2008-09 New Orleans Hornets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-1
Coach: Byron Scott (49-33)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 695,727, Avg. 16,969 in 41 home dates
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets StatisticsTeam Record: 49-33
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-1
Coach: Byron Scott (49-33)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 695,727, Avg. 16,969 in 41 home dates
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets Roster
The New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Hornets racked up 7,857 points and allowed 7,730. Chris Paul scored a team-best 1,781 points for New Orleans, while David West netted 15 or more per game, too. David West contributed 646 rebounds. Chris Paul dished out 861 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Chris Paul added 216 steals.
Byron Scott coached the team. The 2008-09 New Orleans Hornets lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 7857
Regular Season Points Against: 7730
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 108 at Golden State Warriors 103 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 30, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 108 at Phoenix Suns 95 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 1, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at New Orleans Hornets 104 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 5, 2008 | Atlanta Hawks 87 at New Orleans Hornets 79 | L | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| November 7, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 89 at Charlotte Bobcats 92 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 8, 2008 | Miami Heat 89 at New Orleans Hornets 100 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 12, 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at New Orleans Hornets 86 | L | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 14, 2008 | Portland Trail Blazers 82 at New Orleans Hornets 87 | W | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| November 15, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 82 at Houston Rockets 91 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 19, 2008 | Sacramento Kings 105 at New Orleans Hornets 96 | L | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | ||
| November 21, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 105 at Oklahoma City Thunder 80 | W | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| November 22, 2008 | Oklahoma City Thunder 97 at New Orleans Hornets 109 | W | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| November 24, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 99 at Los Angeles Clippers 87 | W | 4-3 | 4-2 | 8-5 | ||
| November 27, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 105 at Denver Nuggets 101 | W | 4-3 | 5-2 | 9-5 | ||
| November 28, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 86 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 | L | 4-3 | 5-3 | 9-6 | ||
| December 3, 2008 | Phoenix Suns 91 at New Orleans Hornets 104 | W | 5-3 | 5-3 | 10-6 | ||
| December 6, 2008 | Memphis Grizzlies 87 at New Orleans Hornets 106 | W | 6-3 | 5-3 | 11-6 | ||
| December 10, 2008 | Charlotte Bobcats 89 at New Orleans Hornets 105 | W | 7-3 | 5-3 | 12-6 | ||
| December 12, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 82 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 7-3 | 5-4 | 12-7 | ||
| December 14, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 99 at Toronto Raptors 91 | W | 7-3 | 6-4 | 13-7 | ||
| December 16, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 91 at Memphis Grizzlies 84 | W | 7-3 | 7-4 | 14-7 | ||
| December 17, 2008 | San Antonio Spurs 83 at New Orleans Hornets 90 | W | 8-3 | 7-4 | 15-7 | ||
| December 20, 2008 | Sacramento Kings 90 at New Orleans Hornets 99 | W | 9-3 | 7-4 | 16-7 | ||
| December 23, 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New Orleans Hornets 87 | L | 9-4 | 7-4 | 16-8 | ||
| December 25, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 68 at Orlando Magic 88 | L | 9-4 | 7-5 | 16-9 | ||
| December 26, 2008 | Houston Rockets 79 at New Orleans Hornets 88 | W | 10-4 | 7-5 | 17-9 | ||
| December 28, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets 105 at Indiana Pacers 103 | W | 10-4 | 8-5 | 18-9 | ||
| December 30, 2008 | Washington Wizards 85 at New Orleans Hornets 97 | W | 11-4 | 8-5 | 19-9 | ||
| January 2, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 92 at Portland Trail Blazers 77 | W | 11-4 | 9-5 | 20-9 | ||
| January 3, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 100 at Denver Nuggets 105 | L | 11-4 | 9-6 | 20-10 | ||
| January 6, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 11-4 | 10-6 | 21-10 | ||
| January 7, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 90 at Utah Jazz 116 | L | 11-4 | 10-7 | 21-11 | ||
| January 9, 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers 80 at New Orleans Hornets 107 | W | 12-4 | 10-7 | 22-11 | ||
| January 12, 2009 | New York Knicks 101 at New Orleans Hornets 95 | L | 12-5 | 10-7 | 22-12 | ||
| January 14, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 104 at Dallas Mavericks 97 | W | 12-5 | 11-7 | 23-12 | ||
| January 16, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 78 at Cleveland Cavaliers 92 | L | 12-5 | 11-8 | 23-13 | ||
| January 17, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 91 at Detroit Pistons 85 | W | 12-5 | 12-8 | 24-13 | ||
| January 19, 2009 | Indiana Pacers 100 at New Orleans Hornets 103 | W | 13-5 | 12-8 | 25-13 | ||
| January 21, 2009 | New Jersey Nets 92 at New Orleans Hornets 102 | W | 14-5 | 12-8 | 26-13 | ||
| January 23, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 108 at Minnesota Timberwolves 116 | L | 14-5 | 12-9 | 26-14 | ||
| January 26, 2009 | Philadelphia 76ers 86 at New Orleans Hornets 101 | W | 15-5 | 12-9 | 27-14 | ||
| January 28, 2009 | Denver Nuggets 81 at New Orleans Hornets 94 | W | 16-5 | 12-9 | 28-14 | ||
| January 30, 2009 | Golden State Warriors 91 at New Orleans Hornets 87 | L | 16-6 | 12-9 | 28-15 | ||
| January 31, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 93 at San Antonio Spurs 106 | L | 16-6 | 12-10 | 28-16 | ||
| February 2, 2009 | Portland Trail Blazers 97 at New Orleans Hornets 89 | L | 16-7 | 12-10 | 28-17 | ||
| February 4, 2009 | Chicago Bulls 107 at New Orleans Hornets 93 | L | 16-8 | 12-10 | 28-18 | ||
| February 6, 2009 | Toronto Raptors 92 at New Orleans Hornets 101 | W | 17-8 | 12-10 | 29-18 | ||
| February 8, 2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves 97 at New Orleans Hornets 101 | W | 18-8 | 12-10 | 30-18 | ||
| February 9, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 80 at Memphis Grizzlies 85 | L | 18-8 | 12-11 | 30-19 | ||
| February 11, 2009 | Boston Celtics 89 at New Orleans Hornets 77 | L | 18-9 | 12-11 | 30-20 | ||
| February 17, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 100 at Oklahoma City Thunder 98 | W | 18-9 | 13-11 | 31-20 | ||
| February 18, 2009 | Orlando Magic 85 at New Orleans Hornets 117 | W | 19-9 | 13-11 | 32-20 | ||
| February 20, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 19-9 | 13-12 | 32-21 | OT | |
| February 21, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 88 at Utah Jazz 102 | L | 19-9 | 13-13 | 32-22 | ||
| February 23, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 112 at Sacramento Kings 105 | W | 19-9 | 14-13 | 33-22 | ||
| February 25, 2009 | Detroit Pistons 87 at New Orleans Hornets 90 | W | 20-9 | 14-13 | 34-22 | ||
| February 27, 2009 | Milwaukee Bucks 94 at New Orleans Hornets 95 | W | 21-9 | 14-13 | 35-22 | ||
| March 1, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 99 at New Jersey Nets 96 | W | 21-9 | 15-13 | 36-22 | ||
| March 2, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 91 | W | 21-9 | 16-13 | 37-22 | ||
| March 5, 2009 | Dallas Mavericks 88 at New Orleans Hornets 104 | W | 22-9 | 16-13 | 38-22 | ||
| March 7, 2009 | Oklahoma City Thunder 90 at New Orleans Hornets 108 | W | 23-9 | 16-13 | 39-22 | ||
| March 9, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 79 at Atlanta Hawks 89 | L | 23-9 | 16-14 | 39-23 | ||
| March 11, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 109 at Washington Wizards 98 | W | 23-9 | 17-14 | 40-23 | ||
| March 13, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 86 | W | 23-9 | 18-14 | 41-23 | ||
| March 14, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 79 at Chicago Bulls 97 | L | 23-9 | 18-15 | 41-24 | ||
| March 16, 2009 | Houston Rockets 95 at New Orleans Hornets 84 | L | 23-10 | 18-15 | 41-25 | ||
| March 18, 2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves 93 at New Orleans Hornets 94 | W | 24-10 | 18-15 | 42-25 | ||
| March 20, 2009 | Memphis Grizzlies 84 at New Orleans Hornets 96 | W | 25-10 | 18-15 | 43-25 | ||
| March 22, 2009 | Golden State Warriors 89 at New Orleans Hornets 99 | W | 26-10 | 18-15 | 44-25 | ||
| March 25, 2009 | Denver Nuggets 101 at New Orleans Hornets 88 | L | 26-11 | 18-15 | 44-26 | ||
| March 27, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 93 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 26-11 | 18-16 | 44-27 | ||
| March 29, 2009 | San Antonio Spurs 86 at New Orleans Hornets 90 | W | 27-11 | 18-16 | 45-27 | ||
| March 31, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 111 at Sacramento Kings 110 | W | 27-11 | 19-16 | 46-27 | ||
| April 1, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 104 at Los Angeles Clippers 98 | W | 27-11 | 20-16 | 47-27 | ||
| April 3, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 103 at Golden State Warriors 111 | L | 27-11 | 20-17 | 47-28 | ||
| April 5, 2009 | Utah Jazz 108 at New Orleans Hornets 94 | L | 27-12 | 20-17 | 47-29 | ||
| April 7, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 93 at Miami Heat 87 | W | 27-12 | 21-17 | 48-29 | OT | |
| April 8, 2009 | Phoenix Suns 105 at New Orleans Hornets 100 | L | 27-13 | 21-17 | 48-30 | ||
| April 10, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 92 at Dallas Mavericks 100 | L | 27-13 | 21-18 | 48-31 | ||
| April 12, 2009 | Dallas Mavericks 92 at New Orleans Hornets 102 | W | 28-13 | 21-18 | 49-31 | ||
| April 13, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 66 at Houston Rockets 86 | L | 28-13 | 21-19 | 49-32 | ||
| April 15, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 98 at San Antonio Spurs 105 | L | 28-13 | 21-20 | 49-33 | OT | |
| April 19, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 84 at Denver Nuggets 113 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 22, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 93 at Denver Nuggets 108 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 25, 2009 | Denver Nuggets 93 at New Orleans Hornets 95 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 27, 2009 | Denver Nuggets 121 at New Orleans Hornets 63 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 29, 2009 | New Orleans Hornets 86 at Denver Nuggets 107 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 |
