2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season was the team's 8th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach	Byron Scott (fired) Jeff Bower
General manager	Jeff Bower
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	New Orleans Arena
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Cox Sports Television
Radio	KMEZ
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

Key dates

• June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 – The free agency period started.
• November 12 – After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott. General manager Jeff Bower is named new head coach. In addition, former head coach Tim Floyd was brought in as an assistant coach.^[1]
• January 28 – Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected as all-star reserve.

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	21	Darren Collison		United States	UCLA

Roster

2009–10 New Orleans Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 2 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1987-08-23 UCLA C 34 Gray, Aaron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984-12-07 Pittsburgh C 4 Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-09-28 Connecticut PG 3 Paul, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-05-06 Wake Forest SG 24 Peterson, Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-26 Michigan State SF 41 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1977-01-13 Xavier C 9 Songaila, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1978-02-14 Wake Forest SF 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1977-06-09 Serbia SG 5 Thornton, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987-06-05 LSU PF 30 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980-08-29 Xavier SF 32 Wright, Julian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987-05-20 Kansas

Head coach Byron Scott (fired) Jeff Bower Assistant coach(es) Tim Floyd Robert Pack Charlie Parker Paul Pressey Robert Werdann Terry Kofler (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: February 5, 2010

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–0–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 7 (in Atlanta)	New Orleans Hornets	102–108	Atlanta Hawks	–	Lost	8,024	0 – 1	1
2	October 8 (in Greensboro, North Carolina)	New Orleans Hornets	101–108	Charlotte Bobcats	-	Lost	8,623	0 – 2	2

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	–	28–13	27–14	10–6
x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	5	29–12	21–20	9–7
Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	23–18	19–22	9–7
Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	15	23–18	17–24	5–11
New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	18	24–17	13–28	7–9

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	—	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 24–17; Road: 13–28)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ San Antonio L 96–113 Chris Paul (26) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (9) AT&T Center 18,581 0-1 2 October 30 Sacramento W 97–92 Chris Paul (31) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (4) New Orleans Arena 17,306 1-1
November: 6–9 (home: 5–2; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ Boston L 87–97 Peja Stojakovic (26) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (8) TD Garden 18,624 1-2 4 November 2 @ New York L 111–117 Chris Paul (32) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (13) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1-3 5 November 4 Dallas W 114–107 (OT) Chris Paul (39) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena 13,566 2-3 6 November 6 Toronto L 90–107 Chris Paul (21) Emeka Okafor (8) Chris Paul (18) New Orleans Arena 15,010 2-4 7 November 8 @ L. A. Lakers L 88–104 Chris Paul (15) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (9) STAPLES Center 18,997 2-5 8 November 9 @ L. A. Clippers W 112–84 Devin Brown (25) David West (9) Chris Paul (10) STAPLES Center 14,760 3-5 9 November 11 @ Phoenix L 104–124 Chris Paul (25) Devin Brown (5) Chris Paul (6) US Airways Center 16,517 3-6 10 November 13 Portland L 78–86 Marcus Thornton (20) David West (10) Chris Paul (8) New Orleans Arena 14,742 3-7 11 November 14 @ Atlanta L 98–121 Peja Stojakovic (25) David West, Emeka Okafor (12) Bobby Brown (7) Philips Arena 18,572 3-8 12 November 17 L. A. Clippers W 110–102 David West (24) Emeka Okafor (14) Darren Collison (6) New Orleans Arena 13,116 4-8 13 November 19 Phoenix W 110–103 Peja Stojakovic (25) Peja Stojakovic (13) Devin Brown, Darren Collison, David West (5) New Orleans Arena 14,520 5-8 14 November 21 Atlanta W 96–88 Darren Collison (22) David West, Emeka Okafor (10) Darren Collison (11) New Orleans Arena 15,933 6-8 15 November 22 @ Miami L 101–102 Marcus Thornton (24) David West (9) Bobby Brown (7) AmericanAirlines Arena 16,500 6-9 16 November 25 Milwaukee W 102–99 (OT) David West (27) Emeka Okafor (13) Darren Collison (8) New Orleans Arena 14,315 7-9 17 November 29 @ Sacramento L 96–112 David West (24) Emeka Okafor (11) Darren Collison (6) Power Balance Pavilion 11,548 7-10
December: 7–6 (home: 6–1; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–110 Darren Collison (20) Emeka Okafor (12) Devin Brown (8) STAPLES Center 18,997 7-11 19 December 4 Minnesota W 98–89 Devin Brown (19) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena 14,720 8-11 20 December 8 Sacramento W 96–94 David West (24) David West, Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena 13,140 9-11 21 December 9 @ Minnesota W 97–96 Peja Stojakovic (21) David West, Emeka Okafor (6) Chris Paul (14) Target Center 12,056 10-11 22 December 11 New York L 96–113 David West (20) David West (7) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena 15,569 10-12 23 December 14 @ Dallas L 90–94 Chris Paul (20) James Posey, Emeka Okafor (5) Chris Paul (16) American Airlines Center 19,737 10-13 24 December 16 Detroit W 95–87 David West (32) David West (12) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena 13,196 11-13 25 December 18 Denver W 98–92 Chris Paul (30) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (19) New Orleans Arena 14,453 12-13 26 December 20 @ Toronto L 92–98 David West (21) David West (12) Chris Paul (7) Air Canada Centre 15,790 12-14 27 December 23 Golden State W 108–102 David West (21) David West (12) Chris Paul (7) New Orleans Arena 14,391 13-14 28 December 26 @ Chicago L 85–96 Devin Brown (22) Emeka Okafor (9) Chris Paul (7) United Center 22,008 13-15 29 December 29 @ Houston L 100–108 David West (44) David West (12) Chris Paul (10) Toyota Center 18,187 13-16 30 December 30 Miami W 95–91 David West (21) Emeka Okafor (14) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena 17,301 14-16
January: 12–5 (home: 4–2; road: 8–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 2 Houston W 99–95 Chris Paul (28) Emeka Okafor (16) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena 16,020 15-16 32 January 4 @ Utah W 91–87 Devin Brown (30) David West (9) Chris Paul (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 16-16 33 January 6 @ Oklahoma City W 97–92 David West (19) David West, Emeka Okafor (8) Chris Paul (13) Oklahoma City Arena 17,836 17-16 34 January 8 New Jersey W 103–99 David West (32) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (18) New Orleans Arena 15,555 18-16 35 January 10 @ Washington W 115–110 Chris Paul (26) Emeka Okafor (7) Chris Paul (14) Verizon Center 14,753 19-16 36 January 11 @ Philadelphia L 92–96 Emeka Okafor (20) David West (13) Chris Paul (14) Wachovia Center 11,518 19-17 37 January 13 L. A. Clippers W 108–94 Emeka Okafor (21) David West (8) Chris Paul (15) New Orleans Arena 14,348 20-17 38 January 15 @ Detroit L 104–110 (OT) David West (25) David West (9) Chris Paul (14) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,446 20-18 39 January 16 @ Indiana W 101–96 David West (24) Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (11) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,376 21-18 40 January 18 San Antonio L 90–97 Chris Paul, David West (18) James Posey (10) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena 16,549 21-19 41 January 20 Memphis W 113–111 Chris Paul, David West (21) David West (13) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena 14,238 22-19 42 January 22 @ Minnesota W 96–94 Chris Paul (23) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (9) Target Center 17,101 23-19 43 January 23 @ Denver L 110–116 (OT) Chris Paul (26) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul (10) Pepsi Center 19,807 23-20 44 January 25 @ Portland W 98–97 Chris Paul (24) Emeka Okafor (9) Chris Paul (12) Rose Garden Arena 20,249 24-20 45 January 27 @ Golden State W 123–110 Chris Paul (38) David West, Emeka Okafor (12) Chris Paul (9) Oracle Arena 16,308 25-20 46 January 29 Chicago L 106–108 (OT) David West (29) David West (14) Chris Paul (12) New Orleans Arena 16,578 25-21 47 January 30 @ Memphis W 109–102 (OT) David West (22) Emeka Okafor (10) Darren Collison (18) FedEx Forum 12,317 26-21
February: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Phoenix L 100–109 Marcus Thornton (25) David West, James Posey (8) Darren Collison (14) New Orleans Arena 13,874 26-22 49 February 3 Oklahoma City L 99–103 Marcus Thornton (22) Emeka Okafor (12) Darren Collison (9) New Orleans Arena 12,884 26-23 50 February 5 Philadelphia L 94–101 Peja Stojakovic (23) James Posey (10) James Posey (6) New Orleans Arena 15,162 26-24 51 February 6 @ Charlotte W 104–99 Darren Collison (24) James Posey (8) Darren Collison, David West, Morris Peterson (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,164 27-24 52 February 8 @ Orlando L 117–123 Peja Stojakovic (29) Peja Stojakovic (9) Darren Collison (9) Amway Arena 17,461 27-25 53 February 10 Boston W 93–85 Darren Collison (25) Morris Peterson (10) Darren Collison (9) New Orleans Arena 14,848 28-25 All-Star Break 54 February 17 Utah L 90–98 Darren Collison, Peja Stojakovic (24) Emeka Okafor (10) Darren Collison (9) New Orleans Arena 13,561 28-26 55 February 19 Indiana W 107–101 David West (29) Darren Collison, Emeka Okafor (13) Darren Collison (12) New Orleans Arena 15,644 29-26 56 February 21 Houston W 102–94 David West (27) Emeka Okafor (11) Darren Collison (9) New Orleans Arena 14,504 30-26 57 February 23 @ Cleveland L 95–105 Marcus Thornton (37) James Posey (9) Darren Collison (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30-27 58 February 24 @ Milwaukee L 95–115 Marcus Thornton (25) David West (9) Darren Collison (9) Bradley Center 11,936 30-28 59 February 26 Orlando W 100–93 David West (40) David West (10) Darren Collison (7) Bradley Center 16,954 31-28 60 February 28 @ Dallas L 100–108 Darren Collison (35) Emeka Okafor (17) David West (6) American Airlines Center 19,911 31-29
March: 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 San Antonio L 92–106 Marcus Thornton (30) David West (9) Darren Collison (15) New Orleans Arena 13,655 31-30 62 March 3 Memphis L 100–104 Marcus Thornton (24) Peja Stojakovic (9) Darren Collison (14) New Orleans Arena 14,347 31-31 63 March 5 @ San Antonio L 91–102 Darren Collison (32) David West (9) David West (7) AT&T Center 18,581 31-32 64 March 8 Golden State W 135–131 David West, Marcus Thornton (28) David West (13) Darren Collison (20) New Orleans Arena 13,889 32-32 65 March 10 @ Oklahoma City L 83–98 David West (33) Aaron Gray (7) Darren Collison (9) Oklahoma City Arena 18,203 32-33 66 March 12 Denver L 95–102 David West (30) Emeka Okafor (9) Darren Collison (10) New Orleans Arena 17,220 32-34 67 March 14 @ Phoenix L 106–120 Marcus Thornton (28) Emeka Okafor (12) Darren Collison (10) US Airways Center 18,218 32-35 68 March 15 @ L. A. Clippers W 108–100 David West (24) Emeka Okafor (14) Darren Collison (14) STAPLES Center 15,617 33-35 69 March 17 @ Golden State L 121–131 David West (36) David West (15) Darren Collison (14) Oracle Arena 17,155 33-36 70 March 18 @ Denver L 80–93 Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (15) Emeka Okafor (10) Darren Collison (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 33-37 71 March 20 @ Utah L 86–106 Marcus Thornton (22) Aaron Gray (11) Darren Collison (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,766 33-38 72 March 22 Dallas W 115–99 Marcus Thornton (28) David West, Emeka Okafor (6) David West (10) New Orleans Arena 14,047 34-38 73 March 24 Cleveland L 92–105 Marcus Thornton (20) Emeka Okafor (10) Chris Paul‚ Darren Collison (7) New Orleans Arena 18,008 34-39 74 March 27 Portland L 101–112 Darren Collison (22) Aaron Gray (6) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena 16,475 34-40 75 March 29 L. A. Lakers W 108–100 David West (20) Emeka Okafor (13) Chris Paul (13) New Orleans Arena 18,206 35-40 76 March 31 Washington L 91–96 David West (18) Aaron Gray (7) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena 14,634 35-41
April: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 @ Memphis L 96–107 Marcus Thornton (19) David West (9) Chris Paul (8) FedEx Forum 15,043 35-42 78 April 3 @ New Jersey L 87–115 David West (25) Marcus Thornton (8) David West, Chris Paul (6) Izod Center 14,698 35-43 79 April 7 Charlotte L 103–104 Marcus Thornton (36) Emeka Okafor (9) Darren Collison (9) New Orleans Arena 13,333 35-44 80 April 9 Utah L 103–114 Darren Collison (28) Emeka Okafor (8) Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton (7) New Orleans Arena 16,624 35-45 81 April 11 Minnesota W 114–86 Emeka Okafor (23) David West (12) Darren Collison (11) New Orleans Arena 14,931 36-45 82 April 14 @ Houston W 123–115 David West (35) David West (10) Darren Collison (11) Toyota Center 18,191 37-45
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Hilton Armstrong	18	0	13.3	.380	.	.464	3.4	.9	.4	.4	2.8
Bobby Brown	22	0	14.9	.395	.258	1.000	.8	2.1	.4	.0	6.6
Devin Brown	39	37	24.8	.393	.367	.802	2.8	1.5	.8	.1	9.7
Darren Collison	76	37	27.8	.477	.400	.851	2.5	5.7	1.0	.1	12.4
Aaron Gray	24	0	10.9	.557	.	.857	3.8	.8	.4	.5	3.6
Jason Hart	4	0	4.3	1.000	.	.	.5	1.3	.3	.3	.5
Sean Marks	14	0	5.4	.500	.	.400	1.6	.1	.0	.2	.7
Emeka Okafor	82	82	28.9	.530	.	.562	9.0	.7	.7	1.5	10.4
Chris Paul	45	45	38.0	.493	.409	.847	4.2	10.7	2.1	.2	18.7
Morris Peterson	46	39	21.2	.385	.363	.611	2.7	.9	.5	.1	7.1
James Posey	77	2	22.5	.365	.335	.825	4.3	1.5	.5	.2	5.2
Darius Songaila	75	1	18.8	.494	.167	.811	3.1	.9	.8	.2	7.2
Peja Stojakovic	62	55	31.4	.404	.375	.897	3.7	1.5	.8	.1	12.6
Marcus Thornton	73	17	25.6	.451	.374	.814	2.9	1.6	.8	.2	14.5
David West	81	81	36.4	.505	.259	.865	7.5	3.0	.9	.7	19.0
Julian Wright	68	14	12.8	.500	.333	.610	2.1	.6	.4	.3	3.8

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Main article: 2009–10 NBA season

• Chris Paul was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
• Darren Collison was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.

All-Star

Main article: 2010 NBA All-Star Game

• Chris Paul was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).

Season

Main article: 2009–10 NBA season

• Darren Collison, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Marcus Thornton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Records

• On January 30, Darren Collison set a Hornets record for assists by a rookie with 18 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
• On February 23, Marcus Thornton set a Hornets record for most points scored in a quarter with 23.

Transactions

Trades

July 28, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets Emeka Okafor	To Charlotte Bobcats Tyson Chandler
August 12, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets 2016 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Los Angeles Clippers Rasual Butler
September 9, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets Bobby Brown, Darius Songaila	To Minnesota Timberwolves Antonio Daniels
January 11, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets Cash Considerations, 2016 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Sacramento Kings Hilton Armstrong
January 25, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets Aaron Gray	To Chicago Bulls Devin Brown
January 26, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets 2014 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Los Angeles Clippers Bobby Brown

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Ike Diogu	July 29	Indiana Pacers
Jason Hart	February 5	Minnesota Timberwolves

Subtractions

Player	Waived
Jason Hart	February 15

References

1. Stein, Marc (November 13, 2009). "Hornets fire Scott, name Bower coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2009.

External links

• 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season at ESPN
• 2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season at Basketball Reference