New Orleans Hornets Playoff Rosters

2008-2009 New Orleans Hornets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Hilton Armstrong PF/C 6-11 235 Nov 23, 1984 24 UConn 2 2006 1st Rnd, #12, New Orleans Pelicans
Ryan Bowen PF 6-9 218 Nov 20, 1975 33 Iowa 8 1998 2nd Rnd, #55, Denver Nuggets
Devin Brown SG 6-5 220 Dec 30, 1978 30 Texas-San Antonio 6 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Rasual Butler SG/SF 6-7 215 May 23, 1979 29 La Salle 6 2002 2nd Rnd, #52, Miami Heat
Tyson Chandler C 7-1 240 Oct 2, 1982 26 Dominguez High School (California) 7 2001 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Clippers
Antonio Daniels SG 6-4 195 Mar 19, 1975 34 Bowling Green 11 1997 1st Rnd, #4, Vancouver Grizzlies
Melvin Ely C/PF 6-10 261 May 2, 1978 30 Fresno State 6 2002 1st Rnd, #12, Los Angeles Clippers
Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 Aug 23, 1975 33 California 9 1998 2nd Rnd, #44, New York Knicks
Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 May 6, 1985 23 Wake Forest 3 2005 1st Rnd, #4, New Orleans Pelicans
Morris Peterson SG 6-7 220 Aug 26, 1977 31 Michigan State 8 2000 1st Rnd, #21, Toronto Raptors
James Posey SF/PF 6-8 217 Jan 13, 1977 32 Xavier 9 1999 1st Rnd, #18, Denver Nuggets
Peja Stojakovic PF 6-10 229 Jun 9, 1977 31 PAOK BC (Greece) 10 1996 1st Rnd, #14, Sacramento Kings
David West PF 6-9 250 Aug 29, 1980 28 Xavier 5 2003 1st Rnd, #18, New Orleans Pelicans
Julian Wright PF 6-8 225 May 20, 1987 21 Kansas 1 2007 1st Rnd, #13, New Orleans Pelicans

2008-2009 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #8 Detroit Pistons CLE in 4
First Round #2 Boston Celtics #7 Chicago Bulls BOS in 7
First Round #3 Orlando Magic #6 Philadelphia Sixers ORL in 6
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Miami Heat ATL in 7
Second Round #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #4 Atlanta Hawks CLE in 4
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Orlando Magic ORL in 7
Conference Finals #1 Cleveland Cavaliers #3 Orlando Magic ORL in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Utah Jazz LAL in 5
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 New Orleans Hornets DEN in 5
First Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #6 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 5
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Houston Rockets HOU in 6
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Houston Rockets LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Dallas Mavericks DEN in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Orlando Magic LAL in 5

2008-2009 New Orleans Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David West 5 35.7 18.0 7.4 1.2 1.0 0.4 2.8
Chris Paul 5 40.2 16.6 4.4 10.4 1.6 0.0 4.8
James Posey 5 24.5 11.4 6.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 2.0
Peja Stojakovic 5 32.4 11.2 2.8 0.4 0.8 0.2 1.2
Rasual Butler 5 31.5 10.6 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.2
Sean Marks 5 16.1 3.2 4.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.4
Tyson Chandler 4 23.4 3.8 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 2.0
Hilton Armstrong 4 13.2 3.8 2.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.5
Antonio Daniels 5 12.8 2.8 0.6 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.0
Julian Wright 4 8.1 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2
Devin Brown 3 10.9 2.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Morris Peterson 2 10.4 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Ryan Bowen 1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 New Orleans Hornets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Orleans Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 19, 2009
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Denver
L, 113-84 Ball Arena
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 21. Chris Paul
REB: 6. David West
AST: 11. Chris Paul
PTS: 36. C. Billups
REB: 14. M. Nene
AST: 8. C. Billups
Apr 22, 2009
@
Denver
L, 108-93 Ball Arena
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 21. David West
REB: 11. T. Chandler
AST: 13. Chris Paul
PTS: 31. C. Billups
REB: 8. M. Nene
AST: 9. C. Anthony
Apr 25, 2009
v.
Denver
W, 95-93 Smoothie King Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 32. Chris Paul
REB: 9. James Posey
AST: 12. Chris Paul
PTS: 25. C. Anthony
REB: 10. K. Martin
AST: 6. C. Billups
Apr 27, 2009
v.
Denver
L, 63-121 Smoothie King Center
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 14. David West
REB: 7. James Posey
AST: 6. Chris Paul
PTS: 26. C. Anthony
REB: 8. C. Andersen
AST: 8. C. Billups
Apr 29, 2009
@
Denver
L, 107-86 Ball Arena
Opening Round
1-4 PTS: 24. David West
REB: 9. David West
AST: 10. Chris Paul
PTS: 34. C. Anthony
REB: 7. K. Martin
AST: 11. C. Billups