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).
The 2011 Playoffs was the final time the New Orleans Hornets made the playoffs before changing the team name to "Pelicans" in 2013, although the city would remain. The Hornets fell to 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.
It was Chris Paul's final season with the team as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout after the season.
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
2010–11 New Orleans Hornets roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From |
4.0 !F |
11 |
Andersen, David |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
1980-06-23 |
Australia |
2.5 !G/F |
1 |
Ariza, Trevor |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1985-07-30 |
UCLA |
1.5 !G |
8 |
Belinelli, Marco |
7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
1986-03-25 |
Italy |
5.5 !F/C |
34 |
Gray, Aaron |
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
1984-12-07 |
Pittsburgh |
1.5 !G |
33 |
Greene, Willie |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
1981-07-28 |
Detroit |
4.0 !F |
22 |
Ewing, Jr., Patrick |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
1988-12-25 |
Indiana |
1.5 !G |
2 |
Jack, Jarrett (C) |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
1983-10-28 |
Georgia Tech |
4.0 !F |
24 |
Landry, Carl |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
1983-09-19 |
Purdue |
6.0 !C |
28 |
Mbenga, D. J. |
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
1980-12-30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
5.5 !F/C |
50 |
Okafor, Emeka |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
255 lb (116 kg) |
1982-09-28 |
Connecticut |
1.5 !G |
3 |
Paul, Chris |
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
1985-05-06 |
Wake Forest |
4.0 !F |
20 |
Pondexter, Quincy |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
1988-03-10 |
Washington |
5.5 !F/C |
14 |
Smith, Jason |
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
1986-03-02 |
Colorado State |
4.0 !F |
30 |
West, David |
7000205740000000000♠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
Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2012-04-18 |
Depth chart
2010–11 Salaries
As of September 2010:
Player |
2010–11 Salary |
Chris Paul |
$14,940,152 |
Emeka Okafor |
$11,540,375 |
David West |
$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)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
1 |
October 9 |
Memphis |
L 90–97 |
Trevor Ariza (17) |
Emeka Okafor (9) |
Chris Paul, Marco Belinelli, David West (4) |
New Orleans Arena 11,461 |
0–1 |
2 |
October 10 |
@ Orlando |
L 81–135 |
Peja Stojaković (20) |
Emeka Okafor (8) |
Chris Paul (10) |
Amway Center 18,516 |
0–2 |
3 |
October 13 |
Miami |
W 90–76 |
Marco Belinelli (19) |
Jason Smith (8) |
Chris Paul (7) |
New Orleans Arena 12,043 |
1–2 |
4 |
October 15 |
@ Indiana |
L 98–101 |
Marco Belinelli (16) |
Jason Smith (9) |
Chris Paul (8) |
Conseco Fieldhouse 10,758 |
1–3 |
5 |
October 16 |
Atlanta |
L 74–84 |
Marco Belinelli (13) |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu (9) |
Chris Paul (4) |
Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center 5,933 |
1–4 |
6 |
October 18 |
@ Memphis |
L 91–96 |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu (19) |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu (10) |
Chris Paul (12) |
FedExForum 8,268 |
1–5 |
7 |
October 20 |
@ Charlotte |
L 98–105 |
Marco Belinelli (25) |
Chris Paul (6) |
Chris Paul (14) |
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,077 |
1–6 |
8 |
October 21 |
@ Oklahoma City |
L 86–101 |
David West (24) |
D. J. Mbenga, Marcus Thornton, Jason Smith (6) |
Willie Green (6) |
Oklahoma City Arena 16,541 |
1–7 |
|
2010–11 season schedule |
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2010–11 game log Total: 46–36 (Home: 28–13; Road: 18–23) |
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
|
November: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location 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)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location 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)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location 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 |
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February: 4–8 (Home: 2–4; Road: 2–4)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location 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 |
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March: 7–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–4)
Game | Date Time | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location 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 |
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April: 3–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–2)
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2010–11 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
Player statistics
Playoffs
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
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Awards, records and milestones
Awards
All-Star
Chris Paul (Starting Point Guard)
Transactions
Trades
Free agents