Well, that's kind of a bummer
Grizzlies 80, Hornets 95 I'm not panicking yet guys, because this is a meaningless preseason game, but it's a bit disconcerting to see the Grizzlies drop two preseason games to the Hornets,...
| Final - 12.21.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 80 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 26 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 95 |
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Hornets take down Grizzlies, 95-80, in final preseason tune-up - 12/21/11
In the first Hornets game in the New Orleans Arena in nearly 8 months, the team faced off the against Southwest division rival Memphis Grizzlies. Here are my 5 keys to take away from tonight's final Hornets preseason game, in addition to some post-game commentary from Hornets' Coach Monty Williams.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 28 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 80 |
| New Orleans/Okla City | 26 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 95 |
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 31 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 5-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Zach Randolph | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 15 |
| Brian Skinner | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Tony Allen | 21 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Mike Conley | 28 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Josh Davis | 25 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Jeremy Pargo | 23 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 9 |
| O.J. Mayo | 9 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Sam Young | 22 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Walter Sharpe | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Josh Selby | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Leon Powe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darrell Arthur | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Marc Gasol | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Hamed Haddadi | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Xavier Henry | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-82 | 4-20 | 14-18 | 42-14 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 26-0 | 80 | |
| .378 | .200 | .778 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 3 (21 pts) | |||||||
| New Orleans/Okla City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Pondexter | 40 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 12-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Carl Landry | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Lance Thomas | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Eric Gordon | 28 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Jarrett Jack | 27 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Chris Kaman | 23 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-13 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 18 |
| Jason Smith | 19 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 18 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-0 | 6 |
| Cardell Johnson | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Marco Belinelli | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Trey Johnson | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Jerome Dyson | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Justin Dentmon | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Moses Ehambe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Willie Green | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Marcus Banks | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Trevor Ariza | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Emeka Okafor | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Patrick Ewing Jr. | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brian Butch | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Terrico White | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DaJuan Summers | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-76 | 5-10 | 24-34 | 46-13 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 23-2 | 95 | |
| .434 | .500 | .706 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (25 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane
Duration:2:14
Officials: - James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane
Duration:2:14
