The last time the Hornets visited Oklahoma City, the Thunder were struggling at 1-11, in the midst of what would become a 14 game losing streak, and after getting blown out by New Orleans, management fired the coach P.J. Carlesimo. The team that the Hornets will take on tonight is drastically different than the one that they owned in back-to-back games in November.
The Hornets had been having a rough time in the games leading up to the All-Star break losing 6 of 8. New Orleans was hampered by injuries during that timeframe, but most of the key personal are now back. There are still some questions marks as to whether Tyson Chandler and Morris Peterson will be back tonight.
The Hornets will likely put up triple digits in this game, but I don't think it'll be as high as the 109 they had last time and maybe not the 105 in the game before that. Something like 102 seems more likely. OKC needs to set their sights on scoring more than that preferably with a 27+ point first quarter.
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