New Orleans Hornets Playoff Rosters

2007-2008 New Orleans Hornets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Chris Andersen C/PF 6-10 245 Jul 7, 1978 29 Blinn 4 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hilton Armstrong PF/C 6-11 235 Nov 23, 1984 23 UConn 1 2006 1st Rnd, #12, New Orleans Pelicans
Ryan Bowen PF 6-9 218 Nov 20, 1975 32 Iowa 7 1998 2nd Rnd, #55, Denver Nuggets
Rasual Butler SG/SF 6-7 215 May 23, 1979 28 La Salle 5 2002 2nd Rnd, #52, Miami Heat
Tyson Chandler C 7-1 240 Oct 2, 1982 25 Dominguez High School (California) 6 2001 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Clippers
Melvin Ely C/PF 6-10 261 May 2, 1978 29 Fresno State 5 2002 1st Rnd, #12, Los Angeles Clippers
Mike James PG 6-2 188 Jun 23, 1975 32 Duquesne 6 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jannero Pargo PG 6-1 185 Oct 22, 1979 28 Arkansas 5 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 May 6, 1985 22 Wake Forest 2 2005 1st Rnd, #4, New Orleans Pelicans
Morris Peterson SG 6-7 220 Aug 26, 1977 30 Michigan State 7 2000 1st Rnd, #21, Toronto Raptors
Peja Stojakovic PF 6-10 229 Jun 9, 1977 30 PAOK BC (Greece) 9 1996 1st Rnd, #14, Sacramento Kings
Bonzi Wells SG/SF 6-5 210 Sep 28, 1976 31 Ball State 9 1998 1st Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
David West PF 6-9 250 Aug 29, 1980 27 Xavier 4 2003 1st Rnd, #18, New Orleans Pelicans
Julian Wright PF 6-8 225 May 20, 1987 20 Kansas 0 2007 1st Rnd, #13, New Orleans Pelicans

2007-2008 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 7
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Philadelphia Sixers DET in 6
First Round #3 Orlando Magic #6 Toronto Raptors ORL in 5
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 Washington Wizards CLE in 6
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Orlando Magic DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Denver Nuggets LAL in 4
First Round #2 New Orleans Hornets #7 Dallas Mavericks NOP in 5
First Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #6 Phoenix Suns SAS in 5
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Houston Rockets UTA in 6
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Utah Jazz LAL in 6
Second Round #2 New Orleans Hornets #3 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

2007-2008 New Orleans Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Chris Paul 12 40.5 24.1 4.9 11.2 2.3 0.2 1.8
David West 12 40.4 21.2 8.5 2.8 1.1 1.9 1.8
Peja Stojakovic 12 37.9 14.1 5.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.7
Jannero Pargo 12 22.1 10.2 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.9
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 10.2 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8
Morris Peterson 12 23.1 7.2 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4
Julian Wright 11 11.9 4.3 1.6 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.5
Bonzi Wells 12 14.2 3.7 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5
Hilton Armstrong 8 9.0 2.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.5
Melvin Ely 7 8.4 2.1 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6
Mike James 4 7.0 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2
Ryan Bowen 9 4.4 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1

2007-2008 New Orleans Hornets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Orleans Leaders Dallas Leaders
Apr 19, 2008
v.
Dallas
W, 104-92 Smoothie King Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 35. Chris Paul
REB: 15. T. Chandler
AST: 10. Chris Paul
PTS: 31. D. Nowitzki
REB: 10. D. Nowitzki
AST: 9. Jason Kidd
Apr 22, 2008
v.
Dallas
W, 127-103 Smoothie King Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 32. Chris Paul
REB: 11. T. Chandler
AST: 17. Chris Paul
PTS: 27. D. Nowitzki
REB: 8. Brandon Bass
AST: 8. Jason Kidd
Apr 25, 2008
@
Dallas
L, 97-87 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 30. J. Pargo
REB: 11. T. Chandler
AST: 10. Chris Paul
PTS: 32. D. Nowitzki
REB: 19. D. Nowitzki
AST: 6. D. Nowitzki
Apr 27, 2008
@
Dallas
W, 84-97 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 24. David West
REB: 9. David West
AST: 8. Chris Paul
PTS: 22. D. Nowitzki
REB: 13. D. Nowitzki
AST: 3. D. Nowitzki
Apr 29, 2008
v.
Dallas
W, 99-94 Smoothie King Center
Opening Round
4-1 PTS: 25. David West
REB: 14. T. Chandler
AST: 15. Chris Paul
PTS: 22. D. Nowitzki
REB: 13. D. Nowitzki
AST: 9. Jason Kidd

2007-2008 New Orleans Hornets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Orleans Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 3, 2008
v.
San Antonio
W, 101-82 Smoothie King Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 30. David West
REB: 15. T. Chandler
AST: 13. Chris Paul
PTS: 23. Tony Parker
REB: 6. M. Ginobili
AST: 7. M. Ginobili
May 5, 2008
v.
San Antonio
W, 102-84 Smoothie King Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 30. Chris Paul
REB: 11. T. Chandler
AST: 12. Chris Paul
PTS: 18. Tim Duncan
REB: 8. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. M. Ginobili
May 8, 2008
@
San Antonio
L, 110-99 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 35. Chris Paul
REB: 12. David West
AST: 9. Chris Paul
PTS: 31. Tony Parker
REB: 13. Tim Duncan
AST: 11. Tony Parker
May 11, 2008
@
San Antonio
L, 100-80 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 23. Chris Paul
REB: 6. Chris Paul
AST: 5. Chris Paul
PTS: 22. Tim Duncan
REB: 15. Tim Duncan
AST: 8. Tony Parker
May 13, 2008
v.
San Antonio
W, 101-79 Smoothie King Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 38. David West
REB: 14. David West
AST: 14. Chris Paul
PTS: 20. M. Ginobili
REB: 23. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. M. Ginobili
May 15, 2008
@
San Antonio
L, 99-80 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 21. Chris Paul
REB: 6. Chris Paul
AST: 8. Chris Paul
PTS: 25. M. Ginobili
REB: 15. Tim Duncan
AST: 6. Tim Duncan
May 19, 2008
v.
San Antonio
L, 82-91 Smoothie King Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-4 PTS: 20. David West
REB: 15. T. Chandler
AST: 14. Chris Paul
PTS: 26. M. Ginobili
REB: 14. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. M. Ginobili