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With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for this season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets enjoyed sell-out crowds at the Ford Center. [1] The addition of draft pick Chris Paul ...
During this time, the franchise was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. [2] B Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule. [3] C Earned 8th seed after beating the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA play-in tournament. [4]
The 2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team's fifth in the NBA. The Hornets split their games between the New Orleans Arena and the Ford Center, playing the majority of their schedule in Oklahoma City as they had in the previous season. The Hornets improved by one win, finishing 39–43, but failed to reach the playoffs. [1]
History: New Orleans Hornets 2002–2005, 2007–2013 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–2007 New Orleans Pelicans 2013–present [1] [2] [3] Arena: Smoothie King Center: Location: New Orleans, Louisiana: Team colors: Navy blue, gold, red [4] [5] [6] Main sponsor: NewAge Products [7] President: Dennis Lauscha: Vice-president(s) David ...
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff series, grouped by franchise.Series featuring relocated and renamed teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. [1]
The 2016 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2015–16 season.The tournament ended with the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4 games to 3 after the Warriors led the series 3 games to 1.
As of the 2023–24 season, the longest active playoff drought belongs to the Charlotte Hornets, who have not made the playoffs since the 2015–16 season. The longest all-time playoff drought belongs to the Sacramento Kings, who went 16 seasons without making the playoffs (2006–07 through 2021–22).
Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, and caused extensive damage to the New Orleans Arena.As a result, the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s New Orleans Hornets were unable to play any home games at the Arena for both the entire 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, and temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to become the New Orleans/Oklahoma ...