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2008-09 New Orleans Hornets
49–33 · #10 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNOH
New Orleans Hornets went 49–33 in the regular season, good for the #10 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#10
Net rating
+1.7
Home floor
New Orleans Arena
Roster
15 players
Record
49–33
59.8% win rate
League rank
#10
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.7
SRS +1.4
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | G | 3 | 78 | 78 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 |
| David West | F-C | 30 | 76 | 76 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 |
| Rasual Butler | F-G | 45 | 82 | 74 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Peja Stojaković | F | 16 | 61 | 59 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 6 | 45 | 45 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| Hilton Armstrong | F-C | 12 | 70 | 29 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| Julian Wright | F | 32 | 54 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Morris Peterson | F | 9 | 43 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Devin Brown | G | 23 | 63 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Sean Marks | F-C | 4 | 60 | 5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Antonio Daniels | G | 50 | 61 | 4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Melvin Ely | C | 33 | 31 | 4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| Ryan Bowen | F | 40 | 21 | 3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| James Posey | F-G | 41 | 75 | 0 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Mike James | G | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.7
ORtg
107.0
DRtg
87.8
Pace
+1.4
SRS
+1.6
MOV
54.8%
TS%
50.1%
eFG%
28.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Byron Scott
head_coach
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Standings
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
New Orleans Arena
16,969 average attendance
Then and now
New Orleans Hornets
NOH · Now: New Orleans Pelicans
15 players