New Orleans Hornets (3-3) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (6-3) Game #7 • Home Game #5 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans Arena November 16, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. (CT) Television: FSNO; Radio: WWL 105.3 FM, ESPN Deportes 1280 AM Follow us on Twitter: @hornetspr 2012-13 Hornets Media Guide: http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/1213mediaguide HORNETS PROBABLE STARTERS 2012-13 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 10/31 vs. SAS L, 95-99 1/23 at SAS 7:00pm* 11/2 vs. UTA W, 88-86 1/25 vs. HOU 7:00pm* [G] GREIVIS VASQUEZ 11/3 at CHI W, 89-82 1/27 at MEM 5:00pm* rd 11/7 vs. PHI L, 62-77 1/29 at LAL 9:30pm* #21 • Maryland (3 season) • 6-6 • 211 11/9 vs. CHA W, 107-99 1/30 at UTA 8:00pm* 2012 Averages Notes Last Game 11/14 at HOU L, 96-100 2/1 at DEN 8:00pm* 11/16 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/2 at MIN 7:00pm*^ • Ranks first on the Hornets and third in NBA in 11/17 at MIL 7:30pm* 2/6 vs. PHX 7:00pm* assists with 8.8 assists per game. Trails only Rajon 24 pts (8-15 FG, 2-4 3pt) 12.3 ppg, 8.8 apg, 11/20 vs.NYK 7:00pm* 2/8 at ATL 6:30pm* Rondo (12.6), Chris Paul (10.3) 9 asts, 5 rebs 11/21 at IND 6:00pm* 2/10 at TOR 5:00pm* 4.2 rpg • Career highs this season: Points 24 (11/14 at (11/14 at HOU) 11/23 at PHX 8:00pm* 2/11 at DET 6:30pm HOU) and Assists 13 (11/2 vs. UTA) 11/25 at DEN 7:00pm* 2/13 vs. POR 7:00pm* 11/26 at LAC 9:30pm* 2/19 vs. CHI 7:00pm* 11/28 vs. UTA 7:00pm* 2/20 at CLE 6:00pm* [G] AUSTIN RIVERS 12/1 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/22 vs. DAL 7:00pm* st 12/3 vs. MIL 7:00pm*^ 2/24 vs. SAC 5:00pm* #25 • Duke (1 season) • 6-4 • 200 12/5 vs. LAL 7:00pm* 2/26 vs. BKN 7:00pm* 2012 Averages Notes Last Game 12/7 vs. MEM 7:00pm* 2/27 at OKC 7:00pm* 12/8 at MIA 6:30pm* 3/1 vs. DET 7:00pm* • Currently ranks highly in several categories 12/11 vs. WAS 7:00pm* 3/4 vs. ORL 7:00pm* th among NBA rookies: Points per game 13 (6.4), 10 pts, 2 asts, 12/12 at OKC 7:00pm* 3/6 vs. LAL 7:00pm* 6.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, rd th assists per game 3 (3.2), steals 4 (1.20), and 3 rebs 12/14 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 3/9 at MEM 7:00pm nd 12/16 at POR 8:00pm* 3/10 vs. POR 6:00pm* 3.2 apg, 1.2 spg minutes played 2 (30.4) (11/14 at HOU) • Dished out 6 assists in first win as pro vs. UTA 12/18 at GSW 9:30pm* 3/12 at BKN 6:30pm* 12/19 at LAC 9:30pm* 3/15 at WAS 6:00pm* on 11/2. Career high 10 pts on 11/14 at HOU 12/21 at SAS 7:30pm* 3/17 at MIN 6:00pm* [F] AL-FAROUQ AMINU 12/22 vs. IND 7:00pm* 3/18 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 12/26 at ORL 6:00pm* 3/20 vs. BOS 7:00pm* #0 • Wake Forest (3rd season) • 6-9 • 215 12/28 vs. TOR 7:00pm* 3/22 vs. MEM 7:00pm* 12/29 at CHA 6:00pm*^ 3/25 vs. DEN 7:00pm* 2012 Averages Notes Last Game 1/1 vs. ATL 7:00pm 3/27 vs. LAC 7:00pm* • Set career-high in rebounds in L to PHI on 11/7. 1/2 at HOU 7:00pm* 3/29 vs. MIA 7:00pm* 13.0 ppg, 8.3 rbg, Also, recorded first double-double of the season 14 pts, 2 rebs, 1/5 at DAL 7:30pm* 3/31 vs. CLE 5:00pm* 2.3 apg, 2.0 spg, with 10 points and 16 boards. 2 asts, 2 stls, 2 blks 1/7 vs. SAS 7:00pm* 4/3 at GSW 9:30pm* • Currently leads team in steals per game (2.0) (11/14 at HOU) 1/9 vs. HOU 7:00pm* 4/5 at UTA 8:00pm* 1.3 bpg 1/11 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 4/7 at PHX 8:00pm* 1/13 at NYK 11:00am 4/9 at LAL 9:30pm* 1/15 at PHI 6:00pm* 4/10 at SAC 9:00pm* [F] ANTHONY DAVIS 1/16 at BOS 7:00pm# 4/12 vs. LAC 7:00pm* st 1/19 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 4/14 vs. DAL 5:00pm*^ #23 • Kentucky (1 Season) • 6-10 • 220 1/21 vs. SAC 12:00pm 4/17 at DAL 7:00pm* 2012 Averages Notes Last Game • Recorded first double-double as a pro in W over [all times Central] CHA on 11/9 (23 pts 11 rebs). Leads all rookies * - Denotes Coverage by FSNO # -Denotes Coverage by ESPN in rebounds (7.0) and blocks (2.8) per game, 2nd ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBATV 8 pts, 4 rebs, 15.0 ppg, 7.0 rbg, in points per game (15.0) trailing Lillard of POR 3 blks, 2 stls All-Star Weekend: Feb. 15-17, 2012 Houston, TX. (18.4). 2.8 bpg (11/14 at HOU) • Turned in solid NBA Debut with 21 pts (6-12 FG, 9-9 FT), along with 7 rebs, a steal, and a PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Al-Farouq Aminu (al- block vs. UTA 10/31 fuh-ROOK ah-MEE-noo), Xavier Henry (ZA-vee-A), [C] ROBIN LOPEZ Greivis Vasquez (GRAY-vess VASS-kez) th RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 9/28 – signed Larry Owens and #15 • Stanford (5 Season) • 7-0 • 255 Earl Barron to training camp contracts. 2012 Averages Notes Last Game • Lopez is shooting an impressive 53.8% from the INJURIES: Eric Gordon OUT (sore right knee) field which is good for the team lead. 10.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl • After rejecting four 76er shots in the L to PHI on • All game broadcasts with 1.0 apg, 2.0 bpg (11/14 at HOU) HORNETS ON THE AIR 11/7, and 2 Bobcats shots in the W on 11/9 Sean Kelley & Gerry Vaillancourt and Hornets OT (Post-game Lopez has the most blocks on the team with 12. 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Sportsline 3/9 – Signed will air G Thursdays Jerel McNeal from to7- 8a p.m.10-day on OVERALL 3-3 2-2 1-1 0-0 KMEZcontract. 106.7 FM beginning on Oct. 29. *see pg. 14 for complete transaction log SW DIVISION 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 *see pg. 6 for complete transaction log WESTERN 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 EASTERN 2-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 HORNETS ON THE AIR All 82 regular season games, the entire preseason (excluding the opening game in Mexico City) and the Hornets’ entire playoff schedule will be heard on the team’s flagship station, WWL 105.3 FM in New Orleans, as the Hornets enter their first of the multi-season agreement with Entercom Communications. Sean Kelley begins his eighth season as the radio voice of the Hornets, while John DeShazier begins his first season as color analyst. Kelley & DeShazier will also host a weekly Thursday night coach’s show with Hornets head coach Monty Williams. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – Oklahoma City Thunder– Northwest Division 2011-12 Regular Season Match-ups (CT) Nov. 16, 2012 vs. Oklahoma City, 7:00pm Dec. 1, 2012 vs. Oklahoma City, 7:00pm Hornets vs. Dec. Thunder 12, 2012 at All-Time Record 26-34 Oklahoma City, 7:00 p.m. Feb. 27, 2013 at Oklahoma City, 7:00pm 2011-12 Record 0-3 2010-11 Regular Season Match-ups Home Record 16-13 Jan. 11, 2012 vs. Oklahoma City – L, 85-95 Jan. 25, 2012 at Oklahoma City – L, 91-101 Away Record Feb. 20, 2012 at10 -21 Oklahoma City – L, 93-101 Last 5 Games 1-4 Last 10 Games 2-8 The Hornets dropped both contests in Chesapeake Energy Arena during the 2011-12 season as well as the lone meeting at New Orleans Arena. Since the team relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma City, the Hornets are now 6-9 against the Thunder, after winning the first five meetings….the Hornets franchise actually had a 10 game winning streak against the Thunder/Supersonics between 2/23/07 and 1/6/10. The Hornets relocated to Oklahoma City for two seasons (’05-’06 and ’06-’07) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina…the Thunder relocated from Seattle to OKC a season later in ’08-’09. In the historical matchup between the two teams, the franchises have played each other with four different combinations of residence: Charlotte-Seattle, New Orleans-Seattle, New Orleans/Oklahoma City-Seattle, and New Orleans-Oklahoma City.