Sat Apr 16, 2005 · 7:30 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
101
away
Chemistry
Hot
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
99
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans HornetsHornets | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 101 |
| Los Angeles ClippersClippers | 25 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 99 |
After Action Report
In Los Angeles, the Hornets snuck past the Clippers 101-99. Ugly basketball, but the Hornets did just enough. Hornets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Hornets owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Hornets bench chemistry carried them. The Clippers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Style points be damned.
What tipped it
- Hornets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Hornets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.