2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season was the 9th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coachMonty Williams
General managerDell Demps
OwnersNBA
ArenaNew Orleans Arena
Results
Record4636 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Lakers 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCox Sports Television
RadioKMEZ

The 2011 Playoffs was the final time the New Orleans Hornets made the playoffs before changing the team's mascot to "Pelicans" in 2013. The Hornets fell to the back-to-back reigning champions the Los Angeles Lakers in six first-round games. The Lakers would go on to be swept by the Dallas Mavericks in four Western Conference Semifinal games. The Mavericks would on go to be NBA Champions that year, a franchise first and their second time making the finals.

After 6 years, this season marked the end of the Chris Paul era as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout after the season. Believed by many as the greatest Hornet/Pelican of all time, Paul was originally going to be traded to the Lakers in a 3-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, and a 2012 first round draft pick to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but NBA Commissioner David Stern had controversially vetoed the trade.[1]

Key dates

Summary

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 21 Craig Brackins PF  United States Iowa State
1 26 Quincy Pondexter SF  United States Washington

Roster

2010–11 New Orleans Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 11 Andersen, David 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-06-23 Australia
SF 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-07-30 UCLA
SG 8 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-03-25 Italy
C 34 Gray, Aaron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984-12-07 Pittsburgh
SG 33 Green, Willie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-07-28 Detroit Mercy
SF 22 Ewing Jr., Patrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-05-20 Indiana
SG 2 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1983-10-28 Georgia Tech
PF 24 Landry, Carl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1983-09-19 Purdue
C 28 Mbenga, D. J. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-12-30 Democratic Republic of the Congo
C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-09-28 Connecticut
PG 3 Paul, Chris (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-05-06 Wake Forest
SF 20 Pondexter, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988-03-10 Washington
C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State
PF 30 West, David (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-08-29 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 26, 2011

2010–11 Salaries

As of September 2010:

Player 2010–11 Salary
Chris Paul $14,940,152
Emeka Okafor $11,540,375
David West (basketball) $8,287,500
Trevor Ariza $6,322,320
Willie Green $3,976,000
Marco Belinelli $2,380,270
Jason Smith $2,187,913
Quincy Pondexter $1,073,280
Aaron Gray $1,062,144
Marcus Thornton $762,195
TOTAL $67,829,156

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–7 (home: 1–2; road: 0–5)
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-San Antonio Spurs6121.74436–525–1610–6
x-Dallas Mavericks5725.695429–1228–138–8
x-New Orleans Hornets4636.5611528–1318–239–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.5611530–1116–258–8
Houston Rockets4339.5241825–1618–235–11
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5 x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9 Houston Rockets4339.52418
10 Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11 Utah Jazz3943.47622
12 Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14 Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 28–13; road: 18–23)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 27 Milwaukee W 95–91 David West (22) Emeka Okafor (9) Chris Paul (16) New Orleans Arena
15,039
1–0
2 October 29 Denver W 101–95 Chris Paul (18) Emeka Okafor (8) Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena
12,474
2–0
3 October 30 @ San Antonio W 99–90 Chris Paul (25) Chris Paul,
Marcus Thornton (7)
Chris Paul (5) AT&T Center
18,581
3–0
November: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4 November 3 @ Houston W 107–99 Chris Paul (25) Emeka Okafor,
David West,
Jason Smith (9)
Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center
13,484
4–0
5 November 5 Miami W 96–93 Emeka Okafor (26) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (19) New Orleans Arena
17,988
5–0
6 November 6 @ Milwaukee W 87–81 David West (25) Chris Paul (9) Chris Paul (6) Bradley Center
16,731
6–0
7 November 9 L.A. Clippers W 101–82 Willie Green (19) Emeka Okafor (7) Jerryd Bayless (9) New Orleans Arena
12,479
7–0
8 November 13 Portland W 107–87 Marco Belinelli,
David West (18)
Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena
14,706
8–0
9 November 15 @ Dallas L 95–98 Chris Paul (22) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (9) American Airlines Center
19,712
8–1
10 November 17 Dallas W 99–97 Chris Paul (20) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (11) New Orleans Arena
13,828
9–1
11 November 19 Cleveland W 108–101 David West (34) David West (11) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
14,755
10–1
12 November 21 @ Sacramento W 75–71 David West (17) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (14) ARCO Arena
12,003
11–1
13 November 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–99 David West (30) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (6) Staples Center
17,787
11–2
14 November 24 @ Utah L 87–105 Chris Paul (17) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,237
11–3
15 November 26 @ Portland W 97–78 Willie Green (19) Emeka Okafor (9) Chris Paul (13) Rose Garden
20,452
12–3
16 November 28 San Antonio L 95–109 David West (23) Emeka Okafor,
David West (7)
Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena
12,449
12–4
17 November 29 @ Oklahoma City L 89–95 David West (20) Emeka Okafor (11) Chris Paul (14) Oklahoma City Arena
18,203
12–5
December: 7–9 (home: 6–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18 December 1 Charlotte W 89–73 David West (22) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (14) New Orleans Arena
10,866
13–5
19 December 3 New York L 92–100 Trevor Ariza (21) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
14,020
13–6
20 December 5 @ San Antonio L 84–109 Chris Paul (16) Chris Paul,
Jason Smith,
David West (5)
Chris Paul (8) AT&T Center
17,571
13–7
21 December 8 Detroit W 93–74 David West (25) Trevor Ariza,
Jason Smith (7)
Chris Paul (14) New Orleans Arena
10,823
14–7
22 December 10 Oklahoma City L 92–97 David West (24) David West (13) Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena
14,428
14–8
23 December 12 @ Philadelphia L 70–88 Chris Paul (25) Trevor Ariza (10) Chris Paul (3) Wells Fargo Center
13,884
14–9
24 December 13 @ Miami L 84–96 David West (26) David West (12) Chris Paul (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600
14–10
25 December 15 Sacramento W 94–91 Chris Paul (22) Emeka Okafor,
David West (9)
Chris Paul (11) New Orleans Arena
13,325
15–10
26 December 17 Utah W 100–71 David West (23) Emeka Okafor (11) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
14,414
16–10
27 December 19 @ Detroit L 108–111 (OT) David West (32) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,452
16–11
28 December 20 @ Indiana L 93–94 Emeka Okafor (19) Emeka Okafor (15) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,271
16–12
29 December 22 New Jersey W 105–91 Emeka Okafor (21) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (14) New Orleans Arena
15,423
17–12
30 December 26 Atlanta W 93–86 Chris Paul (22) Emeka Okafor (15) Chris Paul (8) New Orleans Arena
15,626
18–12
31 December 27 @ Minnesota L 98–113 David West (23) Emeka Okafor (8) Chris Paul (13) Target Center
11,679
18–13
32 December 29 L.A. Lakers L 88–103 Chris Paul (20) Emeka Okafor (7) Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena
18,018
18–14
33 December 31 @ Boston W 83–81 Chris Paul (20) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (11) TD Garden
18,624
19–14
January: 12–4 (home: 6–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34 January 1 @ Washington W 92–81 Trevor Ariza (22) Emeka Okafor (15) Chris Paul (11) Verizon Center
16,026
20–14
35 January 3 Philadelphia W 84–77 David West (17) Emeka Okafor,
David West (8)
Chris Paul (5) New Orleans Arena
13,433
21–14
36 January 5 Golden State L 103–110 Chris Paul (24) Trevor Ariza,
Emeka Okafor (10)
Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena
13,532
21–15
37 January 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–101 David West (23) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (10) Staples Center
18,997
21–16
38 January 9 @ Denver W 96–87 Chris Paul (20) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (6) Pepsi Center
16,283
22–16
39 January 12 Orlando W 92–89 (OT) Marcus Thornton (22) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena
13,688
23–16
40 January 14 @ Houston W 110–105 (OT) David West (29) Emeka Okafor (15) Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center
13,616
24–16
41 January 15 @ Charlotte W 88–81 David West (26) Emeka Okafor (10) Trevor Ariza,
Chris Paul (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena
17,486
25–16
42 January 17 Toronto W 85–81 David West (23) Emeka Okafor (16) Chris Paul (11) New Orleans Arena
15,155
26–16
43 January 19 Memphis W 103–102 (OT) Chris Paul (20) Emeka Okafor,
David West (11)
Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena
15,951
27–16
44 January 21 @ Atlanta W 100–59 Chris Paul (16) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (8) Philips Arena
14,875
28–16
45 January 22 San Antonio W 96–72 Marcus Thornton,
David West (18)
Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (6) New Orleans Arena
18,023
29–16
46 January 24 Oklahoma City W 91–89 Chris Paul (24) Emeka Okafor (9) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena
17,233
30–16
47 January 26 @ Golden State W 112–103 David West (22) Trevor Ariza,
Emeka Okafor (7)
Chris Paul (17) Oracle Arena
18,108
31–16
48 January 29 @ Sacramento L 96–102 David West (21) David West (7) Chris Paul (7) ARCO Arena
14,534
31–17
49 January 30 @ Phoenix L 102–104 Chris Paul (26) Marcus Thornton (10) Chris Paul (12) US Airways Center
17,921
31–18
February: 4–8 (home: 2–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
50 February 1 Washington W 97–89 Jason Smith (20) Aaron Gray,
David West (8)
Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena
13,921
32–18
51 February 2 @ Oklahoma City L 93–104 David West (20) David West (15) Chris Paul (5) Oklahoma City Arena
17,849
32–19
52 February 5 L.A. Lakers L 95–101 Chris Paul (21) David West (12) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena
18,426
32–20
53 February 7 Minnesota L 92–104 David West (18) Aaron Gray (8) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena
13,401
32–21
54 February 9 @ New Jersey L 101–103 (OT) David West (32) David West (15) Chris Paul (11) Prudential Center
13,316
32–22
55 February 11 @ Orlando W 99–93 Willie Green (24) David West (17) Chris Paul (7) Amway Center
18,944
33–22
56 February 12 Chicago L 88–97 Marcus Thornton (24) Aaron Gray,
Marcus Thornton (6)
Chris Paul (6) New Orleans Arena
17,831
33–23
57 February 15 @ Golden State L 89–102 Marco Belinelli,
David West (15)
David West (7) Chris Paul (10) Oracle Arena
18,276
33–24
58 February 16 @ Portland L 96–103 David West (27) Trevor Ariza (9) Trevor Ariza (6) Rose Garden
20,650
33–25
All-Star Break
59 February 23 L.A. Clippers W 98–87 David West (22) David West (8) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
17,537
34–25
60 February 25 @ Minnesota W 95–81 Trevor Ariza (18) Emeka Okafor (7) Chris Paul (8) Target Center
16,965
35–25
61 February 27 Houston L 89–91 David West (22) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena
17,466
35–26
March: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
62 March 1 @ Toronto L 90–96 David West (19) David West (10) Chris Paul (5) Air Canada Centre
14,704
35–27
63 March 2 @ New York L 88–107 Jarrett Jack (21) Emeka Okafor (8) Chris Paul (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763
35–28
64 March 4 @ Memphis W 98–91 Chris Paul (23) Carl Landry (10) Chris Paul (14) FedExForum
15,367
36–28
65 March 6 @ Cleveland W 96–81 David West (23) Emeka Okafor,
David West (7)
Chris Paul (11) Quicken Loans Arena
18,754
37–28
66 March 7 @ Chicago L 77–85 Jarrett Jack (23) David West (11) Jarrett Jack,
David West (3)
United Center
21,997
37–29
67 March 9 Dallas W 93–92 Marco Belinelli,
Jarrett Jack (21)
David West (10) Jarrett Jack (7) New Orleans Arena
14,472
38–29
68 March 12 Sacramento W 115–103 Chris Paul (33) David West (9) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena
15,530
39–29
69 March 14 Denver L 103–114 Chris Paul (27) Emeka Okafor (7) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
11,782
39–30
70 March 16 Phoenix W 100–95 Chris Paul (26) Emeka Okafor (11) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena
13,758
40–30
71 March 19 Boston L 85–89 David West (32) Emeka Okafor (11) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena
18,018
40–31
72 March 24 @ Utah W 121–117 (OT) David West (29) Trevor Ariza (9) Chris Paul (12) EnergySolutions Arena
18,840
41–31
73 March 25 @ Phoenix W 106–100 Chris Paul (22) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (7) US Airways Center
18,422
42–31
74 March 27 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–102 Carl Landry (24) Emeka Okafor (11) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center
18,997
42–32
75 March 30 Portland W 95–91 Carl Landry (21) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena
12,575
43–32
April: 3–4 (home: 3–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 Memphis L 81–93 Carl Landry (19) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena
16,561
43–33
77 April 3 Indiana W 108–96 Trevor Ariza (19) Emeka Okafor (17) Chris Paul (8) New Orleans Arena
13,898
44–33
78 April 6 Houston W 101–93 Chris Paul (28) Carl Landry,
Chris Paul (9)
Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
12,728
45–33
79 April 8 Phoenix W 109–97 Willie Green (31) Trevor Ariza (8) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena
14,950
46–33
80 April 10 @ Memphis L 89–111 Marco Belinelli (18) Emeka Okafor (7) Chris Paul (10) FedExForum
17,041
46–34
81 April 11 Utah L 78–90 Chris Paul (15) Aaron Gray (9) Jarrett Jack (6) New Orleans Arena
12,558
46–35
82 April 13 @ Dallas L 89–121 Jarrett Jack (21) Aaron Gray (10) Chris Paul (8) American Airlines Center
20,366
46–36
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 17 @ L.A. Lakers W 109–100 Chris Paul (33) Trevor Ariza,
Chris Paul (7)
Chris Paul (14) Staples Center
18,997
1–0
2 April 20 @ L.A. Lakers L 78–87 Trevor Ariza (22) Aaron Gray (8) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center
18,997
1–1
3 April 22 L.A. Lakers L 86–100 Carl Landry (23) Trevor Ariza (12) Chris Paul (8) New Orleans Arena
18,340
1–2
4 April 24 L.A. Lakers W 93–88 Chris Paul (27) Chris Paul (13) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena
18,083
2–2
5 April 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–106 Trevor Ariza (22) Aaron Gray (6) Chris Paul (12) Staples Center
18,997
2–3
6 April 28 L.A. Lakers L 80–98 Carl Landry (19) Chris Paul (8) Chris Paul (11) New Orleans Arena
17,949
2–4
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

New Orleans Hornets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Andersen 2907.7.446.385.4671.7.2.1.22.7
Trevor Ariza 757534.7.398.303.7015.42.21.6.411.0
Jerryd Bayless 11013.5.347.214.7651.42.5.2.14.5
Marco Belinelli 806924.5.437.414.7841.91.2.5.110.5
Patrick Ewing Jr. 702.7.000.000.750.3.3.0.1.4
Aaron Gray 41613.0.566..5004.2.4.3.33.1
Willie Green 771321.7.443.348.7802.11.0.5.28.7
D. J. Mbenga 4108.0.469..7222.1.1.1.71.4
Jarrett Jack 70219.6.412.345.8451.92.6.6.18.5
Carl Landry 231026.2.527.000.7954.1.6.4.511.8
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 705.0.333..1.6.3.0.0.3
Emeka Okafor 727231.8.573.000.5629.5.6.61.810.3
Chris Paul 808036.0.463.388.8784.19.82.4.115.8
Sasha Pavlovic 4112.5.182.000.1.51.5.01.01.0
Quincy Pondexter 66611.1.406.360.7061.3.4.3.22.8
Jason Smith 77614.3.443.000.8433.1.5.3.44.3
Peja Stojakovic 6014.8.424.440.8571.01.0.3.07.5
Marcus Thornton 46016.2.410.376.7582.8.9.4.17.8
David West 707035.0.508.222.8077.62.31.0.918.9

Playoffs

New Orleans Hornets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Trevor Ariza 6640.2.412.333.7276.53.31.3.515.5
Marco Belinelli 6628.8.365.3081.000.8.7.8.09.7
Patrick Ewing Jr. 201.01.0001.000..0.0.0.01.5
Aaron Gray 6014.5.692..3753.5.3.3.33.5
Willie Green 6014.0.389.222.571.8.7.3.05.7
D. J. Mbenga 505.21.000..5001.0.2.4.61.0
Jarrett Jack 6018.5.353.000.6882.52.2.2.25.8
Carl Landry 6635.5.456..9175.01.0.7.515.8
Emeka Okafor 6631.3.645..3645.5.01.01.07.3
Chris Paul 6641.7.545.474.7966.711.51.8.022.0
Quincy Pondexter 303.0.167.000..3.3.0.0.7
Jason Smith 609.7.467..1.2.2.3.02.3

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Chris Paul was selected as a starter to his 4th NBA All Star game

Transactions

Trades

July 8, 2010
To Oklahoma City Thunder
To New Orleans Hornets
August 11, 2010
To Indiana Pacers
To New Orleans Hornets
August 11, 2010
To Toronto Raptors
To New Orleans Hornets
September 23, 2010
To Philadelphia 76ers
To New Orleans Hornets
October 23, 2010
To Portland Trail Blazers
To New Orleans Hornets
November 20, 2010
To Toronto Raptors
To New Orleans Hornets
February 23, 2011
To Sacramento Kings
To New Orleans Hornets

Free agents

References

  1. Howard Beck (December 8, 2011). "N.B.A. Rejects Trade Sending Paul to Lakers". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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