets for Bernard Robinson, Mile Ilic and cash considerations immediately waived Robinson and Ilic. 10/28: Exercised the fourth-year contract option on Chris Paul and the third-year contract option on Hilton Armstrong NBA PLAYOFFS ROUND TWO HORNETS VS. SPURS HORNETS VS. SPURS ALL-TIME SERIES Overall: At Home: 8-17 At San Antonio: 8-16 Hornets biggest win: 26 ( at New Orleans on March 12, 2008) Hornets biggest loss: 28 ( at Dallas on November 11, 2003) Hornets last win at home: on March 12, 2008 Hornets last loss at home: on November 9, 2007 Hornets last win on the road: on January 26, 2008 Hornets last loss on the road: on February 23, 2008 Current Streak: W1 Home: W1 Road: L1 SERIES NOTES The Hornets handed the Spurs two of their three worst losses of the season (1/26 at SAS, 3/12 at NOH). The Hornets and Spurs tied the series, 2-2 each team won a meeting at home and on the road the Hornets posted a win on 3/12 at New Orleans Arena, the first home win against the Spurs since December 18, 2005 at the Ford Center during the team s two-year stay in Oklahoma City. The Hornets have been outshot by the Spurs in 21 of the last 27 meetings. The Hornets lost four games by a combined 91 points to the Spurs during the season. Tim Duncan averages 12.1 rebounds against the Hornets, the highest among active players and holds the second highest scoring average (Iverson, 28.7; O'Neal, 27.0) among active players at 20.3 ppg...duncan is one of two players (Robert Parish) to have two 20-point/20-rebound performances against the Hornets (29 pts, 21 rebs on Jan. 29, 2002 and 29 pts, 23 rebs on Dec. 23, 2002). Byron Scott is 7-17 (.292) all-time versus the Spurs Gregg Popovich is (.667) all-time against the Hornets. HORNETS ON THE AIR All game broadcasts with Sean Kelley & Gerry Vaillancourt and Hornets OT (Post-game show) following every game with Joe Block will broadcast on FM Following all home games, Hornets OT will be held at Gordon Biersch Hornets Sportsline will air Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. on FM and will be held at Gordon Biersch when the team is in the midst of a home stand HTV 10, based in Houma, La., airs a weekly Hornets program hosted by Gerry Vaillancourt and Harry McCulla, formerly of HTV 10 and WGNO...HTV s Martin Folse will also have a weekly feature of What makes basketball BASKETBALL.

2 2008 NBA PLAYOFFS ROUND TWO HORNETS VS. SPURS GAME RECAPS GAME ONE - New Orleans: 104 San Antonio: 82 May 3, 2008 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: West 30 Spurs High Scorer: Parker 23 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 15 Spurs High Rebounder: Ginobili, Oberto 6 Hornets High Assist: Paul 13 Spurs High Assist: Ginobili 7 Hornets Spurs David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead New Orleans to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Saturday night Chris Paul added 17 points, 13 assists and four steals for New Orleans, which trailed by as much as 11 in the first half but stormed into the lead for good in the third quarter Tim Duncan had what he considered one of the worst games of his stellar career, going 1-of-9 from the field for a career playoff-low five points and only three rebounds Tyson Chandler was Duncan's primary defender, but the Hornets also swarmed Duncan with double teams throughout the game, forcing San Antonio to look for points from outside the Spurs hit 12 3-pointers in the game, but also missed 19 the Hornets dominated the inside, outrebounding San Antonio and outscoring the Spurs in the paint..the Hornets also shot 50 percent, while the Spurs finished at 40.8 percent Chandler had 10 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots for New Orleans Peja Stojakovic added 22 points for the Hornets on 9-of-15 shooting, while reserve Bonzi Wells added 10 points, all but two in the fourth quarter San Antonio needed more help inside from Duncan and Kurt Thomas, who had only two points and two rebounds after trailing most of the first half, the Hornets surged into the lead for good with a 13-0 run in the third quarter that opened with Chandler's driving layup and ended with Stojakovic's second 3-pointer of the game, giving New Orleans a lead West scored four points during the run and 11 in the quarter, often hitting midrange jumpers, sometimes while fading away from a defender in his face Jacque Vaughn's driving layup got the Spurs as close as early in the fourth period, but the Hornets, despite being in the playoffs for the first time in four years, were not rattled they pushed the lead back up to double digits before turning it into a blowout during the last 5 minutes, with Paul scoring seemingly at will the Hornets scored the first eight points of the game, with Stojakovic and Morris Peterson each hitting 3s, and San Antonio didn't have a point until Parker's free throws with 7:36 left in the first quarter Ginobili hit his first four shots, including three 3s, and Bowen hit three 3s of his own as the Spurs stormed back to take a lead at the end of the first quarter New Orleans fought back to take a lead on Chandler's alley-oop dunk of Paul's lob, but Bowen, who minutes earlier had been face down on the floor with his hands over his face after apparently getting poked in the eye on foul by Wells, hit two more 3s, one while being fouled Finley had another 3 during a 10-0 run that put San Antonio up NBA PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE HORNETS VS. MAVERICKS: GAME RECAPS GAME FIVE - New Orleans: 99 Dallas: 94 April 29, 2008 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: West 25 Mavericks High Scorer: Nowitzki 22 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 14 Mavericks High Rebounder: Nowitzki 13 Hornets High Assist: Paul 15 Mavericks High Assist: Kidd, Terry 9 Hornets Mavericks Chris Paul had 24 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Hornets held on for a victory over the Dallas Mavericks to win their first-round series in five games West scored 25 points for New Orleans and Jannero Pargo had 17, while Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 14 rebounds the Mavs cut a 17-point deficit to three in the final seven minutes before Peja Stojakovic hit a pair of free throws to seal it with 5.7 seconds left tempers flared near the end, and Jerry Stackhouse was ejected for a second technical foul with 1:47 left after slapping the ball out of Paul's hands during a stoppage in play, then getting in a face-to-face standoff with West Dallas never led and was hurt badly by an 11-1 Hornets run after Nowitzki's free throw had pulled the Mavs to early in the fourth quarter Dallas played solid defense on New Orleans' next possession, keeping the ball on the perimeter, but Pargo hit a deflating 3 at the shot clock buzzer the Mavs got as close as after Brandon Bass, who had 11 points, hit two free throws with 33 seconds left the Hornets ran down the shot clock before Paul missed a jumper Chandler got a hand on the rebound and tapped it to the perimeter, where Paul corralled it and smartly got the ball quickly to Stojakovic, the Hornets' best free-throw shooter, who finished with 11 points the Hornets shot nearly 54 percent in the first half and took their first double-digit lead in the first quarter at the Hornets' victory closed the latest happy chapter for a team that won only 18 games in the last full season it played in New Orleans before a two-year displacement to Oklahoma City because of Hurricane Katrina. GAME FOUR - New Orleans: 97 Dallas: 84 April 27, 2008 at American Airlines Arena Hornets High Scorer: West 24 Mavericks High Scorer: Nowitzki 22 Hornets High Rebounder: West 9 Mavericks High Rebounder: Nowitzki 13 Hornets High Assist: Paul 8 Mavericks High Assist: Nowitzki, Kidd, Terry 3 Hornets Mavericks West bounced back from a miserable Game 3 with a determined effort in Game 4, scoring 10 points in an early second half rally that sent the Hornets surging past the Mavericks on Sunday night, giving them a 3-1 lead in the first-round series David West had 24 points and nine rebounds, Chris Paul had 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the Hornets ended an 0-for-14 drought in Dallas that dated to January 1998 Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Jason Terry scored 20 points, but they didn't get much help. Josh Howard was 3-for-16 and Jason Kidd had only three points, three assists and four rebounds before getting ejected with 7:16 left for a flagrant foul on Jannero Pargo the Mavs went from scoring 30 points in the first quarter to 14 in the second quarter, then 40 in the entire second half New Orleans did, hitting 50 percent Peja Stojakovic scored 19 points and Julian Wright added 11, including a tremendous dunk off a midcourt steal of Jerry Stackhouse, a play that emphasized the difference in the age and agility of these teams Pargo also scored 11 and Morris Peterson had 10 West was 10-of-21, but the most important part came at the start of the second half, when New Orleans turned a halftime lead into a advantage West made all four shots he took in that spurt and added a pair of free throws all came against Erick Dampier, including a 1-hander that prompted an immediate timeout by Johnson and a huge chest bump from Paul the Hornets went on a 15-2 run to regain the lead, with Wright's big dunk coming in that spurt Johnson went back to his starters, but they played the rest of the half as if they'd used up their allotment of time in the paint during the first quarter, settling for jumpers. The best evidence was their free throws - not a single one in the period. GAME THREE - New Orleans: 87 Dallas: 97 April 25, 2008 at American Airlines Arena Hornets High Scorer: Pargo 30 Mavericks High Scorer: Nowitzki 32 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 11 Mavericks High Rebounder: Kidd 11 Hornets High Assist: Paul 10 Mavericks High Assist: Nowitzki 6 Hornets Mavericks With 13 of Paul's first 16 shots falling out instead of in, and fellow All-Star David West clanging 11 of his first 14, the Hornets couldn't get into a groove until it was too late Nowitzki and Terry came up big on both ends of the court, pulling Dallas right back into this first-round series with a victory in Game 3 on Friday night Nowitzki had 32 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to get the Mavericks within game 4 is Sunday night in Dallas, where the Hornets haven't won since January 1998 Terry replaced Jerry Stackhouse as a starter and replaced Jason Kidd as Paul's primary defender the MVP candidate went from ringing up consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists - something nobody had ever done in his first two playoff games - to having 16 points and 10 assists Terry cut off Paul's first step early and the speedster seemed a lot more content running the offense from the 3-point line he kept getting the ball to West in hopes he would find his touch, but that didn't work either Paul finished 4-of-18 and West was 6-of-20 for 14 points his late surge helped New Orleans cut a 17-point deficit to with 2 minutes left, but the Hornets couldn't close the gap New Orleans' only consistent scorer was Jannero Pargo, who had 30 points, his most of the season and most ever in a playoff game Peja Stojakovic was the only other double-digit scorer with 13...the Mavericks led by 10 in the first quarter and were up by seven at halftime Dallas took 22 free throws in the third period, compared to just seven for New Orleans they also were aided by getting into the bonus just 3:17 into the quarter Dallas made 15 alone in the third quarter with Dallas up 62-54, Nowitzki was conked from behind by Tyson Chandler, then run into by Pargo.

3 GAME TWO - New Orleans: 127 Dallas: 103 April 22, 2008 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: Paul 32 Mavericks High Scorer: Nowitzki 27 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 11 Mavericks High Rebounder: Bass 8 Hornets High Assist: Paul 17 Mavericks High Assist: Kidd 8 Hornets Mavericks Chris Paul had 32 points and a franchise playoff-record 17 assists, leading New Orleans to a victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night that gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead in their firstround series the old record was 15 assists, set by Muggsy Bogues in 1993 David West scored 27 points and Peja Stojakovic 22 for New Orleans, which took a double-digit lead in the second quarter, led by as much as 25 in the third and never looked back Tyson Chandler had his second double-double of the series with 10 points and 11 rebounds, despite playing with foul trouble Morris Peterson added 12 points and reserve guard Jannero Pargo had 10 for New Orleans, which was 10-of-18 on 3-pointers, with Stojakovic hitting 5-of-7 the series now moves to Dallas, where the Hornets have not won since January 1998 but that streak will end if the Mavericks don't figure out how to slow down Paul and a supporting cast that has been playing with enormous confidence since the Hornets stormed back from a 12-point hole to win the series opener Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points the Mavs hoped Kidd would be a bigger factor in this game, but he finished with only seven points and eight assists Paul found West for several open jumpers and a dunk he twice found Chandler for alley-oop dunks the Hornets shot a whopping 71 percent and set a franchise playoff record with 39 first-quarter points Dallas got its deficit briefly back to single digits behind 16 first-half points from Nowitzki and 10 from Howard but the Mavs hurt themselves with seven turnovers in the second period, which the Hornets converted into 10 points, often in transition, as they widened their lead to by halftime Paul scored six quick points, then Stojakovic hit two jumpers, the second for his fourth 3 of the game, giving New Orleans an lead Peterson then got involved with two 3s and jumper, and the Hornets led after West scored while backing in on Bass Bass, a force inside during this game, responded with nine points during the remainder of the period, making it heading into the final period early in the fourth, Paul scored six quick points on a runner in the lane, an off-balance floater off the glass and a pull-up jumper, putting the Hornets in the clear. GAME ONE - New Orleans: 104 Dallas: 92 April 19, 2008 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: West 26 Mavericks High Scorer: Terry 30 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler, Stojakovic, West 8 Mavericks High Rebounder: Bass 12 Hornets High Assist: Paul 10 Mavericks High Assist: Kidd 10 Hornets Mavericks Chris Paul had 35 points, 10 assists and four steals in his first playoff game Saturday night, lifting New Orleans to a come-from-behind victory over Dallas in Game 1 of their first-round series he went out and performed like a playoff veteran, taking the game over with 15 third-quarter points as the Hornets erased a 12-point halftime lead David West scored 23 points against Dallas Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 15 rebounds to help New Orleans not only storm back but win going away Dirk Nowitzki had his way with New Orleans early and finished with 31 points, but scored only four during Dallas' fourth-quarter collapse but the Mavericks had only nine field goals in the second half and no answer Paul, whose third year in the NBA has included a maiden All- Star game nod and serious consideration for league MVP New Orleans looked like a tight group in the first half, missing open jumpers, free throws, even a layup the Hornets were 9-of-27 shooting in the first quarter, when Dallas took a lead behind 11 points from Nowitzki hustling defense kept the Hornets within single digits most of the first half, but Dallas, which missed its first nine 3- point attempts, went ahead on Kidd's open 3 late in the second period Howard added another in the final seconds, putting the Mavs ahead at halftime Paul had a 7-0 run by himself on a jumper, driving floater and fast-break layup as he was fouled to pull New Orleans to the Hornets tied it at 68 on Bonzi Wells' jumper with 2:20 to go in the third period, then Wells' steal led to Paul's fast-break layup for a lead Chandler's follow-up dunk made it at the end of the third, during which New Orleans outscored Dallas Paul then hit a floater, set up Chandler's alley-oop and West's layup during a 10-0 run early in the fourth quarter to put New Orleans up the Hornets missed five of their seven free throws in the first half, while Dallas made 16-of-19 during that span.

4 GAME RECAPS: HORNETS VS. SAN ANTONIO New Orleans: 116 San Antonio: 101 March 12, 2008 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: West 29 Spurs High Scorer: Duncan, Parker 24 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler, West 10 Spurs High Rebounder: Duncan 11 Hornets High Assist: Paul 17 Spurs High Assist: Ginobili, Parker 4 Hornets Spurs In David West's return against San Antonio on Wednesday night, he had 29 points and 10 rebounds to help the New Orleans Hornets take a convincing victory over the Southwest Division leading Spurs Chris Paul had 26 points and 17 assists as New Orleans pulled within a half-game of the division lead behind the Spurs and Houston Rockets many of his assists came on baskets by West, who made everything from mid-range jumpers to tough fades on the baseline, jump hooks from the post or driving floaters off the glass he even hit a 3-pointer, which gave New Orleans a lead with 5 minutes to go -- a dagger that led both coaches to replace all of their starters the Hornets shot a stunning 59 percent against the Spurs, who had held 26 of their previous 30 opponents under 100 points San Antonio shot 43 percent, going only 2-of-18 from 3-point range and a dreadful 7-of-17 on free throws Tony Parker had a particularly rough night at the foul line, going 2-for-8 Parker finished with 26 points, hitting the Spurs' only two 3-pointers Ginobili added 11 points for San Antonio Paul had his double-double when he set up West's jumper with 10:44 left in the third quarter, at which point Paul had played only 20 minutes the Spurs body-to-body defensive play resulted in a lot of foul calls and numerous players crashing hard to the court, but Paul worked through it and ended up surpassing 20 points and 15 assists in a game for the eighth time this season the Hornets began to pull away in the third quarter when Paul made consecutive jumpers and scored inside on a feed from Tyson Chandler West then hit a pair of jump hooks and a driving floater off the glass Peja Stojakovic followed with a tough fadeaway and rookie Julian Wright hit a pull-up after spinning into the lane, capping a 16-6 run that put New Orleans up Duncan's free throws pulled the Spurs to at the end of three quarters, but New Orleans scored the first three baskets of the fourth quarter and pulled away from there Duncan and Parker combined for all of San Antonio's first 18 points, with Parker scoring 10, during the opening 10 minutes that was enough to keep it close early. Parker had 13 points in the first quarter, after which the Hornets led only Parker and Paul each scored 18 in the first half, when Paul also had eight of his assists Paul and West scored two baskets apiece during an 8-2 run to close out the second quarter, giving New Orleans a halftime lead. New Orleans: 89 San Antonio: 98 February 23, 2008 at AT&T Center Hornets High Scorer: Paul 27 Spurs High Scorer: Ginobili 30 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 10 Spurs High Rebounder: Duncan 11 Hornets High Assist: Paul 4 Spurs High Assist: Ginobili 12 Hornets Spurs Ginobili scored 30 points and had a career-high 12 assists Saturday against the New Orleans Hornets to help the Spurs withstand a late run for a victory and their fifth straight win including Saturday's outburst, Ginobili has averaged 34.4 points in his last five games Tim Duncan added 25 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which is tied with the Hornets atop the Southwest Division with a record Chris Paul had 27 points and David West 16 for the Hornets, who have lost two in a row the Hornets beat Dallas on Wednesday, but lost by 20 points to the Houston Rockets on Friday down by 17 with 1:26 to play in the third, Paul and Jannero Pargo led a 19-2 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters to tie it at 78 with 7:05 remaining during the run, the Spurs didn't hit a shot from the field for 8 1/2 minutes their only scoring during the span came from six free throws but the Spurs weren't about to suffer a repeat of late January, when the Hornets routed them in this one, the Hornets never took the lead after losing it midway through the first quarter back-to-back 3s from Bruce Bowen and Ginobili gave the Spurs a 10-point lead, 94-84, with just over two minutes to play, and the Hornets didn't threaten after that the Spurs sank all 17 of their free throws, hitting 100 percent from the foul line for the first time since April 2005 new Hornets guard Mike James played almost 16 minutes and scored five points and new swingman Bonzi Wells played more than 19 minutes and scored two points Peja Stojakovic scored 11 points for New Orleans, and Tyson Chandler grabbed 10 rebounds the Spurs tore away in the second quarter and were up at halftime Duncan scored seven points in that last 4 1/2 minutes, including an emphatic putback dunk after Ginobili's running jumper missed that put San Antonio up New Orleans shot just 14-of-42 from the field in the first half and hit only five shots in the second quarter Ginobili's 14 third-quarter points, including three 3s, and a dunk that showed the aging Horry can still jump, put the Spurs up by as many as 17 late in the period before the Hornets started their burst. New Orleans: 102 San Antonio: 78 January 26, 2008 at AT&T Center Hornets High Scorer: West 32 Spurs High Scorer: Duncan, Parker 17 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 11 Spurs High Rebounder: Duncan 8 Hornets High Assist: Paul 11 Spurs High Assist: Parker 6 Hornets Spurs David West scored 32 points and Peja Stojakovic added 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Western Conference-leading Hornets routed the defending champion San Antonio Spurs the Hornets won their eighth straight game Chris Paul had 17 points and 11 assists for New Orleans Tim Duncan and Tony Parker scored 17 points apiece for San Antonio the Hornets outscored the Spurs in the second half, when they took control of the game and grabbed the lead for good the Spurs were up one heading into the third quarter and held a lead with 5:50 to play in the period then the Hornets, behind West, went on a 14-5 run to close the period and take a lead with one quarter to play the burst gave the Hornets, who shot 54 percent (44-of-81) the lead for good the Hornets capitalized on their momentum in the fourth and the Spurs couldn't find their rhythm. New Orleans went up by 20 points, 86-66, off of Ryan Bowen's fast break layup off a pass from Paul with 7:33 to play Paul's jumper gave the Hornets a 25-point lead with about 4 1/2 minutes to play. They went up by 26 off Stojakovic's 3 with 3:55 on the clock Ime Udoka added 13 points for San Antonio, which last lost a home game to the Hornets in a decision in January Manu Ginobili scored 11 and Fabricio Oberto contributed 10 the game was plenty physical. Among the scraps, Chandler appeared to hurt his nose when he got caught up with Ginobili, who was driving to the basket and also crashed to the floor with him, late in the second quarter. Chandler left the court holding a towel to his nose but returned for the third quarter as has been the case in recent games, the Spurs were outrebounded early by the Hornets, who had a advantage off the glass at halftime the Hornets finished with a rebounding advantage the Spurs, with 12 points from Duncan and 4-of-4 shooting from Oberto, were up at the break. New Orleans: 85 San Antonio: 97 November 9, 2007 at New Orleans Arena Hornets High Scorer: Paul 18 Spurs High Scorer: Parker 27 Hornets High Rebounder: Chandler 11 Spurs High Rebounder: Duncan 12 Hornets High Assist: Paul 7 Spurs High Assist: Parker 8 Hornets Spurs Tony Parker scored 27 points to led the San Antonio Spurs to a victory over the New Orleans Hornets...Parker is the only member of the Spurs to score 15 points or more in each of San Antonio's first six games Chris Paul scored 18 to lead New Orleans, which has lost two straight after winning its first four David West scored 15 points and Tyson Chandler grabbed 11 rebounds by the third quarter, it became clear that San Antonio still had the Hornets' number the Spurs began to pull away with a 12-2 run led by Ginobili very little was going right for New Orleans, which was struggling even to hit foul shots the Hornets began turning the ball over as they attempted to force a faster tempo a particularly demoralizing moment came when Chandler fought for a difficult rebound, only to miss Paul with his outlet pass Parker ended up with the ball and burst into the lane for a double-clutch reverse layup that made it the Spurs hit 56.7 percent of their shots through three quarters and led by as much as 21 before taking an lead into the final period New Orleans, a hotshooting team through their opening four wins, seemed to have lost their range they were 4-of-15 shooting on 3-pointers and shot 43.2 percent for the game.

5 PLAYOFF NOTES: David West had a playoff career-high 30 points (13-23 FG) in Game 1 of the second round, 5/3 vs. SAS his previous playoff career-high was set in Game 2 of the first round against DAL (27 points). The Hornets have sold out all four of their home playoff games. Chris Paul has dished out at least 10 assists in five of his six playoff games, while scoring at least 16 points in all six games. The Hornets had 16 more rebounds (50-34) than SAS in Game 1 and held a 20-point advantage (46-26) in second chance points. Chris Paul collected the third triple-double in franchise playoff history, 4/29 vs. DAL, with 24 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds Baron Davis collected the other two triple-doubles in back-to-back games (4/27/02 and 4/30/02 vs. ORL). The Hornets captured their first seven-game series in franchise history in round 1. The Hornets captured their first win (Game 4) in Dallas since 1/24/98. Peja Stojakovic has hit at least two three-pointers in each playoff game, and has hit three or more in all but Game 5, shooting 61 percent ( PT FG) from beyond the arc. Julian Wright is averaging 8.5 points on 70 percent shooting (7-10 FG) and 2.5 steals in 16.0 minutes over the last two games. Chris Paul is the first player in NBA history to have two straight games of at least 30 points, 10 assists and three steals (Games 1 & 2). The Hornets have been up 2-0 in a playoff series twice before the 1998 playoffs against ATL and the 2001 playoffs against MIA. Chris Paul is averaging 40.7 minutes per game and David West averaging 40.2 minutes per game in the 2008 Playoffs. The Mavericks shot 42 more free throws than the Hornets in Round 1. Chris Paul has registered a double-double in five of the six playoff games, including one triple-double. Jannero Pargo had a playoff career-high 30 points in Game 3. Peja Stojakovic tied his playoff career-high with five three pointers made in Game 2. The Hornets had their second-best field goal percent mark (.608) in franchise playoff history in Game 2 (record is.614, 5/3/93 vs. BOS). Chris Paul s 35 points in Game 1 were four shy of the franchise record (39 points, Glen Rice in 1997). Chris Paul averaged 22.0 points on 53 percent shooting and 9.8 assists against SA in four games during the regular season. 11 of the 14 Hornets players have playoff experience Hilton Armstrong, Chris Paul and Julian Wright are the three who had never appeared in a playoff game before Game 1. Dating back to the regular season, the Hornets have now sold out 15 of their past 20 home games. Byron Scott has appeared in the NBA Finals eight times (six times as a player and twice as a coach). PLAYOFF RECORDS BROKEN: Set an NBA record for fewest turnovers in a 5-game series: 42, Hornets vs. Mavs (previous was 48, DET vs. ATL, 1997) Set a franchise record for total points (127, 4/22 vs. DAL) Set a franchise record with 10 three-pointers made, 4/22 vs. DAL Set a franchise record for free throw percentage (1.000), 4/25 at DAL Set a franchise record for fewest turnovers (6), 4/22 vs. DAL Set a franchise record for 1 st quarter points (39), 4/22 vs. DAL Set a franchise record for 3 rd quarter points (36), 4/19 vs. DAL Set a franchise record for 1 st half points (67), 4/22 vs. DAL Tied a franchise record for 2 nd half points (64), 4/19 vs. DAL Chris Paul set a franchise record with 15 field goals made, 4/19 vs. DAL Chris Paul set a franchise record with 17 assists, 4/22 vs. DAL REGULAR SEASON NOTES: HORNETS WERE: when Morris Peterson hit a three-pointer 31-7 against teams under when they made more three-point field goals than their opponent 36-4 when five or more players scored in double digits 14-4 on the second game of a back-to-back 44-4 when they led after the third quarter 42-3 when they scored 100+ points 35-7 when they made 8 or more three-pointers 46-9 when they had more steals than opponent 25-3 when Tyson Chandler and Chris Paul collected a double-double in the same game DID YOU KNOW?: Chris Paul finished the season first in the NBA in assists and steals, becoming the first player to finish first in steals and assists since John Stockton in The Hornets won 37 games by at least 10 points. The Hornets owned the second-most wins of any team against the Western Conference (34) and had the second-best road record (26-14) in the Western Conference. The Hornets were one of two NBA teams (Utah-Boozer, Williams) to have two players average a double-double (Paul, Chandler). Chris Paul became the first player in 15 years to average at least 20 points and 10 assists (Tim Hardaway, GSW, 21.5 ppg, 10.6 apg, season).

6 SEASON NOTES: The Hornets captured their first-ever division title by clinching the Southwest Division with a win over LAC on 4/15. Morris Peterson ended the season by hitting a three-pointer in 13 straight games, his longest streak of the season. Tyson Chandler ended the season by scoring in double digits in 12 of the final 14 games. Chris Paul collected a double-double in 20 of the final 23 games. The Hornets dealt the San Antonio Spurs two of their three worst losses of the season (24 pts-1/26 at SA, 25 pts-3/12 vs. SA). David West scored in double figures in 53 straight games to close out the season. Chris Paul recorded a steal in all 80 games he played this season (84 overall dating back to last season), a franchise record and the longest current streak in the NBA. The Hornets final 18 home wins came by an average of 16.2 points. The Hornets won 17 of the last 26 road games. Last season, the Hornets were 0-11 against the top three teams in the Western Conference (DAL, PHO, SAS) this season, they were 8-4 with two wins over DAL, two over SAS and four over PHO. The Hornets were on the road this season, the team won 15 road games in the season. LIMITING DUNCAN: Tim Duncan was held to five points and three rebounds in the Spurs loss to the Hornets in Game 1 Duncan has played 144 postseason games and this was only the second game in which he did not have either 10 points or 10 rebounds on June 4, 1999, Duncan played only 20 minutes because of foul trouble in a blowout win of the Trail Blazers, in which he had five points and eight rebounds. NOT BAD FOR HIS FIRST SERIES: Chris Paul capped a historic playoff debut series with a triple double in the Hornets win, eliminating the Mavericks from the NBA s postseason Paul averaged 12.0 assists in the five-game series, the second-highest mark in NBA history by a player in his first postseason series the record is 13.0 by Kevin Johnson in 1989 over the last 20 years, the only other players to post a triple-double in their playoff series were LeBron James (2006) and Steve Francis (2004). PAUL CAN BALL: Chris Paul was simply amazing in the first two games of the playoffs Paul had 32 points and 17 assists on Tuesday, in his second career postseason game, after having 35 points and 10 assists on Saturday, in his playoff debut he's the first player in NBA history with at least 30 points and 10 assists in each of his first two career playoff games and he's also the first to total 67 points and 27 assists in his first two career playoff games. ON MJ S FOOTSTEPS: Chris Paul s two straight games with at least 30 points and 10 assists in Game 1 and 2 put him in very elite category Michael Jordan is the only NBA player to have had three straight games with at least 30 and 10 in the playoffs Paul tied several other players at two straight games, a list that includes Oscar Robertson, Steve Nash and Kevin Johnson. LACK OF PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE?: Chris Paul put an end to all the playoff-jitter talk by having a history-making game in Game 1 for the Hornets CP3 scored 35 points and handed out 10 assists in his first NBA playoff game as the Hornets overcame a 12-point deficit to win Paul is the first player in NBA history to have at least 35 points and at least 10 assists in his first NBA playoff game only three other players in NBA history scored 35 or more points in their playoff debut and won the game: Wilt Chamberlain (PHI Warriors) in 1960 (35 points), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (MIL) in 1970 (36 points) and Gary Brokaw (MIL) in 1976 (36 points). PAUL S DOMINANCE: Paul 38, Mavs 34 that was the score for the first 23:02 of the second half of Game 1 against DAL from halftime until he checked out to a rousing ovation with 58 seconds left, Paul had 24 points and seven assists, accounting for 38 New Orleans points up to that point in the half, the entire Dallas team had scored only 34. TC DIDN T MISS MUCH IN APRIL: Tyson Chandler finished second in the NBA in field goal percentage this season, but in the month of April, he was second to none in the Hornets regular season games in April (10 games), Chandler averaged 12.2 points on an amazing 75 percent shooting (52-69 FG). BATTLING THE BEST: The Hornets finished at the upper echelon of the Western Conference standings even though they finished at the top of the standings, just a few games separated 1-8 in the West below is how the Hornets faired against the seven other teams in the playoffs during the regular season. Lakers 2-2 Spurs 2-2 Jazz 1-3 Rockets 2-2 Mavericks 2-2 Suns 4-0 Nuggets 2-1 PLAYOFF TIME: This season s Hornets team had more wins than any in franchise history and their postseason outcome is yet to be determined the Hornets have now reached 50-plus wins four times in their franchise history in (54 wins), they lost in the first round in (51 wins), they lost in the conference semis in (50 wins), they lost in the first round. HOME DOMINANCE: The Hornets won 12 of the final 13 regular season home games in dominant fashion the average margin of victory for the 12 home wins was 15.3 points and 10 of the 13 were by at least 10+ points.

7 RECORDS BROKEN THIS SEASON: Tyson Chandler set a franchise record for most rebounds in a season (928). Chris Paul set a franchise record for the most 10-plus assist games in a season (59) Chris Paul set a franchise record for the most double-doubles in a season (56) Chris Paul set a franchise record for steals in a season (217) he hit the 500 career steal mark 4/11 at LAL and now ranks fourth in franchise history. Chris Paul set a franchise record for assists in a season (925) Peja Stojakovic set a franchise record for three-pointers in a season (226) Most wins in a season (56) Most road wins in a season (26) Most wins in a month (January, 12) Fewest turnovers in a game (4), 11/2 at POR Most three-pointers in a season (621) Opponent low for points in a fourth quarter (8, vs. SAS), 3/12 Team rebounds in a season (3862) Most wins on a road trip (5), 3/25-4/2 Peja Stojakovic set a franchise record for three-pointers in a half (seven in the 2 nd half, 11/6 at LAL) Peja Stojakovic set a franchise record for three-pointers in a quarter (five in the 3 rd qtr, 11/6 at LAL) Peja Stojakovic set a franchise record for three-pointers in a game (10, 11/6 at LAL) Chris Paul set a franchise record for steals in a half (seven, 2/20 vs. DAL) Bonzi Wells set a franchise record for steals in a quarter (six, 3/22 vs. BOS) Tyson Chandler set a franchise record for offensive rebounds in a game (12, 12/17 at POR) Tyson Chandler set a franchise record for defensive rebounds in half (13, 1/16 vs. SEA) Tyson Chandler set a franchise record for most rebounds in a half (17, 1/16 vs. SEA) Chris Paul set a franchise record for most assists in a game (21, 11/6 at LAL) Chris Paul set a franchise record for most assists in a half (14, 11/6 at LAL) Tyson Chandler set a franchise record for highest field goal percentage in a game (10-10 FG, 4/2 at MIA) DOING IT ALL: Chris Paul made or assisted on 49 percent of his team's field goals this season no NBA player has finished a season having a hand in such a high percentage of his team's field goals since John Stockton in (made or assisted 52 percent of Utah's field goals). CP3 VS. THE ENTIRE NBA: Most people have become used to the amazing stat lines Chris Paul puts up for example, CP3 posted 11 games this season with at least 20+ points and 15+ assists the amazing thing is if you combined the rest of the players in the NBA and there games of 20+ points and 15+ assists, it would equal eight!. 20/10: Chris Paul had 31 games this season with 20 or more points and 10 or more assists that s the most 20/10 games in a season since Tim Hardaway did it 34 times in EVEN MORE EYE-POPPING CHRIS PAUL STATS: You could fill page after page with Chris Paul stats from this season that would make you say, WOW! a few more to add to the list are below. Only one player (Steve Nash, last season) other than Chris Paul (11.6 assists, this season) has averaged at least 11.5 assists for a season in the last 13 years. Chris Paul finished first in the league in steals with a 2.7 mark, 06 more than last season s league-leader (Baron Davis, 2.1). Paul is the fourth player since the NBA started tracking steals in to lead the league in both assists and steals in a season. Paul is the seventh player (first since Magic Johnson in ) to score over 20 points a game while also leading the league in assists. Paul is the first player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and steals while scoring 20 or more points per game. Paul is the first player ever to average at least 21 points, 11 assists and 2.7 steals per game. MAKE IT RAIN PEJA: Peja Stojakovic had 27 games of at least 20+ points this season, he also has nine games of at least six threepointers made this season. THE NEW CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION: Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler produced many high-flying highlights this season, connecting on numerous highlight players resulting alley oops so many in fact, that they led the league in alley oops with 106, more than 60 ahead of the next closest tandem in the NBA this season.

8 SWEEP OR BE SWEPT: The Hornets faired very well this season against their NBA counterparts. Swept (6) Swept By (6) Spilt (6) Won non-sweep (4) Lost non-sweep (6) TEAMS SWEPT SWEPT BY SPLIT WON-NON-SWEEP LOST-NON-SWEEP Atlanta (2-0) Detroit (2-0) Boston (1-1) Denver (2-1) Sacramento (1-2) Charlotte (2-0) Washington (2-0) Dallas (2-2) Golden State (2-1) Utah (1-3) Chicago (2-0) Indiana (1-1) Minnesota (3-1) Cleveland (2-0) Orlando (1-1) L.A. Clippers (3-0) San Antonio (2-2) Memphis (4-0) Toronto (1-1) Miami (2-0) L.A. Lakers (2-2) Milwaukee (2-0) Portland (2-2) New Jersey (2-0) New York (2-0) Philadelphia (2-0) Phoenix (4-0) Seattle (3-0) COMPARING LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR: Season (Thru 82 games) Season (Thru 82 games) At This Point On The Road Longest win streak 4 9 Longest losing streak 7 3 OT: Most consecutive overtime wins in NBA history: Seasons Team Win streak Hornets Hawks Spurs Bucks 10 WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT CHRIS PAUL: If it stopped the way it is, I think Chris Paul has been outstanding and his team has been the top of the charts, Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash. It's the team, your impact on your team and what you do overall. Let's face it, he has been unbelievable. His scoring, his assisting, he's a leader in steals. He shoots a good percentage. He put his team on his back in the fourth quarter. That's what it's about. He doesn't have the players around him that Kobe has." If New Orleans finishes at the top of the West and Chris Paul doesn't win the MVP, this award officially can't be taken seriously, ESPN s Jemele Hill Paul is not only the most valuable player, he's been the league's best player during the regular season, Chicago Daily Herald s Mike McGraw. It's not even a close call. Paul has led an essentially unchanged team from the lottery to the top of what might be the toughest conference in NBA history, by playing point guard about as well as you can play it, Toronto National Post s Bruce Arthur. And that's why it says here that the little man is the best choice for MVP. "Kobe Bryant is the best player in the league, hands down, but Paul is this year's MVP, ESPN s Jeff Van Gundy. Not to sound simplistic, but he's the most valuable player, playing in a point guard-driven system. He can handle the ball. He can shoot it. He can finish. He has the ball in his hands pretty much 99 percent of the time, every possession. He's starting the offense, so it's tough to deal with," Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson. In fact, the most interesting thing about Paul's MVP campaign is how vociferously his teammates have been lobbying for him, they just love the guy, ESPN.com s Bill Simmons. When Paul appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week (4/10), his teammates came to the show and sat in the audience to support him. After the show, when Kimmel asked him to film a comedy bit and Paul agreed, his teammates tagged along and attended the shoot instead of hitting the town. They all left together. I thought that was interesting. These are the stories I want to hear about my MVP candidates.

9 COACH S BIO: BYRON SCOTT ARIZONA STATE 83 OVERALL RECORD: RECORD WITH HORNETS: Byron Scott finished his third season as head coach of the Hornets in guiding the Hornets to playoff contention despite numerous injuries and playing in a temporary city Scott was a coach of the year candidate in after guiding the Hornets to an NBA best 20-game win improvement from in to in Scott came to the Hornets after three-and-a-half seasons in New Jersey, during which he led the Nets to the NBA Finals twice Scott spent 14 years as a player in the NBA with the Lakers, Pacers and Grizzlies, he won three NBA Championships (1985, 1987, 1988) as a Laker. PLAYER BIOS: #1 CHRIS ANDERSEN F/C BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE YEARS PRO: AVERAGES: 1.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 6.9 mpg : Saw his first action as a Hornet since returning from suspension 3/25 at IND and scored his first points since returning to the team 3/26 at CLE, converting a three-point play was reinstated by the NBA 3/4 and resigned by the Hornets 3/5 after missing two seasons. CAREER NOTES: Has played in 253 career games, making eight starts and averaging 16.6 minutes finished fourth in the 2005 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend during the season, tied his career-high with 17 points on 1/16/05 at TOR grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds (eight offensive) in 38 minutes 12/21/05 at LAC set a team season high and tied a career high with seven blocked shots 4/6 vs. DEN signed by the Hornets as a free agent on July 16, PLAYOFF GAMES MISSED: Inactive List 6 PERSONAL: Nicknamed Birdman has two sisters, one older, April, and one younger, Tamie enjoys fishing, going to the movies, playing video games and golf played several instruments growing up, including trumpet, saxophone and baritone accompanied the Nuggets on the Goodwill Tour to Europe in May 2002, where he toured six U.S. military bases in Italy, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina. 5/3 vs. SAS I N A C T I V E 4/29 vs. DAL I N A C T I V E 4/27 at DAL I N A C T I V E 4/25 at DAL I N A C T I V E 4/22 vs. DAL I N A C T I V E 4/19 vs. DAL I N A C T I V E 3/12 vs. SAS I N A C T I V E 2/23 at SAS Not with Team 1/26 at SAS Not with Team 11/9 vs. SAS Not with Team CAREER HIGHS PTS 17 Twice FGM 8 at TOR, 1/16/05 FGA 14 at TOR, 1/16/05 3FGM None 3FGA 2 Twice FTM 7 Twice FTA 10 vs. MIL, 3/12/05 OREB 10 vs. ATL, 11/18/05 DREB 13 at HOU, 4/1/05 TREB 18 Twice ASTS 4 Three Times STLS 4 at LAL, 4/15/03 BLKS 7 Four Times MINS 38 at LAC, 12/21/04 #12 HILTON ARMSTRONG C/F CONNECTICUT YEARS PRO: AVERAGES: 2.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 11.3 mpg 10+ PTS: PLAYOFF AVERAGES: 2.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 11.0 mpg : Scored a playoff career-high eight points 4/19 vs. DAL grabbed a career playoff high six rebounds 4/25 at DAL tied a careerhigh with five offensive boards 4/16 at DAL played 15 minutes 4/1 at ORL scoring five points and grabbing a season-high seven boards, marking the most minutes played since 2/22 at HOU (19 games) has played in all nine games in April after not playing more than 10 minutes in a game during the month of March set a season-high and tied a career mark with five offensive rebounds 4/1 at ORL made his second start 2/6 at PHO scored 10 points off the bench 11/9 vs. SAS, his first double-digit performance of the season six double-digit performances in eight preseason outings, averaging 13.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest PLAYOFF GAMES MISSED: Coach s Decision 1. PERSONAL: Native of Peekskill, N.Y., attended the same high school as Elton Brand helped reach out to more than 1,800 children through Hornets Summer Hoops clinics throughout the Gulf South region during the summer of /3 vs. SAS D N P C D 4/29 vs. DAL /27 at DAL /25 at DAL /22 vs. DAL /12 vs. SAS /23 at SAS /26 at SAS /9 vs. SAS PTS 17 at DET, 11/15/06 11 Twice FGM 7 at DET, 11/15/06 5 Twice FGA 13 vs. MEM, 12/22/06 8 vs. MEM, 2/9 3FGM None None 3FGA None None FTM 5 vs. MIL, 2/8/07 3 Twice FTA 6 Twice 5 Three Times OREB 5 Three times 5 Twice DREB 7 at DAL, 11/25/06 6 at PHO, 2/6 TREB 9 at DET, 11/15/06 7 Three Times ASTS 2 Twice 2 Twice STLS 2 Twice 1 13 Times BLKS 2 Three Times 3 vs. CHA, 1/18 MINS 29 at DET, 11/15/06 32 vs. MEM, 2/9