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2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | New Orleans Hornets |
| end_year | 2010 |
| wins | 37 |
| losses | 45 |
| division | Southwest |
| division_place | 5 |
| conf_place | 11 |
| gm | Jeff Bower |
| owner | George Shinn |
| arena | New Orleans Arena |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | NOH |
| television | Cox Sports Television |
| radio | KMEZ |
- Byron Scott (fired)
- Jeff Bower
The 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season was the team's eighth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
- June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 – The free agency period started.
- November 12 – After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott. General manager Jeff Bower is named new head coach. In addition, former head coach Tim Floyd was brought in as an assistant coach.
- January 28 – Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected as all-star reserve.
Draft picks
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Darren Collison | United States | UCLA |
Roster
- Byron Scott (fired)
- Jeff Bower
- Tim Floyd
- Robert Pack
- Charlie Parker
- Paul Pressey
- Robert Werdann
- Terry Kofler (trainer)
Pre-season
| 2009 Pre-season game log: 2–0–2 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 2–0–2) |
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Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ San Antonio | | Chris Paul (26) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (9) | AT&T Center 18,581 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 30 | Sacramento | | Chris Paul (31) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (4) | New Orleans Arena 17,306 | 1–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Boston | | Peja Stojakovic (26) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (8) | TD Garden 18,624 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 2 | @ New York | | Chris Paul (32) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (13) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 4 | Dallas | | Chris Paul (39) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena 13,566 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 6 | Toronto | | Chris Paul (21) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (18) | New Orleans Arena 15,010 | 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 8 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Chris Paul (15) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (9) | STAPLES Center 18,997 | 2–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 9 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Devin Brown (25) | David West (9) | Chris Paul (10) | STAPLES Center 14,760 | 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 11 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Paul (25) | Devin Brown (5) | Chris Paul (6) | US Airways Center 16,517 | 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 13 | Portland | | Marcus Thornton (20) | David West (10) | Chris Paul (8) | New Orleans Arena 14,742 | 3–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 14 | @ Atlanta | | Peja Stojakovic (25) | David West, Emeka Okafor (12) | Bobby Brown (7) | Philips Arena 18,572 | 3–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 17 | L. A. Clippers | | David West (24) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Darren Collison (6) | New Orleans Arena 13,116 | 4–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 19 | Phoenix | | Peja Stojakovic (25) | Peja Stojakovic (13) | Devin Brown, Darren Collison, David West (5) | New Orleans Arena 14,520 | 5–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 21 | Atlanta | | Darren Collison (22) | David West, Emeka Okafor (10) | Darren Collison (11) | New Orleans Arena 15,933 | 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 22 | @ Miami | | Marcus Thornton (24) | David West (9) | Bobby Brown (7) | AmericanAirlines Arena 16,500 | 6–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 25 | Milwaukee | | David West (27) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Darren Collison (8) | New Orleans Arena 14,315 | 7–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | @ Sacramento | | David West (24) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Darren Collison (6) | Power Balance Pavilion 11,548 | 7–10
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 1 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Darren Collison (20) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Devin Brown (8) | STAPLES Center 18,997 | 7–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 | December 4 | Minnesota | | Devin Brown (19) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena 14,720 | 8–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 8 | Sacramento | | David West (24) | David West, Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena 13,140 | 9–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 9 | @ Minnesota | | Peja Stojakovic (21) | David West, Emeka Okafor (6) | Chris Paul (14) | Target Center 12,056 | 10–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 11 | New York | | David West (20) | David West (7) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena 15,569 | 10–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 14 | @ Dallas | | Chris Paul (20) | James Posey, Emeka Okafor (5) | Chris Paul (16) | American Airlines Center 19,737 | 10–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 16 | Detroit | | David West (32) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena 13,196 | 11–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 18 | Denver | | Chris Paul (30) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (19) | New Orleans Arena 14,453 | 12–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 20 | @ Toronto | | David West (21) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (7) | Air Canada Centre 15,790 | 12–14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 23 | Golden State | | David West (21) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena 14,391 | 13–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | @ Chicago | | Devin Brown (22) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul (7) | United Center 22,008 | 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 29 | @ Houston | | David West (44) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (10) | Toyota Center 18,187 | 13–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 30 | Miami | | David West (21) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena 17,301 |14-16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | January 2 | Houston | | Chris Paul (28) | Emeka Okafor (16) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena 16,020 | 15–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | January 4 | @ Utah | | Devin Brown (30) | David West (9) | Chris Paul (9) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 16-16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 6 | @ Oklahoma City | | David West (19) | David West, Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (13) | Oklahoma City Arena 17,836 | 17–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 | January 8 | New Jersey | | David West (32) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (18) | New Orleans Arena 15,555 | 18–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 10 | @ Washington | | Chris Paul (26) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (14) | Verizon Center 14,753 | 19–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 11 | @ Philadelphia | | Emeka Okafor (20) | David West (13) | Chris Paul (14) | Wachovia Center 11,518 | 19–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 13 | L. A. Clippers | | Emeka Okafor (21) | David West (8) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena 14,348 | 20–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 15 | @ Detroit | | David West (25) | David West (9) | Chris Paul (14) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,446 | 20–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 16 | @ Indiana | | David West (24) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse 13,376 | 21–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 18 | San Antonio | | Chris Paul, David West (18) | James Posey (10) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena 16,549 | 21–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 20 | Memphis | | Chris Paul, David West (21) | David West (13) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena 14,238 | 22–19 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 22 | @ Minnesota | | Chris Paul (23) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (9) | Target Center 17,101 | 23–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 23 | @ Denver | | Chris Paul (26) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (10) | Pepsi Center 19,807 | 23–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 25 | @ Portland | | Chris Paul (24) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul (12) | Rose Garden Arena 20,249 | 24–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 27 | @ Golden State | | Chris Paul (38) | David West, Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (9) | Oracle Arena 16,308 | 25–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 29 | Chicago | | David West (29) | David West (14) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena 16,578 | 25–21 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | January 30 | @ Memphis | | David West (22) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Darren Collison (18) | FedEx Forum 12,317 | 26–21
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 1 | Phoenix | | Marcus Thornton (25) | David West, James Posey (8) | Darren Collison (14) | New Orleans Arena 13,874 | 26–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 3 | Oklahoma City | | Marcus Thornton (22) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Darren Collison (9) | New Orleans Arena 12,884 | 26–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 5 | Philadelphia | | Peja Stojakovic (23) | James Posey (10) | James Posey (6) | New Orleans Arena 15,162 | 26–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 6 | @ Charlotte | | Darren Collison (24) | James Posey (8) | Darren Collison, David West, Morris Peterson (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena 19,164 | 27–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 8 | @ Orlando | | Peja Stojakovic (29) | Peja Stojakovic (9) | Darren Collison (9) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 27–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 10 | Boston | | Darren Collison (25) | Morris Peterson (10) | Darren Collison (9) | New Orleans Arena 14,848 | 28–25 |- align="center" |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 17 | Utah | | Darren Collison, Peja Stojakovic (24) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Darren Collison (9) | New Orleans Arena 13,561 | 28–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 | February 19 | Indiana | | David West (29) | Darren Collison, Emeka Okafor (13) | Darren Collison (12) | New Orleans Arena 15,644 | 29–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 | February 21 | Houston | | David West (27) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Darren Collison (9) | New Orleans Arena 14,504 | 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | | Marcus Thornton (37) | James Posey (9) | Darren Collison (10) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 30–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 24 | @ Milwaukee | | Marcus Thornton (25) | David West (9) | Darren Collison (9) | Bradley Center 11,936 | 30–28 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 | February 26 | Orlando | | David West (40) | David West (10) | Darren Collison (7) | Bradley Center 16,954 | 31–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 28 | @ Dallas | | Darren Collison (35) | Emeka Okafor (17) | David West (6) | American Airlines Center 19,911 | 31–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 1 | San Antonio | | Marcus Thornton (30) | David West (9) | Darren Collison (15) | New Orleans Arena 13,655 | 31–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 3 | Memphis | | Marcus Thornton (24) | Peja Stojakovic (9) | Darren Collison (14) | New Orleans Arena 14,347 | 31-31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 5 | @ San Antonio | | Darren Collison (32) | David West (9) | David West (7) | AT&T Center 18,581 | 31–32 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 8 | Golden State | | David West, Marcus Thornton (28) | David West (13) | Darren Collison (20) | New Orleans Arena 13,889 | 32-32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 10 | @ Oklahoma City | | David West (33) | Aaron Gray (7) | Darren Collison (9) | Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 | 32–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 12 | Denver | | David West (30) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Darren Collison (10) | New Orleans Arena 17,220 | 32–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 14 | @ Phoenix | | Marcus Thornton (28) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Darren Collison (10) | US Airways Center 18,218 | 32–35 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 15 | @ L. A. Clippers | | David West (24) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Darren Collison (14) | STAPLES Center 15,617 | 33–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 17 | @ Golden State | | David West (36) | David West (15) | Darren Collison (14) | Oracle Arena 17,155 | 33–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 18 | @ Denver | | Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (15) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Darren Collison (6) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 33–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 20 | @ Utah | | Marcus Thornton (22) | Aaron Gray (11) | Darren Collison (6) | EnergySolutions Arena 18,766 | 33–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 22 | Dallas | | Marcus Thornton (28) | David West, Emeka Okafor (6) | David West (10) | New Orleans Arena 14,047 | 34–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 24 | Cleveland | | Marcus Thornton (20) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul‚ Darren Collison (7) | New Orleans Arena 18,008 | 34–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 27 | Portland | | Darren Collison (22) | Aaron Gray (6) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena 16,475 | 34–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 | March 29 | L. A. Lakers | | David West (20) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena 18,206 | 35–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | March 31 | Washington | | David West (18) | Aaron Gray (7) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena 14,634 | 35–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 2 | @ Memphis | | Marcus Thornton (19) | David West (9) | Chris Paul (8) | FedEx Forum 15,043 | 35–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 3 | @ New Jersey | | David West (25) | Marcus Thornton (8) | David West, Chris Paul (6) | Izod Center 14,698 | 35–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 7 | Charlotte | | Marcus Thornton (36) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Darren Collison (9) | New Orleans Arena 13,333 | 35–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 9 | Utah | | Darren Collison (28) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (7) | New Orleans Arena 16,624 | 35–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 11 | Minnesota | | Emeka Okafor (23) | David West (12) | Darren Collison (11) | New Orleans Arena 14,931 | 36–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 14 | @ Houston | | David West (35) | David West (10) | Darren Collison (11) | Toyota Center 18,191 | 37–45
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 13.3 | .380 | . | .464 | 3.4 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 2.8 | |
| 22 | 0 | 14.9 | .395 | .258 | 1.000 | .8 | 2.1 | .4 | .0 | 6.6 | |
| 39 | 37 | 24.8 | .393 | .367 | .802 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 9.7 | |
| 76 | 37 | 27.8 | .477 | .400 | .851 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 12.4 | |
| 24 | 0 | 10.9 | .557 | . | .857 | 3.8 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 3.6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.000 | . | . | .5 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | .5 | |
| 14 | 0 | 5.4 | .500 | . | .400 | 1.6 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .7 | |
| 82 | 82 | 28.9 | .530 | . | .562 | 9.0 | .7 | .7 | 1.5 | 10.4 | |
| 45 | 45 | 38.0 | .493 | .409 | .847 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 2.1 | .2 | 18.7 | |
| 46 | 39 | 21.2 | .385 | .363 | .611 | 2.7 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 7.1 | |
| 77 | 2 | 22.5 | .365 | .335 | .825 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 5.2 | |
| 75 | 1 | 18.8 | .494 | .167 | .811 | 3.1 | .9 | .8 | .2 | 7.2 | |
| 62 | 55 | 31.4 | .404 | .375 | .897 | 3.7 | 1.5 | .8 | .1 | 12.6 | |
| 73 | 17 | 25.6 | .451 | .374 | .814 | 2.9 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 14.5 | |
| 81 | 81 | 36.4 | .505 | .259 | .865 | 7.5 | 3.0 | .9 | .7 | 19.0 | |
| 68 | 14 | 12.8 | .500 | .333 | .610 | 2.1 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 3.8 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
Main article: 2009–10 NBA season
- Chris Paul was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
- Darren Collison was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.
All-Star
Main article: 2010 NBA All-Star Game
- Chris Paul was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).
Season
Main article: 2009–10 NBA season
- Darren Collison, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Marcus Thornton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
Records
- On January 30, Darren Collison set a Hornets record for assists by a rookie with 18 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
- On February 23, Marcus Thornton set a Hornets record for most points scored in a quarter with 23.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
| **Jason Hart** | February 15 |
|---|
References
References
- Stein, Marc. (2009-11-13). "Hornets fire Scott, name Bower coach". ESPN.com.
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