[Lefty Noob]

The 2nd seeded New Orleans Hornets open the NBA playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks.

1. Sat, Apr 19 – at NO, 7:00 pm EDT (ESPN)
2. Tue, Apr 22 – at NO, 7:00 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Fri, Apr 25 – at Dal, 8:00 pm EDT (ESPN)
4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Dal, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)
*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at NO
*6. Thu, May 1 – at Dal
*7. Sat, May 3 – at NO (TNT)

This is a dangerous, dangerous series for the Hornets. The Mavs are better than the typical 7th seed. Can New Orleans survive?

[Lefty Noob]

Chris Paul dominated Game 1, posting 35 points, 10 assists and four steals en route to a 104-92 New Orleans win over Dallas.
Paul lifts Hornets over Mavs, 104-92 in Game 1 - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

[Lefty Noob]

Paul and the Hornets look unstoppable, and they've got a 2-0 lead on the Mavs.
Paul had 32 points, a franchise-record 17 assists, and five rebounds in a 127-103 New Orleans victory yesterday.
Will the Hornets wind up getting the sweep?
Paul picks apart Mavs again with 32 points, 17 assists - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

[theduck]

no team will be able to beat the hornets unless they find a way to slow down paul. he is playing unbelievably. sort of like an mvp

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by theduck

no team will be able to beat the hornets unless they find a way to slow down paul. he is playing unbelievably. sort of like an mvp

Even if they kind of shut down Paul, like they did yesterday (holding him to 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds), the Hornets can just come back with David West, who scored 24 in a 97-84 win over the Mavs on Sunday. With the Hornets up 3-1 and the series heading back to New Orleans on Tuesday, I think it's safe to say this one's pretty much in the books.