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Hornets literally in zone vs. JazzFor a while there, during that recent stretch in which they won nine of 10 games, the Jazz were in a real zone. Now, they can't even play against one. The New Orleans Hornets zoned the Jazz into submission Thursday night, outscoring Utah 9-4 in the final one minute and 42 seconds of a 93-88 victory at the Delta Center. "They went to a zone," said Jazz forward Matt Harpring, whose 21 points were a team-high, "and it kind of flustered us a little bit." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets All Jazzed UpThe Hornets were getting badly beaten on give-and-go plays. They were getting out-hustled and repeatedly missing shots. But this Hornets team knows what to do to shake off a disastrous first half. The Hornets have David Wesley, who was virtually unstoppable from behind the 3-point lane after missing his first three shots. They have Baron Davis, who makes big shots when the outcome is in doubt. The Hornets used every strength they had to rally from a 14-point deficit and hold off the surging Utah Jazz to get a 93-88 victory Thursday night at the Delta Center. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz has made a name for itself since leaving N.O.History-making? You might say so. After all these years, a New Orleans NBA team visits the Utah Jazz. Which reminded me of a guy named Steven Brown, who won the contest for naming the NBA expansion franchise in 1974, who said he settled on "Jazz" because "it was the music Jelly Roll Morton invented in New Orleans." Five years later, when the Jazz headed west, Brown was left with bittersweet feelings. "At least they're going to keep the name I gave ‘em," he mused. "I'm sure the Mormon Tabernacle Choir enjoys a good time as well as the rest of us. But naming a team the Utah Jazz is like naming a team from Miami the Zeppelins." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bobcats Dec 2002 Archive
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