- 2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
NBA season
team = New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
end_year = 2006
wins = 38
losses = 44
division = Southwest
division_place = 4th
conf_place = TBD
coach = Byron Scott
arena =Ford Center
playoffs = Did not qualify
bbr_team = NOHBefore the commencement of training camp, the City of New Orleans was hit by
Hurricane Katrina . [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/nohornets/nohornets.html New Orleans Hornets (2002-Present) ] ] With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets would sign a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for the season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets would enjoy sell out crowds at the Ford Center.The addition of draft pick Chris Paul was resulted in the team competing for a playoff sport. In January and February, the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two year suspension for illegal drugs. Chris Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3.34 assist to turnover ratio, while leading all rookies with 16.1 ppg.
On March 8th the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113-107. In March, the Hornets went into a tail spin winning just 3 of 14 games. The Hornets who played 6 of their last 12 home games in New Orleans would go on to finish in 4th place in their division with a 38-44 record. Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year.
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2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
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