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2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season was the ninth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The 2011 playoffs was the final time the New Orleans Hornets made the playoffs before changing the team's monicker to "Pelicans" in 2013. The Hornets fell to the back-to-back reigning champions the Los Angeles Lakers in six first-round games. The Lakers would go on to be swept by the eventual champions Dallas Mavericks in four Western Conference Semifinal games.

After six years, this season marked the end of the Chris Paul era as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout after the season. Believed by many as the greatest Hornet/Pelican of all time, Paul was originally going to be traded to the Lakers in a 3-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, and a 2012 first round draft pick to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but NBA Commissioner David Stern had controversially vetoed the trade.

Key dates

Draft picks

The Hornets entered the draft with one first-round pick. They have traded their second-round pick to the Miami Heat in 2009.

Roster

2010–11 Salaries

As of September 2010:

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 9 | Memphis | | Trevor Ariza (17) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul,<br />Marco Belinelli,<br />David West (4) | New Orleans Arena<br />11,461 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 10 | @ Orlando | | Peja Stojaković (20) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (10) | Amway Center<br />18,516 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 13 | Miami | | Marco Belinelli (19) | Jason Smith (8) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena<br />12,043 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 15 | @ Indiana | | Marco Belinelli (16) | Jason Smith (9) | Chris Paul (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />10,758 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | October 16 | Atlanta | | Marco Belinelli (13) | Pops Mensah-Bonsu (9) | Chris Paul (4) | Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center<br />5,933 | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | October 18 | @ Memphis | | Pops Mensah-Bonsu (19) | Pops Mensah-Bonsu (10) | Chris Paul (12) | FedExForum<br />8,268 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 20 | @ Charlotte | | Marco Belinelli (25) | Chris Paul (6) | Chris Paul (14) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,077 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | October 21 | @ Oklahoma City | | David West (24) | D. J. Mbenga,<br />Marcus Thornton,<br />Jason Smith (6) | Willie Green (6) | Oklahoma City Arena<br />16,541 | 1–7 |-

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 27 | Milwaukee | | David West (22) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul (16) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,039 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 29 | Denver | | Chris Paul (18) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,474 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ San Antonio | | Chris Paul (25) | Chris Paul,<br />Marcus Thornton (7) | Chris Paul (5) | AT&T Center<br/>18,581 | 3–0 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 3 | @ Houston | | Chris Paul (25) | Emeka Okafor,<br />David West,<br />Jason Smith (9) | Chris Paul (8) | Toyota Center<br/>13,484 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 5 | Miami | | Emeka Okafor (26) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (19) | New Orleans Arena<br/>17,988 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 6 | @ Milwaukee | | David West (25) | Chris Paul (9) | Chris Paul (6) | Bradley Center<br/>16,731 | 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 9 | L.A. Clippers | | Willie Green (19) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Jerryd Bayless (9) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,479 | 7–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 13 | Portland | | Marco Belinelli,<br />David West (18) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,706 | 8–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | @ Dallas | | Chris Paul (22) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (9) | American Airlines Center<br/>19,712 | 8–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 17 | Dallas | | Chris Paul (20) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (11) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,828 | 9–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 19 | Cleveland | | David West (34) | David West (11) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,755 | 10–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 21 | @ Sacramento | | David West (17) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (14) | ARCO Arena<br/>12,003 | 11–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | David West (30) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (6) | Staples Center<br/>17,787 | 11–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24 | @ Utah | | Chris Paul (17) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br/>19,237 | 11–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 26 | @ Portland | | Willie Green (19) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul (13) | Rose Garden<br/>20,452 | 12–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 28 | San Antonio | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor,<br>David West (7) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,449 | 12–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 29 | @ Oklahoma City | | David West (20) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Chris Paul (14) | Oklahoma City Arena<br/>18,203 | 12–5 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 1 | Charlotte | | David West (22) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (14) | New Orleans Arena<br/>10,866 | 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 3 | New York | | Trevor Ariza (21) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,020 | 13–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 5 | @ San Antonio | | Chris Paul (16) | Chris Paul,<br>Jason Smith,<br>David West (5) | Chris Paul (8) | AT&T Center<br/>17,571 | 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 8 | Detroit | | David West (25) | Trevor Ariza,<br>Jason Smith (7) | Chris Paul (14) | New Orleans Arena<br/>10,823 | 14–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 10 | Oklahoma City | | David West (24) | David West (13) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,428 | 14–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Chris Paul (25) | Trevor Ariza (10) | Chris Paul (3) | Wells Fargo Center<br/>13,884 | 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 13 | @ Miami | | David West (26) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (5) | American Airlines Arena<br/>19,600 | 14–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 15 | Sacramento | | Chris Paul (22) | Emeka Okafor,<br>David West (9) | Chris Paul (11) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,325 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 17 | Utah | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,414 | 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 19 | @ Detroit | | David West (32) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br/>16,452 | 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 20 | @ Indiana | | Emeka Okafor (19) | Emeka Okafor (15) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br/>12,271 | 16–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 22 | New Jersey | | Emeka Okafor (21) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (14) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,423 | 17–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 26 | Atlanta | | Chris Paul (22) | Emeka Okafor (15) | Chris Paul (8) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,626 | 18–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 27 | @ Minnesota | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (13) | Target Center<br/>11,679 | 18–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 | December 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Chris Paul (20) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (7) | New Orleans Arena<br/>18,018 | 18–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 31 | @ Boston | | Chris Paul (20) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (11) | TD Garden<br/>18,624 | 19–14 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 1 | @ Washington | | Trevor Ariza (22) | Emeka Okafor (15) | Chris Paul (11) | Verizon Center<br/>16,026 | 20–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 3 | Philadelphia | | David West (17) | Emeka Okafor,<br>David West (8) | Chris Paul (5) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,433 | 21–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 5 | Golden State | | Chris Paul (24) | Trevor Ariza,<br>Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,532 | 21–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 7 | @ L.A. Lakers | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (10) | Staples Center<br/>18,997 | 21–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 9 | @ Denver | | Chris Paul (20) | Emeka Okafor (13) | Chris Paul (6) | Pepsi Center<br/>16,283 | 22–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 12 | Orlando | | Marcus Thornton (22) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,688 | 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 14 | @ Houston | | David West (29) | Emeka Okafor (15) | Chris Paul (8) | Toyota Center<br/>13,616 | 24–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 15 | @ Charlotte | | David West (26) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Trevor Ariza,<br>Chris Paul (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br/>17,486 | 25–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 17 | Toronto | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor (16) | Chris Paul (11) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,155 | 26–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 19 | Memphis | | Chris Paul (20) | Emeka Okafor,<br>David West (11) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,951 | 27–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 21 | @ Atlanta | | Chris Paul (16) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (8) | Philips Arena<br/>14,875 | 28–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 22 | San Antonio | | Marcus Thornton,<br>David West (18) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (6) | New Orleans Arena<br/>18,023 | 29–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 24 | Oklahoma City | | Chris Paul (24) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena<br/>17,233 | 30–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 26 | @ Golden State | | David West (22) | Trevor Ariza,<br>Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (17) | Oracle Arena<br/>18,108 | 31–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | January 29 | @ Sacramento | | David West (21) | David West (7) | Chris Paul (7) | ARCO Arena<br/>14,534 | 31–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | January 30 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Paul (26) | Marcus Thornton (10) | Chris Paul (12) | US Airways Center<br/>17,921 | 31–18 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 1 | Washington | | Jason Smith (20) | Aaron Gray,<br>David West (8) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,921 | 32–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | David West (20) | David West (15) | Chris Paul (5) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>17,849 | 32–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Chris Paul (21) | David West (12) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena<br/>18,426 | 32–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 7 | Minnesota | | David West (18) | Aaron Gray (8) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,401 | 32–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 9 | @ New Jersey | | David West (32) | David West (15) | Chris Paul (11) | Prudential Center<br/>13,316 | 32–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 11 | @ Orlando | | Willie Green (24) | David West (17) | Chris Paul (7) | Amway Center<br/>18,944 | 33–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 12 | Chicago | | Marcus Thornton (24) | Aaron Gray,<br>Marcus Thornton (6) | Chris Paul (6) | New Orleans Arena<br/>17,831 | 33–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 15 | @ Golden State | | Marco Belinelli,<br>David West (15) | David West (7) | Chris Paul (10) | Oracle Arena<br/>18,276 | 33–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 16 | @ Portland | | David West (27) | Trevor Ariza (9) | Trevor Ariza (6) | Rose Garden<br/>20,650 | 33–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 23 | L.A. Clippers | | David West (22) | David West (8) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>17,537 | 34–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | February 25 | @ Minnesota | | Trevor Ariza (18) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (8) | Target Center<br/>16,965 | 35–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | February 27 | Houston | | David West (22) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena<br/>17,466 | 35–26 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 1 | @ Toronto | | David West (19) | David West (10) | Chris Paul (5) | Air Canada Centre<br/>14,704 | 35–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 2 | @ New York | | Jarrett Jack (21) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Chris Paul (10) | Madison Square Garden<br/>19,763 | 35–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 4 | @ Memphis | | Chris Paul (23) | Carl Landry (10) | Chris Paul (14) | FedExForum<br/>15,367 | 36–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 6 | @ Cleveland | | David West (23) | Emeka Okafor,<br>David West (7) | Chris Paul (11) | Quicken Loans Arena<br/>18,754 | 37–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 7 | @ Chicago | | Jarrett Jack (23) | David West (11) | Jarrett Jack,<br>David West (3) | United Center<br/>21,997 | 37–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 9 | Dallas | | Marco Belinelli,<br>Jarrett Jack (21) | David West (10) | Jarrett Jack (7) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,472 | 38–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 12 | Sacramento | | Chris Paul (33) | David West (9) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena<br/>15,530 | 39–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 14 | Denver | | Chris Paul (27) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>11,782 | 39–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 16 | Phoenix | | Chris Paul (26) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Chris Paul (9) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,758 | 40–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 19 | Boston | | David West (32) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena<br/>18,018 | 40–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 24 | @ Utah | | David West (29) | Trevor Ariza (9) | Chris Paul (12) | EnergySolutions Arena<br/>18,840 | 41–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 25 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Paul (22) | Emeka Okafor (12) | Chris Paul (7) | US Airways Center<br/>18,422 | 42–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 27 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Carl Landry (24) | Emeka Okafor (11) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center<br/>18,997 | 42–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 30 | Portland | | Carl Landry (21) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,575 | 43–32 |-

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 1 | Memphis | | Carl Landry (19) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Chris Paul (13) | New Orleans Arena<br/>16,561 | 43–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 3 | Indiana | | Trevor Ariza (19) | Emeka Okafor (17) | Chris Paul (8) | New Orleans Arena<br/>13,898 | 44–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 6 | Houston | | Chris Paul (28) | Carl Landry,<br>Chris Paul (9) | Chris Paul (10) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,728 | 45–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 8 | Phoenix | | Willie Green (31) | Trevor Ariza (8) | Chris Paul (12) | New Orleans Arena<br/>14,950 | 46–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10 | @ Memphis | | Marco Belinelli (18) | Emeka Okafor (7) | Chris Paul (10) | FedExForum<br/>17,041 | 46–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 11 | Utah | | Chris Paul (15) | Aaron Gray (9) | Jarrett Jack (6) | New Orleans Arena<br/>12,558 | 46–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13 | @ Dallas | | Jarrett Jack (21) | Aaron Gray (10) | Chris Paul (8) | American Airlines Center<br/>20,366 | 46–36 |-

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | April 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Chris Paul (33) | Trevor Ariza,<br>Chris Paul (7) | Chris Paul (14) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | April 20 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Trevor Ariza (22) | Aaron Gray (8) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | April 22 | L.A. Lakers | | Carl Landry (23) | Trevor Ariza (12) | Chris Paul (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>18,340 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | April 24 | L.A. Lakers | | Chris Paul (27) | Chris Paul (13) | Chris Paul (15) | New Orleans Arena<br>18,083 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | April 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Trevor Ariza (22) | Aaron Gray (6) | Chris Paul (12) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | April 28 | L.A. Lakers | | Carl Landry (19) | Chris Paul (8) | Chris Paul (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>17,949 | 2–4 |-

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Chris Paul was selected as a starter to his 4th NBA All Star game

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References