Hornets Cancel Dallas' Dynasty

Nobody can quite explain why the Hornets franchise has been unable to beat the Dallas Mavericks since 1999. Experts agree one factor might be that in those games, the Hornets were unable to score more points than the Mavericks. Others blame global warming. Others still claim that last night the Hornets actually beat the Mavericks, thanks to a last-second 3-point shot by David Schwimmer Peja Stojakovic to send the game to overtime, where New Orleans pulled away with a 112-108 win over Dallas.

Chris Paul was damn close to a triple double (33 points, 12 assists, 9 rebounds) and Tyson Chandler — man, I could go for a TV dinner right about now — had 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Who Needs Governors? You'd think there would be more understanding between the only two NBA teams not located in a U.S. state. You'd imagine two teams would appreciate each other when their mascots have long been extinct. Judging by the Washington Wizards' 101-97 win over the Toronto Raptors last night, I know nothing about natural allies in basketball.

Now I Remember Why I Feft. The cowbells don't sound so nice when you're coaching on the other side of the court, do they, Rick Adelman? I'm sure it's related to the acoustics of the building. That has to be it. Tracy McGrady's 40 points were no match for 26 each from Kevin Martin and Ron Artest, and the Sacramento Kings won 107-99 over the Houston Rockets. I think Adelman has had just about enough of Sacramento now, so he'll go away and not win playoff games his own way.

Apologize! So where are the SportsCenter segments, the Charles Barkley sound bites and the Lou Holtz pep talks for the Milwaukee Bucks? After allowing the Knicks to beat them following the 45-point loss, now Milli-wau-kay got rickrolled by 26 points at home to the Detroit Pistons, 117-91. How does Detroit score 117 when their offense is slower than the opening Baywatch credits? Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons with 20 points.