Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In the 1994–95 season, Mourning and teammate Larry Johnson led the Hornets to a 50-win season and reached the playoffs. Mourning ranked first on the team in scoring (21.3 per game), rebounding (9.9 per game), blocked shots (2.92 per game), and field goal percentage (.519), and played in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game where he scored 10 points and ...
But New York won Game 4, 90–85, which was highlighted by the fight between Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson (who had been teammates in Charlotte) at the end of the game. Although neither landed a punch, the fight famously saw Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy grab on to Mourning's legs in an unsuccessful attempt to break the fight up. The NBA ...
Both Johnson and Mourning were suspended for Game 5, in which the seventh-seed Knicks eliminated the second-seed Heat. On October 10, 2001, Johnson announced his early retirement from basketball due to chronic back problems that had plagued him for several years, after his point production had decreased for three straight years. [11]
With the addition of Mourning, along with second-year star Larry Johnson and Muggsy Bogues, the Hornets struggled losing four of their first six games, but then went on a five-game winning streak afterwards, held a 26–23 record at the All-Star break, [16] and won 9 of their final 12 games, finishing their season in third place in the Central ...
NBA Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning breaks down the toughest guys he faced throughout his career. Shawn Bradley wasn't one of them. Check out Alonzo finally respond to Shaquille O'Neal's rap ...
Alonzo Mourning led the team with 21.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Mourning and Johnson were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
Despite injuries to both Johnson and Mourning, the two led the team in points-per-game. [28] The following season, the Hornets finished the regular season with 50 wins and 32 losses, and returned to the playoffs. [29] Johnson and Mourning again led the team in points-per-game, while also leading the club in rebounding. [30]
News. Science & Tech