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Davis has sweet debut at new home in Arena

Oct 31, 2002 10:07 AM EST

The doors of New Orleans Arena didn't swing open in 1999 specifically for Baron Davis. But it's clear that now that he's here, the joint is going to be his house.

And the Hornets' All-Star guard knows how to toss a housewarming party.

On Wednesday night at the Arena, he was all that in a 100-75 Hornets victory over Utah. And if he can manage to be more -- and his breakout performance in the playoffs last season says he can -- he'll deserve all the love that was showered on him against the Jazz and then some.

"I just play, try to entertain the fans," Davis said after slicing Utah for game honors in scoring (21) and assists (10), to go with five rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes.

Via Times-Picayune

Utah Jazz, Charlotte Bobcats

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Hornets Swamp Jazz in Bayou Homecoming

Oct 31, 2002 10:01 AM EST

The Jazz's last exit from Louisiana was voluntary. This time, they were run out of the bayou by the new home team. The New Orleans Hornets opened their new French Quarter era Wednesday by treating a sellout crowd to something New Orleans saw 249 times a couple of decades ago: a Jazz loss. Utah scored only 11 points in the fourth quarter and opened the 2002-03 season by falling to the Hornets, 100-75, in New Orleans Arena. The Hornets retired Pete Maravich's jersey at halftime, but the Jazz were not inspired by the franchise's long-ago icon. Trailing by four points at the end of three quarters, they disintegrated under a flurry of turnovers and Courtney Alexander points, scoring only six points in the first nine minutes of the final quarter.

Via Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Charlotte Bobcats

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Malone still delivering

Oct 30, 2002 10:21 AM EST

The celebration will be twofold tonight.

First, New Orleans will be marking the return of NBA basketball, courtesy of the Hornets. Then, there's the glee that will accompany the return of one of Louisiana's most famous sons, Summerfield native Karl Malone.

But the latter could be a one-and-done party.

The Mailman -- the former Louisiana Tech star who redefined the power forward position in the NBA -- is 39 and approaching the days of his final deliveries. This season could serve as his farewell tour.

Only Malone, a first-round pick (No. 13 overall) in 1985, knows. And he isn't saying whether his first visit to New Orleans Arena, the tip-off to his 18th NBA season, will be his last -- or just his last in a Utah Jazz uniform -- until after the season.

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Utah Jazz, Charlotte Bobcats

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Bobcats Oct 2002 Archive

  • Former Jazzman James remembers 1970s NBA hoopla

    Times-Picayune | Oct 30, 2002

    On October 24, 1974, there were toy trumpets in the hands, and the mouths, of most of the 6,450 fans at Municipal Auditorium.

  • Hornets expect home crowd will jump-start team

    Times-Picayuue | Oct 30, 2002

    The Hornets are considered one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, and they have one of the toughest front lines with P.

  • Maravich to be honored at New Orleans

    Standard-Examiner | Oct 30, 2002

    The New Orleans Hornets will retire "Pistol" Pete Maravich's No.

  • Jazz return to their roots to start season

    Standard-Examiner | Oct 30, 2002

    How's this for depth? The Jazz bench this season will feature four players who were starters in the NBA a year ago.

  • Jazz make first return to roots

    Deseret News | Oct 29, 2002

    The Utah Jazz rose from the French Quarter curb, playing in New Orleans for five seasons from 1974-79 before relocating, nickname and all, to the calm and quiet of Salt Lake City.

  • Jazz Return to Whence They Came: New Orleans

    Salt Lake Tribune | Oct 29, 2002

    The NBA returns to New Orleans on Wednesday night when the transplanted Hornets play Utah.

  • New Nickname Meant to 'Peak' Your Attention

    Salt Lake Tribune | Oct 28, 2002

    They waived a future Hall of Famer the day after the franchise's inaugural game, fired the coach after a month, missed a chance to take Magic Johnson and once drafted a pregnant woman.

  • Hornets honor Pistol Pete

    Deseret News | Oct 26, 2002

    They can't take back the Utah Jazz's NBA nickname, so instead they're borrowing a Jazz franchise icon and claiming him as one of their own.

  • Hawks Ready for Real Season, Bounce Hornets

    | Oct 26, 2002

    The Hawks routed the Hornets 90-69 on Friday night, ending the preseason and getting the Hawks fired up about making good on their playoff guarantee this year.

  • If Not Jazz, What Should Nickname Be?

    Salt Lake Tribune | Oct 11, 2002

    The name never sounded as funny as Colorado Nordiques or New Jersey Rockies would have, explaining why the Jazz remained the Jazz when the basketball franchise moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in 1979.